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Sky News — Sky News Today with Jayne Secker
Monday 10 August 2026 · 16:30 BST · 30m · 5 stories · 8 annotated moments · 15 of 30 min on news stories (50%)
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The government said it is not possible to exempt one or two manslaughter offenders from early release, despite pressure over the possibility that Andrew Harper's killers could be freed next year; a spokesperson for Andy Burnham confirmed that exempting them would require exempting all manslaughter offenders. Firefighters tackled challenging conditions on internationally protected heath land in the New Forest National Park, home to rare species, with officials calling the incident devastating, while more than 300 officials and 21 aircraft battled a wildfire in eastern Spain that has burned 2,000 acres since Friday. Chessington World of Adventures closed due to a water outage caused by a burst water main, with Thames Water confirming repairs were taking place.
Three football federations, including UEFA, joined forces in an open letter criticising FIFA president Gianni Infantino's plan to sell off the World Cup, calling it a profound lack of judgment and a breach of trust, with analysis noting the pressure could lead to his resignation. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza, saying his military will not withdraw until Hamas fully disarms and insisting there will be no Palestinian state in Gaza or the West Bank while he is leader. A British couple jailed in Iran after being accused of spying ended their hunger strike after nearly three months, with their son expressing relief. Sky News learnt that Thames Water handed a £1 million sign-on fee to its finance chief despite financial struggles, and the Met police seized more than £8 million worth of vehicles, including an uninsured Ferrari worth £3.7 million, in a crackdown on supercars. Daniel Kinahan, the alleged crime boss, was charged in Ireland after being extradited from Dubai, facing trial for directing organised crime.
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Charged quote European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
will necessarily vote as a confederation block, but in total that would be 136 of the 211 member associations. And, say, you know, even if most of them vote, that spells doomsday for Infantino. You know, we see him here sort of mixing with the many allies that he still has, particularly in Latin America and Africa.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 10 August 2026, 6:52-6:56
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Contested quote European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
at some point maybe friends and family will say, is it really worth carrying on? I mean, he might turn to Trump for more support, but at some point he is going to have to bow to the inevitable because we've been down this road with individuals in the game before, high profile individuals, and the pressure will ultimately count.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 10 August 2026, 7:56-8:00
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Charged quote European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
and say, listen, you are just damaging the game, whatever has happened has happened, but to move on, for the game to reunite, and there is a civil war in the game at the moment, you've become a divisive figure and you just have to move on. It's part of the problem that we've not really seen any contrition from him.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 10 August 2026, 8:32-8:34
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Charged quote European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
in to effectively profit from football by initially investing in it, selling a stake in it, and actually not really apologising for the plan itself, which he really should do because it was a stain on the game. Who would you like to see succeed him? You know, that's such a good question, and that is the issue that UEFA in particular have.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 10 August 2026, 9:18-9:21
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Charged quote Netanyahu rejects Trump Gaza peace plan, opposes Palestinian state
or the West Bank as long as he is leader. Our correspondent Tom Cheshire has more details. This was an unequivocal response, but the fact it took ten days shows how fraught this process is, both in terms of the strategic elements of it, but also the political relationships in terms of elections here,
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 10 August 2026, 12:06-12:12
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Claim Netanyahu rejects Trump Gaza peace plan, opposes Palestinian state
The rejection of the plan took ten days.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 10 August 2026, 12:06-12:12
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Claim Netanyahu rejects Trump Gaza peace plan, opposes Palestinian state
Netanyahu rejected President Trump's peace plan for Gaza.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 10 August 2026, 13:06-13:11
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Claim Netanyahu rejects Trump Gaza peace plan, opposes Palestinian state
Hamas called for America to pressure Israel to accept the deal.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 10 August 2026, 13:38-13:47
- 14:56 Story begins British couple jailed in Iran end hunger strike
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- 21:38 Story begins Daniel Kinahan extradited from Dubai to Ireland
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