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Mornings with Jones and Melbourne
Friday 21 August 2026 · 06:00 BST · 30m · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 21 of 30 min on news stories (69%)
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The broadcast first reported on the occupied West Bank, where Palestinian farmers say their land and water are being taken by Israeli settlers, and there is growing pressure on the UK government to impose a full ban on goods from settlements, which are considered illegal under international law. Sky's correspondent noted that Spain has banned settlement imports, and a legal group alleges one in six shipments into the EU contains settlement produce disguised as Israeli goods, with the UK government only offering businesses advice against such trade. Later, the programme examined the growing influence of women in hard-right and anti-immigration movements, with groups like the Pink Ladies leading protests in Dover, and social media recruiting across European borders, including some extreme views and concerns about women's safety.
The Met Office issued a stark warning about a potentially record El Nino, which could bring a wet autumn and very cold winter to Britain, with scientists saying this one could be the strongest in living memory. Prince Harry and several others are expected to learn their legal costs after losing a High Court case against the publisher of the Daily Mail, while questions remain about the security costs of Harry and Meghan's planned return to the UK. French police have reportedly prevented nearly 200 small boat crossings under the new UK-France migrant deal, with the Home Office claiming that 61% of attempts were stopped, though the Conservative Party said the number of prevented crossings was lower than last year. Finally, Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan was briefly taken from prison to hospital overnight, where he was assessed and later deemed fit and returned to Adiala jail.
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Charged quote Teenager killed in West Bank clashes as settlements reopen
under growing pressure to introduce an outright ban on trade as our international correspondent Diana Magnay now reports. We've seen terrible scenes recently of Israeli settlers laying siege to Palestinian homes in the West Bank and a huge surge in settler violence. It's caused international outcry but there's been no change in policy towards Israel
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 21 August 2026, 1:55-2:09
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Charged quote Teenager killed in West Bank clashes as settlements reopen
Israeli settlers goading Palestinian farmers, spilling their precious water right in front of them. The logic is simple, control the water and you control the people, their ability to farm and to survive. In the nearby settlement of Mehola, vibrant citrus groves, water's not a problem here. Mehola was the first agricultural settlement
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 21 August 2026, 4:09-4:20
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Charged quote Teenager killed in West Bank clashes as settlements reopen
say that they were told that particular areas had to have a particular fertilizer or agro-chemical on it because it was for export to the European Union. A lot of that produce, it's grown on stolen land. After a four-year investigation, the legal group Global Echo believes that one in six shipments into the EU contains settlement products disguised as Israeli goods. The stats
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 21 August 2026, 4:46-4:51
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Charged quote Teenager killed in West Bank clashes as settlements reopen
settlers of products that's going to the UK. This is just a small thing they can do with the UK government and this is what we ask, of course. Just beyond Mehola, a natural spring reserved for Israeli use. This ancient land is precious to both peoples, its natural resources available to one more than the other. Diana Magnay, Sky News, in the occupied West Bank.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 21 August 2026, 5:57-6:09
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Claim Met Office warns strongest El Nino on record could make 2027 hottest year
WaterAid researchers reported that this year's El Niño is on track to be the biggest yet.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 21 August 2026, 8:57-9:07
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Claim Met Office warns strongest El Nino on record could make 2027 hottest year
WaterAid researchers reported that this year's El Niño is on track to be the biggest yet.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 21 August 2026, 8:57-9:07
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Claim Met Office warns strongest El Nino on record could make 2027 hottest year
WaterAid researchers reported that this year's El Niño is on track to be the biggest yet.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 21 August 2026, 8:57-9:07
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Charged quote Met Office warns strongest El Nino on record could make 2027 hottest year
going to be a big one this year, is it? Tell us about it. Good morning. Yeah, I mean, we've just been having a lot of weather stories, haven't we? One of the hottest summers on record, but I'm afraid we've got another big weather story looming and that is the largest El Niño in a generation. Just to explain what it is, it's basically
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 21 August 2026, 9:17-9:21
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Claim Met Office warns strongest El Nino on record could make 2027 hottest year
WaterAid researchers reported that this year's El Niño is on track to be the biggest yet.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 21 August 2026, 9:39-9:50
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Claim Met Office warns strongest El Nino on record could make 2027 hottest year
The El Nino event is expected to raise sea temperatures by more than three degrees above normal and is likely to contribute to 2027 becoming the warmest year on record.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 21 August 2026, 9:39-9:50
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Claim Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay phone hacking legal costs
The Prime Minister stated that the security arrangements for Prince Harry and Meghan are a private matter.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 21 August 2026, 12:11-12:15
- 14:56 Story begins Home Office issues pamphlet for asylum seekers
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Claim Home Office issues pamphlet for asylum seekers
French police stopped 185 small boats since the start of May.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 21 August 2026, 15:21-15:34
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Claim Home Office issues pamphlet for asylum seekers
French police stopped 185 small boats since the start of May.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 21 August 2026, 15:21-15:34
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Contested quote Home Office issues pamphlet for asylum seekers
first place. But I think the Home Secretary, she really wants to trumpet these statistics so she says our new UK France deal is already having a real impact stopping crossings before they happen, disrupting the criminal gangs behind them, people smugglers should be in no doubt, we're taking down their operations, seizing their equipment, breaking their business model
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 21 August 2026, 17:49-17:58
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Contested quote Freed Chinese pastor Ezra Jin gives first broadcast interview
to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences and the Pakistani information minister has said that he was seen by a cardiologist, by an ophthalmologist as well and that he has been deemed fit. So in a pretty short period he has already been returned to Adiala prison. Now he was convicted back in August 2023 under multiple corruption cases. You'll remember
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 21 August 2026, 24:42-24:56
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