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The Wrap With Gillian Joseph
Saturday 22 August 2026 · 22:00 BST · 30m · 4 stories · 6 annotated moments · 28 of 30 min on news stories (93%)
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Two police officers, PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough, were killed in a crash in Middlesbrough when a Volkswagen Passat drove the wrong way down the A66 and hit their marked armed response vehicle head-on. All five people inside the Passat also died. The officers were not involved in chasing the Passat, which had been followed by other officers until the pursuit was abandoned after the car turned the wrong way. Cleveland Police's chief constable paid tribute to the officers, and the police watchdog is investigating.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino was asked not to attend a youth tournament in the Dominican Republic by the region's football leadership, who said his presence would undermine the matches. He was confronted by Sky News in the Caribbean and faced calls to resign over his attempted World Cup sell-off plan, with supporters' groups adding a petition to those demands. Meanwhile, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would impose reciprocal tariffs on American goods, matching the new US tariffs dollar for dollar after trade talks broke down; a senior US official confirmed 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian products.
Sky News analysis of satellite data found that nearly 19,000 hectares of land have burned in England and Wales so far this year, a record for this point in the year, with fewer but more intense fires causing greater damage. The UK has experienced wildfires across the country, including one in Stourbridge that destroyed 19 homes. A national wildfire resilience advisor warned that without proper resources the UK could lose more property and begin to lose lives, as fire station closures and reduced staffing raise concerns about the capacity to handle growing risks.
- 2:10 Story begins Seven die in head-on crash on A66 in Teesside
- 2:40
Charged quote Seven die in head-on crash on A66 in Teesside
Five people in that vehicle also died. Let's cross now to Middlesbrough and our national correspondent Tom Parmenter. And Tom, what more can you tell us this evening? Yes, seven lives lost in this appalling collision and seven families left heartbroken. Cleveland Police today paid tribute to their two officers who died who were in a marked
Sky News, The Wrap With Gillian Joseph, 22 August 2026, 2:40-2:47
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- 16:22
Claim Trump pauses planned tariffs on Canadian goods for three days
The US and Canada failed to reach a trade deal, and 50% tariffs on Canadian goods have taken effect.
Sky News, The Wrap With Gillian Joseph, 22 August 2026, 16:22-16:30
- 17:34
Charged quote Trump pauses planned tariffs on Canadian goods for three days
All tariffs do is make things expensive for all of us, right? Because they get passed on to the customer and the consumer. So, tariffs don't work. We know that Donald Trump uses tariffs as a form of economic warfare, basically, and it's a different form of warfare. It's not missiles or bullets. It's putting taxes on imports, et cetera, et cetera.
Sky News, The Wrap With Gillian Joseph, 22 August 2026, 17:34-17:38
- 18:48
Claim Trump pauses planned tariffs on Canadian goods for three days
Canadian PM Carney said the US import taxes will only affect about 5% of goods imported annually.
Sky News, The Wrap With Gillian Joseph, 22 August 2026, 18:48-18:55
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Contested quote Trump pauses planned tariffs on Canadian goods for three days
Yes, as we know very, very well. Carney's saying that the tax on imports will only hit about 5% of goods, though, that are imported annually. Yeah, I think Carney's really, he's made the right choice here because he was elected on a so-called elbows up stance. So that's, you know, a Canadian term of, you know,
Sky News, The Wrap With Gillian Joseph, 22 August 2026, 18:55-18:58
- 19:35
Claim Trump pauses planned tariffs on Canadian goods for three days
Some Canadians have stopped travelling to the US as part of a boycott.
Sky News, The Wrap With Gillian Joseph, 22 August 2026, 19:35-19:41
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