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Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow
Tuesday 25 August 2026 · 10:00 BST · 30m · 4 stories · 10 annotated moments · 20 of 30 min on news stories (68%)
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A critical shortage of affordable housing in Glasgow is fuelling community tension and vigilantism, with rumours that migrants are being given priority housing sparking violent protests. The report highlighted that police say an innocent person was caught up in anger at one protest, and that beneath the tensions lies a deeper grievance over housing, with long waiting lists and a perception of queue-jumping. Authorities deny refugees are treated differently, noting that 15-20% of homes are allocated to refugees annually, while Scotland has a unique homeless law and 250,000 people are on a waiting list for social housing. Meanwhile, the government in England unveiled plans for 70,000 social and affordable homes over the next decade as part of a £39bn programme, with Housing Minister Matt Pennycook saying 63% would be for social rent, a move seen as a backtrack from Andy Burnham's call for 100% council homes.
An urgent government review found that care leavers in England aged 18-24 are dying at almost four times the rate of the general population, with 112 deaths in 2025 and over a third from suicide. The report featured the story of Joash McCulloch, an autistic care leaver who died shortly after his 18th birthday, and highlighted that support can fall away sharply at the point it is needed most. Separately, police investigating the fatal crash on the A66 that killed two officers have made 12 arrests linked to organised crime, with nine men and three women detained on suspicion of offences including drugs and firearms. The Metropolitan Police have also sent a file of evidence to prosecutors about one suspect, a man in his 80s, relating to two indecent assaults on women, as part of the wider investigation into allegations against Mohamed Al-Fayed, which include 400 claims of sexual misconduct.
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Contested quote Care leavers die at four times general population rate, urgent review finds
We need more support for kinship family arrangements, aunts and uncles, grandparents stepping in, and we're doing all of that. There's £2.4 billion extra that we're putting into the system right now to reset children's social care. Our People and Politics correspondent Nick Martin says the government now needs to put money where its mouth is.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 25 August 2026, 14:54-15:02
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Charged quote Care leavers die at four times general population rate, urgent review finds
So they wanted to know what was happening and really the findings are that for many care leavers, aged 18 is the perilous moment and that is the moment where all of the scaffolding around children in care starts to fall away. So mental health support, their social workers can step back, the people who they can confide in leave,
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 25 August 2026, 15:33-15:41
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Charged quote Care leavers die at four times general population rate, urgent review finds
And so the government now need to do something with this information and that for me is the difficult thing because the government needs to put its money where its mouth is and say we understand the system is frankly broken and the question is have they got the resources and the will to fix it. Josh McAllister says he's got skin in the game
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 25 August 2026, 16:21-16:31
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Charged quote Care leavers die at four times general population rate, urgent review finds
So when you start putting these bits of the jigsaw together you realise that it's actually quite an overwhelming task and the government are pledging some money this week but it's frankly nowhere near what's needed. What children in the care system need in some cases is more compassion more than anything else, to feel like someone is there for them,
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 25 August 2026, 17:10-17:15
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Charged quote Care leavers die at four times general population rate, urgent review finds
and the government are pledging some money this week but it's frankly nowhere near what's needed. What children in the care system need in some cases is more compassion more than anything else, to feel like someone is there for them, to love them and care for them and nurture for them. So I think you can't argue with this urgent review.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 25 August 2026, 17:15-17:27
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Charged quote Twelve arrested after A66 crash that killed seven, including two police officers
They absolutely loved policing, loved doing what they did and were a credit to the community and to our force. You've spoken to both families, how are they? Understandably, their worlds have absolutely fallen apart. The five young men in the VW Passat that had been pursued through the streets before the crash
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 25 August 2026, 19:13-19:22
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Charged quote Twelve arrested after A66 crash that killed seven, including two police officers
It's no secret that our crime statistics here have been on the wrong end of the table for a long time and Cleveland Police have made huge efforts to deal with that. It is an appalling aftermath, but the police have vowed to work robustly to bring anyone involved to justice. Tom Parmenter, Sky News, Middlesbrough.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 25 August 2026, 20:04-20:06
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Claim Met Police send CPS file on man in 80s in Al-Fayed investigation
Police are investigating 400 allegations of sexual misconduct against Al-Fayed dating from 1977 to 2014.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 25 August 2026, 25:05-25:23
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Claim Met Police send CPS file on man in 80s in Al-Fayed investigation
A file sent to the CPS concerns a man in his 80s and is linked to two sexual assaults of two women in London.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 25 August 2026, 26:06-26:22
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Claim Met Police send CPS file on man in 80s in Al-Fayed investigation
Seven people have been interviewed under caution for offences including aiding and abetting rape, sexual assault, and human trafficking.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 25 August 2026, 27:27-27:43
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