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Sky News Today with Sam Washington
Saturday 29 August 2026 · 10:00 BST · 30m · 4 stories · 7 annotated moments · 26 of 30 min on news stories (87%)
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The broadcast's lead story is the devastating floods in Nepal, with over 600 confirmed dead and nearly 2,500 missing. A UK emergency response team has arrived in Kathmandu, and 33 British nationals remain unaccounted for, including ten from a pilgrimage organized by a South London temple. Reports from the disaster zone describe overwhelmed hospitals, destroyed infrastructure, and families desperately searching for missing relatives. The Nepalese government is struggling to distribute aid due to damaged roads and communication lines, and the threat of further flooding continues to hamper rescue operations.
A week on from a fatal crash in Middlesbrough that killed seven people, including two police officers, a minute's silence will be held at Middlesbrough Football Club. The incident has led to a large-scale investigation into organized crime in the Cleveland area, with 200 additional officers deployed and 24 arrests made. Separately, families of homicide victims, including the mother of Barnaby Webber, have sent a letter to the Justice Secretary calling for anyone convicted of manslaughter to be excluded from the early release scheme. Another story reports that a man died and six others were injured when a large sign fell at the Big Church Christian festival in West Sussex, leading to the cancellation of the remaining event.
- 0:12 Story begins Nepal and Tibet flash floods kill over 700
- 17:04
- 17:21
Claim A66 crash that killed seven, including two police officers, now a major crime inquiry
Multiple people died at the scene despite the efforts of emergency services.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 29 August 2026, 17:21-17:30
- 18:28
Claim A66 crash that killed seven, including two police officers, now a major crime inquiry
The crash was linked to a dispute between two rival organised crime factions.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 29 August 2026, 18:28-18:40
- 19:46
Claim A66 crash that killed seven, including two police officers, now a major crime inquiry
200 extra police officers are being sent to support Cleveland Police.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 29 August 2026, 19:46-19:51
- 22:20
- 22:34
Claim Families demand all manslaughter convictions be excluded from early release scheme
Thirty families signed a letter to the Justice Secretary demanding all manslaughter convictions be excluded from the early release scheme.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 29 August 2026, 22:34-22:48
- 22:34
Claim Families demand all manslaughter convictions be excluded from early release scheme
Thirty families signed a letter to the Justice Secretary demanding all manslaughter convictions be excluded from the early release scheme.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 29 August 2026, 22:34-22:37
- 23:03
Claim Families demand all manslaughter convictions be excluded from early release scheme
Thirty families signed a letter to the Justice Secretary demanding all manslaughter convictions be excluded from the early release scheme.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 29 August 2026, 23:03-23:19
- 23:03
Claim Families demand all manslaughter convictions be excluded from early release scheme
The government is considering excluding unlawful act manslaughter from the early release scheme.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 29 August 2026, 23:03-23:09
- 25:47
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