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Mornings with Jones and Melbourne
Sunday 30 August 2026 · 06:00 BST · 30m · 4 stories · 15 annotated moments · 25 of 30 min on news stories (82%)
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The broadcast begins with the disaster at the Nepal-Tibet border, where authorities reported 750 confirmed dead, around 3,000 missing, and 48 British people missing, up from 33 after China released figures. Rescue efforts continued, with more than 2,000 rescuers deployed, and a young girl was pulled from rubble after being heard crying. A report from Bharatpur described overwhelmed makeshift morgues with hundreds of bodies, forensic teams taking DNA samples before temporary graves, and families viewing images of victims in hopes of identifying loved ones.
The prime minister announced changes to the early release scheme, excluding prisoners convicted of manslaughter, indecent assault, and the killers of PC Andrew Harper from early release. This followed pressure from victims' families. A report from inside the prison and probation service examined the scheme, which aims to ease overcrowding, with prisons at nearly full capacity. Prisoners and probation staff expressed concerns about managing thousands more released offenders, with reliance on GPS tagging and strict license conditions, and a probation source worried about domestic abusers not excluded.
In the Middle East, a report from Jenin showed the Israeli military had cleared out the Jenin camp, displacing thousands of residents, with buildings empty and a ghost town. Israel was building its first permanent military base in Palestinian-controlled West Bank territory since the 1990s, and Israeli flags had appeared in the city. The broadcast also examined the prime minister's social media presence, noting that more than half of 18-24-year-olds see his content, compared to other leaders, and discussed his strategy of engaging with content creators and podcasts, with analysis of potential pitfalls.
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- 1:33
Claim Nepal and Tibet flood death toll passes 700 as thousands remain missing
The number of British people missing in the disaster was reported as 48, up from 33.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 30 August 2026, 1:33-1:43
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Charged quote Nepal and Tibet flood death toll passes 700 as thousands remain missing
Around 3,000 are missing. Now the frantic search for survivors is also bringing an agonising weight for those with missing loved ones. The sheer scale of the loss is devastating and continues to increase. Well, the Trishuli River in Nepal has risen in the last few hours, leading to more concern about further flooding.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 30 August 2026, 1:55-1:58
- 3:24
Charged quote Nepal and Tibet flood death toll passes 700 as thousands remain missing
but it's where more than 200 victims have ended up, and our warning, Cordelia's report does contain footage that you will find distressing. The makeshift morgues of Bharatpur are overwhelmed. There's barely enough space for three dozen bodies, but there are hundreds. This is a very confronting scene.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 30 August 2026, 3:24-3:29
- 3:33
Charged quote Nepal and Tibet flood death toll passes 700 as thousands remain missing
Cordelia's report does contain footage that you will find distressing. The makeshift morgues of Bharatpur are overwhelmed. There's barely enough space for three dozen bodies, but there are hundreds. This is a very confronting scene. They simply do not have the storage here for the bodies of the dead,
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 30 August 2026, 3:33-3:39
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Charged quote Nepal and Tibet flood death toll passes 700 as thousands remain missing
before placing the dead in temporary graves. How challenging has your work been? We can just pray to the God we were there, and it was the toughest job till the day. What we saw with our eyes was a horrible scene. I cannot explain those in words, so we could only see the body parts. Do you expect the death toll to rise significantly?
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 30 August 2026, 4:30-4:34
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Charged quote Nepal and Tibet flood death toll passes 700 as thousands remain missing
What we saw with our eyes was a horrible scene. I cannot explain those in words, so we could only see the body parts. Do you expect the death toll to rise significantly? Yeah. It is graphic, raw, unbearable, but it's the only way grieving families can find their loved ones. Anushka is 26. She and her two-year-old son are missing,
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 30 August 2026, 4:45-4:49
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Charged quote Nepal and Tibet flood death toll passes 700 as thousands remain missing
Some of the local people lining the banks have lost count of how many they'd seen. This is the first time that I've seen a woman like this. I've never seen a woman like this in my life. I've never seen a woman like this. I've never seen a woman like this in my life. I've never seen a woman like this in my life.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 30 August 2026, 6:26-6:29
- 7:02
Charged quote Nepal and Tibet flood death toll passes 700 as thousands remain missing
Everything about this moment feels extreme, and while this isn't the final resting place for victims or the end of the search for families, it is a haunting symbol of the burden this country now carries. Cordelia Lynch, Sky News, Bharatpur, Nepal. Now a lot of breaking news to bring you. It's come from the prime minister
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 30 August 2026, 7:02-7:08
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- 8:05
Claim PM expands early release exclusions to keep hundreds more in prison
The Prime Minister expanded the list of offences excluded from the early release scheme to include indecent assault, death by dangerous driving, and all types of manslaughter.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 30 August 2026, 8:05-8:14
- 8:05
Claim PM expands early release exclusions to keep hundreds more in prison
The Prime Minister expanded the list of offences excluded from the early release scheme to include indecent assault, death by dangerous driving, and all types of manslaughter.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 30 August 2026, 8:05-8:14
- 8:05
Claim PM expands early release exclusions to keep hundreds more in prison
The Prime Minister expanded the list of offences excluded from the early release scheme to include indecent assault, death by dangerous driving, and all types of manslaughter.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 30 August 2026, 8:05-8:14
- 10:05
Claim PM expands early release exclusions to keep hundreds more in prison
The government plans to end IPP sentences and deport more foreign offenders to free up prison space.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 30 August 2026, 10:05-10:13
- 12:33
Charged quote PM expands early release exclusions to keep hundreds more in prison
to find out exactly what's at stake for those who are due for early release and those who will have to look after those released early once they're out of prison. It's chaotic. It can be quite high-pressure situation. It's hard to get enough beds at times. That pressure builds up over time. There are familiar faces that come back repeatedly.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 30 August 2026, 12:33-12:34
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Claim Israeli military clears Jenin camp and builds permanent base
Israeli military evacuated 13,000 people from Jenin camp and set up checkpoints and barbed wire around its perimeter.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 30 August 2026, 18:06-18:16
- 18:06
Claim Israeli military clears Jenin camp and builds permanent base
Israeli military evacuated 13,000 people from Jenin camp and set up checkpoints and barbed wire around its perimeter.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 30 August 2026, 18:06-18:13
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