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Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow
Thursday 22 October 2026 · 10:00 BST · 30m · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 26 of 30 min on news stories (87%)
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The programme began with a global cyber security emergency involving a flaw in PHP, the programming language used on many website back ends. A technology correspondent said the vulnerability allowed remote takeover of sites and had been found by AI, while officials and Cloudflare described growing exploitation attempts and efforts to patch systems. It then reported government plans in England and Wales to impose tougher penalties on offenders who refuse to attend sentencing, including cell confinement and restricted visits, building on earlier changes linked to cases such as Olivia Pratt-Korbel and Zara Aleena. A study was also reported finding that daily nicotine vaping may be as harmful to blood vessel health as smoking 20 cigarettes a day, with researchers saying people who never smoked should not start vaping.
Later, the programme reported Barclays was cutting 5,000 jobs worldwide in an AI-led efficiency drive, with 1,000 positions already gone and the rest set to follow by the end of the year. It also covered a Metropolitan Police two-week crackdown that recovered tens of thousands of pounds of stolen goods, led to 42 arrests and closure orders for 11 shops. It then reported Russian missile strikes on Kyiv overnight, injuring 15 people and damaging subway infrastructure, shortly after talks between Donald Trump's envoy and Vladimir Putin, and a report on Poland reopening Cold War bunkers and warning residents as tensions with Moscow escalate.
In a political feature, the programme marked nearly 100 days of Andy Burnham's premiership by returning to Makerfield, the constituency it said helped propel him to Downing Street. Local voters and business owners discussed immigration, the cost of living, relations with Donald Trump and calls for a cut in VAT for hospitality, while a focus group gave its verdict on his first three months.
On air
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- 2:01
Douglas Alexander, Scotland Secretary
- 12:27
Farah Naz, Zara Aleena's auntie
- 16:04
Professor Matt Everson, consultant in respiratory medicine and the lead clinician in Manchester on a campaign called Make Smoking History
- 17:58
- 29:15
Ian Mittie, owns this pub
- 0:51
- 3:34
Contested quote UK takes 32 government services offline in global PHP cyber alert
Estimates differ. It's not an exact science, but between half and 70% of websites use this system in their back end. And this vulnerability allows someone to take control of these websites remotely without logging in. So as these things go, this is a bad one. A combination of a very widely used programming language that's in websites all around the world
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 22 October 2026, 3:34-3:37
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Charged quote UK takes 32 government services offline in global PHP cyber alert
Will defenders be able to use AI to fix their systems faster than attackers can use it to exploit them? And, you know, there isn't good data on this at the moment. We just don't know, but this is the situation we're in. We're in this desperate race between attackers and defenders as technological conditions are just suddenly changing all under our feet, you know, right as this is happening.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 22 October 2026, 4:58-5:01
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- 10:11
Claim Judges given new powers to punish criminals who skip sentencing
Judges in England and Wales are gaining new powers to punish offenders who refuse to appear for sentencing, with sanctions including cell confinement for up to three weeks, loss of prison privileges for almost three months, and restrictions on social visits.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 22 October 2026, 10:11-10:18
- 10:44
Claim Judges given new powers to punish criminals who skip sentencing
An earlier law in April already allowed judges to add up to two years to sentences or impose a fine for non-attendance, but the government said this did not deter offenders already facing long sentences.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 22 October 2026, 10:44-11:04
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Claim Judges given new powers to punish criminals who skip sentencing
The measures were presented to Parliament and were due to take effect around early next year, after an implementation period.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 22 October 2026, 13:16-13:30
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Claim Met Police recover stolen goods and close 11 shops in retail crime crackdown
The Metropolitan Police recovered tens of thousands of pounds of stolen goods during a two-week operation targeting the resale of stolen products.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 22 October 2026, 17:42-17:49
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Claim Russia hits Kyiv with 21 ballistic missiles despite peace talk claims
Russian ballistic missile strikes in Kyiv injured six people and damaged homes and a petrol station.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 22 October 2026, 18:42-18:52
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Claim Russia hits Kyiv with 21 ballistic missiles despite peace talk claims
Russian ballistic missile strikes in Kyiv injured six people and damaged homes and a petrol station.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 22 October 2026, 18:42-18:52
- 18:52
Claim Russia hits Kyiv with 21 ballistic missiles despite peace talk claims
Russian ballistic missile strikes in Kyiv injured six people and damaged homes and a petrol station.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 22 October 2026, 18:52-18:59
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Claim Russia hits Kyiv with 21 ballistic missiles despite peace talk claims
Russia launched overnight missile strikes on Ukraine, including Kyiv, with reports of deaths, injuries and damage, and Ukraine reportedly sent drones toward Moscow; Zelensky criticised the attacks.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 22 October 2026, 18:52-18:59
- 18:52
Claim Russia hits Kyiv with 21 ballistic missiles despite peace talk claims
Subway infrastructure on a bridge over the Dnipro River was damaged in the Kyiv strikes.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 22 October 2026, 18:52-18:59
- 19:43
Claim Russia hits Kyiv with 21 ballistic missiles despite peace talk claims
Poland reopened Cold War-era bunkers and sent text messages warning people about air attack threats.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 22 October 2026, 19:43-19:48
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Claim Russia hits Kyiv with 21 ballistic missiles despite peace talk claims
Poland reopened Cold War-era bunkers and sent text messages warning people about air attack threats.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 22 October 2026, 19:43-19:48
- 20:17
Claim Russia hits Kyiv with 21 ballistic missiles despite peace talk claims
A refurbished bunker in Lublin can accommodate 200 people for up to 72 hours and cost around 300,000 pounds.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 22 October 2026, 20:17-20:24
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Claim Russia hits Kyiv with 21 ballistic missiles despite peace talk claims
Polish concerns were reported that Russia was deliberately trying to destabilise Ukraine's NATO allies, including through airspace incursions and a stray missile that crashed in July.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 22 October 2026, 22:10-22:17
- 25:39 Story begins Makerfield voters weigh Burnham's first 100 days
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