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Sky News Today with Jayne Secker
Monday 26 October 2026 · 15:00 GMT · 30m · 9 stories · 15 annotated moments · 27 of 30 min on news stories (89%)
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham ruled out the UK rejoining the EU within this parliament, saying he would respect voters’ wishes but would like it to happen in his lifetime, and he said he would seek a practical deal with Brussels at the EU-UK summit. Nigel Farage criticised the position, saying there was no mandate to agree anything at the summit without a general election. The singer Chris Brown walked free from Southwark Crown Court with an eight-month suspended sentence for an attack at a London nightclub in 2023; the judge called the altercation serious and plainly dangerous but said Brown did not plan the violence. Anthropic filed papers to sell shares to the public for the first time, in what could be the biggest ever initial public offering, reporting $16.3 billion in first-half revenue and setting out risks while hoping for a valuation around $2 trillion.
Senior doctors in England are planning a two-day strike next month over pay and working conditions; the BMA accused the government of ignoring wellbeing and workload concerns, and the health secretary called the announcement disappointing. The government doubled funding for emergency accommodation as part of Wednesday’s budget to support the PM’s pledge to give every rough sleeper in England a route off the streets by Christmas, with Andy Burnham saying the drive would be permanent. A clean-up began after Storm Bulow left around 39,000 people without power; two men were killed by falling trees and flood warnings remained in place.
In the Russell Brand trial, the jury heard statements about the impact on alleged victims; he denies rape and sexual assault allegations spanning 10 years. The home secretary announced an independent review into the circumstances surrounding Henry Nowak’s murder, to be led by former Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk, examining missed opportunities to intervene and how the family was treated. In France, President Macron said his government would unveil strong measures after more than 400,000 people protested over the cost of living and school standards, while Marine Le Pen launched her presidential campaign.
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Andy Burnham, prime minister
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Nigel Farage, former UK leader
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Christina Jesser, Detective Chief Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police
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Claire Campbell, senior Crown prosecutor
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Ed Cooper, health secretary
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Shabana Mahmood, Home Secretary
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Claim Chris Brown given eight-month suspended sentence for London nightclub assault
Chris Brown was given an eight-month suspended sentence for a 2023 assault at a London nightclub.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 26 October 2026, 4:03-4:09
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Charged quote Chris Brown given eight-month suspended sentence for London nightclub assault
appropriate weight as personal mitigation. We've also had a statement from Detective Chief Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police, Christina Jesser, who said this was an inexcusable attack that put a man in hospital. It has taken several years to secure this result for the victim and the wider public. And I'm grateful for the detectives
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 26 October 2026, 5:27-5:31
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Charged quote Chris Brown given eight-month suspended sentence for London nightclub assault
we will pursue those responsible and work tirelessly to bring them before the courts. We also heard from the CPS Claire Campbell, senior Crown prosecutor. She said this was a vicious and unprovoked attack by Brown and Akinlonu on a crowded nightclub where Brown used a glass bottle as a weapon to strike the victim's head twice.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 26 October 2026, 6:03-6:05
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Charged quote Chris Brown given eight-month suspended sentence for London nightclub assault
senior Crown prosecutor. She said this was a vicious and unprovoked attack by Brown and Akinlonu on a crowded nightclub where Brown used a glass bottle as a weapon to strike the victim's head twice. This kind of violence is entirely unacceptable and the Crown Prosecution Service will work tirelessly
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 26 October 2026, 6:08-6:14
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Claim Chris Brown given eight-month suspended sentence for London nightclub assault
Chris Brown was given an eight-month suspended sentence for a 2023 assault at a London nightclub.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 26 October 2026, 6:38-6:44
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Charged quote Government doubles rough sleeping budget to £450 million
that would place our health service under even greater pressure at this crucial time. The prime minister has kicked off his premiership with a bold pledge to end homelessness in the UK. Now, as part of a package in Wednesday's budget, funding for emergency accommodation will be doubled. Andy Burnham says every rough sleeper
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 26 October 2026, 14:06-14:10
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Charged quote Government doubles rough sleeping budget to £450 million
that comes and goes, and then you're left thinking, what was all that about? This is a permanent drive, similar to the one we saw in the 2000s. We'll be at your back all the way through this. So work with that knowledge and that confidence to plan for the long haul. We can only do this by doing that,
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 26 October 2026, 14:47-14:51
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Charged quote Government doubles rough sleeping budget to £450 million
by taking that longer term approach, sticking at it. If you find anybody in your area who says we can't afford to do it, tell them from me, directly from here, that we can't afford not to do it. And in fact, not to do it is more wasteful of public resources, but it's worse than that, far worse than that.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 26 October 2026, 15:10-15:13
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Charged quote Government doubles rough sleeping budget to £450 million
that we can't afford not to do it. And in fact, not to do it is more wasteful of public resources, but it's worse than that, far worse than that. It's wasteful of people's potential. A cleanup operation has begun across parts of Scotland following Storm Bulow, the second storm to hit the UK in three days.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 26 October 2026, 15:20-15:22
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Claim Storm Bulow shuts schools and disrupts Scotland travel
About 39,000 people remained without power after Storm Bulow brought 84 mph winds, flooding, and falling debris.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 26 October 2026, 15:30-15:41
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Claim Storm Bulow shuts schools and disrupts Scotland travel
Two men died after trees fell on them over the weekend.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 26 October 2026, 15:41-15:46
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Claim Home Secretary orders independent review into Henry Nowak murder police handling
The Home Secretary announced an independent review into the circumstances of Henry Nowak's murder, to be led by former Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk KC.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 26 October 2026, 17:18-17:24
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Charged quote Home Secretary orders independent review into Henry Nowak murder police handling
was on his way home after a night out with his friends when he was attacked by Vikram Digwa. Now, Vikram Digwa had called the police, or at least his brother had, and between them they had concocted a story suggesting that Digwa had had his turban pulled off, that his hair has been pulled, that he had suffered a racial slur from Henry Nowak
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 26 October 2026, 19:25-19:28
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Charged quote Home Secretary orders independent review into Henry Nowak murder police handling
A number of police officers were injured. There were close to 40 arrests in all. And it prompted accusations of two-tier policing, that it was anti-white prejudice from the police, which meant that they turned up that day, they decided who the aggressor was, and they decided that that was Henry Nowak
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 26 October 2026, 20:56-20:59
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Claim Home Secretary orders independent review into Henry Nowak murder police handling
The Home Secretary announced an independent review into the circumstances of Henry Nowak's murder, to be led by former Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk KC.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 26 October 2026, 25:04-25:11
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