Channel profile
GB News
What GB News chose to cover, what it left out, and how its agenda compares with the rest of the roster.
How much the agenda changed
This channel keeps some regular areas of focus while changing enough to follow the daily news cycle.
Stories this channel missed
Number of times this broadcaster did not cover stories that several other channels covered.
Time spent on news stories
102h 46m 46s of this channel's 154h analysed was identified news stories — ad breaks, weather, sport and trails count as “not news”.
Recent broadcasts
The latest broadcasts behind this channel's analysis — open one to see its annotated timeline.
New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late...
The broadcast first reported that five men arrested over a suspected plot involving RAF Fairford had been released on bail. Donald Trump said more information would emerge later and questioned the decision, saying he would not have released them; Andy Burnham said the men were subject to strict bail conditions and that the investigation was under close control. The Prime Minister said there were strong indications Iran played a part in the incident at the airbase, which has been used by US forces for operations in the Middle East, while Iran rejected any allegations.
New: Farage
GB News reported the death of broadcaster, journalist and campaigner Dame Esther Rantzen at the age of 86, announced by her family. The bulletin noted her more than 20 years presenting BBC's That's Life, her founding of Childline in 1986 and later the Silver Line, and her campaigning for assisted dying after being diagnosed with lung cancer in 2023. Her family described her as a wonderful mother and cherished grandmother remembered for her endless capacity for joy, and the programme's panel paid tribute to her broadcasting and campaigning work.
New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late...
Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivered an emotional speech at Labour Conference, setting out plans to end the pensions triple lock from 2030 to fund a new social care system and promising energy, water and housing under stronger public control. The broadcast reported discussion of plans for a possible better EU deal and electoral reform, and noted that Number 10 clarified free care would not extend to residential care home costs, while the Telegraph reported a £15 billion saving may not be enough to fund the National Care Service.
New: Farage
In the bulletin, Andy Burnham delivered an emotional speech at the Labour Conference setting out a radical plan to transform Britain and confirming he wanted to end the pensions triple lock from 2030 to fund an NHS-style care service. He blamed austerity and Brexit for Britain's decline, vowed to take the country back to the 1970s, said the country was not where anyone would like it to be, and pledged to bring energy, water and housing back under stronger public control. The bulletin also said no improvised explosive devices had been found in three vans in a suspected terror plot targeting RAF Fairford, although counter-terrorism police said petrol had been recovered as an accelerant and five men detained on suspicion of terrorism and explosive offences had been released on police bail while remaining under investigation. It reported that Vikram Digwa, convicted of murdering Henry Nowak in Southampton, had been given permission to challenge his minimum 21-year sentence at the Court of Appeal, and that Manchester City had been found guilty of all charges over Premier League financial rule breaches between 2009-2010 and 2017-2018, which the club said it would appeal.
On screen
Stills are sampled automatically at 60-second intervals. Where shown, the still is the nearest available frame from the relevant broadcast segment and is included to show what was on screen during that part of the broadcast. A still may not correspond to the exact second of a quoted phrase.
Repeatedly missed categories
Categories where this broadcaster often missed stories that other channels covered.
This channel missed a relatively high number of stories in this category.
This channel missed a relatively high number of stories in this category.
This channel missed a relatively high number of stories in this category.
This channel missed a relatively high number of stories in this category.
This channel missed a relatively high number of stories in this category.
This channel missed a relatively high number of stories in this category.
This channel missed a relatively high number of stories in this category.
This channel missed a relatively high number of stories in this category.
This channel missed a relatively high number of stories in this category.
This channel missed a relatively high number of stories in this category.
This channel missed a relatively high number of stories in this category.
This channel missed a relatively high number of stories in this category.
This channel missed a relatively high number of stories in this category.
Category trend (last 30 days)
How this channel's coverage changed by category over the past month.
Flagged quotes over time
Contested and charged quotes per hour of analysed airtime. Flagged quotes reflect the language this broadcaster aired, not a judgement of its accuracy.
Distinctive vocabulary
Words and phrases this channel used far more often than the rest of UK TV news over the last 30 days. Distinctive vocabulary describes word choice relative to other channels, not accuracy or bias — terms reflect the stories a channel covered as much as how it framed them.
- interruption 20×+ more often · 39 uses
“With the odd rude interruption.” New: Farage · Wednesday 30 September 2026
- warm spells 20×+ more often · 34 uses
“Expect warm spells with the odd rude interruption.” New: Farage · Wednesday 30 September 2026
- wandering 20×+ more often · 28 uses
“I find more and more as I'm wandering around,” New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late... · Wednesday 30 September 2026
- voices heard 20×+ more often · 30 uses
“They want their voices heard now,” New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late... · Wednesday 30 September 2026
News agenda by category
How this channel divided its coverage compared with the cross-channel average.
Timeline
This channel's topic coverage day by day — what it ran, and how much time each story got.
Thursday 1 October 2026
Topics covered
No topics recorded for this channel on this date.
Stories missed
No coverage gaps for this channel on this date.