Channel profile
Sky News
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
39h 25m 4s of this channel's 48h 30m 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.
Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow
The broadcast opened with coverage of A-level results day, reporting that the proportion of top grades awarded in England, Wales and Northern Ireland rose for a third consecutive year to 28.5%, with a record 262,820 UK 18-year-olds accepted onto degree courses so far. It noted that Home Office visa rule changes could reduce new international student numbers by up to 10%, and included an interview with Skills Minister Baroness Smith about university funding pressures, alongside reactions from students and staff in London and Leeds, including a T-level student and a Ukrainian refugee heading to study law.
Sky News Today with Jayne Secker
The broadcast opened with an exclusive interview with FIFA Vice President Patrice Motsepe, who defended Gianni Infantino amid calls for his departure, saying due process and governance are non-negotiable and that any accusations should follow FIFA's process. He noted Africa's support for Infantino and mentioned various allegations, but said everyone should be heard. After the interview, Motsepe met UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin, who has pushed for Infantino's exit over a failed attempt to sell World Cup shares, with attention on whether a rival candidate will emerge before the November deadline. Later, Lionel Messi issued an emotional statement following the death of his father Jorge, saying he had serious doubts about continuing his playing career and reflecting on how difficult it was without his father at the World Cup.
Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow
The Prime Minister is set to chair his first emergency Cobra meeting in response to extreme heat, with temperatures forecast up to 38 degrees Celsius. The meeting will involve ministers and agencies, and comes amid pressure from opposition parties and the Fire Brigades Union, which is calling for 5,000 more firefighters and a national wildfire strategy. Almost three quarters of the UK are living in drought.
Sky News Today with Jayne Secker
More than 220 people are confirmed to have died after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Colombia, with search and rescue efforts continuing and officials fearing the toll will rise as over 3,000 people remain missing. David Garcia from the Norwegian Refugee Council said the national government has reacted quickly and declared a state of national disaster, with the immediate priority being to save people trapped in collapsed structures, while local authorities have requested medical supplies and shelter kits for the affected western and central western departments.
On screen
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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.
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.
- shivers 20×+ more often · 22 uses
“It's a sound that can put shivers down your spine.” Sky News Today with Jayne Secker · Wednesday 12 August 2026
- spine 20×+ more often · 22 uses
“It's a sound that can put shivers down your spine.” Sky News Today with Jayne Secker · Wednesday 12 August 2026
- sorted 5.5× more often · 21 uses
“So you've sorted the travel insurance then?” Sky News Today with Jayne Secker · Wednesday 12 August 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 13 August 2026
Topics covered
Stories missed
No coverage gaps for this channel on this date.