Every day we transcribe the main UK TV news bulletins and compare them, revealing which stories every channel agreed mattered, and which only one chose to run.
Across all channels right now, these are the topics and stories eating up the most airtime.
Across the last 5 days, Iran, Lyra McKee and Apple emerged as new topics, while coverage of Andy Burnham, NHS and Venezuela Earthquake faded. Channel 5 stood out, giving Bosnian War 7.0x the airtime share of its peers. Defence and World Cup led the agenda overall.
24 broadcasts
FadingEngland defeated DR Congo 2-1 in the World Cup round of 32, with Harry Kane scoring twice in the last 15 minutes to secure victory and advance to the last 16.
16 broadcasts
FadingTwo powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela, killing over 1,700 people and leaving tens of thousands missing. Rescue operations continue with international aid arriving, and a strong aftershock has been reported.
14 broadcasts
FadingThe Court of Appeal overturned unduly lenient community sentences given to two teenage boys convicted of raping girls, replacing them with four years detention.
14 broadcasts
DormantPrime Minister Keir Starmer announced an additional 15 billion pounds for defence, funded by cuts to road and energy projects, with a focus on drones and unmanned systems. The plan has drawn criticism and a former defence secretary resigned over the funding, while a 4.7 billion funding gap for the next government was noted.
Today's coverage as it comes together, and how far the analysis has got.
The most recent finished day's cross-channel verdict — where channels agreed and where they broke apart.
The editorial agenda was dominated by "Forced Adoption", "World Cup", and "Grooming Gangs". Channel 5 showed a distinctive focus, over-indexing on "Bosnian War" at 7.0x the average airtime share of peers.
View the full Thursday 2 July 2026 breakdown →Where channels' language diverged most. Quotes shown in context on each topic page.
Zoom out: patterns over every day we've ever analysed.
Channels pulled together when their overall news agendas overlap; pushed apart when they diverge.
Topics that dominated TV news airtime aggregated across all dates.