Every day we transcribe the main UK TV news broadcasts and compare them, revealing which stories every channel agreed mattered, and which only one chose to run.
Across all channels, the stories getting the most coverage in the latest analysed days.
Across the last 7 days, Channel Crossings, Essex Explosion and Premier League emerged as new topics, while coverage of Wildfires and US-Iran faded. BBC NEWS stood out, giving Climate Change 8x the airtime share of its peers. Andy Burnham and Labour led the agenda overall.
21 broadcasts · aired in the last day
DormantPrime Minister Andy Burnham officially opened the new Number 10 North offices in Manchester, joined by ministers Lucy Powell and Louise Haigh.
13 broadcasts · aired in the last day
DormantThe 2026 Commonwealth Games have started in Glasgow, featuring a reduced program after the Australian state of Victoria withdrew as host.
9 broadcasts · aired in the last day
PeakingAxel Rudakubana, the Southport killer, has been transferred from Belmarsh prison to Broadmoor Secure Hospital after being deemed unmanageable.
8 broadcasts · aired in the last day
DormantMajor wildfires across France, Italy, and Spain have forced thousands of residents to evacuate as emergency services battle multiple blazes amid a European heatwave.
The week in review
Week 29 · 13–19 July 2026
Channel 5 never covered “Andy Burnham” all week — 181 min across 6 channels.
Read the week’s superlatives →
Today's coverage as it comes together, and how far the analysis has got.
The most recent finished day's cross-channel summary — where channels agreed and where they differed.
The editorial agenda was dominated by Wildfires, Andy Burnham, and US-Iran. BBC NEWS showed a distinctive focus, over-indexing on Climate Change at 8x the average airtime share of peers. Notable coverage gaps occurred where Andy Burnham was omitted by BBC NEWS, BBC One.
2 channels led with “Andy Burnham opens new Number 10 North offices in Manchester”; BBC NEWS led with “Houthi attacks two Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea”; BBC One led with “Wildfires sweep across France, Italy, and Spain forcing thousands to flee”; and 4 others. See every channel’s lead →
Where channels' language diverged most. Quotes shown in context on each topic page.
Zoom out: patterns over every day we've ever analysed.
Channels move closer together when they cover similar stories, and farther apart when their agendas differ.
Topics that received the most TV news coverage across all dates.