Topic Lifecycle: Dormant

This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Thursday 1 October 2026 and has not appeared in recent broadcasts.

Coverage trend (last 30 days)

How much coverage this topic got from each channel over the past month.

On screen

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BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 18 August 2026
ITV, ITV Evening News, 17 September 2026
BBC One, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, 20 September 2026
GB News, New: The Camilla Tominey Show..., 20 September 2026
GB News, New: Farage, 23 September 2026
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 24 September 2026
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 1 October 2026
GB News, New: Farage, 1 October 2026
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 1 October 2026
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 7 October 2026

Recent stories

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Updated Wednesday 7 October 2026

Dormant

UK 30-year borrowing costs top 6% as global bond sell-off pressures budget

UK 30-year borrowing costs have topped 6%, the highest since 1998, as a global bond sell-off lifts debt interest payments and mortgage costs before the budget.

4 channels

Updated Friday 4 September 2026

Dormant

UK borrowing costs hit highest since 2008, squeezing new PM's budget

Government borrowing costs have risen to their highest level since 2008, driven by global inflation fears and fiscal concerns, putting pressure on the new Prime Minister's budget plans.

7 channels

Updated Tuesday 18 August 2026

Dormant

Global bond sell-off pushes government borrowing costs to multi-decade highs

Government borrowing costs surged worldwide as US tech demand for funds and reduced foreign bond buying strained markets.

1 channel

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Timeline

Where this topic appeared. Cells show coverage time and are darker when there was more coverage.

Date Channel 5 BBC News BBC One BBC Two Channel 4 GB News ITV Sky News
Thursday 1 October 2026 ———— 2m 12s 4.4% ———
Wednesday 23 September 2026 ————— 4m 33s 6.8% ——
Tuesday 1 September 2026 ——— 5m 5s 7.1% ————
Tuesday 18 August 2026 ——— 12m 43s 43.6% ————