Topic Lifecycle: Dormant

This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Tuesday 22 September 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 One, BBC News, 22 September 2026
ITV, ITV Evening News, 22 September 2026
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 23 September 2026
ITV, ITV Evening News, 28 September 2026

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Updated Monday 28 September 2026

Dormant

Bootle fire that killed Alicia Brabin and three children caused by lithium-ion battery

A woman and three children died in a house fire in Bootle. A joint investigation into the cause is underway as the community pays tributes.

3 channels

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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
Tuesday 22 September 2026 —— 1m 19s 1.3% ——— 1m 54s 2.2% —