Topic Lifecycle: Dormant

This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Thursday 24 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

Stills are sampled automatically at 60-second intervals. Where shown, the still is the nearest available frame from the relevant broadcast segment and is included to show what was on screen during that part of the broadcast. A still may not correspond to the exact second of a quoted phrase.

ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 24 September 2026

Recent stories

The latest story timelines linked to this topic, newest activity first.

Updated Thursday 24 September 2026

Dormant

Tooth decay still top cause of hospital admissions for five to nine year olds

New figures show tooth decay remains the leading cause of hospital admissions among young children, according to ITV1.

1 channel

Updated Sunday 6 September 2026

Dormant

Tooth decay crisis: 600,000 children get brushing lessons as hospital extractions rise

A rise in child tooth decay has led to an increase in hospital extractions and the introduction of new school brushing programmes.

1 channel

What was reported

A plain summary of this topic, built from the channels that covered it.

No neutral summary available for this topic.

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 24 September 2026 —————— 4m 15s 5.0% —
Sunday 6 September 2026 ——————— 4m 26s 5.0%