Topic Lifecycle: Dormant

This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Tuesday 1 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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ITV, ITV News West Country, 22 July 2026
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 12 August 2026
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 12 August 2026
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 1 September 2026
ITV, ITV Evening News, 1 September 2026

Recent stories

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Updated Tuesday 1 September 2026

Dormant

Free school meals extended to all Universal Credit families

The government has announced an extension of free school meals to over half a million additional pupils whose families receive Universal Credit.

1 channel

Updated Wednesday 12 August 2026

Dormant

Charity warns half of newly eligible children miss free meals

A charity has warned that half of children newly eligible for free school meals could miss out due to lack of awareness or registration issues.

1 channel

Updated Wednesday 22 July 2026

Dormant

Somerset Council to auto-enroll eligible children for free school meals

Somerset Council announced a plan to automatically enroll eligible children for free school meals to reduce stigma and increase uptake.

1 channel

What was reported

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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 1 September 2026 —————— 4m 55s 5.7% —
Wednesday 12 August 2026 ——————— 5m 38s 14.6%
Wednesday 22 July 2026 —————— 21s 0.5% —