Topic Lifecycle: Dormant
This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Wednesday 16 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.
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What was reported
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Channels reported that a three-year-old boy named Noah is missing after he became separated from his family at a playground in Brantham, Suffolk, on the afternoon of the previous day. He was last seen running down an alleyway towards a new housing estate. Noah is non-verbal and has partial hearing loss. Police and volunteers have been searching, including overnight, and a nearby lake has been cordoned off. Residents have been asked to check gardens, sheds, and outbuildings, and to review doorbell camera footage.
Key Claims by Channel
| Claim | Channel 5 | BBC News | BBC One | Channel 4 | ITV | Sky News |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah went missing at 3 p.m. yesterday afternoon. | · | · | · | |||
| Noah was last seen running down an alleyway towards a new building housing estate. | · | · | · | · | ||
| Noah is non-verbal and has partial hearing loss. | · | · | ||||
| Police asked villagers to search gardens and sheds and review doorbell camera footage. | · | · | · | · | ||
| Hundreds or possibly thousands of volunteers joined the search. | · | · | · | |||
| Noah became separated from a relative or family member after visiting the playground. | · | · | · | · | ||
| A nearby lake has been cordoned off by police. | · | · | · | · | · | |
| The last confirmed sighting of Noah was at 2.37pm in the playground. | · | · | · | · | · | |
| Police asked volunteers to search further afield after initial areas were covered overnight. | · | · | · | · | · | |
| Noah's father urged people not to give up on him. | · | · | · | · | · | |
| Police said there is nothing to indicate any element of criminality. | · | · | · | · | ||
| Police released CCTV footage of Noah playing on a roundabout before he disappeared. | · | · | · | · | ||
| Police said Noah was not wearing hats or carrying other items when last seen. | · | · | · | · | · | |
| Divers are searching Decoy Pond as part of the search efforts. | · | · | · | · | · |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 16 September 2026 | 10s 0.4% | — | — | — | 18s 0.6% | — | — | 31s 0.5% |
| Friday 24 July 2026 | — | — | 2m 43s 3.9% | — | — | — | — | — |