Topic Lifecycle: Peaking

This topic is currently peaking in attention. Broadcasters dedicated 730s of airtime to it on Friday 16 October 2026, up 1.5x from the previous completed appearance.

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 at Ten, 13 August 2026
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 27 August 2026
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 28 August 2026
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 1 September 2026
ITV, ITV Evening News, 7 September 2026
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 11 September 2026
GB News, New: Farage, 1 October 2026
GB News, New: Lee Anderson's Real World, 16 October 2026

Recent stories

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

Updated Friday 16 October 2026

Emerging

Chris Thrall links veteran suicide to trauma and Northern Ireland prosecutions

Former Royal Marine Chris Thrall says complex PTSD and Northern Ireland prosecutions are harming veterans, as host Lee Anderson says they should be left alone.

1 channel

Updated Thursday 1 October 2026

Dormant

Soldier B faces fresh Supreme Court appeal bid over 1991 Coagh shooting

A former SAS soldier known as Soldier B faces a new legal aid-backed attempt to take the 1991 Coagh shooting case to the Supreme Court, despite earlier rulings in his favour.

1 channel

Updated Friday 11 September 2026

Dormant

Gloucestershire veterans network bids for £1m to expand support

The Hive in Cinderford is applying for up to £1m from the VALOR programme to expand veterans support across Gloucestershire.

1 channel

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What was reported

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

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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
Friday 16 October 2026 ————— 12m 10s 16.8% ——
Thursday 1 October 2026 ————— 8m 15s 11.0% ——
Friday 11 September 2026 —— 2m 28s 2.5% —————
Monday 7 September 2026 —————— 6m 54s 7.8% —
Friday 28 August 2026 —— 3m 51s 4.9% —————
Thursday 27 August 2026 ————— 6m 25s 8.9% ——
Thursday 13 August 2026 —————— 2m 30s 5.1% —