Topic Lifecycle: Dormant

This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Thursday 6 August 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 West, BBC News at One including..., 30 July 2026
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 6 August 2026

Recent stories

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Updated Thursday 6 August 2026

Dormant

Environment Agency survey reveals poor river health in England

An Environment Agency survey found that only 14% of England's rivers are in good ecological health and none are safe from toxic chemicals, highlighting widespread water pollution.

1 channel

Updated Thursday 30 July 2026

Dormant

South West Water to be sentenced for illegal sewage spills

South West Water is set to be sentenced for hundreds of illegal sewage spills, following legal proceedings over environmental violations.

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
Thursday 6 August 2026 4m 35s 9.3%
Thursday 30 July 2026 2m 49s 4.4%