Topic Lifecycle: Dormant

This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Tuesday 6 October 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.

Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 21 September 2026
BBC One, BBC News at One including, 6 October 2026

Recent stories

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

Updated Tuesday 6 October 2026

Dormant

Experts warn over high care rates and adoptions without parental consent

Experts warn that high numbers of babies are taken into care and most adoptions go ahead without written parental consent, while a Salford support scheme helps families stay together.

1 channel

Updated Monday 21 September 2026

Dormant

Roxy Hotchkiss and Judy Wilson back adoption campaign and urge families to explore

The Traitors star Roxy Hotchkiss and adoptive mother Judy Wilson back a campaign encouraging adoption, citing a forecast that only 13% of children needing a family will find one by 2030.

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
Tuesday 6 October 2026 —— 5m 29s 5.5% —————
Monday 21 September 2026 5m 24s 14.5% ———————