Topic Lifecycle: Dormant

This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Monday 19 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

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BBC One, BBC News, 10 August 2026
BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 10 August 2026
Channel 4, Channel 4 News Summary, 25 September 2026
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 19 October 2026

Recent stories

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Updated Monday 19 October 2026

Dormant

Tony Parsons says dogs are family as he discusses book about late dog Stan

Author Tony Parsons has discussed his bestselling book about his late dog Stan and the human-dog bond in an interview.

1 channel

Updated Friday 25 September 2026

Dormant

Dogs process speech like babies by picking up consonant sounds, study finds

A study has found dogs process speech in a human-like way, noting consonant sounds much as babies do when they learn to decipher language, an ability not seen in other animals.

1 channel

Updated Monday 7 September 2026

Dormant

3D printed baby scans help blind parents feel unborn child

Guide Dogs pilot uses 3D printed scans to let blind parents feel their unborn baby.

2 channels

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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
Monday 19 October 2026 6m 9s 17.1% ———————
Friday 25 September 2026 ———— 16s 1.0% ———
Monday 7 September 2026 —————— 2m 24s 2.7% —
Monday 10 August 2026 —— 3m 43s 4.4% —————