Topic Lifecycle: Dormant
This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Monday 22 June 2026 and has not appeared in recent bulletins.
Coverage Trend (Trailing 30 Days)
Broadcaster airtime shares allocated to this subject over the past month.
On screen
Representative stills from the broadcasts tracked here - not necessarily the moment shown on air.
What was reported
A plain, cross-channel summary of this topic — what the channels said, without any single broadcaster's spin.
A 36-year-old man has been charged in connection with a series of attacks in Edinburgh on Friday that left five people injured. The incidents, which began near a mosque and continued at multiple locations including a petrol station, were described by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as appearing to be motivated by anti-Muslim hatred. CCTV footage showed a man attempting to smash into a pizzeria, and a video shared online appeared to show a man armed with a large weapon. The Scottish Association of Mosques said Muslims were targeted. Both the Prime Minister and Scottish First Minister John Swinney condemned the violence, with Swinney expressing deep concern and stating there is no place for violence, racism or intolerance. Counter-terrorism officers have joined the investigation. The suspect is described as a white Scottish man.
Key Claims by Channel
| Claim | Channel 5 | BBC One |
|---|---|---|
| A 36-year-old man has been charged in connection with a series of attacks in Edinburgh. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Five people were injured in the incidents. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the attacks appeared to be motivated by anti-Muslim hatred. | · | ✓ |
| CCTV footage showed a man attempting to smash his way into a pizzeria. | · | ✓ |
| The attacks began near a mosque in the west of the city. | · | ✓ |
| Attacks continued at multiple locations including a petrol station. | · | ✓ |
| The Scottish Association of Mosques said Muslims were targeted. | · | ✓ |
| First Minister John Swinney said he was deeply concerned and there is no place for violence, racism or intolerance. | · | ✓ |
| Counter-terrorism officers have joined the investigation. | · | ✓ |
| The suspect is a 36-year-old white Scottish man. | · | ✓ |
| A video shared online appeared to show a man armed with a large weapon. | ✓ | · |
| Both the Prime Minister and Scottish First Minister condemned the violence. | ✓ | · |
This is a cross-channel consensus summary, not an objective account. Consensus can be uniformly wrong, or omit what only one channel covered.
Timeline
Where this topic appeared. Cells show airtime and are colored by intensity.
| Date | Channel 5 | BBC NEWS | BBC One | Channel 4 | GB News | ITV | Sky News |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 22 June 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | 30s 1.8% | — |
| Sunday 21 June 2026 | 20s 20.0% | — | 2m 4.3% | — | — | — | — |
| Saturday 20 June 2026 | — | — | 1m 20s 13.6% | — | — | — | — |