Topic Lifecycle: Fading

This topic is fading from the news cycle. Coverage on Thursday 22 October 2026 dropped to 87s, down 76% from its peak of 369s on Monday 3 August 2026.

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 at One including, 24 July 2026
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 5 August 2026
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 25 September 2026
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 5 October 2026

Recent stories

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Updated Thursday 22 October 2026

Fading

Kashim Chowdhury denies fraud as court hears he was not thinking straight

Former civil servant Kashim Chowdhury is on trial accused of fraudulently holding up to five full-time public sector jobs at once; he denies all charges.

1 channel

Updated Monday 5 October 2026

Dormant

Fraud losses from hacked social media and email accounts rise over 400%

Losses from hacked social media and email accounts rose above £6m, up more than 400%, as a victim described fake ticket scams and advice focused on passkeys and two-factor authentication.

1 channel

Updated Friday 25 September 2026

Dormant

Emmerdale's Lisa Riley warns over ticket and AI image scams after £9,600 theft

Emmerdale actress Lisa Riley tells how a fake Stevie Wonder ticket site took £9,600 in 20 minutes and how AI images, including a false pregnancy post, have caused her distress.

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
Thursday 22 October 2026 —— 1m 27s 0.9% —————
Wednesday 21 October 2026 —— 2m 6s 2.1% —————
Monday 5 October 2026 —————— 3m 58s 3.1% —
Friday 25 September 2026 5m 20s 14.4% ———————
Thursday 3 September 2026 —————— 3m 40s 4.4% —
Tuesday 11 August 2026 — 6m 13.3% ——————
Wednesday 5 August 2026 —————— 2m 23s 5.2% —
Monday 3 August 2026 —————— 1m 56s 4.1% 4m 13s 6.6%
Friday 24 July 2026 —— 2m 50s 4.0% —————