Topic Lifecycle: Peaking

This topic is currently peaking in attention. Broadcasters dedicated 404s of airtime to it on Thursday 22 October 2026, up 3.1x from the previous completed appearance.

Coverage trend (last 30 days)

How much coverage this topic got from each channel over the past month.

On screen

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Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 18 August 2026
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 23 September 2026

Recent stories

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Updated Thursday 22 October 2026

Emerging

Barclays to cut around 5,000 jobs by end of year in AI push

Barclays plans to cut around 5,000 roles, about 5% of its global workforce, by the end of the year, mainly back-office and support jobs, as it uses more AI to cut costs.

6 channels

Updated Tuesday 20 October 2026

Dormant

UK unemployment falls to 4.7% as wage growth picks up

UK unemployment has fallen to 4.7% in the three months to August, the lowest in more than a year, while average wage growth rose to 3.7% and vacancies fell to 691,000.

3 channels

Updated Wednesday 23 September 2026

Dormant

Legal & General and Co-op to cut jobs as Balfour Beatty adds 2,000 roles

Legal & General expects to cut about 1,000 jobs next year and Co-op has confirmed role cuts under a £200m savings plan, while Balfour Beatty will create 2,000 UK jobs over two years.

1 channel

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Timeline

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Date Channel 5 BBC News BBC One BBC Two Channel 4 GB News ITV Sky News
Thursday 22 October 2026 ——— 6m 44s 9.6% ————
Tuesday 20 October 2026 —— 2m 10s 2.1% —————
Wednesday 23 September 2026 —————— 52s 0.7% —
Tuesday 18 August 2026 ———— 3m 45s 7.7% ———