Topic Lifecycle: Fading

This topic is fading from the news cycle. Coverage on Thursday 22 October 2026 dropped to 60s, down 93% from its peak of 804s on Wednesday 16 September 2026.

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.

Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 4 August 2026
BBC One, BBC News at One including, 16 September 2026
BBC One, BBC News, 16 September 2026
BBC One, BBC News at One including, 17 September 2026
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 22 October 2026

Recent stories

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Updated Thursday 22 October 2026

Emerging

Met Police recover stolen goods and close 11 shops in retail crime crackdown

The Metropolitan Police recovered tens of thousands of pounds of stolen goods, made 42 arrests and closed 11 shops during a two-week crackdown on retail crime.

1 channel

Updated Thursday 17 September 2026

Dormant

Trowbridge police consider volunteer CCTV and dedicated officer to cut shoplifting

Police in Trowbridge are testing new tactics, including a dedicated officer and possibly volunteer-run CCTV, to tackle the town's high shoplifting rate.

1 channel

Updated Wednesday 16 September 2026

Dormant

BBC investigation finds 500,000 shoplifting offences as retailers demand action

A BBC investigation reveals over half a million shoplifting offences in a year, with retailers and staff calling for more action despite a slight fall in recorded crime.

1 channel

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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
Thursday 22 October 2026 ——————— 1m 1.1%
Thursday 17 September 2026 —— 2m 33s 1.7% —————
Wednesday 16 September 2026 —— 13m 24s 13.3% —————
Tuesday 11 August 2026 —— 4m 51s 5.4% —————
Tuesday 4 August 2026 ——————— 2m 7s 3.1%