Topic Lifecycle: Dormant
This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Thursday 15 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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What was reported
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Channel 4 reported that the government is rolling out specialist courts to deal with rape and other sexual offences in England and Wales as part of efforts to tackle the backlog in cases. Under the plans, Channel 4 said special rooms would be created in Crown courts where alleged victims could give evidence via video link and would be given separate spaces away from defendants. Channel 4 also reported that Andy Burnham said survivors had been let down by the justice system for too long. 5 reported that specialist courts for rape and other sexual offences will be introduced across England and Wales over the next two years. Each Crown Court will have at least one courtroom set up to hear such cases, according to 5, along with private entrances and waiting rooms for victims to keep them away from defendants.
Key Claims by Channel
| Claim |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Reported by all 2 channels | ||
| Specialist courts for rape and sexual offences will be introduced across England and Wales over two years, with dedicated courtrooms and separate facilities for victims, in an effort to tackle the case backlog. | Reported by Channel 5 | Reported by Channel 4 |
| Only on one channel | ||
| Andy Burnham said that survivors of sexual offences had been let down by the justice system for too long. | Not reported by Channel 5 | Reported by Channel 4 |
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 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 15 October 2026 | 2m 15s 6.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Monday 21 September 2026 | 3m 15s 8.7% | — | 2m 27s 2.5% | — | 3m 50s 7.6% | — | — | — |
| Monday 14 September 2026 | — | — | 1m 32s 1.5% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Monday 27 July 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3m 34s 5.3% | — |