GB News

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GB News briefly halted its Bank Holiday getaway coverage on August 28, 2026, after travel journalist Simon Calder raised concerns about mounting disruption and safety pressures across the UK’s transport network, prompting an urgent on-air warning to viewers. This follows GB News's announcement in July 2026 of plans to cut up to 90 jobs, representing more than a third of its 260-person workforce, by targeting its editorial, technology, and HR departments. The restructuring aims to modernize workflows amidst significant operating losses, with high-profile political presenters remaining unaffected. Earlier, reports on August 15 detailed that Nigel Farage, a prominent presenter for GB News, earned over £2 million from outside jobs for the equivalent of 219 working days during his two-year tenure as Clacton-on-Sea’s MP, logging 1603 hours of work for 16 companies between July 2024 and his resignation in July 2026. Previously, on August 10, Ofcom initiated two investigations into GB News following thousands of complaints regarding alleged homophobic rhetoric. These investigations center on comments made by Syntyche Djunga on "The Saturday Five" in June and Catholic commentator Caroline Farrow on "Alex Armstrong Tonight" in July. The news channel marked a full year as a top-performing news channel on August 7, reporting that latest audience data showed it outperformed the BBC News Channel and Sky News for 12 consecutive months in July.