Burnham the 'clear favourite' | Is the UK at risk of Ebola? | MAFS UK allegations
This Is Why
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🗓️ 19 May 2026
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Summary
Andy Burnham isn’t even an MP but appears to already be campaigning to be the next prime minister - and if a latest opinion poll is anything to go by his confidence is justified.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump says he has he instructed his administration to call off strikes on Iran that were scheduled for today.
However, he warned he could unleash a “full, large scale assault” on the country at a “moment’s notice.”
It comes as the World Health Organisation has declared the deadly outbreak of Ebola in Africa an international health emergency - but the UK is said to be facing a “low risk”.
There’s been a shocking development in relation to one of the country’s most popular reality TV shows - with Channel 4 saying "very serious allegations of wrongdoing" have been made against a small number of past Married At First Sight UK contestants.
Finally, Arsenal’s 1 - 0 victory over Burnley last night has brought them one step closer to a first Premier League title in more than 20 years.
A title triumph for Arsenal would also end Pep Guardiola’s hopes of lifting a seventh Premier League trophy - as reports suggest the Sky Blues are preparing for his departure.
Sophy and Wilf have the day's news in just 10 minutes.
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| 0:00.0 | Sky News, the full story first. |
| 0:10.0 | Campaining has begun in earnest for the upcoming Makerfield by-election Andy Burnham, |
| 0:19.0 | setting out his stall for why he should be the local MP |
| 0:22.2 | and underneath, perhaps, the next Prime Minister. |
| 0:26.9 | Donald Trump says he's called off strikes in Iran that was scheduled for today, but warned |
| 0:31.3 | the US could unleash a full, large-scale assault at a moment's notice. |
| 0:38.4 | Hello, you're listening to Cheech-She at a 10-minute podcast at a moment's notice. Hello, you're listening to Cheat Shea Day 10-minute podcast on the day's news. |
| 0:41.9 | It's Tuesday the 19th of May. |
| 0:43.8 | I'm Wilford Frost. |
| 0:45.2 | And I'm Sophie Ridge. |
| 0:46.1 | Also today, Man City need to win tonight if they got a chance of securing the Premier League title. |
| 0:51.2 | Plus, could it be the penultimate match in charge for their all-conquering |
| 0:55.9 | manager, PEP Guardiola? So Sophie, all eyes, of course, on polling that will no doubt come out |
| 1:02.8 | in the days ahead of voters in Makerfield, with this all-important by-election expected to be on |
| 1:09.0 | the 18th of June. |
| 1:16.4 | Also, eyes on what the membership of the Labour Party thinks, |
| 1:21.0 | in case Andy Burnham wins and there's a leadership vote. |
| 1:24.0 | And we've got some new numbers there. |
| 1:28.4 | Yeah, like you say, Wolf, there is a big, big hurdle to overcome for winning the by-election in the first place. But if he does that, I think it is almost inevitable that Andy |
| 1:34.0 | Burnham becomes leader. And this UGov poll of Labour members done together with Sky News shows |
| 1:39.7 | pretty clearly that he would storm it right now if the position doesn't change. So 47% of |
| 1:47.0 | members say that Burnham would be their first preference in second place with Starmor on 31%. So that is a massive lead. |
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