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Nana Akua brings France's unrest into GB News' British debate

Carole Malone, James Price and Bill Rammell join a panel that questions the causes of the violence and its implications for Britain.

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'Riots are coming to the UK!' Nana Akua issues warning as protests rip through France'Riots are coming to the UK!' Nana Akua issues warning as protests rip through France

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  1. 0:00Nana Akua predicts that unrest in France will spread to Britain.
  2. 4:44A sponsored financial-services segment interrupts the news discussion.
  3. 6:55Carole Malone argues that violent factions hijack daytime cost-of-living protests at night.
  4. 9:10James Price emphasizes damage to historic sites and warns of lasting political consequences.
  5. 11:00Bill Rammell says there is no evidence establishing the protesters' ethnicity.

Nana Akua opens with a prediction, not a report of events in Britain: "The riots engulfing France are coming to Britain." Her segment drew roughly 40,000 views in its first six hours, making it GB News' most-watched new upload of the week.

Footage of fires, property destruction and clashes with police gives way to a studio discussion with broadcaster Carole Malone, former Conservative special adviser James Price and former Labour minister Bill Rammell. Their disagreement matters: Malone argues that violent factions are hijacking daytime protests, while Rammell challenges assumptions about who is involved. "There's actually no evidence about what the ethnicity of these protesters are," he says. The upload also includes a sponsored financial-services segment before the panel begins.

GB News posted 15 uploads over the week. The Monday edition of Patrick Christys Tonight drew almost as many views as Akua's segment, while Nigel Farage's discussion program also joined the schedule. Akua's upload has the strongest daily viewing momentum, followed by a segment challenging claims about attacks on British mosques and another criticizing Labour's migration policy.

Across the channel, the week added nearly 12 million views, with subscribers unchanged. Daily viewing is slightly below its usual level. Among nearby broadcasters, ITV News and MIRROR NOW are drawing above-usual daily audiences, while 7NEWS Australia's daily pace is softer. For GB News, the most active new material centers on the connection its presenters draw between unrest abroad and political choices at home.

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The facts
Channel
GBNews
Subscribers
2,190,000
Channel views, last 7 days
11,700,249
Videos published this week
15
Video published
October 19, 2026
Video views so far
39,936

The numbers

Here is how GB News' viewing and subscriber totals moved over the week.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels
7NEWS Australia
13,183,094
GBNews
11,700,249
AccuWeather
10,377,912
ITV News
8,835,513
MIRROR NOW
7,114,090
Localish
387,074
subscribers
2,190,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
3,025,394,404
views per day
1,705,786
typical day: 1,794,333
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
MIRROR NOW
2,350,000
ITV News
2,260,000
GBNews
2,190,000
Localish
2,180,000
AccuWeather
2,170,000
As of October 20, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
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