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The answer lies in the percentage of positive tests in each country (not the raw numbers) as those daily numbers being quoted are a product of the number of tests being carried out in each country. It may well be the case that the UK does indeed have a higher percentage of positive tests, but I don't know the numbers of daily tests in Spain, Italy or France. so cannot confirm that is the case.
Clearly, without delving into the domestic media of all the various nations it's impossible to know the extent of testing. What we believe we know is that Germany, which has comparatively very low numbers of daily new infections, has been testing 100k plus people each day. The other countries have not been reported in UK media. Of course the UK might be testing "the right people" and so have a higher rate of positive tests.
The trouble is that there are "lies, darned lies, and statistics" and they can be presented to give whatever message the presenter want to give.