February 2025
March 2025
Aberdeenshire Singer Wins BBC Radio Scotland Young Musician Award
Ellie Beaton, a 22-year-old singer from Aberdeenshire, Scotland, won the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician award for 2025 at the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow, showcasing her Doric singing and highlighting the rich traditions of northeast Scotland.
Aberdeenshire Singer Wins BBC Radio Scotland Young Musician Award
Ellie Beaton, a 22-year-old singer from Aberdeenshire, Scotland, won the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician award for 2025 at the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow, showcasing her Doric singing and highlighting the rich traditions of northeast Scotland.
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4% Bias Score
Showpeople Family Balances Tradition with Modern Needs
The Hiscoe family, featured in BBC Scotland's "Showpeople: Licensed to Thrill," exemplifies the challenges faced by Scotland's 1,600 showpeople in balancing their traditional, itinerant lifestyle with modern educational needs for their children, as they navigate a life on the road while raising a yo...
Showpeople Family Balances Tradition with Modern Needs
The Hiscoe family, featured in BBC Scotland's "Showpeople: Licensed to Thrill," exemplifies the challenges faced by Scotland's 1,600 showpeople in balancing their traditional, itinerant lifestyle with modern educational needs for their children, as they navigate a life on the road while raising a yo...
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36% Bias Score
Saxony-Anhalt Approves Record €15.6 Billion 2025 Budget
Saxony-Anhalt's CDU/SPD/FDP coalition finalized a €15.6 billion budget for 2025, resolving disputes over free school funding and infrastructure projects after a 14-hour negotiation; the final decision awaits the state parliament's finance committee.
Saxony-Anhalt Approves Record €15.6 Billion 2025 Budget
Saxony-Anhalt's CDU/SPD/FDP coalition finalized a €15.6 billion budget for 2025, resolving disputes over free school funding and infrastructure projects after a 14-hour negotiation; the final decision awaits the state parliament's finance committee.
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40% Bias Score
Saxony-Anhalt Approves €30.7 Billion Budget Amidst Economic Challenges
Saxony-Anhalt's CDU/SPD/FDP coalition finalized a €30.7 billion budget for 2025 and 2026 after a 14-hour negotiation, including funding for free schools based on a new cost model and infrastructure projects, despite inflation-adjusted income at 2012 levels.
Saxony-Anhalt Approves €30.7 Billion Budget Amidst Economic Challenges
Saxony-Anhalt's CDU/SPD/FDP coalition finalized a €30.7 billion budget for 2025 and 2026 after a 14-hour negotiation, including funding for free schools based on a new cost model and infrastructure projects, despite inflation-adjusted income at 2012 levels.
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32% Bias Score
NJ Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates Debate Key Issues Ahead of June Primary
Six New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidates, including two U.S. Representatives and the mayors of Newark and Jersey City, debated on Sunday, focusing on property tax reduction, improving NJ Transit, and addressing affordability challenges, four months ahead of the June primary election.
NJ Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates Debate Key Issues Ahead of June Primary
Six New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidates, including two U.S. Representatives and the mayors of Newark and Jersey City, debated on Sunday, focusing on property tax reduction, improving NJ Transit, and addressing affordability challenges, four months ahead of the June primary election.
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44% Bias Score
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Preventative Detention: 12 Men Held, 13 More Possible
Twelve men are currently in preventative detention in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's Bützow correctional facility, a number consistent with recent years; 13 more may join after their sentences, based on court rulings; a 2014 treaty with Brandenburg dictates placement based on crime type.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Preventative Detention: 12 Men Held, 13 More Possible
Twelve men are currently in preventative detention in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's Bützow correctional facility, a number consistent with recent years; 13 more may join after their sentences, based on court rulings; a 2014 treaty with Brandenburg dictates placement based on crime type.
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44% Bias Score
Rural School Closures in Dumfries and Galloway Spark Community Outcry
Parents in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, are petitioning against the closure of rural schools, citing the loss of community life and the failure of eight schools to reopen since 2019 after temporary closure. The council is said to be considering the closures as a way to cut costs.
Rural School Closures in Dumfries and Galloway Spark Community Outcry
Parents in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, are petitioning against the closure of rural schools, citing the loss of community life and the failure of eight schools to reopen since 2019 after temporary closure. The council is said to be considering the closures as a way to cut costs.
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60% Bias Score
Köln Mayor Reker Announces She Will Not Seek Re-election
Köln's Mayor Henriette Reker announced she will not seek re-election in September, citing an inability to effectively combat increasing urban decay and limited resources, despite efforts such as proposing drug consumption rooms.
Köln Mayor Reker Announces She Will Not Seek Re-election
Köln's Mayor Henriette Reker announced she will not seek re-election in September, citing an inability to effectively combat increasing urban decay and limited resources, despite efforts such as proposing drug consumption rooms.
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44% Bias Score
German Election: Clashing Visions for Cultural Policy
The German Bundestag election reveals stark contrasts in cultural policy, with parties like the Greens and SPD prioritizing artist funding and the Künstlersozialkasse, while the AfD aims to abolish public broadcasting and CDU/CSU emphasize a 'Leitkultur'.
German Election: Clashing Visions for Cultural Policy
The German Bundestag election reveals stark contrasts in cultural policy, with parties like the Greens and SPD prioritizing artist funding and the Künstlersozialkasse, while the AfD aims to abolish public broadcasting and CDU/CSU emphasize a 'Leitkultur'.
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40% Bias Score
Hrůša's Powerful BBCSO Concert Features Shostakovich and Haas
At the Barbican Centre, Jakub Hrůša conducted a BBCSO program including Pavel Haas's scherzo triste, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2 (soloist Jonathan Biss), and Shostakovich's 11th Symphony, receiving acclaim for a powerful and emotionally resonant performance, especially of the Shostakovich piece...
Hrůša's Powerful BBCSO Concert Features Shostakovich and Haas
At the Barbican Centre, Jakub Hrůša conducted a BBCSO program including Pavel Haas's scherzo triste, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2 (soloist Jonathan Biss), and Shostakovich's 11th Symphony, receiving acclaim for a powerful and emotionally resonant performance, especially of the Shostakovich piece...
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36% Bias Score
Lobato Resigns Senate Salary After Madrid PSOE Leadership Change
Following a leadership change in the Madrid PSOE, former leader Juan Lobato resigned from his Senate salary to return to his position at the Tax Agency, marking a significant political shift.
Lobato Resigns Senate Salary After Madrid PSOE Leadership Change
Following a leadership change in the Madrid PSOE, former leader Juan Lobato resigned from his Senate salary to return to his position at the Tax Agency, marking a significant political shift.
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40% Bias Score
Unexpected Train Stop in Germany Highlights Calm, Cooperative Passenger Response
On Friday afternoon, a Berlin-Frankfurt train stopped near Dessau due to people on the tracks, causing a 55-minute delay. Passengers reacted calmly, helping each other and engaging in conversations, showcasing a collective, adaptable response.
Unexpected Train Stop in Germany Highlights Calm, Cooperative Passenger Response
On Friday afternoon, a Berlin-Frankfurt train stopped near Dessau due to people on the tracks, causing a 55-minute delay. Passengers reacted calmly, helping each other and engaging in conversations, showcasing a collective, adaptable response.
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52% Bias Score