February 2025
March 2025
Lidl France Faces Unlimited Strike Amidst Salary and Work Condition Disputes
Five French Lidl unions launched an unlimited strike on February 7th, 2025, demanding a 2% salary increase, improved working conditions, and opposing Sunday openings, following an unsuccessful negotiation and amidst concerns about workload increases due to unfilled positions and deteriorating social...
Lidl France Faces Unlimited Strike Amidst Salary and Work Condition Disputes
Five French Lidl unions launched an unlimited strike on February 7th, 2025, demanding a 2% salary increase, improved working conditions, and opposing Sunday openings, following an unsuccessful negotiation and amidst concerns about workload increases due to unfilled positions and deteriorating social...
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40% Bias Score
Bank of England cuts interest rates, impacting borrowers and savers differently
The Bank of England cut interest rates from 4.75% to 4.5% on Thursday, potentially reducing borrowing costs but also lowering returns on savings; this has a varied impact on individuals, with some seeing only small mortgage increases while others face much larger ones.
Bank of England cuts interest rates, impacting borrowers and savers differently
The Bank of England cut interest rates from 4.75% to 4.5% on Thursday, potentially reducing borrowing costs but also lowering returns on savings; this has a varied impact on individuals, with some seeing only small mortgage increases while others face much larger ones.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Cumbria's Nuclear Waste Site: A Decade-Long Capping Operation
The UK's only Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR) in Drigg, Cumbria, is starting a decade-long project to cap and secure an area the size of 56,000 football pitches full of radioactive waste, managing the legacy of its past as a WWII explosives factory and uncovering explosive materials during the pro...
Cumbria's Nuclear Waste Site: A Decade-Long Capping Operation
The UK's only Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR) in Drigg, Cumbria, is starting a decade-long project to cap and secure an area the size of 56,000 football pitches full of radioactive waste, managing the legacy of its past as a WWII explosives factory and uncovering explosive materials during the pro...
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40% Bias Score
French Government Divided on Birthright Citizenship Debate
French Prime Minister François Bayrou opposes a narrow debate on birthright citizenship, proposed by Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin, instead advocating a broader discussion on French national identity, while other ministers express differing opinions and concerns regarding the issue and its consti...
French Government Divided on Birthright Citizenship Debate
French Prime Minister François Bayrou opposes a narrow debate on birthright citizenship, proposed by Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin, instead advocating a broader discussion on French national identity, while other ministers express differing opinions and concerns regarding the issue and its consti...
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56% Bias Score
1930s Radio Research Reveals Complex Family Impacts
Newly discovered 1938 BBC research notepads reveal the complex impact of radio on British families in the 1930s, showcasing both its positive contributions and its potential for manipulation within family dynamics, as shown by instances of coercive control, all within the context of a working-class ...
1930s Radio Research Reveals Complex Family Impacts
Newly discovered 1938 BBC research notepads reveal the complex impact of radio on British families in the 1930s, showcasing both its positive contributions and its potential for manipulation within family dynamics, as shown by instances of coercive control, all within the context of a working-class ...
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24% Bias Score
Germany's LNG Terminals: 65% Capacity Utilization in 2024
Germany's North Sea LNG terminals reached roughly 65% capacity in 2024, while Baltic Sea terminals showed lower usage, highlighting challenges in infrastructure, market dynamics, and the transition to hydrogen.
Germany's LNG Terminals: 65% Capacity Utilization in 2024
Germany's North Sea LNG terminals reached roughly 65% capacity in 2024, while Baltic Sea terminals showed lower usage, highlighting challenges in infrastructure, market dynamics, and the transition to hydrogen.
Progress
40% Bias Score
UK House Prices Hit Record High Ahead of Stamp Duty Changes
UK house prices hit a record high of £299,138 in January 2024, with annual growth slowing to 3%, but strong mortgage demand persists, potentially due to buyers anticipating April's stamp duty increase which raises the threshold from £250,000 to £125,000 and reduces the first-time buyer threshold fro...
UK House Prices Hit Record High Ahead of Stamp Duty Changes
UK house prices hit a record high of £299,138 in January 2024, with annual growth slowing to 3%, but strong mortgage demand persists, potentially due to buyers anticipating April's stamp duty increase which raises the threshold from £250,000 to £125,000 and reduces the first-time buyer threshold fro...
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44% Bias Score
Mid-Air Collision Over Washington, D.C., Results in 63 Fatalities
A mid-air collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a US Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., resulted in 63 fatalities; debris, including American Airlines-branded sugar packets and a document with landing gear procedures, was later discovered.
Mid-Air Collision Over Washington, D.C., Results in 63 Fatalities
A mid-air collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a US Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., resulted in 63 fatalities; debris, including American Airlines-branded sugar packets and a document with landing gear procedures, was later discovered.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Disabled Access Concerns Raised Over Derbyshire Car Park Allocation Plan
Derbyshire Dales District Council's plan to temporarily allocate part of Rowsley car park to traveller families has sparked concerns about reduced accessibility for the Level Arts Centre, a disabled charity whose users face safety risks crossing a busy road to reach alternative parking.
Disabled Access Concerns Raised Over Derbyshire Car Park Allocation Plan
Derbyshire Dales District Council's plan to temporarily allocate part of Rowsley car park to traveller families has sparked concerns about reduced accessibility for the Level Arts Centre, a disabled charity whose users face safety risks crossing a busy road to reach alternative parking.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Conman Sentenced to Six Years in France for Assaulting Police Officers
Robert Hendy-Freegard, a 53-year-old British conman with a history of fraud, was sentenced to six years in a French prison for ramming his car into two gendarmes while fleeing questioning in the village of Vidaillat, causing injuries; his actions followed the release of two Netflix documentaries abo...
Conman Sentenced to Six Years in France for Assaulting Police Officers
Robert Hendy-Freegard, a 53-year-old British conman with a history of fraud, was sentenced to six years in a French prison for ramming his car into two gendarmes while fleeing questioning in the village of Vidaillat, causing injuries; his actions followed the release of two Netflix documentaries abo...
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56% Bias Score
Brussels Gang Violence: Fourth Shooting Kills One
A fatal shooting in Brussels' Anderlecht district on Friday marks the fourth such incident this week, linked to escalating violence between rival drug gangs, prompting government plans to temporarily merge police zones.
Brussels Gang Violence: Fourth Shooting Kills One
A fatal shooting in Brussels' Anderlecht district on Friday marks the fourth such incident this week, linked to escalating violence between rival drug gangs, prompting government plans to temporarily merge police zones.
Progress
36% Bias Score
German Polls Show Stable Support Despite Migration Debate
Several recent German polls show the Union around 30%, AfD at 20%, and SPD at 15%, with minor shifts following debates on migration and votes involving the AfD; the Union's collaboration with the AfD on immigration policies caused public demonstrations, yet their poll numbers remain largely unaffect...
German Polls Show Stable Support Despite Migration Debate
Several recent German polls show the Union around 30%, AfD at 20%, and SPD at 15%, with minor shifts following debates on migration and votes involving the AfD; the Union's collaboration with the AfD on immigration policies caused public demonstrations, yet their poll numbers remain largely unaffect...
Progress
40% Bias Score