March 2025
April 2025
Reverend Reclaims Home After Fraudulent Sale
Reverend Mike Hall, 57, is reclaiming his Luton home after fraudsters, who used a duplicate driving licence to sell it for £131,000 in 2021, were thwarted by the courts. The Land Registry admitted fault and will cover £70,000 in renovations after squatters occupied the property for 17 months.
Reverend Reclaims Home After Fraudulent Sale
Reverend Mike Hall, 57, is reclaiming his Luton home after fraudsters, who used a duplicate driving licence to sell it for £131,000 in 2021, were thwarted by the courts. The Land Registry admitted fault and will cover £70,000 in renovations after squatters occupied the property for 17 months.
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40% Bias Score
UK Maternity System Under Scrutiny: A Book Review
Emma Barnett's "Maternity Service" offers advice for new mothers but overlooks systemic issues like the UK's high maternal death rate, inadequate NHS maternity units, and workplace discrimination affecting 52% of pregnant women.
UK Maternity System Under Scrutiny: A Book Review
Emma Barnett's "Maternity Service" offers advice for new mothers but overlooks systemic issues like the UK's high maternal death rate, inadequate NHS maternity units, and workplace discrimination affecting 52% of pregnant women.
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60% Bias Score
EU Defense Integration: Legal, Technological, and Political Hurdles
The EU's pursuit of a unified defense capability faces legal, technological, and cost-related challenges, requiring a decision between technological independence and sovereignty to avoid vulnerabilities.
EU Defense Integration: Legal, Technological, and Political Hurdles
The EU's pursuit of a unified defense capability faces legal, technological, and cost-related challenges, requiring a decision between technological independence and sovereignty to avoid vulnerabilities.
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36% Bias Score
Albania Temporarily Bans TikTok After Student Death"
Albania ordered a temporary TikTok ban until March 13th, 2024, following a student's death linked to a social media dispute, despite ongoing talks with TikTok about child safety; the opposition criticized the move as harmful to upcoming elections.
Albania Temporarily Bans TikTok After Student Death"
Albania ordered a temporary TikTok ban until March 13th, 2024, following a student's death linked to a social media dispute, despite ongoing talks with TikTok about child safety; the opposition criticized the move as harmful to upcoming elections.
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36% Bias Score
New Charges Filed Against Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan
Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan faces new charges of large-scale embezzlement and money laundering related to the 2005 sale of land near Yerevan's Isaakov Avenue and Yerablur Pantheon; his lawyer claims these were legal transactions conducted at market prices, denying any personal gain or w...
New Charges Filed Against Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan
Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan faces new charges of large-scale embezzlement and money laundering related to the 2005 sale of land near Yerevan's Isaakov Avenue and Yerablur Pantheon; his lawyer claims these were legal transactions conducted at market prices, denying any personal gain or w...
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48% Bias Score
Mayor Resigns Amidst Accusations of Abuse in Dutch Municipality
Mayor Gilbert Isabella of Houten, Netherlands, resigned after a report revealed a toxic work environment marked by intimidation and abuse towards officials by him and two other council members who previously resigned; the incident highlights systemic issues within local governance.
Mayor Resigns Amidst Accusations of Abuse in Dutch Municipality
Mayor Gilbert Isabella of Houten, Netherlands, resigned after a report revealed a toxic work environment marked by intimidation and abuse towards officials by him and two other council members who previously resigned; the incident highlights systemic issues within local governance.
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60% Bias Score
Australian Small Business Owner Faces Economic Hardship
Lilly Wright, owner of Flying Chillies in Ballarat, Australia, scaled back her restaurant to a pantry and cooking classes due to high operating costs, limited ingredient access, and economic uncertainty, highlighting the struggles faced by small businesses.
Australian Small Business Owner Faces Economic Hardship
Lilly Wright, owner of Flying Chillies in Ballarat, Australia, scaled back her restaurant to a pantry and cooking classes due to high operating costs, limited ingredient access, and economic uncertainty, highlighting the struggles faced by small businesses.
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24% Bias Score
HMRC Raises Side Hustle Tax Reporting Threshold to £3,000
The UK's tax authority, HMRC, is raising the reporting threshold for trading income from £1,000 to £3,000 by 2029, impacting up to 300,000 people who will no longer need to file self-assessment tax returns for side hustles; approximately one-third of this group will not owe any tax.
HMRC Raises Side Hustle Tax Reporting Threshold to £3,000
The UK's tax authority, HMRC, is raising the reporting threshold for trading income from £1,000 to £3,000 by 2029, impacting up to 300,000 people who will no longer need to file self-assessment tax returns for side hustles; approximately one-third of this group will not owe any tax.
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40% Bias Score
Madrid's COVID-19 Response: A Political Battle Re-ignited
Five years after Spain's COVID-19 state of alarm, conflicting narratives regarding Madrid's nursing home management have resurfaced, with the regional government highlighting its early actions against a new documentary and accusations of inflated death tolls.
Madrid's COVID-19 Response: A Political Battle Re-ignited
Five years after Spain's COVID-19 state of alarm, conflicting narratives regarding Madrid's nursing home management have resurfaced, with the regional government highlighting its early actions against a new documentary and accusations of inflated death tolls.
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56% Bias Score
Tasoulas Sworn in as Greece's New President
Konstantinos Tasoulas will be sworn in as Greece's new President tomorrow at 11:00 AM in Parliament, succeeding Katerina Sakellaropoulou after receiving 160 votes in a February 12, 2025 election.
Tasoulas Sworn in as Greece's New President
Konstantinos Tasoulas will be sworn in as Greece's new President tomorrow at 11:00 AM in Parliament, succeeding Katerina Sakellaropoulou after receiving 160 votes in a February 12, 2025 election.
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20% Bias Score
Dutch Cyclist Prioritizes Enjoyment Over Pressure, Improves Performance
Dutch cyclist Thymen Arensman, after experiencing burnout and emotional distress from self-imposed pressure, prioritized enjoyment over strict training, resulting in improved performance and mental well-being.
Dutch Cyclist Prioritizes Enjoyment Over Pressure, Improves Performance
Dutch cyclist Thymen Arensman, after experiencing burnout and emotional distress from self-imposed pressure, prioritized enjoyment over strict training, resulting in improved performance and mental well-being.
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32% Bias Score
Looted WWII Plane Returns to Netherlands
The Nationaal Militair Museum in Soesterberg, Netherlands, will display a Fokker D.VII fighter plane, used by the Dutch navy before WWII, on loan from Germany's Deutsches Museum. The plane, looted by Nazis and found in Bavaria after WWII, returns to the Netherlands in September.
Looted WWII Plane Returns to Netherlands
The Nationaal Militair Museum in Soesterberg, Netherlands, will display a Fokker D.VII fighter plane, used by the Dutch navy before WWII, on loan from Germany's Deutsches Museum. The plane, looted by Nazis and found in Bavaria after WWII, returns to the Netherlands in September.
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40% Bias Score