Scottish Income Tax 2025-26: Minor Reductions, but Higher Earners Face Higher Burdens
Scotland's 2025-26 budget maintains existing income tax rates but adjusts thresholds, resulting in small tax reductions for some while higher earners face substantially increased tax burdens compared to the rest of the UK due to threshold differences and a higher marginal tax rate in the £43,662-£50...
Scottish Income Tax 2025-26: Minor Reductions, but Higher Earners Face Higher Burdens
Scotland's 2025-26 budget maintains existing income tax rates but adjusts thresholds, resulting in small tax reductions for some while higher earners face substantially increased tax burdens compared to the rest of the UK due to threshold differences and a higher marginal tax rate in the £43,662-£50...
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32% Bias Score
Heagney Murder Trial Collapses Again: Jury Discharged
The trial of Stephen McCourt, accused of murdering Damien Heagney, whose remains were found in Cappagh reservoir in August 2022, collapsed for the second time at Belfast Crown Court due to an unresolved legal issue, resulting in the discharge of the jury.
Heagney Murder Trial Collapses Again: Jury Discharged
The trial of Stephen McCourt, accused of murdering Damien Heagney, whose remains were found in Cappagh reservoir in August 2022, collapsed for the second time at Belfast Crown Court due to an unresolved legal issue, resulting in the discharge of the jury.
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12% Bias Score
Russia Advances on Velyka Novosilka, Threatening Ukrainian Supply Lines
The Russian army is closing in on Velyka Novosilka, a strategically crucial town in southeastern Ukraine, aiming to encircle Ukrainian forces by cutting off their supply routes. This follows the capture of Vuhledar in October, escalating the threat to Ukrainian positions in the region. Fighting is i...
Russia Advances on Velyka Novosilka, Threatening Ukrainian Supply Lines
The Russian army is closing in on Velyka Novosilka, a strategically crucial town in southeastern Ukraine, aiming to encircle Ukrainian forces by cutting off their supply routes. This follows the capture of Vuhledar in October, escalating the threat to Ukrainian positions in the region. Fighting is i...
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40% Bias Score
Taliban Closes Afghan Nursing and Midwifery Schools
The Taliban ordered the immediate closure of Afghan nursing and midwifery schools, affecting approximately 17,000 female students and worsening the country's already dire maternal mortality rate.
Taliban Closes Afghan Nursing and Midwifery Schools
The Taliban ordered the immediate closure of Afghan nursing and midwifery schools, affecting approximately 17,000 female students and worsening the country's already dire maternal mortality rate.
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Martial Law Declaration in South Korea Sparks Public Outcry
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday to counter perceived threats from North Korea and internal dissent; however, the declaration was blocked by MPs, leading to widespread public anxiety, protests, and economic uncertainty.
Martial Law Declaration in South Korea Sparks Public Outcry
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday to counter perceived threats from North Korea and internal dissent; however, the declaration was blocked by MPs, leading to widespread public anxiety, protests, and economic uncertainty.
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44% Bias Score
El-Geneina Devastation: UN Official Documents Catastrophic Aftermath of Sudan Conflict
A UN official's visit to the deserted town of El-Geneina in West Darfur reveals the catastrophic aftermath of violence, with up to 15,000 deaths, widespread destruction, and a severe humanitarian crisis caused by the RSF and SAF.
El-Geneina Devastation: UN Official Documents Catastrophic Aftermath of Sudan Conflict
A UN official's visit to the deserted town of El-Geneina in West Darfur reveals the catastrophic aftermath of violence, with up to 15,000 deaths, widespread destruction, and a severe humanitarian crisis caused by the RSF and SAF.
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52% Bias Score
Scottish Budget 2025/26: Increased Spending on Social Welfare and Economic Growth
The Scottish government's £63 billion 2025/26 budget includes scrapping the two-child benefit cap (affecting 15,000 children), an extra £2 billion for the NHS, £768 million for affordable housing, and tax threshold increases for lower earners, aiming to reduce child poverty and boost economic growth...
Scottish Budget 2025/26: Increased Spending on Social Welfare and Economic Growth
The Scottish government's £63 billion 2025/26 budget includes scrapping the two-child benefit cap (affecting 15,000 children), an extra £2 billion for the NHS, £768 million for affordable housing, and tax threshold increases for lower earners, aiming to reduce child poverty and boost economic growth...
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40% Bias Score
Gaza Beach Dwellers Face Catastrophic Conditions Amidst Humanitarian Crisis
Tens of thousands of Gazans, displaced by war, are now living on the beaches in makeshift shelters facing harsh winter conditions, widespread illness, and critical shortages of food, medicine, and shelter; the UN describes the situation as catastrophic, further exacerbated by aid distribution challe...
Gaza Beach Dwellers Face Catastrophic Conditions Amidst Humanitarian Crisis
Tens of thousands of Gazans, displaced by war, are now living on the beaches in makeshift shelters facing harsh winter conditions, widespread illness, and critical shortages of food, medicine, and shelter; the UN describes the situation as catastrophic, further exacerbated by aid distribution challe...
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44% Bias Score
Vanuatu Launches Landmark Climate Lawsuit at ICJ
Vanuatu's unprecedented climate lawsuit at The Hague's International Court of Justice seeks to establish legal accountability for UN member states on climate change, supported by over 100 countries and organizations, and driven by a compelling argument regarding the disproportionate impacts on vulne...
Vanuatu Launches Landmark Climate Lawsuit at ICJ
Vanuatu's unprecedented climate lawsuit at The Hague's International Court of Justice seeks to establish legal accountability for UN member states on climate change, supported by over 100 countries and organizations, and driven by a compelling argument regarding the disproportionate impacts on vulne...
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32% Bias Score
South Korean President Retracts Martial Law Declaration After Public Outcry
On December 3, 2024, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law, citing pro-North Korean threats, but retracted it hours later after swift parliamentary rejection and widespread protests; this followed a year of political gridlock and low approval ratings.
South Korean President Retracts Martial Law Declaration After Public Outcry
On December 3, 2024, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law, citing pro-North Korean threats, but retracted it hours later after swift parliamentary rejection and widespread protests; this followed a year of political gridlock and low approval ratings.
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44% Bias Score
Audit Scotland Report Highlights Scottish NHS Crisis
An Audit Scotland report reveals that the Scottish NHS is facing a crisis, with missed waiting-list targets, record-high delayed discharges, and a lack of a clear plan to address growing demand; difficult decisions on service provision are needed.
Audit Scotland Report Highlights Scottish NHS Crisis
An Audit Scotland report reveals that the Scottish NHS is facing a crisis, with missed waiting-list targets, record-high delayed discharges, and a lack of a clear plan to address growing demand; difficult decisions on service provision are needed.
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60% Bias Score
Letby, Convicted Baby Killer, Was Face of Hospital Fundraising Campaign
Nurse Lucy Letby, convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others at the Countess of Chester Hospital, was the face of the hospital's 2013 Babygrow Appeal campaign, featuring in promotional materials and newspaper articles while concerns about her conduct were internally revi...
Letby, Convicted Baby Killer, Was Face of Hospital Fundraising Campaign
Nurse Lucy Letby, convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others at the Countess of Chester Hospital, was the face of the hospital's 2013 Babygrow Appeal campaign, featuring in promotional materials and newspaper articles while concerns about her conduct were internally revi...
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