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Orgreave Inquiry Launched: Concerns Over Unchanged Police Tactics Towards Protesters
A statutory inquiry into the violent policing at Orgreave in 1984 was announced by Labour, prompted by concerns that police behavior towards protesters has not changed since the miners' strike and that lessons from the past have not been learned, raising concerns about future injustices.
Orgreave Inquiry Launched: Concerns Over Unchanged Police Tactics Towards Protesters
A statutory inquiry into the violent policing at Orgreave in 1984 was announced by Labour, prompted by concerns that police behavior towards protesters has not changed since the miners' strike and that lessons from the past have not been learned, raising concerns about future injustices.
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44% Bias Score
UK to Create Water Ombudsman Amidst Record Low Public Trust
The UK government will create a legally empowered water ombudsman to resolve consumer complaints, addressing record-low public trust in water companies following a 26% bill increase and amid concerns about sewage pollution; a new regulator may replace Ofwat.
UK to Create Water Ombudsman Amidst Record Low Public Trust
The UK government will create a legally empowered water ombudsman to resolve consumer complaints, addressing record-low public trust in water companies following a 26% bill increase and amid concerns about sewage pollution; a new regulator may replace Ofwat.
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40% Bias Score
Farage's Crime Claims: Fact-Check Reveals Inconsistent Data
Nigel Farage launched a six-week campaign claiming a 50% rise in UK crime since the 1990s, citing police-recorded data despite ONS evidence showing a general decrease in crime against individuals over the past decade, with exceptions like fraud and theft from the person.
Farage's Crime Claims: Fact-Check Reveals Inconsistent Data
Nigel Farage launched a six-week campaign claiming a 50% rise in UK crime since the 1990s, citing police-recorded data despite ONS evidence showing a general decrease in crime against individuals over the past decade, with exceptions like fraud and theft from the person.
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64% Bias Score
UK Government Pledges to Halve Sewage Pollution by 2030
The UK government announced a plan to halve sewage pollution from water companies by 2030 and phosphorus levels by 2028, aiming to address record sewage spills and rising water bills, despite a recent 60% increase in pollution incidents.
UK Government Pledges to Halve Sewage Pollution by 2030
The UK government announced a plan to halve sewage pollution from water companies by 2030 and phosphorus levels by 2028, aiming to address record sewage spills and rising water bills, despite a recent 60% increase in pollution incidents.
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32% Bias Score
Home Office Official Avoids Sanctions After Harassment Complaint
A Home Office investigation upheld a complaint of harassment and inappropriate behavior against Steve Dann, former Border Force COO, who left the department in December 2024 without formal disciplinary action due to procedural flaws; the incident prompted a review of the Home Office's disciplinary p...
Home Office Official Avoids Sanctions After Harassment Complaint
A Home Office investigation upheld a complaint of harassment and inappropriate behavior against Steve Dann, former Border Force COO, who left the department in December 2024 without formal disciplinary action due to procedural flaws; the incident prompted a review of the Home Office's disciplinary p...
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40% Bias Score
UK Private School Closures Due to VAT Hike
Britain's 20% VAT increase on private school fees has caused over 30 independent schools to announce closures, displacing at least 3,350 students and potentially costing taxpayers \pounds26.5 million, challenging the policy's intended benefits for state education.
UK Private School Closures Due to VAT Hike
Britain's 20% VAT increase on private school fees has caused over 30 independent schools to announce closures, displacing at least 3,350 students and potentially costing taxpayers \pounds26.5 million, challenging the policy's intended benefits for state education.
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64% Bias Score
Orgreave Miners' Strike: Statutory Inquiry Launched
The UK government has launched a statutory inquiry into the policing of the 1984 Orgreave miners' strike and the subsequent collapsed prosecutions of 95 miners, addressing decades of claims of police violence and evidence manipulation.
Orgreave Miners' Strike: Statutory Inquiry Launched
The UK government has launched a statutory inquiry into the policing of the 1984 Orgreave miners' strike and the subsequent collapsed prosecutions of 95 miners, addressing decades of claims of police violence and evidence manipulation.
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52% Bias Score
Maternity Crisis in England: Government Inaction Blamed for £27bn in Failings
The UK's largest NHS maternity inquiry, led by Donna Ockenden, blames the previous government's inaction for a rise in birth trauma and a £27bn cost of failings since 2019, urging investment in safer services to mitigate future harm.
Maternity Crisis in England: Government Inaction Blamed for £27bn in Failings
The UK's largest NHS maternity inquiry, led by Donna Ockenden, blames the previous government's inaction for a rise in birth trauma and a £27bn cost of failings since 2019, urging investment in safer services to mitigate future harm.
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48% Bias Score
U.K. Lowers Voting Age to 16
The United Kingdom will lower the voting age to 16 before the next general election, following a global trend of countries including Austria, Malta, and several in South and Central America.
U.K. Lowers Voting Age to 16
The United Kingdom will lower the voting age to 16 before the next general election, following a global trend of countries including Austria, Malta, and several in South and Central America.
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60% Bias Score
UK to Halve Sewage Discharges by 2030 Amid Record Pollution
The UK government pledges to halve sewage discharges from water companies by 2030, addressing record-high pollution incidents (2,801 in 2024, up 60% from 2023) and public anger, while also planning to cut phosphorus pollution by half by 2028 and invest £104bn in infrastructure, leading to increased ...
UK to Halve Sewage Discharges by 2030 Amid Record Pollution
The UK government pledges to halve sewage discharges from water companies by 2030, addressing record-high pollution incidents (2,801 in 2024, up 60% from 2023) and public anger, while also planning to cut phosphorus pollution by half by 2028 and invest £104bn in infrastructure, leading to increased ...
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36% Bias Score
Shapps Accused of Misleading Public Over Afghan Data Breach Super-Injunction
Former Defence Secretary Grant Shapps is accused of misleading the public regarding a super-injunction he fought to maintain, concealing an Afghan data breach scandal that involved MI6 and SAS members for two years, despite a judge's ruling to lift the injunction in May 2023.
Shapps Accused of Misleading Public Over Afghan Data Breach Super-Injunction
Former Defence Secretary Grant Shapps is accused of misleading the public regarding a super-injunction he fought to maintain, concealing an Afghan data breach scandal that involved MI6 and SAS members for two years, despite a judge's ruling to lift the injunction in May 2023.
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60% Bias Score
Massive Attack Creates Network to Fight Censorship of Pro-Palestine Artists
Massive Attack formed "Ethical Syndicate Palestine" to counter censorship of artists expressing support for Palestinian rights, citing the UK Lawyers for Israel's campaigns against Bob Vylan (whose "Death to the IDF" chant led to show cancellations) and Kneecap (facing charges after a London perform...
Massive Attack Creates Network to Fight Censorship of Pro-Palestine Artists
Massive Attack formed "Ethical Syndicate Palestine" to counter censorship of artists expressing support for Palestinian rights, citing the UK Lawyers for Israel's campaigns against Bob Vylan (whose "Death to the IDF" chant led to show cancellations) and Kneecap (facing charges after a London perform...
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52% Bias Score
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