👤 Josh Halliday North of England editor

8 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
8
2026-09-15 – 2026-10-21
Claims per article
25
198 extracted in total
Hedged claims
11%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,274
characters
Writes for The Guardian.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Politics
62%
Health
25%
Crime & Law
12%
Most-tagged topics
EnglandGreater ManchesterManchesterNottinghamAbu DhabiAbu Dhabi United GroupChineseConservative

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
3 scored articles; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.28 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-15 · The Guardian · Health
Three babies may have survived if hospital had acted over Lucy Letby concerns, inquiry finds
9 outlets covered this event
2026-10-18 · The Guardian · Health
NHS staff who wrongly accessed tiger victim’s records should be sacked, says Yvette Cooper
3 outlets covered this event
2026-10-18 · The Guardian · Crime & Law
Nottinghamshire police officer in hospital after being shot in the foot
3 outlets covered this event
2026-10-18 · The Guardian · Politics
Police investigate Reform mayor for allegedly sharing ‘naked and sexualised’ images of himself
2 outlets covered this event
2026-10-21 · The Guardian · Politics
Burnham backs mandatory suicide prevention training for social workers after Matilda Davis’s death
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left
2026-10-18 · The Guardian · Politics
Manchester City owner’s £55m housing loan while Burnham was mayor investigated
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-09-15 · The Guardian
Three babies may have survived if hospital had acted over Lucy Letby concerns, inquiry finds
🔮 Three babies may have survived and seven others could have been protected if hospital bosses and doctors had taken action over concerns about the nurse Lucy Letby, an official inquiry into the deaths has concluded. assertive
2026-09-22 · The Guardian
England’s mayors should face greater scrutiny as powers expand, thinktank says
🔮 England’s mayors should face much greater official scrutiny to avoid Andy Burnham’s devolution agenda being “derailed by one bad decision”, a thinktank has said. assertive
2026-10-01 · The Guardian
How success of Manchester City helped put Andy Burnham in power
🔮 Estate agents advertise £15,000-a-month penthouses in a city-region growing faster economically than any other in Britain, while the success of “Manchesterism” has powered its mayor, Andy Burnham, to Downing Street. assertive
2026-10-18 · The Guardian
NHS staff who wrongly accessed tiger victim’s records should be sacked, says Yvette Cooper
🔮 On Friday, Yorkshire ambulance service said it was investigating two staff who had inappropriately accessed information about William Chapman, who was mauled to death by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park last Saturday. assertive
2026-10-18 · The Guardian
Nottinghamshire police officer in hospital after being shot in the foot
🔮 Even the smallest bit of information could make all the difference to this investigation.” assertive
2026-10-18 · The Guardian
Manchester City owner’s £55m housing loan while Burnham was mayor investigated
🔮 A £55m loan to Manchester City’s Abu Dhabi owner will be investigated as part of a review into a fund for housing projects while Andy Burnham was mayor. assertive
2026-10-18 · The Guardian
Police investigate Reform mayor for allegedly sharing ‘naked and sexualised’ images of himself
🔮 A Reform UK mayor is under police investigation for allegedly showing “naked and sexualised” images of himself to a female member of staff. mixed
2026-10-21 · The Guardian
Burnham backs mandatory suicide prevention training for social workers after Matilda Davis’s death
🔮 Burnham replied: “I will ensure that a minister meets the honourable lady to discuss that proposal because I find myself in agreement with it.” assertive
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