👤 Mike Henson

12 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
12
2026-09-17 – 2026-10-30
Claims per article
35
421 extracted in total
Hedged claims
6%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,871
characters
Writes for BBC News.
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

Sports
92%
Other
8%
Most-tagged topics
EnglandNorthamptonPremCanadaSaintsSaracensTorontothe Red Roses'

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More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-16 · BBC News · Sports
Former Sale Shark lock Andrews dies at team hotel in La Rochelle
3 outlets covered this event
2026-10-14 · BBC News · Sports
Cokayne back as England face Canada threat in Toronto
2 outlets covered this event
2026-10-30 · BBC News · Sports
England see off USA, but fail to hit top gear
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-23 · BBC News · Sports
Smith partnership & Saracens spice - Furbank on life at Quins
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-21 · BBC News · Sports
Kildunne drops to bench as England ring changes
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-12 · BBC News · Sports
Points pile-ups, old-school Saracens and a royal pint - Prem talking points
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-09-17 · BBC News
A team that offered hope... then, four months later, Hamas attacked Israel
🔮 At the final whistle, the commentator covering the match for Israeli television vowed "you will tell of this night to your children, and they will tell it to your grandchildren". assertive
2026-09-22 · BBC News
Pollock left money on table to stay at Saints - Hearn
🔮 " 'If Matchroom did rugby, it would be a stroll in the park' assertive
2026-09-25 · BBC News
Red Roses struggle to meet fans' selfie demands - Hunt
🔮 "I didn't think ever in my lifetime I would be in a position where we'd get crowds the size that we do," Hunt told Rugby Union Weekly. assertive
2026-09-25 · BBC News
R360 rebel series given ultimatum on overdue accounts
🔮 AOTG says the delay is an error by its accountants and will be resolved by early next week, with the proposed global series still on track to become reality in 2028. assertive
2026-10-08 · BBC News
Compulsory media duties like something in an autocracy - Venter
🔮 However, he appeared alongside head coach Joe Shaw to preview this Saturday's match against Bristol and, after initially offering only short answers to reporters' questions, railed against the expectation that he would be the public face of the club. " assertive
2026-10-12 · BBC News
Points pile-ups, old-school Saracens and a royal pint - Prem talking points
🔮 The 119-point aggregate score was the second highest in English top-flight rugby history, beaten only by Northampton's 94-33 win over Bristol in May. assertive
2026-10-14 · BBC News
Cokayne back as England face Canada threat in Toronto
🔮 Cokayne has not played Test rugby since scoring the Red Roses' final try in a Grand Slam-sealing win over France in Bordeaux in May. assertive
2026-10-16 · BBC News
Former Sale Shark lock Andrews dies at team hotel in La Rochelle
🔮 We stand with them in their sorrow and will remember Hyron with great affection and respect." assertive
2026-10-21 · BBC News
Kildunne drops to bench as England ring changes
🔮 "Last Friday, we lost sight of what we could control when it mattered most. assertive
2026-10-23 · BBC News
Smith partnership & Saracens spice - Furbank on life at Quins
🔮 " Had Northampton offered him a longer contract at the end of last season, Furbank may still have been with the champions. assertive
2026-10-30 · BBC News
England see off USA, but fail to hit top gear
🔮 Ultimately Moloney-MacDonald ran in four tries as England exploited space out wide, but their final performance of the WXV Global Series, after two losses to Canada over the previous fortnight, will give head coach John Mitchell plenty to ponder before the start of their Women's Six Nations title defence in April. assertive
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