👤 Josh Payne

13 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
13
2026-09-17 – 2026-10-14
Claims per article
15
196 extracted in total
Hedged claims
17%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
2,383
characters
Writes for Evening Standard.
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
38%
Crime & Law
31%
Entertainment
31%
Most-tagged topics
the Crown Estatethe Daily MailCounter Terrorism PolicingBuckingham PalaceConservativeCrown EstateDartmoorEdinburgh

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2026-10-01 · Evening Standard · Politics
Sixth man arrested in connection with suspected RAF Fairford terror plot
29 outlets covered this event
2026-09-17 · Evening Standard · Entertainment
Charles sounded ‘giddily elated’ in phone call after Diana’s death, Earl Spencer claims
21 outlets covered this event
2026-09-17 · Evening Standard · Entertainment
King sounded ‘giddily elated’ after Diana’s death, Earl Spencer claims
21 outlets covered this event
2026-09-17 · Evening Standard · Entertainment
Business as usual for King and senior royals after pushback to Spencer claims
21 outlets covered this event
2026-09-17 · Evening Standard · Entertainment
Royals set for busy day after ‘unprecedented’ palace response to Spencer claims
21 outlets covered this event
2026-10-14 · Evening Standard · Crime & Law
Russell Brand trial: What are the allegations made against him?
14 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-09-17 · Evening Standard
‘Putney pusher’ suspect ‘took his own life after immense pressure’ – family
🔮 The Metropolitan Police said he had been released under investigation following his arrest over the incident on May 5 2017. assertive
2026-09-17 · Evening Standard
Royals set for busy day after ‘unprecedented’ palace response to Spencer claims
🔮 In the book – Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, serialised in the Daily Mail – the earl claims that Charles, then the Prince of Wales, subjected him to a “stream of anger” after he insisted Diana would not have wanted Princes William and Harry, then aged 15 and 12, to walk in her funeral procession. mixed
2026-09-17 · Evening Standard
Business as usual for King and senior royals after pushback to Spencer claims
🔮 The book – Swan Song: Diana, My Sister – alleges the King told Diana’s brother “we’ll forget her soon enough” after her death in 1997, and that Charles subjected the Earl to a “stream of anger” after he insisted Diana would not have wanted Princes William and Harry, then aged 15 and 12, to walk in her funeral procession. mixed
2026-09-17 · Evening Standard
King sounded ‘giddily elated’ after Diana’s death, Earl Spencer claims
🔮 “He let me know he had informed William and Harry of their mother’s death, first thing that morning, in their bedrooms at Balmoral. mixed
2026-09-17 · Evening Standard
Charles sounded ‘giddily elated’ in phone call after Diana’s death, Earl Spencer claims
🔮 “He let me know he had informed William and Harry of their mother’s death, first thing that morning, in their bedrooms at Balmoral. mixed
2026-10-02 · Evening Standard
Widdecombe murder suspect charged with preparing terrorism against Nigel Farage
🔮 Following its reopening, CTP London identified a line of inquiry which it said “may have been relevant” but had not been “identified and pursued by them at the time”. assertive
2026-10-02 · Evening Standard
Widdecombe murder suspect charged with planning terror act against Farage
🔮 Following its reopening, CTP London identified a line of inquiry which it said “may have been relevant” but had not been “identified and pursued by them at the time”. assertive
2026-10-09 · Evening Standard
Andrew granted £302,000 compensation after Royal Lodge lease surrendered
🔮 In December last year, the Crown Estate told MPs it was not believed Andrew would receive compensation for the early surrender of the lease once repair and restoration costs were taken into account. assertive
2026-10-09 · Evening Standard
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor granted £302,000 compensation after Royal Lodge lease surrendered
🔮 In December last year, the Crown Estate told MPs it was not believed Andrew would receive compensation for the early surrender of the lease once repair and restoration costs were taken into account. assertive
2026-10-09 · Evening Standard
King privately funded Andrew’s Royal Lodge repair and restoration costs
🔮 PA understands the funds made available by the King will cover the £1.5 million payment. assertive
2026-10-09 · Evening Standard
King privately funded Andrew’s Royal Lodge repair and restoration costs
🔮 PA understands the funds made available by the King will cover the £1.5 million payment. assertive
2026-10-14 · Evening Standard
Russell Brand trial: What are the allegations made against him?
🔮 The woman was informed Brand was “unhappy” and the situation would not improve unless she gave him a massage, the court heard. mixed
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