👤 Daniel Sandford

7 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
7
2026-08-04 – 2026-10-16
Claims per article
25
173 extracted in total
Hedged claims
5%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,447
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

Crime & Law
57%
Politics
29%
World
14%
Most-tagged topics
DoverFranceFrenchRNLIBelmarshBorder ForceBoulogne-sur-MerBritish

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 -0.15 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-09 · BBC News · Crime & Law
Widdecombe suspect had 'particular hostility to Reform', court told
9 outlets covered this event
2026-10-07 · BBC News · Crime & Law
Widdecombe suspect in court charged with preparing terrorist acts against Farage
9 outlets covered this event
2026-09-23 · BBC News · Crime & Law
Police examine video of anti-migrant activist slashing dinghy with knife
8 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-10-16 · BBC News · Crime & Law
Norwegian teen 'hitman' detained for UK murder plot
5 outlets covered this event
2026-09-12 · BBC News · Politics
Hardened activists are changing tactics and mobilising the anti-migrant vote
5 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-09-07 · BBC News · Politics
What we know about anti-migrant protests and organiser Danny Thomas
5 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-08-04 · BBC News
More than 170 migrants rescued after boat catches fire in Channel
🔮 - Published More than 170 migrants have been rescued after the boat they were using to cross the Channel caught fire on Tuesday morning, as the UK government said "all will be returned" to France. assertive
2026-09-07 · BBC News
What we know about anti-migrant protests and organiser Danny Thomas
🔮 In a video posted on Wednesday and apparently filmed with supporters in the north west of England, Thomas tells a group of men gathered on a playing field that "something is about to go down and men from all round the country will be involved in it". "Once we pull this off it will snowball in the entire country," he says later in the clip, in which he also tells the group the movement is about "boxing clever" and exercising "discipline". assertive
2026-09-12 · BBC News
Hardened activists are changing tactics and mobilising the anti-migrant vote
🔮 The website for Patriot Platform was registered on 18 May this year, two days after a big anti-immigration "Unite the Kingdom" march in London. assertive
2026-10-07 · BBC News
Widdecombe suspect in court charged with preparing terrorist acts against Farage
🔮 He was told he faced a new charge of preparing terrorist acts between 31 May 2024 and 8 July 2026 by carrying out research on targets and travelling to, and attempting to gain entry to, the home of Nigel Farage. assertive
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