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
71%
Health
14%
Politics
14%
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Daily MailHartlepoolPrestonBritainGreater ManchesterPreston Crown Courtthe University of LancashireCheshire
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🔮 In what a judge today praised as a 'remarkable' piece of bravery and presence of mind, despite fearing she would be murdered, the schoolgirl secretly placed strands of her hair around the interior of Sharpe's car during her 'harrowing' ordeal in a bid to ensure traces of her DNA would later be found. assertive
🔮 After turning down nine previous bids for freedom, the Parole Board finally backed her release at the tenth attempt - despite warnings that she could still pose a 'high risk' of causing 'serious harm'. assertive
🔮 Applying for consent to remove the plaque, Daniel Waugh, of Dickinson Waugh Architecture, wrote that unscrewing it from the wall ‘will not result in any harm to the building or its significance and will have no impact on the character and appearance of the conservation area’. assertive
🔮 Criticising Mr Molnar's 'self-serving' claims, Geraint Williams said his 'use of [his] knife was unnecessary, disproportionate and unreasonable in all of the circumstances'. assertive
🔮 The fact that, on that anniversary, a terrorist plot has been foiled which could once again have targeted Jews in Manchester makes this an incredibly concerning time for Jewish people in the UK. assertive
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Plans to build a new doctors' surgery in a Lake District village with no full-time GP have been scrapped over fears that patients could be struck by flying cricket balls. assertive
🔮 As his stepson, Alexander Millington-Cotes, told today of having ‘no luck’ in his efforts to persuade two police forces to investigate, supporters including Bear Grylls and Ben Fogle backed calls for action.
But so far one force has refused to comment on whether it will take action, while the other has not responded publicly. assertive
🔮 He said he would wear black leather jacket with writing on it and added: 'After killing a few, I will attempt to hijack someone's car and then drive to a bus station and run over a few more. assertive
🔮 The King's equerry is believed to have contacted an individual who had written a letter asking how the monarch could get in touch with Sir Ranulph and was given a phone number for his wife and legal guardian, Louise Millington-Cotes.
But she was allegedly angry the Palace had been given her details and threatened the intermediary with a solicitor and the police, The Telegraph reported. assertive
🔮 The body of a newborn baby girl found washed up on a seashore in North Wales may have been in the sea for several weeks, police revealed today. mixed
🔮 Carla Georgescu's body was found on February 5, which would have been her 20th birthday, at Ribble Hall, a student accommodation block on the University of Lancashire campus in Preston. assertive
🔮 He may have been motivated by 'sexual jealousy' after discovering the second year clinical psychology student was about to meet up with a man with whom she had struck up a romantic online relationship, prosecutors allege. mixed
🔮 She became worried when Carla did not respond to her messages and phone calls, and the following day – which would have been Carla's 20th birthday – she contacted university security.
They carried out a welfare check and discovered her body slumped against a wardrobe door with a belt around her neck, initially believing she had hanged herself. mixed
🔮 Interviewed by detectives, Rahman repeatedly replied ‘no comment’ when asked about the images on his mobile phone.
But video released following his sentencing shows the sex offender’s arrogant façade crumbling when the interviewing officer asks how he would feel if his own child was targeted in that way, and he begins sobbing. assertive
🔮 Her body was found the following day after her mother Janina called the university
She became worried when Carla did not respond to her messages and phone calls, and the following day – which would have been Carla's 20th birthday – she contacted university security. assertive
🔮 'The Remembrance poppy is avowedly apolitical despite what some misguided people might say, and commemorates our war dead by bringing people together in the act of remembrance,' he said. assertive
🔮 A judge apologised to an Albanian cannabis farmer for jailing him on the day he turned 33, telling him: 'I hope there will be more pleasant birthdays in the future.' assertive
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