👤 Nick Lester

27 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
27
2026-09-04 – 2026-10-21
Claims per article
21
577 extracted in total
Hedged claims
3%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
2,997
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
63%
Entertainment
26%
Crime & Law
11%
Most-tagged topics
UkraineBritainGazaPhiladelphiaRussianIsraelRussiaNato

Leaning

-0.06 average ± 0.34 · -0.35 median · 9 scored articles
Indistinguishable from their outlet, which averages -0.15. On this many articles the difference between the two is inside the margin. Leaning rates the writing, not the subject. How it is scored.

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-20 · Evening Standard · Entertainment
Ed Sheeran contemplated quitting performing in aftermath of Macklemore row
26 outlets covered this event
2026-09-20 · Evening Standard · Entertainment
Ed Sheeran contemplated quitting performing in aftermath of Macklemore row
26 outlets covered this event
2026-09-20 · Evening Standard · Entertainment
Ed Sheeran admits ‘mistakes’ at first concert since Macklemore tour row
26 outlets covered this event
2026-09-20 · Evening Standard · Entertainment
Ed Sheeran admits ‘mistakes’ at first concert since Macklemore tour row
26 outlets covered this event
2026-09-20 · Evening Standard · Entertainment
Ed Sheeran admits ‘mistakes’ at first concert since Macklemore tour row
26 outlets covered this event
2026-09-20 · Evening Standard · Entertainment
Ed Sheeran fans support singer at first concert since Macklemore tour row
26 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-09-04 · Evening Standard
Putin not looking to attack Nato territory, says Trump despite drone strike bid
🔮 Andy Burnham, whose first international trip in office was to Kyiv in a show of support, said: “Russian attempts to undermine our united resolve and our willingness to support Ukraine are futile and doomed to fail.” assertive
2026-09-15 · Evening Standard
Matthew Rhys makes Emmy history by netting two best actor awards on same night
🔮 Picking up his second prize of the night at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, the 51-year-old Welshman paid tribute to “the great and good people of Wales”, which he hailed as “a small but mighty nation”. assertive
2026-09-16 · Evening Standard
Prosecutors lodge request with US for extradition of the Tate brothers
🔮 Once this process has been completed, the applications will be sent to the US Justice Department which will in turn forward it to the court, where the final decision on their extradition will be made. assertive
2026-09-17 · Evening Standard
Fresh US sanctions against Russia a ‘potential game-changer’, says Miliband
🔮 The passage of legislation through Congress, paving the way for the introduction of the punitive measures, was “a significant moment”, according to the Cabinet minister, who argued it would send “a clear message to the Kremlin”. assertive
2026-09-20 · Evening Standard
Ed Sheeran fans support singer at first concert since Macklemore tour row
🔮 His father, James Webber III, said: “Everything will be fine. assertive
2026-09-20 · Evening Standard
Ed Sheeran admits ‘mistakes’ at first concert since Macklemore tour row
🔮 His father, James Webber III, said: “Everything will be fine. assertive
2026-09-20 · Evening Standard
Ed Sheeran admits ‘mistakes’ at first concert since Macklemore tour row
🔮 At the show’s halfway point, the singer admitted he did not know “what this audience would be like” ahead of the show, adding he wondered whether crowds would be “angry” with him. assertive
2026-09-20 · Evening Standard
Ed Sheeran admits ‘mistakes’ at first concert since Macklemore tour row
🔮 At the show’s halfway point, the singer admitted he did not know “what this audience would be like” ahead of the show, adding he wondered whether crowds would be “angry” with him. assertive
2026-09-20 · Evening Standard
Ed Sheeran contemplated quitting performing in aftermath of Macklemore row
🔮 Performing for the first time since the incident unfolded, Sheeran told the crowd at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia: “I really didn’t know whether this tour would be carrying on. assertive
2026-09-20 · Evening Standard
Ed Sheeran contemplated quitting performing in aftermath of Macklemore row
🔮 Performing for the first time since the incident unfolded, Sheeran told the crowd at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia: “I really didn’t know whether this tour would be carrying on. assertive
2026-09-22 · Evening Standard
Britain will work hard on Chagos deal resolution, PM says after Trump criticism
🔮 The US president said Mr Burnham would be “looking at” the deal after their meeting on the fringes of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, following months of US criticism of the agreement. assertive
2026-09-30 · Evening Standard
Donald Trump accused of flouting disclosure rules in BBC defamation case
🔮 Donald Trump accused of flouting disclosure rules in BBC defamation case Given the legal timetable, lawyers for the corporation warn it would “experience extreme prejudice” if the US president “continues to disregard his discovery obligations”, and they have asked the court to intervene. They pointed out the ongoing delay related to records “that are not in dispute” and which Mr Trump had previously agreed to disclose. In a Miami court filing lodged on September 25, the BBC’s legal team said it had written to Mr Trump’s counsel on September 21 “regarding plaintiff’s continued delays in producing records responsive to BBC discovery requests that are not in dispute – records that plaintiff agreed to produce in his initial responses to the BBC’s requests for production” in April and August. assertive
2026-10-01 · Evening Standard
Hegseth harks back to Battle of Agincourt for US hi-tech weapons’ overhaul
🔮 The 15th-century battle, immortalised by William Shakespeare in Henry V and its rousing St Crispin’s Day speech, saw English forces defeat a much larger French army with the longbow. assertive
2026-10-02 · Evening Standard
Trump claims diesel export ban ‘never on table’ as G7 agrees reserve release
🔮 A ban would have left Britain competing with other countries to find an alternative source and increased demand driving up the already record high costs at the pumps. assertive
2026-10-05 · Evening Standard
US bombers pulled from RAF Fairford in face of ‘some threats’, says Trump
🔮 The top diplomat would not link the departure of the jets to a recent suspected terror plot targeting the base. assertive
2026-10-05 · Evening Standard
US bombers pulled from RAF Fairford in face of ‘some threats’, says Trump
🔮 The top diplomat would not link the departure of the jets to a recent suspected terror plot targeting the base. assertive
2026-10-07 · Evening Standard
Defence spending hike a sign ‘Europe can awaken from long slumber’, says Rubio
🔮 Pointing out that the ancient Greeks understood that nations have interests, Mr Rubio said: “They understood that power requires not only having the means to defend yourself, it requires the credibility that you are willing to use it. assertive
2026-10-09 · Evening Standard
Andrew and Tristan Tate must face separate extradition hearings, US court rules
🔮 Andrew Tate’s hearing will be held on November 19 and Tristan’s on November 20, their lawyer said. assertive
2026-10-13 · Evening Standard
Donald Trump posts footage of man being fatally attacked at UK wildlife park
🔮 A health and safety investigation has been launched into the incident at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster, where a man named in reports as William Chapman was killed after entering the tiger enclosure on Saturday. assertive
2026-10-13 · Evening Standard
Trump faces calls in Washington to ditch Russia diesel deal amid UK criticism
🔮 The US president has defended the decision as he seeks to increase supply and so bring down soaring pump prices ahead of critical stateside elections next month, which will decide control of Congress. assertive
2026-10-14 · Evening Standard
Russia is at war with Nato ‘today’, says former top military commander
🔮 Critics argue the waiving of sanctions on fuel sales by Moscow will only serve to bankroll its war against Ukraine. assertive
2026-10-16 · Evening Standard
Trump declines to blame Putin for Ukraine war, amid transatlantic tensions
🔮 The latest strain in relations came after Mr Trump struck a deal to buy Russian diesel, which critics at home and aboard warn will be used to fund Mr Putin’s war machine. assertive
2026-10-16 · Evening Standard
British troops to take part in major Ukraine-facing wargame next month
🔮 Britain’s troops will join those from France and Germany in a drill which is aimed at ensuring Nato forces are ready to provide Ukraine with security guarantees once the war is over. assertive
2026-10-17 · Evening Standard
British troops to take part in major Ukraine-facing wargame next month
🔮 Britain’s troops will join those from France and Germany in a drill which is aimed at ensuring Nato forces are ready to provide Ukraine with security guarantees once the war is over. assertive
2026-10-21 · Evening Standard
Donald Trump says Jackdaw gas project ‘will make UK very wealthy again’
🔮 Donald Trump says Jackdaw gas project ‘will make UK very wealthy again’ assertive
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