👤 George Thorpe

1 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
1
2026-10-22 – 2026-10-22
Claims per article
32
32 extracted in total
Hedged claims
6%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
5,053
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

Environment
100%
Most-tagged topics
CornwallDevonStorm AustenWalesthe Met Office

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2026-10-22 · BBC News · Environment
Devon and Cornwall battening down the hatches ahead of Storm Austen
3 outlets covered this event

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2026-10-22 · BBC News
Devon and Cornwall battening down the hatches ahead of Storm Austen
🔮 - Published Extra safety measures have been set up by people and businesses as they prepare for the UK's first named storm of the season. Storm Austen is forecast to bring gusts of up to 80mph (130km/h) and heavy rain across parts of Cornwall and Devon from Thursday night, according to the Met Office. The conditions, which are also set to affect parts of Wales, England's south coast, Wiltshire and Somerset, have led to two weather warnings being issued, external for Friday. assertive
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