👤 Katy Austin

7 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
7
2026-07-30 – 2026-10-02
Claims per article
33
229 extracted in total
Hedged claims
6%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,459
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

Politics
43%
World
29%
Economy/Business
14%
Other
14%
Most-tagged topics
BBCLondonTransportAAIBAirbusAirlines UKArora Group'sBEA

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.
2026-10-02 · BBC News · Politics
Move to end charges for parents to sit by children on flights
2 outlets covered this event
2026-09-15 · BBC News · Politics
Ryanair boss O'Leary defends 'high-fare rapists' airlines remarks
2 outlets covered this event
2026-09-09 · BBC News · Politics
Learner drivers still waiting 20 weeks to book tests
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left
2026-08-11 · BBC News · World
Why the UK is dithering over what to do about e-scooters
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left
2026-08-11 · BBC News · Other
How a 90-second power outage sparked chaos for rail commuters
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left
2026-07-31 · BBC News · World
British Airways flight called mayday on approach to Heathrow
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-07-30 · BBC News
Ticket prices set to rise by 15p as Heathrow able to recover runway project money
🔮 - Published Heathrow Airport will be allowed to charge airlines more for its services to recover money spent on the early stages of its third runway project. The aviation regulator is permitting the airport to claw back up to £320m through higher airport charges to airlines for each passenger. assertive
2026-07-31 · BBC News
British Airways flight called mayday on approach to Heathrow
🔮 - Published A British Airways flight issued a "mayday" distress call on its approach to Heathrow Airport earlier this month, according to a statement from France's accident investigation authority. assertive
2026-08-11 · BBC News
How a 90-second power outage sparked chaos for rail commuters
🔮 But after commuters were left facing chaos, it has raised questions about how a short outage at one operating centre could have a widespread impact. assertive
2026-08-11 · BBC News
Why the UK is dithering over what to do about e-scooters
🔮 His alternative option would be his bike, but he'd then have to worry about where to leave it. assertive
2026-09-09 · BBC News
Learner drivers still waiting 20 weeks to book tests
🔮 Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander pushed the target back to summer 2026, but subsequently admitted even that would not be possible. assertive
2026-09-15 · BBC News
Ryanair boss O'Leary defends 'high-fare rapists' airlines remarks
🔮 Asked whether it would offend sexual assault victims, he said rape was "a terrible crime". assertive
2026-10-02 · BBC News
Move to end charges for parents to sit by children on flights
🔮 - Published The government says it will ensure parents cannot be charged for sitting next to their children on planes if new powers get approval in Parliament. assertive
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