👤 Sam Hall

21 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
21
2026-09-09 – 2026-10-24
Claims per article
19
403 extracted in total
Hedged claims
6%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,073
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

Crime & Law
38%
Politics
19%
World
19%
Entertainment
10%
Technology
10%
Environment
5%
Most-tagged topics
GosportCounter Terrorism PolicingFrenchJewishManchesterDoverLondonNats

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
6 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.
2026-10-04 · Evening Standard · Politics
US withdraws bombers from RAF Fairford after suspected terror plot
24 outlets covered this event
2026-10-24 · Evening Standard · Entertainment
Met Police did not share Thomas Markle Sr claims with other law enforcement
14 outlets covered this event
2026-10-24 · Evening Standard · Entertainment
Met Police did not share Thomas Markle Sr claims ‘with other law enforcement’
14 outlets covered this event
2026-10-03 · Evening Standard · Crime & Law
Iranian men ‘identified Heaton Park Synagogue as bomb plot target’
14 outlets covered this event
2026-10-03 · Evening Standard · Crime & Law
Iranian men ‘identified Heaton Park Synagogue as bomb plot target’
14 outlets covered this event
2026-10-03 · Evening Standard · Crime & Law
Iranian men ‘identified Heaton Park Synagogue as bomb plot target’
14 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-09-09 · Evening Standard
Second day of travel chaos as Nats boss to face Transport Secretary
🔮 The boss of the UK’s main air traffic control provider will face a grilling from the Transport Secretary on Wednesday as widespread disruption continues with hundreds of flights cancelled following a technical issue. assertive
2026-09-22 · Evening Standard
Pressure mounts on air traffic control boss after latest disruption
🔮 On Monday, airlines expressed their dismay and anger at “yet another” ATC incident, and Ryanair repeated its calls for Nats chief executive Martin Rolfe to resign. assertive
2026-09-22 · Evening Standard
Dozens of migrants who refused help of French coastguard being taken ‘to Dover’
🔮 It was expected the migrants would be taken to Gosport on Tuesday, with local MP Dame Caroline Dinenage saying the Home Office had told her it was “increasingly likely that a small boat will need to be disembarked in the local area in the coming hours”. assertive
2026-09-23 · Evening Standard
Around 60 migrants arrive in Dover after refusing French coastguard help
🔮 British rescue boats were sent to collect the passengers of a migrant dinghy on Tuesday and the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency said they would be transferred to Border Security Command. assertive
2026-09-23 · Evening Standard
Around 50 migrants arrive in Dover after refusing French coastguard help
🔮 A Government spokesperson said: “The Border Security Command works around the clock to protect our border and will continue to detain, check and process every small boat arrival.” assertive
2026-09-23 · Evening Standard
Six arrested as anti-migrant protesters gather again in Hampshire
🔮 Some of the protesters in Gosport wore black clothing and face coverings, and chanted “send them back”, wrongly assuming the boat would be guided to the Hampshire coast. assertive
2026-09-23 · Evening Standard
‘Exceptionally warm’ weather forecast for next couple of days
🔮 Temperatures later this week will be “exceptionally warm” for the time of year, forecasters have said. mixed
2026-09-23 · Evening Standard
Police investigating footage of far-right activist appearing to slash dinghy
🔮 In footage on YouTube, he could be seen slashing and stabbing the dinghy after a crew member boarded to apparently take the vessel back to France. assertive
2026-10-03 · Evening Standard
Iranian men ‘identified Heaton Park Synagogue as bomb plot target’
🔮 “This news will be deeply distressing for our Jewish communities, coming so soon after Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. assertive
2026-10-03 · Evening Standard
Iranian men ‘identified Heaton Park Synagogue as bomb plot target’
🔮 “This news will be deeply distressing for our Jewish communities, coming so soon after Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. assertive
2026-10-03 · Evening Standard
Iranian men ‘identified Heaton Park Synagogue as bomb plot target’
🔮 “This news will be deeply distressing for our Jewish communities, coming so soon after Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. assertive
2026-10-04 · Evening Standard
‘Stop the far right’, say marchers on anniversary of Battle of Cable Street
🔮 2026 they will not pass.” assertive
2026-10-04 · Evening Standard
‘Stop the far right’, say marchers on anniversary of Battle of Cable Street
🔮 2026 they will not pass.” assertive
2026-10-16 · Evening Standard
Wildlife park to reopen six days after visitor killed by tiger
🔮 Yorkshire Wildlife Park (YWP) has confirmed it will reopen on Friday, almost a week after the fatal attack, following “engagement with the relevant authorities”. assertive
2026-10-16 · Evening Standard
Wildlife park to reopen six days after visitor killed by tiger
🔮 Yorkshire Wildlife Park (YWP) has confirmed it will reopen on Friday, almost a week after the fatal attack, following “engagement with the relevant authorities”. assertive
2026-10-21 · Evening Standard
Actor Noel Clarke to appear in court charged with sexual offences
🔮 Clarke, who has appeared in Doctor Who and Star Trek Into Darkness, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. assertive
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