👤 Ian Aikman

8 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
8
2026-07-31 – 2026-10-18
Claims per article
26
206 extracted in total
Hedged claims
9%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,002
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

Health
25%
Politics
25%
Crime & Law
12%
Entertainment
12%
Technology
12%
World
12%
Most-tagged topics
BBCEnglandRussiaUkraineAFPBBC OneBBC Panorama'sCheshire Police

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
1 scored article; 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 -0.17 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-08-25 · BBC News · Politics
Iran says it is 'fully prepared' to counter widened US economic sanctions
18 outlets covered this event
2026-10-12 · BBC News · Technology
French supermarket fridges heated to 50C in 'unprecedented' cyber attack
11 outlets covered this event
2026-09-15 · BBC News · Health
Baby 'cot cams' plan after inquiry finds Lucy Letby crimes could have been prevented
9 outlets covered this event
2026-10-18 · BBC News · Health
NHS faces more challenging winter than normal, health secretary warns
2 outlets covered this event
2026-10-17 · BBC News · Entertainment
DIY SOS to be 'rested' next year to save money, BBC says
2 outlets covered this event
2026-09-15 · BBC News · Crime & Law
Thirteenth Met Police officer sacked after Charing Cross Panorama film
2 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-07-31 · BBC News
At least five members of same family killed in Russian missile attack, Zelensky says
🔮 In Kyiv, one person died and fires broke out in three non-residential buildings overnight, the capital's mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on Telegram. assertive
2026-08-25 · BBC News
Iran says it is 'fully prepared' to counter widened US economic sanctions
🔮 Iranian Economy Minister Ali Madanizadeh said Tehran was "fully prepared" for the sanctions, which he said would lead to "another defeat" for the US. assertive
2026-09-15 · BBC News
Baby 'cot cams' plan after inquiry finds Lucy Letby crimes could have been prevented
🔮 - Published Health Secretary Yvette Cooper has said officials will "urgently develop plans" to introduce live-streaming cameras on England's baby wards after an inquiry into Lucy Letby's murders and attempted murders. assertive
2026-09-15 · BBC News
Thirteenth Met Police officer sacked after Charing Cross Panorama film
🔮 A disciplinary panel on Tuesday heard that O'Connor had, while off-duty at a pub, told a female colleague that he hoped she would be raped on her way home. assertive
2026-10-12 · BBC News
French supermarket fridges heated to 50C in 'unprecedented' cyber attack
🔮 French broadcaster BFMTV published an image showing a freezer in an ice cream aisle displaying a temperature of 26.5C. Two supermarkets in the Alsace region reported losses of €270,000 (£228,000) between them, the broadcaster added, meaning the nationwide total could run into the millions. The Paris prosecutor's office told AFP it had opened an investigation into the incident, which it called a "large-scale cyber-attack affecting the refrigerators of several major food retail chains across France". mixed
2026-10-17 · BBC News
DIY SOS to be 'rested' next year to save money, BBC says
🔮 - Published The long-running home renovation TV series DIY SOS will be "rested" next year, the BBC has said. assertive
2026-10-17 · BBC News
UK must protect against Russian 'hybrid attacks', ex-national security adviser says
🔮 He warned hybrid attacks were becoming "more reckless, more dangerous" and that people could end up being killed. mixed
2026-10-18 · BBC News
NHS faces more challenging winter than normal, health secretary warns
🔮 The money will go towards 14 schemes across England, including new urgent care centres, ambulance fleets and upgrades to emergency departments. assertive
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