👤 Margaret Davis

12 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
12
2026-09-21 – 2026-10-28
Claims per article
22
269 extracted in total
Hedged claims
11%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,806
characters
Writes for The Independent, 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
50%
Politics
50%
Most-tagged topics
LondonBritishGloucestershireIranCounter Terrorism PolicingPeterboroughWhelfordAustralia

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 -0.19 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-28 · Evening Standard · Politics
Police keeping ‘open mind’ over suspected airbase plot as five bailed
29 outlets covered this event
2026-09-28 · Evening Standard · Politics
Police keeping ‘open mind’ over suspected airbase plot as five bailed
29 outlets covered this event
2026-09-28 · Evening Standard · Politics
Suspects arrested over potential RAF Fairford terror plot all released on bail
29 outlets covered this event
2026-09-28 · Evening Standard · Politics
Five British nationals arrested over suspected bomb plot near airbase
29 outlets covered this event
2026-09-27 · The Independent · Politics
Trump says terror plot suspects ‘looking to do big damage’ after arrests near RAF base used by US
29 outlets covered this event
2026-10-07 · Evening Standard · Crime & Law
Man accused of Farage terror plot researched ‘prominent people and institutions’
9 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-09-21 · Evening Standard
Vinyl forger netted profits to the tune of £2.7m from massive fake record stash
🔮 Detective Constable Daryl Fryatt, from the police intellectual property crime unit (PIPCU) at the City of London Police, said: “Rehan Ahmed exploited artists and the wider music industry, taking advantage of the resurgence in vinyl records for his own gain. “We will continue to pursue criminals who target the creative industries and bring them to justice when they do. “ assertive
2026-09-21 · Evening Standard
Young driver crashes kill or seriously hurt more than 23,000 in five years
🔮 Long before any of us had smartphones in our pockets, long before any of us knew what an Instagram post was, insurance companies absolutely understood just how dangerous young people could be on the road in the wrong circumstances. assertive
2026-09-27 · The Independent
Trump says terror plot suspects ‘looking to do big damage’ after arrests near RAF base used by US
🔮 “It may have been Scotland Yard, I don’t know. assertive
2026-09-28 · Evening Standard
Five British nationals arrested over suspected bomb plot near airbase
🔮 “I’d also like to thank the emergency services for their response, including the armed officers who first attended the scene, not knowing what they may face. assertive
2026-09-28 · Evening Standard
Suspects arrested over potential RAF Fairford terror plot all released on bail
🔮 The men arrested over a suspected terrorist plot near an RAF base will all be released on police bail, police said. assertive
2026-09-28 · Evening Standard
Police keeping ‘open mind’ over suspected airbase plot as five bailed
🔮 Acknowledging speculation over whether Iran was behind the plot, he said police are keeping an open mind, and one possibility could be proxies “either knowingly or unknowingly working on behalf of a foreign state”. assertive
2026-09-28 · Evening Standard
Police keeping ‘open mind’ over suspected airbase plot as five bailed
🔮 Acknowledging speculation over whether Iran was behind the plot, he said police are keeping an open mind, and one possibility could be proxies “either knowingly or unknowingly working on behalf of a foreign state”. assertive
2026-09-30 · Evening Standard
Evidence file on housing department among those passed to Grenfell prosecutors
🔮 Ms Rayner said: “I recognise the significance and gravity of this development, and we will respond with the appropriate and necessary diligence and care.” assertive
2026-10-07 · Evening Standard
Man accused of Farage terror plot researched ‘prominent people and institutions’
🔮 Joshua Kerry, 28, from Rotherham, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday accused of one count of preparation of terrorist acts relating to alleged activity between May 31 2024 and July 8 2026. mixed
2026-10-13 · Evening Standard
AI could give terrorists access to bioweapons if guardrails fail – MI5 chief
🔮 The security service chief said among the potential ways that humans could misuse AI, bioweapons are a key concern. assertive
2026-10-28 · Evening Standard
Passengers fled 'in sheer terror' during knife rampage on London-bound train, court hears
🔮 Anthony Williams, 33, is accused of attempting to murder nine passengers and a member of staff on an LNER service travelling towards the capital on November 1 last year. assertive
2026-10-28 · Evening Standard
Train attacker asked passenger ‘do you want to die?’ during rampage, court told
🔮 He said: “Mr Crean will tell you that the defendant told him, and I quote, ‘Do you want to die?’. assertive
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