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Newspin: Balancing the News (UK)

News for Aug 09, 2022

It's Tuesday! Things are happening. Let's take a step back, pop out of the old echo chamber, and see what's going on!

Asda shaming poor families by putting cheap food in bright yellow packaging -- Metro

Asda has defended its new budget range of items after being accused of shaming poor people with bright yellow packaging Let's look into it

Outline: (what is this?) bright yellow packaging asda

Tone: (what is this?) + positive

Discussion: (what is this?) - Asda, ++ UK, ++ Waitrose


People turning back to cash as prices rise -- BBC News (UK)

People are going back to cash to keep tighter control on their spending as living costs soar; Post offices handled £801m in personal cash withdrawals in July, up 20% from a year earlier

Outline:  cash use

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ± UK, ++ BBC, ? HSBC


Aberdeen Chinese takeaway hit with 10k gas bill -- BBC News (UK)

Martin Tang's quarterly gas bill for Royal Crown usually amounts to £1,000; His electricity bill is normally a similar price, but this quarter it totalled £4,000

Outline:  10k gas bill

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  ? Aberdeen, ? Scotland

Olivia Newton-John dies aged 73: John Travolta leads tributes to Grease star -- ITV News

Dame Olivia Newton-John dies aged 73, husband confirms

Outline:  grease star dame olivia newton

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  - Olivia, ± Sandy, ++ Grease


Olivia Newton-John, star of Grease, dies aged 73 -- The Guardian

Pop star best known for her role in the film musical devoted her later life to activism in support of cancer research; Tributes to Newton-John began appearing shortly after her family’s statement

Outline:  olivia newton

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ++ Olivia, ++ Grease, ? John

Campaigners call for artificial grass tax -- BBC News (UK)

Campaigners are petitioning the government to introduce a tax on artificial lawns; Charlotte Howard says plastic grass 'kills anything in the soil beneath' Campaigners want the tax to act as a deterrent and encourage land owners to move towards less damaging and more sustainable options

Outline:  artificial grass tax

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  ? Hugh, ? BBC, ? UK

Qantas asks executives to work as baggage handlers for three months -- BBC News (UK)

Qantas is looking for at least 100 volunteers to work at Sydney and Melbourne airports; Tasks include loading and unloading bags as well as driving vehicles to move luggage around airports

Outline:  australian airline qantas

Tone:  ++ v. positive

Discussion:  -- Alan Joyce, ? Australia Qantas, ? Boris


NHS demands cannot wait for new prime minister, says health secretary -- BBC News (UK)

Steve Barclay said hospitals could see "very serious challenges coming down the track" from flu and another Covid wave; Decisions including hiring staff from overseas could not be delayed, he said

Outline:  unfilled nhs job vacancies

Tone:  ++ v. positive

Discussion:  + NHS, ++ UK, ++ Blair


More than 500 migrants make Channel crossing in single weekend -- BBC News (UK)

1,886 people crossed the Channel in the first week of August, including one in a kayak; The government said it was pushing ahead with its plans to reform the UK's immigration and asylum systems

Outline:  dangerous channel crossings

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ++ France, - UK, -- Rwanda

Pink Floyds Roger Waters has some seriously worrying views on Ukraine, Russia and China -- The Independent

Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters included a picture of Joe Biden in a list of war criminals in his ‘This Is Not A Drill’ segment of his live show; Waters insisted that the US should encourage Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to negotiate

Outline:  pink floyds roger waters

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  ± Ukraine, - Roger Waters, ? Russia


North Korea offers Russia 100,000 volunteers to fight Ukraine, says state TV -- The Independent

Moscow should not be shy in ‘accepting the hand extended to us by Kim Jong-un’, says Russian defence expert

Outline:  north korean military force

Tone:  ± mixed

Discussion:  ? Russia, ? Ukraine, ? Kim

Barcelona blocked by La Liga from registering new players before season -- The Guardian

Barcelona had accounted for benefits of €667m (£562m) from sale of two packets of future TV rights; But the league’s audit found that the amount Barcelona had received directly from investors Sixth Street for two TV rights packages of 10% and 15% respectively was only €517m

Outline:  amount barcelona

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ? Bernardo, ? Sevilla, ? Barça


What should we do with the money we will have left after paying off our mortgage? -- The Guardian

We are selling our flat to move to a different city but I am scared of losing our assets in the event of a banking disaster; I’m aware that if a bank collapsed, only £85,000 is protected

Outline:  banking disaster q

Tone:  ± mixed

Discussion:  ? Fremont, US, ? California, ? San Francisco

Several Hollywood stars unlike Johnny Depps post celebrating Amber Heard trial win -- The Independent

Stars who supported him at the time have seemingly had second thoughts about making their views public; Elle Fanning, Bella Hadid, Orlando Bloom, Robert Downey Jr, Zoey Deutch, Sophie Turner, Joey King and Sam Fender are among those who no longer appear on Depp's post

Outline:  post johnny depp

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  -- Depp, ? Ukraine, ? Amber


Britney Spears' ex-husband claims conservatorship 'saved her' -- ITV News

Britney's ex-husband claims her father's 13-year legal control over her affairs saved her life; Geraint Vincent reports Jamie Spears had say over his daughter’s movements, finances and relationships for 13 years in a legal arrangement that spawned the ‘Free Britney’ campaign

Outline:  jamie spears

Tone:  -- v. negative

Discussion:  - Britney, ? Jamie Spears

Extent of struggle to find NHS dentist revealed by far-reaching BBC research -- BBC News (UK)

Nine in 10 NHS dental practices across the UK are not accepting new adult patients for treatment under the health service; In a third of the UK's more than 200 council areas, we found no dentists taking on adult NHS patients

Outline:  nhs dentists

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  - NHS, ++ UK, ++ England


Full extent of NHS dentistry shortage revealed by far-reaching BBC research -- BBC News (UK)

"I make my own dentures at home" 9 in 10 NHS dentists are not taking on new patients, with some people taking treatment into their own hands

Outline:  nhs dentistry shortage

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  - NHS, ? UK, ? Europe

WhatsApp opens the door to silent exits from annoying groups -- The Guardian

Removed: article

Outline:  whatsapp group

Tone:  ++ v. positive

Discussion:  ? UK, ? Simon Jenkins, ? Starmer

Flooding in north London as water main bursts -- BBC News (UK)

Broken main causes floods of up to 4ft (1.2m) and creates two sinkholes in Islington; About 50 properties damaged and several roads closed, London Fire Brigade said

Outline:  floods

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  ? Corbyn, ? London, ? Islington

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