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Newspin: Balancing the News (UK)

News for Aug 10, 2022

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FBI agents raid Donald Trump's Florida estate -- The Telegraph

The FBI raided Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida and broke into his safe in a stunning escalation of the legal scrutiny faced by the former US President

Outline: (what is this?) florida estate

Tone: (what is this?) - negative

Discussion: (what is this?) - Trump, + FBI, -- Biden


Trump says FBI has raided his Florida home, Mar-a-Lago -- BBC News (UK)

Donald Trump says a 'large group' of FBI agents raided his Florida home on Monday; The search is reportedly linked to an investigation into his handling of classified material

Outline:  fbi activity

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  + Trump, + FBI, + Biden


Donald Trumps Mar-a-Lago home raided as FBI executes search warrant live -- The Guardian

Former US president described the incident at his resort in Palm Beach, Florida as ‘an unannounced raid’ but did not specify what was taken; Michael Beschloss has described Monday’s events as something that has never happened before in American history

Outline:  russia investigation

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ++ Trump, ± FBI, - Democrats

Energy bills forecast to hit over 4,200 a year -- BBC News (UK)

Warning energy prices to hit over 4,200 in January

Outline:  price cap forecasts

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ++ UK, ± Russia, - Boris


UK energy bills forecast to hit 4,266 from January -- The Guardian

Consultancy Cornwall Insight said it expected the energy price cap to reach £4,266 a year for the first three months of next year; Consumer champion Martin Lewis said the latest forecast was ‘tragic news’ and urged the ‘zombie government’ to come up with an immediate action plan

Outline:  uk energy bills

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  + UK, ± Corbyn, ± Labour


UK energy bills now expected to hit 4,266 from January -- Metro

Annual energy bills for average households in the UK are now forecast to hit 4,266 as gas and electricity prices continue to spiral

Outline:  uk energy bills

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ++ UK, ++ Ofgem, ? Russia

Royal trolls try to hijack moving photo of Meghan Markle posted by Tyler Perry -- The Independent

Social media users criticised the photo that the actor shared for Meghan Markle’s 41st birthday; The image also featured Meghan on her tour in South Africa in 2019, where she can be seen kissing a young girl on the hand

Outline:  meghan markle

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  - Meghan, ++ Harry, -- Perry


The Papers -- BBC News (UK)

Wednesdays Mirror: 'Giggs cheated on me with 8 women'

Outline:  papers wednesdays mirror

Tone:  ± mixed

Discussion:  - Giggs, ++ Boris Johnson, ? Zak Russell


Ryan Giggs head-butted ex-girlfriend when she tried to leave him, court hears -- The Guardian

Ryan Giggs kicked his naked girlfriend out of Dubai hotel room

Outline:  ryan giggs

Tone:  ± mixed

Discussion:  ? Trump, ? Gary Neville, ? Britain

Lamont Dozier, Motown songwriter, dies age 81 -- The Guardian

Lamont Dozier was one third of Holland–Dozier–Holland's production team; He was responsible for 10 of the Supremes' 12 US No 1 singles

Outline:  motown legend

Tone:  ++ v. positive

Discussion:  ? Lamont Dozier, ? Levi Stubbs


Paul O'Grady quits Radio 2 show saying it's the "right time to go" -- BBC News (UK)

Paul O'Grady has been at the BBC Radio 2 for 14 years; The 67-year-old has hosted the Sunday afternoon slot since 2009

Outline:  news paul o'grady

Tone:  ++ v. positive

Discussion:  ++ Paul, ? Steve Wright, ++ BBC

Lets Unpack That -- The Independent

Woolly mammoths are making a comeback. Should we eat them?

Outline:  live mammoths

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ? Karl Pilkington, ? Whitelaw, ? Jurassic Park

Over-50s quitting the workforce fuels inflation, says John Lewis boss -- BBC News (UK)

One million people, mostly in their 50s, have left work since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak; Job vacancies are at a record high and employers are under pressure to lift wages

Outline:  more wage inflation

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  - John Lewis, ++ UK, + Sharon


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:  ++ v. positive

Discussion:  ? BBC, ? Twitter, ? Joe Biden


Get over-50s back to work to tackle UK labour shortage, says John Lewis boss -- The Guardian

Sharon White says government should ‘think much more’ about encouraging Covid retirees to return on flexible basis; About 1 million people in the UK have left work since the start of the pandemic in March 2020

Outline:  uk labour shortage

Tone:  ± mixed

Discussion:  ? UK, ? Brexit

The people using OnlyFans as a second job to help with bills -- BBC News (UK)

English Collective of Prostitutes says rising cost of living has led to rise in sex work; Young people posting explicit content on sites like OnlyFans alongside their day job

Outline:  onlyfans

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  -- BBC, + Onlyfans, ? UK


Tough-talking Liz Truss promises police will get back to basics to cut crime -- The Telegraph

Liz Truss has promised to launch a review into how to tackle anti-social behaviour if she becomes prime minister as part of her back to basics police policy push

Outline:  basics police policy push tory leadership frontrunner pledges

Tone:  ++ v. positive

Discussion:  ? Tories, ? Truss


Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss reject cash payouts for struggling households in latest leadership clash -- ITV News

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss reject cash payouts for struggling households in latest leadership clash. The rivals went head-to-head again on Tuesday night at a Tory party hustings in Darlington, County Durham

Outline:  political correspondent daniel hewitt

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  ? Truss, ? UK, ? Priti Patel

Olivia Newton-John: Australia mourns a national sweetheart -- BBC News (UK)

Olivia Newton-John was a UK-born, Australian-raised recording artist who shot to superstardom in the US; Australia has and will always claim her as its "darling" and "sweetheart" This morning, as the country woke up to the news of her death, her name has dominated Australian media

Outline:  young olivia newton

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  - Olivia, ? Australia, ? Judith Durham

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