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Newspin: Balancing the News (UK)

News for May 28, 2023

Old so and so is at it again… probably. Here's what else is happening, served with a delicious side of slow-cooked analysis.

Tributes to ITV News Health and Science Editor Emily Morgan who has died -- ITV News

Outline: (what is this?) science editor emily morgan

Tone: (what is this?) - negative

Discussion: (what is this?) + Emily, ++ covid, -- ITV


ITV health editor Emily Morgan dies aged 45 with Piers Morgan and NHS England paying tribute -- Metro

BREAKING: ITV news reporter Emily Morgan has died aged 45 after being diagnosed with lung cancer

Outline:  itv health editor emily morgan

Tone:  ± mixed

Rishi Sunak will ask stores to cap basic food prices -- The Telegraph

Downing Street is drawing up plans for retailers to introduce price caps on basic food items such as bread and milk to help tackle the rising cost of living, can disclose

Outline:  food price caps

Tone:  ± mixed

Discussion:  + UK, ++ Soviet, ++ Marxist


Energy companies making 'war profits' - Reeves -- BBC News (UK)

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves says companies should be "taxed properly" Last year, the government introduced a windfall tax on profits made from extracting oil and gas in the UK to help fund a scheme to lower bills; Treasury says the funds are being used to "ease pressure on families

Outline:  energy profits levy

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ± UK, ? NetZero, ? U.K.

Anger over airports' passport e-gates not working -- BBC News (UK)

Passport e-gates at UK airports down

Outline:  passport e - gates

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ± UK, -- Germany, ± Brexit


Post Office used racist terms in official guidance -- BBC News (UK)

More than 700 sub-postmasters were prosecuted for false accounting based on flawed system; Document shows investigators were asked to group suspects based on racial features

Outline:  postmasters

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  ? BBC, ? Amazon, ? UK


Refugees seriously injured on dangerous fence UK built to keep asylum seekers out of EU -- The Guardian

Government accused of backing ‘inhumane’ policies as 16 people are badly hurt by barrier blocking entry via Poland from Belarus; Polish defence minister stated British soldiers would work on a fence on the Belarusian border

Outline:  dangerous fence uk

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ? Uk, ? Kevin Mcallister, ? EU

Ely crash death: Bike was early birthday present for victim -- BBC News (UK)

Bike ridden by teens in Cardiff crash was an early birthday present, says family

Outline:  ely crash death

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  - BBC, -- Helmet, ? UK

Trans lobby group Mermaids helped NHS plan treatment for children -- The Telegraph

A trans lobby group helped to draft NHS plans for treating children questioning their gender, The Telegraph can disclose

Outline:  nhs tavistock gender clinic

Tone:  ± mixed

Discussion:  ? Thailand, ? twitter, ? Susie Green


Oxford split over Kathleen Stock's invite to Union debate -- BBC News (UK)

Kathleen Stock is a key gender-critical figure at Oxford University; Prof Stock is due to address an Oxford Union event on Tuesday

Outline:  trans activists

Tone:  ± mixed

Discussion:  ++ Oxford, ? David Irving, ? LDNBlockchain23


Miriam Cates: Its not good for children to change gender at school -- The Telegraph

'Most people want to have children and we should help them if they do - it's odd that's controversial.' meets fast-rising MP Miriam Cates who opposes trans ideology, champions the family and argues for more common sense in politics

Outline:  mp miriam cates

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ? IVF, ? Australia, ? Jeremy Hunt

Twitter pulls out of voluntary EU disinformation code -- BBC News (UK)

EU says Twitter will be legally required to fight disinformation from 25 August; The code aims to prevent profiteering from disinformation and fake news

Outline:  voluntary eu disinformation code twitter

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ++ EU, - Twitter, ++ Elon


Labours secret 10-year plan to take Britain back into the EU -- The Telegraph

With a change in government looking likely next year, rejoiners will be in the ascendancy. So how might Sir Keir Starmer pursue Reversit?

Outline:  brexit

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  -- Europe, ? Starmer, ? Labour

Tiktoker Mizzy charged with breaching social media order -- BBC News (UK)

Bacari-Bronze O'Garro pleaded not guilty at Thames Magistrates' Court to three breaches of a court order; The 18-year-old was ordered not to post any videos on social media without consent of people featured in them

Outline:  tiktoker mizzy

Tone:  - negative

Discussion:  -- Mizzy, - TikToker, -- UK

Premiership final: Saracens win sixth title in thriller v Sale -- BBC News (UK)

Just Stop Oil protesters disrupt play at Premiership Rugby final

Outline:  premiership rugby

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ? Wembley, ? Tom Curry, ? Jeffrey Epstein


Premiership final: Protesters force stoppage of Premiership final between Saracens and Sale -- BBC News (UK)

Sale and Saracens were playing in the Gallagher Premiership final at Twickenham; Two men ran from the stands and threw paint powder on to the pitch

Outline:  twickenham

Tone:  + positive

Discussion:  ? BBC, ? rugby


Just Stop Oil protesters storm Twickenham grounds throwing orange paint powder in protest -- ITV News

Outline:  oil protesters

Tone:  ± mixed

Beautiful South singer Paul Heaton pays for festival drinks -- BBC News (UK)

Paul Heaton is playing the Neighbourhood Festival in Warrington this weekend; Ex-Housemartins singer is putting money behind the bar of four pubs

Outline:  beautiful south singer paul heaton

Tone:  ++ v. positive

Discussion:  ? Paul, ? London, ? BBC News

PC who investigated Wayne Couzens for indecent exposure gets hundreds of hate messages -- BBC News (UK)

Samantha Lee says she has been made a scapegoat for wider Met failings; Ms Lee's investigation was carried out hours before Wayne Couzens kidnapped Sarah Everard

Outline:  ms lee cctv

Tone:  -- v. negative

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