BBC News Archive - Categories

This page measures the distribution by category of the three main headlines on the BBC News front page, with links to the stories that appeared there. The percentage is of time during that month.

Three main headlines | Main headline only | Left sub-headline only | Right sub-headline only | Both sub-headlines

July 2005

UK 36.13%
UK Politics 8.09%
World → Middle East 7.36%
Business 5.98%
Sci → Tech 5.2%
England → London 3.79%
World → Europe 3.56%
World → Americas 3.42%
Entertainment → Music 2.95%
Health 2.9%
World → South Asia 2.52%
England → Merseyside 2.31%
England 2.05%
Northern Ireland 2%
Front Page 1.51%
World → Asia-pacific 0.95%
Sport → Other Sports → Olympics 2012 0.93%
World → Africa 0.83%
Scotland 0.79%
Education 0.74%
England → West Midlands 0.65%
Entertainment → Arts 0.6%
Technology 0.57%
England → Manchester 0.56%
Sport → Tennis 0.5%
Other Sports → Olympics 2012 0.48%
Wales 0.43%
Entertainment → Tv And Radio 0.42%
Sport → Cricket → England 0.36%
England → Southern Counties 0.26%
World 0.23%
Entertainment → Film 0.23%
Sport → Football → Teams → L → Liverpool 0.22%
Sport → Front Page 0.18%
England → Nottinghamshire 0.11%
England → West Yorkshire 0.09%
Prep Obits - Will Not Publish 0.05%
Sport → Other Sports → Cycling 0.03%
Other Sports 0.02%

August 2005

UK 23.76%
World → Middle East 18.68%
UK Politics 7.74%
World → Americas 6.48%
World → Europe 6.44%
England → London 5.49%
Business 5.41%
Scotland 4.49%
Sci → Tech 4.45%
England → Merseyside 2.99%
Health 2.67%
Education 1.88%
World → Asia-pacific 1.68%
World → South Asia 1.16%
Sport → Cricket → England 0.91%
England → Staffordshire 0.7%
Wales 0.64%
England → Tyne 0.61%
England → Kent 0.6%
World → Africa 0.55%
Northern Ireland 0.54%
Sport → Athletics 0.49%
England → Manchester 0.4%
England → West Yorkshire 0.35%
England → Hampshire 0.23%
Entertainment → Arts 0.2%
England → Norfolk 0.18%
England 0.06%
England → Northamptonshire 0.06%
England → Cornwall 0.06%
Cricket → England 0.04%
0.02%
World 0.02%
Science → Nature 0.01%

September 2005

World → Americas 24.24%
UK 17.21%
World → Middle East 12.39%
UK Politics 10.68%
World → Europe 5.42%
Northern Ireland 4.57%
Health 3.24%
Business 2.89%
Education 2.46%
Sci → Tech 2.25%
England → Nottinghamshire 1.65%
World → South Asia 1.39%
World → Asia-pacific 1.23%
Cricket → England 1.22%
England → London 1.22%
England → Manchester 1.11%
England → Cambridgeshire 1.05%
Scotland 0.64%
England → Staffordshire 0.63%
England → Berkshire 0.61%
England → West Midlands 0.58%
England → Devon 0.57%
England → Lancashire 0.52%
Entertainment → Arts 0.43%
Entertainment → Music 0.42%
England → Tyne 0.27%
Sport → Football → Internationals 0.25%
Cricket 0.18%
Sport → Cricket → England 0.13%
World → Africa 0.13%
England → Southern Counties 0.12%
Sport → Cricket 0.09%
Entertainment 0.07%
Wales 0.06%
England 0.05%
World 0%

October 2005

UK Politics 21.13%
UK 15.01%
World → South Asia 12.6%
World → Middle East 9.66%
World → Americas 9.31%
World → Europe 6.23%
Health 4.5%
World → Asia-pacific 4.45%
England → London 3.42%
England → West Midlands 2.37%
Business 1.69%
Sci → Tech 1.29%
Entertainment → Tv And Radio 1.05%
England → West Yorkshire 0.83%
Entertainment → Arts 0.77%
World → Africa 0.76%
England → Manchester 0.59%
England → Nottinghamshire 0.57%
Scotland 0.43%
Entertainment → Film 0.42%
England → Hampshire 0.38%
Entertainment → Music 0.34%
England → Shropshire 0.3%
England → Bristol 0.26%
England → Cambridgeshire 0.26%
England → Essex 0.25%
Northern Ireland 0.22%
England 0.19%
Sport → Tennis 0.18%
England → South Yorkshire 0.13%
Technology 0.09%
England → Somerset 0.09%
England → Merseyside 0.08%
Education 0.04%
England → Southern Counties 0.04%
World 0.03%
England → Cornwall 0.03%
England → Wear 0.01%

November 2005

UK 20.5%
UK Politics 18.21%
World → Middle East 13.13%
World → Europe 10.58%
England → Bradford 6.22%
Health 4.58%
World → Asia-pacific 4.09%
England → Humber 3.9%
Business 3.28%
England → Southern Counties 2.36%
England 1.94%
England → Merseyside 1.67%
Education 1.51%
World → Americas 1.34%
England → Staffordshire 1.3%
Sci → Tech 0.72%
World → South Asia 0.62%
Scotland 0.55%
Northern Ireland 0.54%
England → London 0.53%
England → Devon 0.49%
Technology 0.46%
Sport → Football → Teams → M → Man Utd 0.43%
Entertainment → Tv And Radio 0.39%
World → Africa 0.24%
Sport → Cricket → England 0.16%
Sport → Football 0.14%
England → Oxfordshire 0.08%
Wales 0.02%

December 2005

UK 20.8%
UK Politics 12.49%
Health 12.11%
World → Americas 11.44%
World → Middle East 9.76%
Northern Ireland 8.03%
Business 5.04%
England → Merseyside 3.43%
World → Asia-pacific 3.34%
World → South Asia 3.22%
Education 3.17%
England → Essex 2.64%
World → Europe 1.77%
Entertainment 1.19%
England → Southern Counties 0.79%
England → Bradford 0.77%

January 2006

UK Politics 27.06%
World → Middle East 22.88%
World → Europe 10.24%
UK 9.94%
Health 5.6%
England → London 3.93%
Wales 2.67%
Sci → Tech 2.25%
World → Americas 2.2%
Education 1.76%
Business 1.45%
Entertainment 1.37%
World → South Asia 1.25%
World 0.99%
England → Berkshire 0.93%
Sport → Football → Internationals 0.86%
Technology 0.61%
Sport → Football 0.6%
England → Tyne 0.56%
England → Bradford 0.55%
Wales → North West 0.54%
World → Africa 0.51%
England → Manchester 0.45%
Football 0.31%
World → Asia-pacific 0.27%
Northern Ireland 0.13%
Wales → South East 0.07%
England → South Yorkshire 0.05%
England → Wiltshire 0.01%

February 2006

World → Middle East 19.93%
UK 18.18%
UK Politics 12.94%
World → Europe 7.66%
England → Kent 5.81%
Business 4.53%
World → Americas 4.51%
Health 3.45%
World → Asia-pacific 2.82%
England → Nottinghamshire 2.66%
Entertainment 2.6%
World → South Asia 1.78%
England → London 1.73%
England 1.44%
Scotland 1.27%
England → West Yorkshire 1.16%
Northern Ireland 0.99%
Sci → Tech 0.96%
Football 0.89%
World → Africa 0.8%
Sport → Other Sports → Winter Sports 0.64%
England → Oxfordshire 0.5%
Sport → Football → World Cup 2006 0.49%
England → Manchester 0.46%
Other Sports → Winter Sports 0.36%
England → Shropshire 0.35%
England → West Midlands 0.28%
England → Tyne 0.23%
England → Berkshire 0.23%
World 0.1%
World → Europe → Guernsey 0.08%
England → Norfolk 0.08%
Wales → South East 0.06%
Sport → Football 0.02%
Technology 0.01%

March 2006

UK Politics 20.72%
UK 16.37%
World → Middle East 13.83%
World → Europe 10.35%
Health 5.05%
World → Americas 4.31%
England → London 4.07%
World → South Asia 3.07%
Sci → Tech 2.43%
Entertainment 2.05%
Business 1.99%
World → Asia-pacific 1.86%
Scotland 1.49%
England 1.41%
England → Kent 1.38%
England → Berkshire 1.29%
England → Lancashire 1.22%
England → Staffordshire 1.06%
World → Africa 0.69%
Education 0.68%
World 0.67%
England → Southern Counties 0.67%
England → West Yorkshire 0.58%
England → West Midlands 0.57%
England → Manchester 0.56%
England → Humber 0.56%
Sport → Commonwealth Games 0.24%
England → Hampshire 0.16%
Sport → Front Page 0.15%
Northern Ireland 0.14%
Sport → Cricket → England 0.13%
Wales 0.1%
England → Bradford 0.06%
England → Hereford → Worcs 0.04%
England → Beds → Bucks → Herts 0.03%
England → Cumbria 0.01%

April 2006

World → Middle East 17.05%
UK 16.58%
UK Politics 15.45%
World → Europe 9.03%
Health 6.2%
World → South Asia 4.68%
World → Americas 4.16%
England → London 3.72%
Entertainment 3.06%
Business 2.6%
Northern Ireland 2.38%
England → Coventry Warwickshire 2.18%
England 2.04%
Sci → Tech 1.89%
World → Asia-pacific 1.06%
Sport → Football → Internationals 0.98%
England → Manchester 0.96%
England → Tyne 0.91%
England → Southern Counties 0.69%
Sport → Football → World Cup 2006 0.66%
England → Beds → Bucks → Herts 0.6%
Scotland 0.57%
Wales 0.41%
England → Wiltshire 0.33%
England → Berkshire 0.3%
World → Africa 0.3%
England → West Midlands 0.3%
Education 0.19%
England → Essex 0.18%
England → Lincolnshire 0.17%
World 0.13%
England → West Yorkshire 0.13%
England → Merseyside 0.08%

May 2006

UK Politics 20.58%
UK 14.71%
World → Middle East 10.62%
Business 6.85%
World → Americas 6.33%
World → Asia-pacific 6.24%
Health 5.84%
England → London 5.43%
World → Europe 4.33%
Entertainment 3.09%
World → Africa 2.8%
World → South Asia 2.55%
England 1.39%
Education 1.38%
Northern Ireland 1.22%
England → West Midlands 0.92%
England → Tyne 0.64%
England → Manchester 0.56%
Wales 0.53%
England → Southern Counties 0.46%
Sport → Football → Europe 0.44%
Sport → Football → World Cup 2006 → Teams → England 0.36%
England → West Yorkshire 0.35%
England → Humber 0.33%
Sport → Football → Fa Cup 0.3%
Sci → Tech 0.27%
England → Tees 0.26%
Technology 0.25%
Sport → Football → Internationals 0.25%
England → Coventry Warwickshire 0.13%
England → Staffordshire 0.12%
0.12%
England → Merseyside 0.12%
England → South Yorkshire 0.08%
Africa 0.06%
England → Hampshire 0.06%
England → Somerset 0.01%

June 2006

UK 24.59%
World → Middle East 21.68%
UK Politics 14.28%
World → Americas 6.24%
Health 5.89%
Business 4.5%
England → London 2.58%
Sport → Football → World Cup 2006 2.45%
Sport → Football → World Cup 2006 → Teams → England 2.16%
World → South Asia 1.8%
World → Europe 1.72%
World → Africa 1.62%
World → Asia-pacific 1.31%
Education 1.22%
England 1.02%
England → Manchester 0.85%
Sci → Tech 0.77%
Wales → South West 0.69%
Wales 0.68%
England → Bradford 0.64%
England → Nottinghamshire 0.6%
Sport → Football → Europe 0.53%
England → Derbyshire 0.48%
England → Beds → Bucks → Herts 0.46%
Football → World Cup 2006 0.31%
Sport → Football → Teams → C → Celtic 0.3%
England → West Yorkshire 0.24%
England → Tees 0.15%
England → South Yorkshire 0.09%
Northern Ireland 0.07%
World 0.06%
England → Cumbria 0.01%
Prep Obits - Will Not Publish 0.01%

July 2006

World → Middle East 27.05%
UK 19.47%
UK Politics 16.8%
World → Asia-pacific 5.02%
Health 3.62%
World → South Asia 3.39%
World → Europe 2.9%
World → Americas 2.49%
Sci → Tech 2.47%
Business 2.28%
England → London 1.88%
Entertainment 1.36%
Wales 1.26%
England → Tyne 1.16%
England → Wear 1.1%
Sport → Football → World Cup 2006 0.85%
England 0.84%
England → Kent 0.65%
England → Lancashire 0.64%
Sport → Football → World Cup 2006 → Teams → England 0.61%
Football → World Cup 2006 0.41%
Sport → Cricket → England 0.38%
England → Cumbria 0.36%
World → Africa 0.34%
England → Hampshire 0.32%
Sport → Football → Europe 0.3%
Wales → South East 0.3%
Education 0.3%
Sport → Other Sports → Cycling 0.3%
Scotland → Highlands And Islands 0.26%
England → North Yorkshire 0.21%
Technology 0.17%
Sport → Football → World Cup 2006 → Teams → France 0.12%
Scotland 0.12%
England → Southern Counties 0.1%
Sport → Cricket 0.08%
Northern Ireland 0.05%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 0.03%
Background → Preparation - Will Not Publish 0%

August 2006

World → Middle East 27.99%
UK 25.18%
UK Politics 8.03%
Health 4.67%
World → Europe 4.09%
World → Americas 3.92%
England → London 3.17%
World → South Asia 2.81%
Business 2.01%
Sci → Tech 1.81%
England → Manchester 1.62%
Sport → Cricket 1.36%
Entertainment 1.08%
Education 1.04%
World 0.9%
England 0.87%
England → Humber 0.85%
England → North Yorkshire 0.81%
Sport → Football → Internationals 0.81%
Scotland 0.73%
World → Africa 0.71%
England → Berkshire 0.66%
Scotland → North East 0.59%
Sport → Other Sports → Cycling 0.47%
Sport → Cricket → England 0.35%
Technology 0.34%
Scotland → Highlands And Islands 0.31%
England → Kent 0.3%
England → Staffordshire 0.29%
England → Shropshire 0.27%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 0.27%
Scotland → South Of Scotland 0.27%
England → Hampshire 0.25%
England → Cambridgeshire 0.19%
England → Somerset 0.18%
World → Asia-pacific 0.14%
Wales 0.13%
England → Dorset 0.13%
England → Bristol 0.11%
England → Cumbria 0.1%
Scotland → Tayside And Central 0.1%
Northern Ireland 0.09%

September 2006

UK Politics 19.68%
UK 15.72%
World → Europe 9.52%
World → Americas 9.24%
World → Middle East 8.17%
World → South Asia 5.46%
Health 5.05%
England 3.47%
Business 2.86%
World → Asia-pacific 2.55%
England → London 2.33%
England → North Yorkshire 2.32%
England → Manchester 1.95%
Sci → Tech 1.76%
Entertainment 1.31%
World → Africa 1.17%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 1.12%
England → Leicestershire 0.94%
Education 0.89%
Sport → Football 0.81%
Sport → Golf 0.54%
Sport → Football → Internationals 0.46%
England → Bristol 0.41%
Northern Ireland 0.36%
Scotland → Highlands And Islands 0.34%
Scotland → North East 0.33%
England → Kent 0.27%
England → Southern Counties 0.22%
World 0.17%
Sport → Cricket → Other International → Pakistan 0.15%
England → Wiltshire 0.14%
England → South Yorkshire 0.09%
England → Staffordshire 0.07%
Technology 0.07%
Programmes → Panorama 0.05%
Sport → Football → Teams → E → Everton 0.02%

October 2006

UK 19.84%
UK Politics 17.83%
World → Asia-pacific 10.06%
World → Middle East 8.36%
World → Americas 6.7%
Business 4.23%
Health 4.22%
World → South Asia 3.12%
England → Bradford 3.06%
England → London 2.95%
World → Europe 2.9%
Northern Ireland 2.65%
Entertainment 1.94%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 1.89%
England → Manchester 1.2%
England 1.17%
Technology 1.08%
World 1%
Sci → Tech 0.98%
Education 0.91%
Wales 0.84%
England → Tyne 0.69%
England → Leicestershire 0.55%
England → Tees 0.55%
World → Africa 0.47%
Wales → North East 0.41%
England → West Yorkshire 0.37%
England → Devon 0.04%

November 2006

UK 30.72%
World → Middle East 22.51%
World → South Asia 9.73%
UK Politics 9.41%
World → Americas 5.16%
Health 3.57%
Business 2.41%
Sci → Tech 1.96%
Entertainment 1.75%
Northern Ireland 1.58%
England → Bradford 1.36%
World → Europe 1.32%
Education 0.98%
England → Kent 0.82%
Technology 0.81%
England → Lancashire 0.8%
England → Derbyshire 0.79%
England → Staffordshire 0.72%
World → Africa 0.68%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 0.61%
Scotland → North East 0.47%
England → Suffolk 0.45%
England → Nottinghamshire 0.44%
England 0.38%
England → London 0.23%
England → Northamptonshire 0.15%
World → Asia-pacific 0.1%
Scotland 0.08%
England → Southern Counties 0.01%
World 0.01%

December 2006

UK 31.83%
World → Middle East 25.23%
England → Suffolk 14.81%
World → Americas 6.37%
UK Politics 5.27%
World → Africa 2.67%
World → Europe 1.97%
World → Asia-pacific 1.87%
England → London 1.79%
Health 1.55%
England → Southern Counties 1.31%
Entertainment 1.29%
Sci → Tech 1.25%
World → South Asia 0.62%
England → Devon 0.53%
Sport → Cricket → England 0.52%
Northern Ireland 0.25%
England → Bradford 0.21%
England → Oxfordshire 0.18%
England → Manchester 0.13%
World → Middle East → Country Profiles 0.13%
Scotland → Highlands And Islands 0.09%
England → Lancashire 0.09%
World 0.04%

January 2007

UK 23.59%
UK Politics 17.11%
World → Middle East 10.7%
World → Americas 7.45%
Business 6.07%
Entertainment 5.33%
Health 4.7%
World → Europe 2.84%
England → Devon 2.19%
England → Merseyside 2.1%
Education 1.97%
World → Asia-pacific 1.92%
Northern Ireland 1.9%
England → London 1.7%
England → Bristol 1.44%
England 1.41%
World → Africa 1.4%
Sci → Tech 1.17%
Technology 0.83%
Wales 0.83%
England → Tyne 0.79%
Wales → North East 0.64%
Sport → Football 0.45%
England → West Yorkshire 0.39%
England → Beds → Bucks → Herts 0.34%
World → South Asia 0.28%
England → Leicestershire 0.15%
England → Shropshire 0.13%
Sport → Cricket → England 0.1%
England → Manchester 0.04%
Sport → Football → Europe 0.03%

February 2007

UK 33.77%
UK Politics 13.78%
World → Middle East 11.55%
World → Americas 5.92%
England → London 4.78%
World → Europe 4.34%
Health 3.87%
Business 3.25%
Entertainment 3.16%
World → South Asia 2.92%
Sci → Tech 2.68%
World → Asia-pacific 2.32%
England → West Yorkshire 1.86%
England 1.41%
Education 0.97%
England → Suffolk 0.95%
England → Manchester 0.62%
Sport → Football 0.6%
England → Merseyside 0.41%
Sport → Cricket → England 0.28%
England → Devon 0.27%
Sport → Football → Teams → L → Liverpool 0.26%
Wales 0.02%
World 0.02%
England → Essex 0.01%

March 2007

UK 26.22%
UK Politics 18.71%
World → Middle East 9.12%
World → Americas 8.62%
World → Africa 5.97%
England → London 4.59%
Health 2.62%
Business 2.55%
World → Asia-pacific 2.4%
World → Europe 2.23%
Sci → Tech 2.07%
Northern Ireland 1.95%
Entertainment 1.54%
Education 1.43%
England → South Yorkshire 1.2%
World → South Asia 1.09%
Wales 1.04%
England 0.81%
Sport → Cricket 0.61%
World 0.58%
England → Manchester 0.54%
England → Devon 0.48%
Sport → Rugby Union → Welsh 0.48%
Sport → Football 0.45%
Scotland 0.41%
Sport → Cricket → Other International → Pakistan 0.38%
England → Tyne 0.33%
England → Kent 0.32%
England → Gloucestershire 0.26%
England → Hampshire 0.23%
England → West Midlands 0.22%
England → Somerset 0.18%
Technology 0.17%
England → Oxfordshire 0.12%
England → Hereford → Worcs 0.04%
England → Berkshire 0.04%
Sport → Cricket → England 0.01%
Sport → Rugby Union 0.01%

April 2007

UK 28.01%
World → Middle East 11.26%
World → Americas 9.42%
World → Europe 9.02%
UK Politics 9.01%
Health 4.83%
England → London 4.04%
Business 3.54%
England 2.67%
World → South Asia 2.57%
World → Asia-pacific 2.12%
World → Africa 2.09%
Scotland → North East 1.67%
Sci → Tech 1.52%
Entertainment 1.48%
Scotland → Edinburgh And East 1%
Education 0.93%
England → Manchester 0.62%
England → Merseyside 0.55%
Sport → Football 0.47%
Wales 0.43%
Sport → Cricket 0.4%
Sport → Other Sports → Horse Racing 0.39%
England → Cumbria 0.29%
Technology 0.27%
England → Leicestershire 0.25%
England → Tees 0.23%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 0.22%
Wales → South East 0.2%
England → Devon 0.13%
Sport → Tennis 0.12%
Northern Ireland 0.08%
England → Gloucestershire 0.08%
England → Lancashire 0.06%
World 0.02%

May 2007

UK 22.19%
UK Politics 21.87%
World → Middle East 12.76%
World → Europe 9.73%
Health 4.53%
Business 4.51%
World → Americas 3.84%
Entertainment 3.1%
Northern Ireland 1.93%
World → South Asia 1.84%
England 1.73%
England → London 1.67%
England → Leicestershire 1.16%
England → Shropshire 1.13%
England → Manchester 1%
England → Essex 0.82%
World → Africa 0.79%
Education 0.72%
Scotland 0.64%
Sport → Football → Fa Cup 0.59%
Sci → Tech 0.44%
England → Bristol 0.41%
England → Northamptonshire 0.4%
England → Surrey 0.34%
Sport → Cricket → Other International → Australia 0.34%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 0.31%
England → Wear 0.22%
England → Cornwall 0.21%
Technology 0.17%
World → Asia-pacific 0.17%
England → Hampshire 0.16%
Entertainment → Tv And Radio 0.06%
England → Tyne 0.05%
Sport → Football → Teams → M → Man Utd 0.05%
Cricket → Other International → Australia 0.04%
England → Coventry Warwickshire 0.04%
England → Merseyside 0.01%
World 0.01%
Wales 0.01%