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 64.44%
UK Politics 7.23%
Entertainment → Music 4.82%
Front Page 4.54%
World → Middle East 4.29%
England 3.42%
Northern Ireland 3.2%
Business 2.67%
World → Americas 2.25%
Other Sports → Olympics 2012 1.43%
World 0.54%
World → Europe 0.39%
Sci → Tech 0.33%
England → London 0.17%
Scotland 0.12%
England → Merseyside 0.1%
Other Sports 0.05%
World → South Asia 0.01%

August 2005

UK 27.43%
World → Middle East 23.4%
UK Politics 11.75%
World → Americas 10.87%
World → Europe 5.65%
England → London 4.81%
Business 4.05%
Sci → Tech 3.6%
World → Asia-pacific 2.21%
England → Staffordshire 2.03%
Education 1.76%
Health 0.93%
England → Merseyside 0.58%
Scotland 0.53%
World → South Asia 0.25%
Cricket → England 0.12%
Science → Nature 0.03%

September 2005

World → Americas 40.83%
UK 13.46%
UK Politics 10.56%
World → Middle East 10.28%
Northern Ireland 8.76%
Cricket → England 3.67%
World → Europe 3.58%
England → Cambridgeshire 2.54%
Education 1.4%
Health 1.38%
Scotland 1.22%
World → Asia-pacific 0.88%
England → West Midlands 0.85%
Cricket 0.53%
England → Manchester 0.06%

October 2005

UK Politics 22.4%
World → South Asia 18.34%
UK 12.74%
World → Middle East 10.58%
World → Europe 9.1%
World → Americas 6.49%
World → Asia-pacific 6.15%
England → West Midlands 3.13%
Health 2.58%
Business 2.39%
England → Nottinghamshire 1.7%
England → Manchester 1.4%
England → Hampshire 1.07%
England → London 0.98%
Entertainment → Tv And Radio 0.9%
World 0.07%

November 2005

UK Politics 32.31%
UK 19.58%
World → Middle East 12.78%
England → Bradford 12.21%
World → Europe 5.33%
Health 4.65%
Business 3.09%
England → Southern Counties 2.36%
England → Merseyside 2.04%
World → Asia-pacific 1.55%
Education 1.27%
England → Staffordshire 1.27%
England 0.99%
Northern Ireland 0.57%

December 2005

UK 35.78%
UK Politics 26.54%
Northern Ireland 13.45%
Education 6.93%
World → Middle East 6.23%
England → Merseyside 5.25%
World → Americas 3.57%
World → Asia-pacific 2.24%

January 2006

UK Politics 35.56%
World → Middle East 22.5%
World → Europe 12.39%
UK 8.96%
Health 4.23%
Education 3.56%
World → Americas 2.7%
Wales 2.55%
England → London 2.34%
Sci → Tech 2.03%
World 1.81%
Football 0.93%
World → South Asia 0.43%

February 2006

World → Middle East 22.98%
UK 17.73%
UK Politics 14.87%
England → Kent 11.37%
World → Europe 6.16%
Business 4.77%
World → Americas 4.53%
England → Nottinghamshire 3.81%
Football 2.68%
England 1.94%
Health 1.86%
England → West Yorkshire 1.63%
World → South Asia 1.24%
World → Asia-pacific 1.15%
Scotland 1.08%
Other Sports → Winter Sports 1.07%
Northern Ireland 0.48%
England → London 0.42%
England → Berkshire 0.24%

March 2006

UK Politics 27.64%
UK 16.85%
World → Middle East 15.97%
World → Europe 8.44%
Health 4.61%
Business 3.9%
World → Asia-pacific 3.77%
England → Berkshire 3.36%
World → Americas 2.44%
Scotland 1.94%
England 1.74%
England → Lancashire 1.7%
England → Southern Counties 1.67%
World → South Asia 1.5%
England → London 1.36%
England → Humber 1.11%
England → Kent 1.09%
Entertainment 0.66%
England → West Midlands 0.25%

April 2006

World → Middle East 26.45%
UK Politics 23.66%
UK 16.7%
World → Europe 6.39%
Health 5.9%
England → Coventry Warwickshire 4.21%
Northern Ireland 3.63%
Sci → Tech 2.99%
World → Americas 2.79%
England → London 2%
World → South Asia 1.83%
England 1.01%
Scotland 0.97%
England → Southern Counties 0.42%
Business 0.41%
World → Asia-pacific 0.35%
England → Wiltshire 0.25%
England → Manchester 0.02%
World → Africa 0.01%

May 2006

UK Politics 30.57%
UK 15.61%
World → Middle East 12.01%
World → Asia-pacific 8.61%
England → London 7.3%
Health 6.98%
Business 4.72%
World → Americas 4.51%
Northern Ireland 1.96%
England → West Midlands 1.87%
World → Europe 1.83%
World → South Asia 1.56%
World → Africa 1.2%
Education 0.85%
Wales 0.25%
Africa 0.18%

June 2006

UK 24.4%
UK Politics 23.48%
World → Middle East 18.86%
Health 10.72%
World → Americas 9.29%
Business 3.71%
England → London 3.15%
Wales 1.79%
World → South Asia 1.4%
Education 1.21%
Football → World Cup 2006 0.92%
World → Asia-pacific 0.47%
Sci → Tech 0.42%
World → Europe 0.12%
World 0.08%

July 2006

World → Middle East 62.36%
UK Politics 15.14%
UK 9.51%
World → South Asia 6.14%
World → Asia-pacific 2.85%
World → Europe 1.93%
Football → World Cup 2006 1.23%
Education 0.37%
World → Americas 0.2%
Health 0.16%
Scotland 0.11%

August 2006

World → Middle East 53.86%
UK 26.81%
World → Europe 4.36%
Health 3.73%
UK Politics 3.44%
England → London 2.08%
England → Humber 1.46%
England → Berkshire 0.68%
Education 0.66%
England → North Yorkshire 0.63%
World → Africa 0.49%
Scotland 0.48%
World 0.46%
England 0.34%
England → Shropshire 0.31%
Wales 0.15%
England → Manchester 0.04%
World → Americas 0.01%

September 2006

UK Politics 38.49%
World → Europe 13.54%
World → Americas 10.92%
UK 10.03%
World → South Asia 7.57%
World → Middle East 6.03%
World → Asia-pacific 3.33%
Health 3.21%
England → North Yorkshire 2.92%
Business 1.82%
England → London 0.65%
World → Africa 0.61%
Education 0.56%
England → Manchester 0.16%
Programmes → Panorama 0.15%
World 0.01%

October 2006

UK 27.58%
UK Politics 24.66%
World → Asia-pacific 16.53%
World → Middle East 8.55%
World → Americas 6.61%
England → Bradford 3.18%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 2.62%
World → South Asia 2.3%
England 2.21%
Health 1.97%
Northern Ireland 1.56%
England → Manchester 1.23%
World → Europe 0.75%
World 0.23%

November 2006

World → South Asia 29.03%
UK 26.52%
World → Middle East 16.97%
UK Politics 11.11%
World → Americas 5.32%
Business 1.7%
World → Europe 1.52%
England → Bradford 1.48%
Health 1.45%
Sci → Tech 1.4%
England → Lancashire 1.2%
England → Staffordshire 1%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 0.62%
England → Nottinghamshire 0.39%
Northern Ireland 0.24%
World 0.03%

December 2006

England → Suffolk 41.33%
UK 20.86%
World → Middle East 16.4%
World → Americas 6.75%
UK Politics 6.71%
Health 2.98%
Entertainment 1.47%
England → Southern Counties 1.13%
World → Europe 1.05%
World → Asia-pacific 0.77%
World → Africa 0.55%

January 2007

UK Politics 32.13%
UK 26.69%
World → Middle East 8.06%
Business 6.65%
World → Americas 5.87%
Northern Ireland 3.24%
England → Merseyside 3.16%
Health 2.7%
World → Africa 2.43%
World → Europe 2.07%
England → Devon 1.6%
Wales 1.17%
Education 1.05%
Entertainment 0.89%
England → London 0.83%
England → Tyne 0.78%
World → Asia-pacific 0.67%

February 2007

UK 48.31%
UK Politics 16.92%
World → Middle East 7.68%
England → London 6.38%
Sci → Tech 3.15%
World → Americas 2.99%
Business 2.84%
World → South Asia 2.83%
England → Suffolk 2.54%
England 1.74%
Health 1.64%
Education 1.23%
Entertainment 1.17%
World → Europe 0.32%
World → Asia-pacific 0.22%
Wales 0.05%

March 2007

UK 37.02%
UK Politics 28.74%
World → Middle East 8.94%
World → Africa 7.28%
World → Americas 3.66%
Northern Ireland 2.95%
World → Asia-pacific 2.57%
Sci → Tech 1.66%
Health 1.63%
World 1.39%
Education 1.37%
World → South Asia 1.35%
England → London 1.06%
Business 0.25%
England → South Yorkshire 0.13%

April 2007

UK 42.72%
World → Americas 13.49%
World → Middle East 10.19%
UK Politics 9.96%
World → Europe 5.88%
England 3.88%
Scotland → North East 3.13%
Health 2.94%
World → Asia-pacific 2.39%
England → London 1.97%
World → South Asia 1.52%
World → Africa 0.98%
Business 0.6%
Entertainment 0.32%
Sci → Tech 0.03%

May 2007

UK Politics 34.47%
UK 25.03%
World → Middle East 14%
World → Europe 11.8%
Northern Ireland 3.6%
Health 3.59%
Business 2.2%
England → London 2.03%
World → Americas 1.42%
World → South Asia 0.62%
Scotland 0.56%
Education 0.37%
World → Africa 0.12%
Cricket → Other International → Australia 0.11%
England → Shropshire 0.09%