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 29.02%
World → Middle East 12.14%
UK Politics 10.15%
Business 8.81%
Health 5.64%
World → Europe 5.17%
World → South Asia 4.44%
World → Americas 4.24%
England → Merseyside 3.81%
Northern Ireland 2.53%
Scotland 2.26%
England → London 2.17%
Sci → Tech 1.94%
World → Asia-pacific 1.79%
England 1.54%
Sport → Other Sports → Olympics 2012 1.53%
World → Africa 1.03%
Education 0.84%
England → West Midlands 0.31%
Sport → Front Page 0.25%
Entertainment → Music 0.23%
World 0.15%

August 2005

UK 28.66%
World → Middle East 19.56%
World → Europe 7.19%
Business 6.76%
England → London 6.45%
World → Americas 6.33%
Scotland 5.39%
UK Politics 4.91%
England → Merseyside 4.9%
Health 2.93%
World → Asia-pacific 1.58%
World → South Asia 1.24%
Education 1.1%
England → West Yorkshire 0.86%
Northern Ireland 0.66%
World → Africa 0.53%
Sci → Tech 0.44%
England → Manchester 0.36%
England → Staffordshire 0.07%
World 0.05%
0.03%

September 2005

World → Americas 23.02%
World → Middle East 19.66%
UK 14.59%
UK Politics 13.53%
Northern Ireland 4.7%
Education 3.63%
Business 3.14%
England → Nottinghamshire 2.89%
World → Europe 2.85%
World → South Asia 2.17%
Health 1.73%
Sci → Tech 1.37%
England → Berkshire 1.16%
England → Staffordshire 0.96%
England → West Midlands 0.89%
England → London 0.83%
World → Asia-pacific 0.79%
England → Lancashire 0.68%
England → Tyne 0.41%
England → Cambridgeshire 0.36%
World → Africa 0.35%
Scotland 0.24%
England → Manchester 0.02%
Entertainment → Music 0.02%

October 2005

UK Politics 26.85%
World → Middle East 12.61%
World → Americas 12.25%
UK 11.84%
World → South Asia 10.79%
Health 7.55%
World → Europe 6.86%
World → Asia-pacific 4.44%
England → West Midlands 1.27%
England → West Yorkshire 0.93%
Scotland 0.89%
Sci → Tech 0.86%
England → Cambridgeshire 0.77%
England → London 0.56%
World → Africa 0.54%
England 0.36%
England → South Yorkshire 0.25%
England → Manchester 0.22%
England → Hampshire 0.08%
England → Somerset 0.06%
Business 0.02%

November 2005

World → Europe 20.92%
UK 19.93%
World → Middle East 17.54%
UK Politics 11.09%
World → Asia-pacific 5.8%
England → Bradford 5.01%
Education 3.14%
Health 2.99%
World → Americas 2.91%
England 2.63%
Business 2.59%
England → Southern Counties 1.04%
England → Merseyside 1.03%
England → Staffordshire 0.91%
World → South Asia 0.77%
Northern Ireland 0.71%
Technology 0.45%
Scotland 0.36%
England → London 0.19%

December 2005

World → Americas 25.49%
World → Middle East 18.98%
Health 17.37%
World → South Asia 9.59%
UK Politics 9.38%
UK 5.18%
England → Merseyside 5.04%
Business 3.29%
Education 2.59%
World → Asia-pacific 2.24%
World → Europe 0.84%

January 2006

World → Middle East 30.93%
UK Politics 24.33%
World → Europe 9.16%
UK 8.57%
Health 8%
World → South Asia 3.33%
England → London 2.81%
World → Americas 1.93%
Wales 1.92%
Sci → Tech 1.5%
Business 1.37%
World 1.14%
England → Berkshire 1.04%
Education 0.69%
Wales → North West 0.64%
Sport → Football 0.63%
World → Asia-pacific 0.49%
England → Manchester 0.45%
World → Africa 0.44%
Northern Ireland 0.38%
Sport → Football → Internationals 0.24%
England → Wiltshire 0.02%

February 2006

World → Middle East 26.45%
UK Politics 18.25%
UK 14.23%
World → Europe 11.01%
England → Kent 5.59%
World → Americas 5.16%
World → Asia-pacific 4.99%
Business 3.21%
World → South Asia 2.4%
World → Africa 2.06%
Health 1.54%
England → Nottinghamshire 1.49%
England → London 1.25%
Scotland 0.84%
England → Shropshire 0.73%
Sci → Tech 0.36%
World 0.31%
Northern Ireland 0.09%
Sport → Football 0.04%

March 2006

World → Middle East 21.15%
UK Politics 17.68%
UK 14.01%
World → Europe 11.96%
England → London 5.75%
World → Americas 4.7%
World → South Asia 4.28%
Health 4.04%
England → Kent 2.39%
Business 1.83%
Scotland 1.75%
Sci → Tech 1.61%
England → Lancashire 1.23%
England → Staffordshire 1.2%
Entertainment 1.17%
World → Africa 0.98%
Education 0.85%
England 0.81%
World → Asia-pacific 0.8%
World 0.76%
England → Berkshire 0.51%
England → Southern Counties 0.33%
Northern Ireland 0.18%
England → West Midlands 0.04%

April 2006

World → Middle East 18.2%
UK Politics 14.74%
World → Europe 12.83%
UK 11.23%
World → South Asia 8.48%
Health 8.37%
World → Americas 7.98%
England 3.41%
Northern Ireland 2.42%
England → London 2.19%
England → Southern Counties 1.66%
England → Manchester 1.52%
Sci → Tech 1.42%
World → Asia-pacific 1.2%
Business 0.9%
England → Wiltshire 0.49%
Education 0.49%
England → Berkshire 0.44%
England → Coventry Warwickshire 0.44%
England → Tyne 0.39%
England → West Yorkshire 0.38%
Entertainment 0.24%
World → Africa 0.23%
England → Beds → Bucks → Herts 0.21%
England → West Midlands 0.08%
World 0.07%

May 2006

UK Politics 15.59%
World → Middle East 13.5%
UK 13.15%
World → Americas 10.19%
Business 8.81%
World → Europe 6.67%
England → London 5.74%
World → Asia-pacific 5.17%
World → Africa 4.37%
World → South Asia 4.36%
Health 4.15%
Education 3.23%
England 1.7%
England → Tyne 1.26%
Northern Ireland 1.03%
Wales 0.56%
0.18%
England → Tees 0.12%
England → Manchester 0.1%
England → West Midlands 0.06%
Technology 0.06%
England → Somerset 0.02%

June 2006

World → Middle East 36.54%
UK 25.49%
UK Politics 11.13%
Business 5.16%
World → Americas 4.58%
World → South Asia 3.57%
World → Africa 2.62%
World → Asia-pacific 2.24%
World → Europe 2.17%
Health 2.07%
Education 1.03%
England → Beds → Bucks → Herts 0.96%
England 0.8%
Sci → Tech 0.44%
England → London 0.34%
England → Manchester 0.3%
Wales 0.24%
England → Tees 0.14%
World 0.08%
England → Bradford 0.06%
Prep Obits - Will Not Publish 0.02%

July 2006

UK 27.38%
UK Politics 22.95%
World → Middle East 11.93%
World → Asia-pacific 6.77%
World → Europe 3.93%
Health 3.4%
World → South Asia 3.16%
Business 3.03%
Wales 2.78%
England → Tyne 2.48%
England → Wear 2.15%
England → Kent 1.88%
Sci → Tech 1.76%
England → London 1.46%
World → Americas 1.36%
World → Africa 1.03%
Scotland → Highlands And Islands 0.68%
England → Hampshire 0.65%
England 0.63%
England → Southern Counties 0.29%
Wales → South East 0.21%
Education 0.06%
Background → Preparation - Will Not Publish 0.01%
Scotland 0.01%

August 2006

UK 27.24%
World → Middle East 24.44%
UK Politics 12.37%
World → Americas 6.45%
World → South Asia 5.85%
England → Manchester 3.89%
World → Europe 3.85%
Health 3.62%
England → London 1.94%
World 1.8%
Education 1.25%
Sci → Tech 1.15%
Business 1.06%
England → North Yorkshire 1.06%
England 1%
Sport → Other Sports → Cycling 0.92%
England → Berkshire 0.8%
England → Shropshire 0.5%
England → Humber 0.29%
Wales 0.26%
England → Dorset 0.2%
World → Africa 0.04%

September 2006

UK 17.74%
World → Middle East 16.16%
UK Politics 14.07%
World → Europe 10.78%
England 8.88%
Health 7.52%
World → South Asia 6%
World → Americas 5.02%
England → London 2.48%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 2.07%
England → North Yorkshire 1.76%
World → Africa 1.62%
Sport → Football 1.6%
Business 1.29%
Northern Ireland 0.9%
England → Manchester 0.61%
World → Asia-pacific 0.6%
Entertainment 0.41%
Education 0.39%
World 0.1%

October 2006

UK Politics 16.27%
UK 13.91%
World → Asia-pacific 12.76%
World → Middle East 11.9%
World → Americas 6.85%
World → South Asia 6.09%
Northern Ireland 5.27%
World → Europe 4.99%
Business 3.56%
Health 2.84%
World 2.58%
Entertainment 2.3%
England → Bradford 2.08%
Education 1.88%
England → London 1.72%
England 1.3%
England → Tyne 1.22%
Wales 0.87%
World → Africa 0.8%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 0.56%
England → Leicestershire 0.26%

November 2006

World → Middle East 47.08%
UK 20.56%
World → Americas 8.13%
UK Politics 5.47%
Health 3.37%
Business 2.15%
Technology 1.62%
Northern Ireland 1.59%
World → Africa 1.52%
Scotland → North East 1.41%
Sci → Tech 1.34%
England → Staffordshire 1.14%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 0.96%
England → Nottinghamshire 0.9%
England 0.8%
England → Kent 0.42%
World → Europe 0.41%
World → Asia-pacific 0.31%
England → London 0.27%
Education 0.23%
England → Bradford 0.22%
England → Lancashire 0.07%
England → Southern Counties 0.03%

December 2006

UK 53.27%
World → Middle East 13.77%
World → Americas 8.59%
World → Africa 5.51%
World → Europe 4.55%
World → Asia-pacific 3.12%
England → Suffolk 2.8%
UK Politics 2.08%
World → South Asia 1.86%
Entertainment 1.52%
Health 1.11%
England → Southern Counties 0.66%
Northern Ireland 0.59%
England → Devon 0.43%
World 0.12%
Sci → Tech 0.05%

January 2007

UK 20.65%
World → Middle East 20.54%
UK Politics 10.45%
World → Americas 9.09%
Health 5.12%
World → Europe 4.07%
Sci → Tech 3.3%
Business 3.14%
England → London 3.13%
Education 3.07%
World → Asia-pacific 2.93%
England → Devon 2.39%
England 2.22%
Wales → North East 1.91%
Northern Ireland 1.55%
England → Tyne 1.3%
World → Africa 1.2%
England → West Yorkshire 1.01%
Entertainment 0.96%
World → South Asia 0.84%
Wales 0.8%
England → Shropshire 0.36%

February 2007

UK 30.46%
World → Middle East 20.31%
UK Politics 14.04%
World → Europe 6.46%
World → Americas 4.86%
World → Asia-pacific 4.24%
England → London 4.18%
Health 3.85%
Business 3.37%
World → South Asia 3.2%
England → West Yorkshire 2.26%
England 1.4%
Sci → Tech 0.62%
England → Suffolk 0.3%
Education 0.29%
Entertainment 0.11%
World 0.05%

March 2007

UK 24.87%
UK Politics 18.41%
World → Americas 12.95%
World → Middle East 12.95%
World → Africa 5.94%
England → South Yorkshire 3.18%
England → London 2.98%
World → Asia-pacific 2.53%
World → Europe 2.3%
Education 1.86%
Health 1.64%
Business 1.62%
Northern Ireland 1.49%
England 1.28%
World → South Asia 1.24%
Sci → Tech 1.21%
England → Devon 1%
Wales 0.85%
England → West Midlands 0.49%
England → Tyne 0.48%
World 0.3%
England → Somerset 0.3%
England → Hereford → Worcs 0.12%

April 2007

UK 24.24%
World → Middle East 15.07%
UK Politics 12.59%
World → Europe 10.89%
World → Americas 7.18%
World → Africa 4.9%
England → London 4.87%
Health 3.42%
Business 2.72%
Scotland → Edinburgh And East 2.51%
Sci → Tech 2.21%
World → Asia-pacific 2.18%
World → South Asia 2.1%
England → Merseyside 1.66%
Wales 1.09%
England 0.63%
Scotland → North East 0.54%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 0.47%
England → Cumbria 0.42%
England → Gloucestershire 0.14%
Entertainment 0.13%
Northern Ireland 0.05%

May 2007

UK 22.06%
UK Politics 19.41%
World → Middle East 17.03%
World → Europe 9.67%
Health 5.56%
Business 3.68%
World → South Asia 3.65%
England 3.31%
World → Americas 2.49%
England → Leicestershire 1.85%
England → Shropshire 1.55%
Northern Ireland 1.45%
Sci → Tech 1.15%
World → Africa 1.04%
England → Surrey 1%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 0.91%
England → London 0.87%
Education 0.86%
England → Manchester 0.78%
Sport → Cricket → Other International → Australia 0.72%
World → Asia-pacific 0.3%
England → Northamptonshire 0.3%
England → Essex 0.18%
Scotland 0.17%
England → Wear 0.01%