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 14.92%
Sci → Tech 13.34%
England → London 9.02%
UK Politics 6.9%
Business 6.48%
World → Middle East 5.64%
World → Europe 5.11%
Entertainment → Music 3.81%
World → Americas 3.78%
World → South Asia 3.12%
Health 3.07%
England → Merseyside 3.03%
Entertainment → Arts 1.8%
Technology 1.7%
England → Manchester 1.68%
England → West Midlands 1.65%
Sport → Tennis 1.49%
World → Africa 1.46%
Education 1.39%
Wales 1.28%
Sport → Other Sports → Olympics 2012 1.25%
Entertainment → Tv And Radio 1.25%
England 1.18%
Sport → Cricket → England 1.08%
World → Asia-pacific 1.04%
England → Southern Counties 0.79%
Entertainment → Film 0.68%
Sport → Football → Teams → L → Liverpool 0.65%
England → Nottinghamshire 0.34%
Sport → Front Page 0.3%
England → West Yorkshire 0.28%
Northern Ireland 0.26%
Prep Obits - Will Not Publish 0.16%
Sport → Other Sports → Cycling 0.08%

August 2005

UK 15.18%
World → Middle East 13.07%
Sci → Tech 9.31%
Scotland 7.56%
UK Politics 6.56%
World → Europe 6.48%
Business 5.41%
England → London 5.21%
Health 4.16%
England → Merseyside 3.5%
Education 2.77%
Sport → Cricket → England 2.72%
World → Americas 2.25%
World → South Asia 2%
Wales 1.92%
England → Tyne 1.84%
England → Kent 1.81%
Sport → Athletics 1.47%
World → Asia-pacific 1.25%
World → Africa 1.12%
Northern Ireland 0.96%
England → Manchester 0.85%
England → Hampshire 0.68%
Entertainment → Arts 0.6%
England → Norfolk 0.55%
England → West Yorkshire 0.18%
England → Northamptonshire 0.18%
England 0.18%
England → Cornwall 0.17%
0.03%
England → Staffordshire 0.01%

September 2005

UK 23.58%
World → Europe 9.83%
World → Americas 8.86%
UK Politics 7.96%
World → Middle East 7.24%
Health 6.62%
Business 5.52%
Sci → Tech 5.39%
England → Manchester 3.26%
England → London 2.83%
Education 2.35%
England → Nottinghamshire 2.06%
World → Asia-pacific 2.03%
World → South Asia 2.02%
England → Devon 1.71%
Entertainment → Arts 1.29%
Entertainment → Music 1.24%
England → Staffordshire 0.94%
England → Lancashire 0.88%
Sport → Football → Internationals 0.75%
England → Berkshire 0.68%
Scotland 0.45%
England → Tyne 0.42%
Sport → Cricket → England 0.39%
England → Southern Counties 0.36%
Sport → Cricket 0.28%
England → Cambridgeshire 0.24%
Northern Ireland 0.23%
Entertainment 0.21%
Wales 0.19%
England 0.15%
World → Africa 0.03%
World 0.01%

October 2005

UK 20.44%
UK Politics 14.15%
World → Americas 9.19%
England → London 8.73%
World → South Asia 8.67%
World → Middle East 5.81%
Health 3.36%
Sci → Tech 3.02%
World → Asia-pacific 2.76%
World → Europe 2.73%
England → West Midlands 2.71%
Business 2.65%
Entertainment → Arts 2.32%
Entertainment → Tv And Radio 2.24%
World → Africa 1.75%
England → West Yorkshire 1.57%
Entertainment → Film 1.26%
Entertainment → Music 1.02%
England → Shropshire 0.91%
England → Bristol 0.77%
England → Essex 0.75%
Northern Ireland 0.65%
Sport → Tennis 0.53%
Scotland 0.4%
Technology 0.27%
England → Merseyside 0.25%
England 0.22%
England → Somerset 0.2%
England → Manchester 0.16%
England → South Yorkshire 0.15%
Education 0.11%
England → Southern Counties 0.11%
England → Cornwall 0.09%
England → Wear 0.03%
World 0.02%

November 2005

UK 22%
England → Humber 11.7%
UK Politics 11.23%
World → Middle East 9.08%
Health 6.1%
World → Europe 5.49%
World → Asia-pacific 4.92%
Business 4.15%
England → Southern Counties 3.69%
England 2.19%
Sci → Tech 2.16%
England → Merseyside 1.94%
England → Staffordshire 1.71%
England → Bradford 1.46%
England → Devon 1.46%
England → London 1.4%
Scotland 1.3%
Sport → Football → Teams → M → Man Utd 1.28%
Entertainment → Tv And Radio 1.18%
World → Americas 1.1%
World → South Asia 1.1%
Technology 0.93%
World → Africa 0.73%
Sport → Cricket → England 0.49%
Sport → Football 0.43%
Northern Ireland 0.33%
England → Oxfordshire 0.25%
Education 0.13%
Wales 0.07%

December 2005

UK 21.43%
Health 18.98%
Business 11.83%
Northern Ireland 10.64%
England → Essex 7.91%
World → Asia-pacific 5.53%
World → Americas 5.25%
World → Europe 4.48%
World → Middle East 4.06%
Entertainment 3.57%
England → Southern Counties 2.38%
England → Bradford 2.31%
UK Politics 1.54%
World → South Asia 0.07%

January 2006

UK Politics 21.28%
World → Middle East 15.2%
UK 12.28%
World → Europe 9.16%
England → London 6.63%
Health 4.57%
Entertainment 4.11%
Wales 3.54%
Sci → Tech 3.21%
Business 2.97%
Sport → Football → Internationals 2.34%
World → Americas 1.96%
Technology 1.83%
England → Berkshire 1.75%
England → Tyne 1.67%
England → Bradford 1.65%
Sport → Football 1.18%
World → Africa 1.1%
Education 1.02%
Wales → North West 0.99%
England → Manchester 0.9%
World → Asia-pacific 0.3%
Wales → South East 0.21%
England → South Yorkshire 0.16%

February 2006

UK 22.59%
World → Middle East 10.36%
Entertainment 7.8%
Health 6.94%
World → Europe 5.82%
UK Politics 5.71%
Business 5.6%
World → Americas 3.85%
England → London 3.51%
England → Nottinghamshire 2.67%
Sci → Tech 2.51%
Northern Ireland 2.4%
England 2.37%
World → Asia-pacific 2.31%
Sport → Other Sports → Winter Sports 1.91%
Scotland 1.9%
England → West Yorkshire 1.86%
World → South Asia 1.7%
England → Oxfordshire 1.49%
Sport → Football → World Cup 2006 1.48%
England → Manchester 1.39%
England → West Midlands 0.83%
England → Tyne 0.7%
England → Kent 0.46%
England → Berkshire 0.45%
World → Africa 0.35%
England → Shropshire 0.31%
World → Europe → Guernsey 0.25%
England → Norfolk 0.24%
Wales → South East 0.19%
Sport → Football 0.04%
Technology 0.04%

March 2006

UK 18.25%
UK Politics 16.85%
World → Europe 10.66%
Health 6.5%
World → Americas 5.78%
Sci → Tech 5.69%
England → London 5.12%
World → Middle East 4.38%
Entertainment 4.31%
World → South Asia 3.44%
England → Staffordshire 1.96%
England → West Yorkshire 1.73%
England 1.7%
England → Manchester 1.68%
England → West Midlands 1.43%
World 1.26%
Education 1.19%
World → Africa 1.09%
World → Asia-pacific 1%
Scotland 0.77%
Sport → Commonwealth Games 0.73%
England → Lancashire 0.72%
England → Kent 0.66%
England → Humber 0.56%
England → Hampshire 0.47%
Sport → Front Page 0.46%
Sport → Cricket → England 0.38%
Wales 0.31%
Business 0.25%
Northern Ireland 0.24%
England → Bradford 0.17%
England → Hereford → Worcs 0.12%
England → Beds → Bucks → Herts 0.1%
England → Cumbria 0.03%

April 2006

UK 21.8%
Entertainment 8.92%
UK Politics 7.95%
World → Europe 7.88%
England → London 6.98%
Business 6.51%
World → Middle East 6.51%
Health 4.33%
World → South Asia 3.74%
Sport → Football → Internationals 2.93%
England → Tyne 2.33%
Sport → Football → World Cup 2006 1.99%
England → Coventry Warwickshire 1.89%
England 1.71%
World → Americas 1.7%
World → Asia-pacific 1.64%
England → Beds → Bucks → Herts 1.6%
England → Manchester 1.35%
Sci → Tech 1.25%
Wales 1.24%
Northern Ireland 1.1%
England → West Midlands 0.81%
Scotland 0.75%
World → Africa 0.65%
England → Essex 0.54%
England → Lincolnshire 0.51%
England → Berkshire 0.47%
World 0.32%
England → Merseyside 0.25%
England → Wiltshire 0.24%
Education 0.09%

May 2006

UK Politics 15.57%
UK 15.36%
Entertainment 9.26%
Business 7.02%
Health 6.39%
World → Middle East 6.33%
World → Asia-pacific 4.94%
World → Europe 4.51%
World → Americas 4.3%
England → London 3.26%
World → Africa 2.84%
England 2.48%
World → South Asia 1.74%
England → Manchester 1.59%
England → Southern Counties 1.39%
Sport → Football → Europe 1.32%
Sport → Football → World Cup 2006 → Teams → England 1.09%
England → West Yorkshire 1.05%
England → Humber 1%
Sport → Football → Fa Cup 0.91%
England → West Midlands 0.84%
Sci → Tech 0.82%
Wales 0.8%
Sport → Football → Internationals 0.75%
Technology 0.71%
Northern Ireland 0.67%
England → Tees 0.66%
England → Tyne 0.66%
England → Coventry Warwickshire 0.39%
England → Staffordshire 0.36%
England → Merseyside 0.35%
England → South Yorkshire 0.25%
0.18%
England → Hampshire 0.18%
Education 0.06%

June 2006

UK 23.88%
World → Middle East 9.65%
UK Politics 8.23%
Sport → Football → World Cup 2006 7.36%
Sport → Football → World Cup 2006 → Teams → England 6.49%
Health 4.87%
World → Americas 4.86%
Business 4.62%
England → London 4.24%
World → Europe 2.88%
England 2.26%
England → Manchester 2.26%
World → Africa 2.26%
Wales → South West 2.06%
England → Bradford 1.86%
England → Nottinghamshire 1.8%
Sport → Football → Europe 1.6%
Sci → Tech 1.45%
England → Derbyshire 1.43%
Education 1.43%
World → Asia-pacific 1.23%
Sport → Football → Teams → C → Celtic 0.91%
England → West Yorkshire 0.71%
World → South Asia 0.43%
England → Beds → Bucks → Herts 0.42%
England → Tees 0.31%
England → South Yorkshire 0.27%
Northern Ireland 0.2%
England → Cumbria 0.03%
World 0.01%

July 2006

UK 21.51%
UK Politics 12.31%
Health 7.31%
World → Middle East 6.85%
World → Americas 5.92%
Sci → Tech 5.64%
World → Asia-pacific 5.45%
England → London 4.17%
Entertainment 4.08%
Business 3.81%
World → Europe 2.86%
Sport → Football → World Cup 2006 2.55%
England → Lancashire 1.92%
England 1.91%
Sport → Football → World Cup 2006 → Teams → England 1.84%
England → Wear 1.16%
Sport → Cricket → England 1.14%
England → Cumbria 1.07%
Wales 1%
England → Tyne 1%
Sport → Football → Europe 0.9%
Sport → Other Sports → Cycling 0.89%
World → South Asia 0.86%
Wales → South East 0.68%
England → North Yorkshire 0.64%
Technology 0.52%
Education 0.46%
Sport → Football → World Cup 2006 → Teams → France 0.36%
England → Hampshire 0.31%
Scotland 0.24%
Sport → Cricket 0.24%
Northern Ireland 0.15%
Scotland → Highlands And Islands 0.1%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 0.09%
England → Kent 0.07%

August 2006

UK 21.5%
UK Politics 8.28%
Health 6.66%
World → Middle East 5.66%
England → London 5.48%
World → Americas 5.3%
Business 4.97%
Sci → Tech 4.28%
Sport → Cricket 4.08%
World → Europe 4.07%
Entertainment 3.24%
World → South Asia 2.58%
Sport → Football → Internationals 2.42%
Scotland → North East 1.76%
Scotland 1.71%
World → Africa 1.6%
England 1.29%
Education 1.2%
Sport → Cricket → England 1.05%
Technology 1.03%
England → Manchester 0.92%
Scotland → Highlands And Islands 0.92%
England → Kent 0.91%
England → Staffordshire 0.86%
Scotland → South Of Scotland 0.82%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 0.82%
England → Humber 0.8%
England → Hampshire 0.75%
England → North Yorkshire 0.74%
England → Cambridgeshire 0.56%
England → Somerset 0.53%
England → Berkshire 0.5%
Sport → Other Sports → Cycling 0.49%
World 0.44%
World → Asia-pacific 0.41%
England → Bristol 0.34%
England → Cumbria 0.29%
Scotland → Tayside And Central 0.29%
Northern Ireland 0.26%
England → Dorset 0.2%

September 2006

UK 19.39%
World → Americas 11.79%
UK Politics 6.49%
Business 5.49%
Sci → Tech 5.28%
England → Manchester 5.07%
Health 4.41%
World → Europe 4.25%
England → London 3.88%
World → Asia-pacific 3.72%
Entertainment 3.52%
England → Leicestershire 2.82%
World → South Asia 2.81%
World → Middle East 2.33%
England → North Yorkshire 2.28%
Education 1.71%
Sport → Golf 1.61%
England 1.52%
Sport → Football → Internationals 1.39%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 1.3%
World → Africa 1.26%
England → Bristol 1.24%
Scotland → Highlands And Islands 1.02%
Scotland → North East 0.98%
Sport → Football 0.85%
England → Kent 0.8%
England → Southern Counties 0.67%
Sport → Cricket → Other International → Pakistan 0.44%
England → Wiltshire 0.41%
World 0.38%
England → South Yorkshire 0.28%
England → Staffordshire 0.2%
Technology 0.2%
Northern Ireland 0.17%
Sport → Football → Teams → E → Everton 0.06%

October 2006

UK 18.03%
UK Politics 12.58%
Business 9.13%
Health 7.84%
England → London 7.13%
World → Americas 6.63%
World → Middle East 4.62%
England → Bradford 3.92%
Entertainment 3.52%
Technology 3.23%
World → Europe 2.95%
Sci → Tech 2.94%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 2.49%
England → Manchester 2.37%
Wales 1.65%
England → Tees 1.64%
England → Leicestershire 1.39%
Wales → North East 1.24%
Northern Ireland 1.11%
England → West Yorkshire 1.1%
World → South Asia 0.97%
World → Asia-pacific 0.88%
England → Tyne 0.85%
Education 0.84%
World → Africa 0.62%
World 0.2%
England → Devon 0.12%

November 2006

UK 45.07%
UK Politics 11.64%
Health 5.89%
Entertainment 5.26%
World → Middle East 3.49%
Business 3.38%
Sci → Tech 3.12%
Northern Ireland 2.92%
Education 2.72%
England → Bradford 2.39%
England → Derbyshire 2.36%
England → Kent 2.04%
World → Europe 2.02%
World → Americas 2.01%
England → Suffolk 1.34%
England → Lancashire 1.14%
Technology 0.83%
World → Africa 0.53%
England → Northamptonshire 0.45%
England → London 0.41%
England 0.34%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 0.24%
Scotland 0.23%
World → South Asia 0.15%
England → Nottinghamshire 0.03%

December 2006

World → Middle East 45.52%
UK 21.36%
UK Politics 7.04%
England → London 5.36%
World → Americas 3.76%
Sci → Tech 3.69%
England → Southern Counties 2.14%
World → Africa 1.95%
World → Asia-pacific 1.72%
Sport → Cricket → England 1.56%
England → Devon 1.18%
Entertainment 0.88%
England → Bradford 0.63%
Health 0.58%
England → Oxfordshire 0.53%
England → Manchester 0.4%
World → Middle East → Country Profiles 0.39%
World → Europe 0.3%
England → Suffolk 0.3%
Scotland → Highlands And Islands 0.27%
England → Lancashire 0.27%
Northern Ireland 0.17%

January 2007

UK 23.44%
Entertainment 14.14%
UK Politics 8.74%
Business 8.44%
World → Americas 7.4%
Health 6.29%
England → Bristol 4.32%
World → Middle East 3.5%
England → Merseyside 3.13%
England → Devon 2.59%
Technology 2.5%
World → Europe 2.39%
World → Asia-pacific 2.17%
England 2.02%
Education 1.77%
Sport → Football 1.36%
England → London 1.13%
England → Beds → Bucks → Herts 1.02%
Northern Ireland 0.91%
World → Africa 0.58%
Wales 0.53%
England → Leicestershire 0.45%
Sport → Cricket → England 0.29%
England → Tyne 0.28%
Sci → Tech 0.21%
England → West Yorkshire 0.17%
England → Manchester 0.12%
Sport → Football → Europe 0.1%
England → Shropshire 0.02%

February 2007

UK 22.53%
UK Politics 10.39%
World → Americas 9.91%
Entertainment 8.2%
World → Middle East 6.67%
World → Europe 6.24%
Health 6.12%
Sci → Tech 4.25%
England → London 3.77%
Business 3.52%
England → West Yorkshire 3.31%
World → South Asia 2.74%
World → Asia-pacific 2.49%
England → Manchester 1.86%
Sport → Football 1.81%
Education 1.39%
England → Merseyside 1.24%
England 1.08%
Sport → Cricket → England 0.84%
England → Devon 0.82%
Sport → Football → Teams → L → Liverpool 0.78%
England → Essex 0.02%

March 2007

UK 16.78%
England → London 9.75%
World → Americas 9.26%
UK Politics 8.98%
Business 5.77%
World → Middle East 5.47%
World → Africa 4.69%
Entertainment 4.63%
Health 4.59%
World → Europe 4.39%
Sci → Tech 3.32%
Wales 2.26%
World → Asia-pacific 2.09%
Sport → Cricket 1.84%
England → Manchester 1.61%
Sport → Rugby Union → Welsh 1.43%
Northern Ireland 1.4%
Sport → Football 1.35%
Scotland 1.24%
England 1.15%
Sport → Cricket → Other International → Pakistan 1.13%
Education 1.07%
England → Kent 0.97%
England → Gloucestershire 0.79%
England → Hampshire 0.68%
World → South Asia 0.67%
Technology 0.52%
England → Tyne 0.49%
England → Devon 0.44%
England → Oxfordshire 0.36%
England → South Yorkshire 0.28%
England → Somerset 0.24%
England → West Midlands 0.17%
England → Berkshire 0.11%
World 0.04%
Sport → Cricket → England 0.03%
Sport → Rugby Union 0.02%

April 2007

UK 17.05%
World → Europe 10.28%
World → Middle East 8.51%
Health 8.13%
World → Americas 7.6%
Business 7.29%
England → London 5.29%
UK Politics 4.48%
World → South Asia 4.1%
Entertainment 3.98%
England 3.51%
Education 2.78%
Sci → Tech 2.33%
England → Manchester 1.86%
World → Asia-pacific 1.81%
Sport → Football 1.41%
Scotland → North East 1.34%
Sport → Cricket 1.19%
Sport → Other Sports → Horse Racing 1.17%
Technology 0.81%
England → Leicestershire 0.76%
England → Tees 0.69%
Wales → South East 0.6%
Scotland → Edinburgh And East 0.5%
England → Cumbria 0.45%
World → Africa 0.38%
England → Devon 0.38%
Sport → Tennis 0.36%
Northern Ireland 0.21%
Wales 0.2%
England → Lancashire 0.19%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 0.19%
England → Gloucestershire 0.12%
World 0.05%

May 2007

UK 19.48%
UK Politics 11.72%
Entertainment 9.3%
World → Europe 7.71%
Business 7.65%
World → Americas 7.61%
World → Middle East 7.26%
Health 4.45%
England → Essex 2.29%
England → Manchester 2.23%
England → London 2.12%
England 1.87%
Sport → Football → Fa Cup 1.76%
England → Shropshire 1.75%
England → Leicestershire 1.64%
World → South Asia 1.26%
England → Bristol 1.24%
World → Africa 1.21%
Scotland 1.2%
Education 0.92%
England → Northamptonshire 0.91%
Northern Ireland 0.75%
England → Wear 0.65%
England → Cornwall 0.63%
Technology 0.52%
England → Hampshire 0.47%
Sport → Cricket → Other International → Australia 0.3%
World → Asia-pacific 0.2%
Sci → Tech 0.18%
Entertainment → Tv And Radio 0.17%
England → Tyne 0.16%
Sport → Football → Teams → M → Man Utd 0.15%
England → Coventry Warwickshire 0.11%
Wales 0.03%
World 0.03%
England → Merseyside 0.03%
England → Surrey 0.03%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 0.01%