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 21.97%
World → Middle East 8.89%
UK Politics 8.52%
Business 7.64%
Sci → Tech 7.64%
England → London 5.6%
World → Europe 5.14%
Health 4.35%
World → Americas 4.01%
World → South Asia 3.78%
England → Merseyside 3.42%
Entertainment → Music 2.02%
World → Asia-pacific 1.42%
Northern Ireland 1.4%
Sport → Other Sports → Olympics 2012 1.39%
England 1.36%
World → Africa 1.25%
Scotland 1.13%
Education 1.12%
England → West Midlands 0.98%
Entertainment → Arts 0.9%
Technology 0.85%
England → Manchester 0.84%
Sport → Tennis 0.75%
Wales 0.64%
Entertainment → Tv And Radio 0.62%
Sport → Cricket → England 0.54%
England → Southern Counties 0.39%
Entertainment → Film 0.34%
Sport → Football → Teams → L → Liverpool 0.32%
Sport → Front Page 0.27%
England → Nottinghamshire 0.17%
England → West Yorkshire 0.14%
Prep Obits - Will Not Publish 0.08%
World 0.08%
Sport → Other Sports → Cycling 0.04%

August 2005

UK 21.92%
World → Middle East 16.32%
World → Europe 6.84%
Scotland 6.47%
Business 6.09%
England → London 5.83%
UK Politics 5.74%
Sci → Tech 4.87%
World → Americas 4.29%
England → Merseyside 4.2%
Health 3.55%
Education 1.94%
World → South Asia 1.62%
World → Asia-pacific 1.41%
Sport → Cricket → England 1.36%
Wales 0.96%
England → Tyne 0.92%
England → Kent 0.9%
World → Africa 0.83%
Northern Ireland 0.81%
Sport → Athletics 0.73%
England → Manchester 0.61%
England → West Yorkshire 0.52%
England → Hampshire 0.34%
Entertainment → Arts 0.3%
England → Norfolk 0.27%
England 0.09%
England → Northamptonshire 0.09%
England → Cornwall 0.08%
England → Staffordshire 0.04%
0.03%
World 0.02%

September 2005

UK 19.08%
World → Americas 15.94%
World → Middle East 13.45%
UK Politics 10.75%
World → Europe 6.34%
Business 4.33%
Health 4.17%
Sci → Tech 3.38%
Education 2.99%
England → Nottinghamshire 2.47%
Northern Ireland 2.47%
World → South Asia 2.09%
England → London 1.83%
England → Manchester 1.64%
World → Asia-pacific 1.41%
England → Staffordshire 0.95%
England → Berkshire 0.92%
England → Devon 0.86%
England → Lancashire 0.78%
Entertainment → Arts 0.64%
Entertainment → Music 0.63%
England → West Midlands 0.45%
England → Tyne 0.41%
Sport → Football → Internationals 0.38%
Scotland 0.35%
England → Cambridgeshire 0.3%
Sport → Cricket → England 0.2%
World → Africa 0.19%
England → Southern Counties 0.18%
Sport → Cricket 0.14%
Entertainment 0.1%
Wales 0.09%
England 0.08%
World 0.01%

October 2005

UK Politics 20.5%
UK 16.14%
World → Americas 10.72%
World → South Asia 9.73%
World → Middle East 9.21%
Health 5.46%
World → Europe 4.79%
England → London 4.64%
World → Asia-pacific 3.6%
England → West Midlands 1.99%
Sci → Tech 1.94%
Business 1.33%
England → West Yorkshire 1.25%
Entertainment → Arts 1.16%
World → Africa 1.14%
Entertainment → Tv And Radio 1.12%
Scotland 0.64%
Entertainment → Film 0.63%
Entertainment → Music 0.51%
England → Shropshire 0.45%
England → Cambridgeshire 0.39%
England → Bristol 0.39%
England → Essex 0.38%
Northern Ireland 0.33%
England 0.29%
Sport → Tennis 0.26%
England → South Yorkshire 0.2%
England → Manchester 0.19%
Technology 0.13%
England → Somerset 0.13%
England → Merseyside 0.12%
England → Southern Counties 0.06%
Education 0.06%
England → Cornwall 0.04%
England → Hampshire 0.04%
England → Wear 0.02%
World 0.01%

November 2005

UK 20.96%
World → Middle East 13.31%
World → Europe 13.2%
UK Politics 11.16%
England → Humber 5.85%
World → Asia-pacific 5.36%
Health 4.55%
Business 3.37%
England → Bradford 3.23%
England 2.41%
England → Southern Counties 2.36%
World → Americas 2%
Education 1.64%
England → Merseyside 1.48%
England → Staffordshire 1.31%
Sci → Tech 1.08%
World → South Asia 0.93%
Scotland 0.83%
England → London 0.79%
England → Devon 0.73%
Technology 0.69%
Sport → Football → Teams → M → Man Utd 0.64%
Entertainment → Tv And Radio 0.59%
Northern Ireland 0.52%
World → Africa 0.37%
Sport → Cricket → England 0.25%
Sport → Football 0.21%
England → Oxfordshire 0.13%
Wales 0.03%

December 2005

Health 18.17%
World → Americas 15.37%
UK 13.31%
World → Middle East 11.52%
Business 7.56%
UK Politics 5.46%
Northern Ireland 5.32%
World → South Asia 4.83%
England → Essex 3.96%
World → Asia-pacific 3.89%
World → Europe 2.66%
England → Merseyside 2.52%
Entertainment 1.79%
Education 1.3%
England → Southern Counties 1.19%
England → Bradford 1.16%

January 2006

World → Middle East 23.06%
UK Politics 22.81%
UK 10.42%
World → Europe 9.16%
Health 6.28%
England → London 4.72%
Wales 2.73%
Sci → Tech 2.36%
Business 2.17%
Entertainment 2.06%
World → Americas 1.94%
World → South Asia 1.66%
England → Berkshire 1.39%
Sport → Football → Internationals 1.29%
Technology 0.91%
Sport → Football 0.9%
Education 0.86%
England → Tyne 0.83%
England → Bradford 0.82%
Wales → North West 0.81%
World → Africa 0.77%
England → Manchester 0.67%
World 0.57%
World → Asia-pacific 0.4%
Northern Ireland 0.19%
Wales → South East 0.11%
England → South Yorkshire 0.08%
England → Wiltshire 0.01%

February 2006

World → Middle East 18.41%
UK 18.41%
UK Politics 11.98%
World → Europe 8.42%
World → Americas 4.51%
Business 4.41%
Health 4.24%
Entertainment 3.9%
World → Asia-pacific 3.65%
England → Kent 3.02%
England → London 2.38%
England → Nottinghamshire 2.08%
World → South Asia 2.05%
Sci → Tech 1.43%
Scotland 1.37%
Northern Ireland 1.24%
World → Africa 1.2%
England 1.19%
Sport → Other Sports → Winter Sports 0.96%
England → West Yorkshire 0.93%
England → Oxfordshire 0.74%
Sport → Football → World Cup 2006 0.74%
England → Manchester 0.7%
England → Shropshire 0.52%
England → West Midlands 0.42%
England → Tyne 0.35%
England → Berkshire 0.22%
World 0.16%
World → Europe → Guernsey 0.12%
England → Norfolk 0.12%
Wales → South East 0.09%
Sport → Football 0.04%
Technology 0.02%

March 2006

UK Politics 17.27%
UK 16.13%
World → Middle East 12.76%
World → Europe 11.31%
England → London 5.43%
Health 5.27%
World → Americas 5.24%
World → South Asia 3.86%
Sci → Tech 3.65%
Entertainment 2.74%
England → Staffordshire 1.58%
England → Kent 1.53%
Scotland 1.26%
England 1.25%
Business 1.04%
World → Africa 1.03%
Education 1.02%
World 1.01%
England → Lancashire 0.98%
World → Asia-pacific 0.9%
England → West Yorkshire 0.86%
England → Manchester 0.84%
England → West Midlands 0.74%
Sport → Commonwealth Games 0.36%
England → Humber 0.28%
England → Berkshire 0.25%
England → Hampshire 0.24%
Sport → Front Page 0.23%
Northern Ireland 0.21%
Sport → Cricket → England 0.19%
England → Southern Counties 0.16%
Wales 0.16%
England → Bradford 0.08%
England → Hereford → Worcs 0.06%
England → Beds → Bucks → Herts 0.05%
England → Cumbria 0.02%

April 2006

UK 16.51%
World → Middle East 12.35%
UK Politics 11.34%
World → Europe 10.35%
Health 6.35%
World → South Asia 6.11%
World → Americas 4.84%
England → London 4.58%
Entertainment 4.58%
Business 3.7%
England 2.56%
Northern Ireland 1.76%
Sport → Football → Internationals 1.46%
England → Manchester 1.44%
World → Asia-pacific 1.42%
England → Tyne 1.36%
Sci → Tech 1.34%
England → Coventry Warwickshire 1.16%
Sport → Football → World Cup 2006 1%
England → Beds → Bucks → Herts 0.9%
England → Southern Counties 0.83%
Wales 0.62%
England → Berkshire 0.46%
England → West Midlands 0.45%
World → Africa 0.44%
Scotland 0.38%
England → Wiltshire 0.36%
Education 0.29%
England → Essex 0.27%
England → Lincolnshire 0.25%
World 0.2%
England → West Yorkshire 0.19%
England → Merseyside 0.13%

May 2006

UK Politics 15.58%
UK 14.26%
World → Middle East 9.92%
Business 7.91%
World → Americas 7.25%
World → Europe 5.59%
Health 5.27%
World → Asia-pacific 5.05%
Entertainment 4.63%
England → London 4.5%
World → Africa 3.6%
World → South Asia 3.05%
England 2.09%
Education 1.64%
England → Tyne 0.96%
Northern Ireland 0.85%
England → Manchester 0.85%
England → Southern Counties 0.69%
Wales 0.68%
Sport → Football → Europe 0.66%
Sport → Football → World Cup 2006 → Teams → England 0.54%
England → West Yorkshire 0.53%
England → Humber 0.5%
Sport → Football → Fa Cup 0.45%
England → West Midlands 0.45%
Sci → Tech 0.41%
England → Tees 0.39%
Technology 0.38%
Sport → Football → Internationals 0.38%
England → Coventry Warwickshire 0.2%
0.18%
England → Staffordshire 0.18%
England → Merseyside 0.17%
England → South Yorkshire 0.12%
England → Hampshire 0.09%
England → Somerset 0.01%

June 2006

UK 24.69%
World → Middle East 23.09%
UK Politics 9.68%
Business 4.89%
World → Americas 4.72%
Sport → Football → World Cup 2006 3.68%
Health 3.47%
Sport → Football → World Cup 2006 → Teams → England 3.24%
World → Europe 2.53%
World → Africa 2.44%
England → London 2.29%
World → South Asia 2%
World → Asia-pacific 1.74%
England 1.53%
England → Manchester 1.28%
Education 1.23%
Wales → South West 1.03%
England → Bradford 0.96%
Sci → Tech 0.95%
England → Nottinghamshire 0.9%
Sport → Football → Europe 0.8%
England → Derbyshire 0.71%
England → Beds → Bucks → Herts 0.69%
Sport → Football → Teams → C → Celtic 0.45%
England → West Yorkshire 0.35%
England → Tees 0.23%
England → South Yorkshire 0.13%
Wales 0.12%
Northern Ireland 0.1%
World 0.05%
England → Cumbria 0.02%
Prep Obits - Will Not Publish 0.01%

July 2006

UK 24.44%
UK Politics 17.63%
World → Middle East 9.39%
World → Asia-pacific 6.11%
Health 5.36%
Sci → Tech 3.7%
World → Americas 3.64%
Business 3.42%
World → Europe 3.39%
England → London 2.82%
Entertainment 2.04%
World → South Asia 2.01%
Wales 1.89%
England → Tyne 1.74%
England → Wear 1.65%
Sport → Football → World Cup 2006 1.27%
England 1.27%
England → Kent 0.98%
England → Lancashire 0.96%
Sport → Football → World Cup 2006 → Teams → England 0.92%
Sport → Cricket → England 0.57%
England → Cumbria 0.53%
World → Africa 0.52%
England → Hampshire 0.48%
Sport → Football → Europe 0.45%
Wales → South East 0.45%
Sport → Other Sports → Cycling 0.44%
Scotland → Highlands And Islands 0.39%
England → North Yorkshire 0.32%
Technology 0.26%
Education 0.26%
Sport → Football → World Cup 2006 → Teams → France 0.18%
England → Southern Counties 0.15%
Scotland 0.12%
Sport → Cricket 0.12%
Northern Ireland 0.07%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 0.04%
Background → Preparation - Will Not Publish 0.01%

August 2006

UK 24.37%
World → Middle East 15.05%
UK Politics 10.32%
World → Americas 5.88%
Health 5.14%
World → South Asia 4.21%
World → Europe 3.96%
England → London 3.71%
Business 3.02%
Sci → Tech 2.72%
England → Manchester 2.4%
Sport → Cricket 2.04%
Entertainment 1.62%
Education 1.23%
Sport → Football → Internationals 1.21%
England 1.14%
World 1.12%
England → North Yorkshire 0.9%
Scotland → North East 0.88%
Scotland 0.86%
World → Africa 0.82%
Sport → Other Sports → Cycling 0.71%
England → Berkshire 0.65%
England → Humber 0.54%
Sport → Cricket → England 0.53%
Technology 0.52%
Scotland → Highlands And Islands 0.46%
England → Kent 0.45%
England → Staffordshire 0.43%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 0.41%
Scotland → South Of Scotland 0.41%
England → Hampshire 0.38%
England → Cambridgeshire 0.28%
England → Somerset 0.26%
England → Shropshire 0.25%
World → Asia-pacific 0.21%
England → Dorset 0.2%
England → Bristol 0.17%
England → Cumbria 0.15%
Scotland → Tayside And Central 0.15%
Wales 0.13%
Northern Ireland 0.13%

September 2006

UK 18.56%
UK Politics 10.28%
World → Middle East 9.24%
World → Americas 8.4%
World → Europe 7.51%
Health 5.97%
England 5.2%
World → South Asia 4.4%
Business 3.39%
England → London 3.18%
England → Manchester 2.84%
Sci → Tech 2.64%
World → Asia-pacific 2.16%
England → North Yorkshire 2.02%
Entertainment 1.96%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 1.68%
World → Africa 1.44%
England → Leicestershire 1.41%
Sport → Football 1.22%
Education 1.05%
Sport → Golf 0.8%
Sport → Football → Internationals 0.69%
England → Bristol 0.62%
Northern Ireland 0.54%
Scotland → Highlands And Islands 0.51%
Scotland → North East 0.49%
England → Kent 0.4%
England → Southern Counties 0.34%
World 0.24%
Sport → Cricket → Other International → Pakistan 0.22%
England → Wiltshire 0.2%
England → South Yorkshire 0.14%
England → Staffordshire 0.1%
Technology 0.1%
Sport → Football → Teams → E → Everton 0.03%

October 2006

UK 15.97%
UK Politics 14.42%
World → Middle East 8.26%
World → Asia-pacific 6.82%
World → Americas 6.74%
Business 6.35%
Health 5.34%
England → London 4.43%
World → Europe 3.97%
World → South Asia 3.53%
Northern Ireland 3.19%
England → Bradford 3%
Entertainment 2.91%
Technology 1.61%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 1.53%
Sci → Tech 1.47%
World 1.39%
Education 1.36%
Wales 1.26%
England → Manchester 1.19%
England → Tyne 1.03%
England → Leicestershire 0.82%
England → Tees 0.82%
World → Africa 0.71%
England 0.65%
Wales → North East 0.62%
England → West Yorkshire 0.55%
England → Devon 0.06%

November 2006

UK 32.82%
World → Middle East 25.29%
UK Politics 8.56%
World → Americas 5.07%
Health 4.63%
Business 2.76%
Entertainment 2.63%
Northern Ireland 2.25%
Sci → Tech 2.23%
Education 1.47%
England → Bradford 1.3%
England → Kent 1.23%
Technology 1.22%
World → Europe 1.22%
England → Derbyshire 1.18%
World → Africa 1.03%
Scotland → North East 0.71%
England → Suffolk 0.67%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 0.6%
England → Lancashire 0.6%
England → Staffordshire 0.57%
England 0.57%
England → Nottinghamshire 0.46%
England → London 0.34%
England → Northamptonshire 0.22%
World → Asia-pacific 0.16%
Scotland 0.12%
World → South Asia 0.07%
England → Southern Counties 0.01%

December 2006

UK 37.32%
World → Middle East 29.65%
World → Americas 6.17%
UK Politics 4.56%
World → Africa 3.73%
England → London 2.68%
World → Europe 2.42%
World → Asia-pacific 2.42%
Sci → Tech 1.87%
England → Suffolk 1.55%
England → Southern Counties 1.4%
Entertainment 1.2%
World → South Asia 0.93%
Health 0.84%
England → Devon 0.8%
Sport → Cricket → England 0.78%
Northern Ireland 0.38%
England → Bradford 0.32%
England → Oxfordshire 0.27%
England → Manchester 0.2%
World → Middle East → Country Profiles 0.2%
Scotland → Highlands And Islands 0.13%
England → Lancashire 0.13%
World 0.06%

January 2007

UK 22.04%
World → Middle East 12.02%
UK Politics 9.59%
World → Americas 8.24%
Entertainment 7.55%
Business 5.79%
Health 5.7%
World → Europe 3.23%
World → Asia-pacific 2.55%
England → Devon 2.49%
Education 2.42%
England → Bristol 2.16%
England → London 2.13%
England 2.12%
Sci → Tech 1.75%
England → Merseyside 1.56%
Technology 1.25%
Northern Ireland 1.23%
Wales → North East 0.95%
World → Africa 0.89%
England → Tyne 0.79%
Sport → Football 0.68%
Wales 0.66%
England → West Yorkshire 0.59%
England → Beds → Bucks → Herts 0.51%
World → South Asia 0.42%
England → Leicestershire 0.22%
England → Shropshire 0.19%
Sport → Cricket → England 0.15%
England → Manchester 0.06%
Sport → Football → Europe 0.05%

February 2007

UK 26.49%
World → Middle East 13.49%
UK Politics 12.22%
World → Americas 7.39%
World → Europe 6.35%
Health 4.98%
Entertainment 4.16%
England → London 3.98%
Business 3.45%
World → Asia-pacific 3.37%
World → South Asia 2.97%
England → West Yorkshire 2.78%
Sci → Tech 2.44%
England 1.24%
England → Manchester 0.93%
Sport → Football 0.91%
Education 0.84%
England → Merseyside 0.62%
Sport → Cricket → England 0.42%
England → Devon 0.41%
Sport → Football → Teams → L → Liverpool 0.39%
England → Suffolk 0.15%
World 0.02%
England → Essex 0.01%

March 2007

UK 20.82%
UK Politics 13.7%
World → Americas 11.1%
World → Middle East 9.21%
England → London 6.36%
World → Africa 5.32%
Business 3.69%
World → Europe 3.35%
Health 3.12%
Entertainment 2.31%
World → Asia-pacific 2.31%
Sci → Tech 2.27%
England → South Yorkshire 1.73%
Wales 1.56%
Education 1.47%
Northern Ireland 1.45%
England 1.21%
World → South Asia 0.95%
Sport → Cricket 0.92%
England → Manchester 0.8%
England → Devon 0.72%
Sport → Rugby Union → Welsh 0.71%
Sport → Football 0.67%
Scotland 0.62%
Sport → Cricket → Other International → Pakistan 0.57%
England → Tyne 0.49%
England → Kent 0.48%
England → Gloucestershire 0.39%
England → Hampshire 0.34%
England → West Midlands 0.33%
England → Somerset 0.27%
Technology 0.26%
England → Oxfordshire 0.18%
World 0.17%
England → Hereford → Worcs 0.06%
England → Berkshire 0.06%
Sport → Cricket → England 0.02%
Sport → Rugby Union 0.01%

April 2007

UK 20.65%
World → Middle East 11.79%
World → Europe 10.59%
UK Politics 8.53%
World → Americas 7.39%
Health 5.77%
England → London 5.08%
Business 5.01%
World → South Asia 3.1%
World → Africa 2.64%
Sci → Tech 2.27%
England 2.07%
Entertainment 2.06%
World → Asia-pacific 1.99%
Scotland → Edinburgh And East 1.51%
Education 1.39%
Scotland → North East 0.94%
England → Manchester 0.93%
England → Merseyside 0.83%
Sport → Football 0.71%
Wales 0.64%
Sport → Cricket 0.6%
Sport → Other Sports → Horse Racing 0.58%
England → Cumbria 0.43%
Technology 0.41%
England → Leicestershire 0.38%
England → Tees 0.35%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 0.33%
Wales → South East 0.3%
England → Devon 0.19%
Sport → Tennis 0.18%
Northern Ireland 0.13%
England → Gloucestershire 0.13%
England → Lancashire 0.09%
World 0.02%

May 2007

UK 20.77%
UK Politics 15.57%
World → Middle East 12.15%
World → Europe 8.69%
Business 5.67%
World → Americas 5.05%
Health 5%
Entertainment 4.65%
England 2.59%
World → South Asia 2.45%
England → Leicestershire 1.74%
England → Shropshire 1.65%
England → Manchester 1.51%
England → London 1.5%
England → Essex 1.23%
World → Africa 1.13%
Northern Ireland 1.1%
Education 0.89%
Sport → Football → Fa Cup 0.88%
Scotland 0.68%
Sci → Tech 0.67%
England → Bristol 0.62%
England → Northamptonshire 0.61%
England → Surrey 0.52%
Sport → Cricket → Other International → Australia 0.51%
Scotland → Glasgow And West 0.46%
England → Wear 0.33%
England → Cornwall 0.31%
Technology 0.26%
World → Asia-pacific 0.25%
England → Hampshire 0.24%
Entertainment → Tv And Radio 0.08%
England → Tyne 0.08%
Sport → Football → Teams → M → Man Utd 0.07%
England → Coventry Warwickshire 0.06%
World 0.02%
Wales 0.02%
England → Merseyside 0.02%