https://news.ketelle.co.uk/blindspot Stories covered mostly by one side of the political spectrum. en-gb https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/french-high-school-student-protests-lead-to-over-160-arrests https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/french-high-school-student-protests-lead-to-over-160-arrests Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:02:00 +0100 World Covered mostly by the left. Student blockades over class sizes and teacher shortages spread across France, with clashes with police. The interior minister reported 164 arrests on Monday and 440 detentions on Tuesday, and the government, France Unbowed and a student union disagreed over the response. (10 outlets: 4 left · 5 centre · 1 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/2026-el-nino-expected-to-bring-extreme-weather-worldwide https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/2026-el-nino-expected-to-bring-extreme-weather-worldwide Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:55:26 +0100 Climate Covered mostly by the left. Coverage says this year's El Niño has already passed previous records and is expected to strengthen further. New Scientist previews turbulent weather across several countries, while The Conversation explains why it brings drought to some regions and floods to others. (4 outlets: 3 left · 1 centre · 0 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/openai-apologises-over-ai-agents-accessing-australian-government-websi https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/openai-apologises-over-ai-agents-accessing-australian-government-websi Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:40:38 +0100 Technology Covered mostly by the left. OpenAI published an account of how an experimental internal model gained unauthorised access to Australian government sites, including a Medicare statistics portal, and apologised for how it handled disclosure. (4 outlets: 4 left · 0 centre · 0 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/trump-administration-taxpayer-funded-ads-and-legal-limits-on-them https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/trump-administration-taxpayer-funded-ads-and-legal-limits-on-them Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:18:22 +0100 Politics Covered mostly by the left. Federal money has paid for TV ads featuring President Trump weeks before the midterms. The White House calls them public service announcements; critics, including some Republicans, say they may break the ban on federal propaganda spending, while FCC Chair Brendan Carr sees nothing to review. (15 outlets: 9 left · 4 centre · 2 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/dhs-inspector-general-finds-vetting-errors-in-afghan-evacuee-files https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/dhs-inspector-general-finds-vetting-errors-in-afghan-evacuee-files Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:02:36 +0100 US Covered mostly by the right. A DHS inspector general report found errors in about 40% of a sample of Afghan evacuee asylum files, mostly missed aliases and documentation gaps. Right-leaning outlets frame it as a Biden-era failure, and they differ on what the report says about the cause. (4 outlets: 0 left · 0 centre · 4 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/ronaldo-to-meet-portugal-manager-and-fa-head-after-skipping-training-o https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/ronaldo-to-meet-portugal-manager-and-fa-head-after-skipping-training-o Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:02:15 +0100 Sport Covered mostly by the right. Cristiano Ronaldo, an unused substitute against Norway, skipped training and then said on Instagram he had left Portugal's camp before the Denmark game. Coach Jorge Jesus had denied any rift. (11 outlets: 1 left · 6 centre · 4 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/el-sayed-reaches-highest-polling-lead-against-rogers-in-michigan-senat https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/el-sayed-reaches-highest-polling-lead-against-rogers-in-michigan-senat Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:00:08 +0100 US Covered mostly by the right. A Marist poll released 30 September shows Democrat Abdul El-Sayed leading Republican Mike Rogers 51% to 44% in Michigan's Senate race. Newsweek stresses polling history and policy; JNS stresses antisemitism accusations and Jewish community reactions. (4 outlets: 0 left · 1 centre · 3 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/judge-dismisses-riley-gaines-title-ix-lawsuit-against-ncaa https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/judge-dismisses-riley-gaines-title-ix-lawsuit-against-ncaa Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:57:34 +0100 US Covered mostly by the right. A federal judge in Georgia granted the NCAA summary judgment, finding no evidence it receives federal funds and so falls outside Title IX. Gaines and co-plaintiffs say they will appeal. Only right-leaning outlets covered the story. (3 outlets: 0 left · 0 centre · 3 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/a-ja-wilson-gets-technical-foul-after-confrontation-with-fever-fan-in- https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/a-ja-wilson-gets-technical-foul-after-confrontation-with-fever-fan-in- Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:46:50 +0100 Sport Covered mostly by the right. Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson received a technical foul for confronting a fan during a 99-89 Indiana Fever win in Game 2. Outlets differ on whether the fan was removed and returned or never removed from the arena. (5 outlets: 0 left · 2 centre · 3 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/staten-island-judge-orders-new-york-city-to-restart-second-home-tax-ro https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/staten-island-judge-orders-new-york-city-to-restart-second-home-tax-ro Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:12:52 +0100 US Covered mostly by the right. A Staten Island judge ruled New York City must cancel its pied-à-terre tax notices and start over. The mayor's office says it is appealing and will keep implementing the tax. (8 outlets: 1 left · 1 centre · 6 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/ariana-madix-cast-as-lead-in-seth-macfarlane-s-peacock-sci-fi-series-f https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/ariana-madix-cast-as-lead-in-seth-macfarlane-s-peacock-sci-fi-series-f Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:03:49 +0100 Entertainment Covered mostly by the left. Love Island USA host Ariana Madix is attached to star in and executive produce Future Housewives, a sci-fi drama in development at Peacock from Brannon Braga and Seth MacFarlane's Fuzzy Door. (6 outlets: 3 left · 3 centre · 0 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/neon-announces-scp-foundation-anthology-movie-with-creative-commons-li https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/neon-announces-scp-foundation-anthology-movie-with-creative-commons-li Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:45:00 +0100 Entertainment Covered mostly by the left. Neon said it will produce an anthology film based on the SCP Foundation wiki, released under a CC BY-SA licence in 2027. It follows objections from the wiki's team to A24's separate SCP project. (5 outlets: 4 left · 1 centre · 0 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/lawyer-resigns-from-doj-investigation-into-alleged-deep-state-conspira https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/lawyer-resigns-from-doj-investigation-into-alleged-deep-state-conspira Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:32:57 +0100 US Covered mostly by the left. Kurt Olsen, a lawyer who backed Trump's false 2020 election claims, has resigned from a Justice Department investigation into officials who probed Trump, weeks after Joe diGenova left. Only left-leaning outlets covered it; reasons for the exit are reported differently. (4 outlets: 4 left · 0 centre · 0 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/sean-combs-lifestyle-in-new-jersey-federal-prison-sources-say https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/sean-combs-lifestyle-in-new-jersey-federal-prison-sources-say Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:13:11 +0100 Entertainment Covered mostly by the right. NBC News, citing four men who spent time in Combs' unit, reports he pays inmates for services and has a phone and alcohol at Fort Dix. His spokesperson says the media treats ordinary prison life as news; right-leaning outlets relayed the report. (5 outlets: 1 left · 0 centre · 4 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/the-lowdown-season-2-trailer-released-with-ethan-hawke https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/the-lowdown-season-2-trailer-released-with-ethan-hawke Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:07:31 +0100 Entertainment Covered mostly by the left. FX released the first trailer for season two of The Lowdown, showing Ethan Hawke's Lee Raybon drawn into a new conspiracy. The season premieres Oct. 14. (4 outlets: 3 left · 1 centre · 0 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/kenneth-griffin-pledges-3-billion-to-carnegie-mellon-for-miami-campus https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/kenneth-griffin-pledges-3-billion-to-carnegie-mellon-for-miami-campus Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:02:06 +0100 US Covered mostly by the left. Citadel founder Ken Griffin announced a $3 billion gift to Carnegie Mellon University, described as the largest individual gift to a university. Most will fund a new campus in Miami's Wynwood area; $1 billion goes to Pittsburgh. (7 outlets: 4 left · 2 centre · 1 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/cindy-holland-leaves-paramount-casey-bloys-set-to-lead-combined-stream https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/cindy-holland-leaves-paramount-casey-bloys-set-to-lead-combined-stream Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:00:52 +0100 Entertainment Covered mostly by the left. Paramount's direct-to-consumer chair Cindy Holland announced her exit in a memo on 29 September, days before the Warner Bros. Discovery deal closes. Outlets say HBO's Casey Bloys is the likely streaming head, though it is unconfirmed. (6 outlets: 4 left · 2 centre · 0 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/seattle-minimum-wage-set-to-reach-22-14-in-2027 https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/seattle-minimum-wage-set-to-reach-22-14-in-2027 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:37:55 +0100 Economy Covered mostly by the right. Seattle's inflation-indexed minimum wage is set to reach $22.14 an hour in 2027. Right-leaning coverage ties it to restaurant closures and weak hiring, and notes that supporters cite living costs. (3 outlets: 0 left · 0 centre · 3 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/doj-charges-10-migrants-with-illegal-voting-and-election-crimes https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/doj-charges-10-migrants-with-illegal-voting-and-election-crimes Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:06:49 +0100 US Covered mostly by the right. The Justice Department announced charges against 10 foreign nationals accused of illegal voting and election offences. The New York Post places the cases in Minnesota; both outlets covering it are right-leaning. (4 outlets: 0 left · 0 centre · 4 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/trump-administration-cites-96-drop-in-immigration-from-muslim-majority https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/trump-administration-cites-96-drop-in-immigration-from-muslim-majority Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:47:59 +0100 US Covered mostly by the right. The Trump administration highlighted State Department data showing legal immigration from Muslim-majority countries down about 96%. Two right-leaning outlets covered it, with different baselines and framing. (4 outlets: 0 left · 0 centre · 4 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/gaza-documentary-naza-debuts-at-top-of-italian-box-office https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/gaza-documentary-naza-debuts-at-top-of-italian-box-office Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:11:19 +0100 Entertainment Covered mostly by the left. NAZA, a documentary on the war in Gaza that won a Venice special jury prize, topped the Italian box office on its debut, while an Atlantic critic argues its Nazi analogies distance viewers from the war. (3 outlets: 3 left · 0 centre · 0 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/netflix-gives-update-on-wednesday-season-3-filming-and-jenna-ortega-re https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/netflix-gives-update-on-wednesday-season-3-filming-and-jenna-ortega-re Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:26:04 +0100 Entertainment Covered mostly by the left. Netflix announced on 30 September that production on Wednesday season 3 has finished and released a new image of Jenna Ortega at a typewriter. No premiere date has been given, though Deadline says 2027. (7 outlets: 3 left · 4 centre · 0 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/study-links-2-3-million-2024-cancer-cases-to-preventable-infections https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/study-links-2-3-million-2024-cancer-cases-to-preventable-infections Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:17:25 +0100 Health Covered mostly by the right. A study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the WHO's cancer agency, estimates that about 2.3 million new cancer cases in 2024, roughly one in eight, were linked to infections. Outlets stress that many could be prevented by vaccines and treatment. (4 outlets: 0 left · 1 centre · 3 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/late-stage-trial-results-published-for-lilly-s-retatrutide-weight-loss https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/late-stage-trial-results-published-for-lilly-s-retatrutide-weight-loss Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:44:16 +0100 Health Covered mostly by the left. Eli Lilly's retatrutide produced the largest weight losses yet recorded in drug trials published on 29 September, in the Lancet (type 2 diabetes) and the New England Journal of Medicine (obesity). It is not yet approved anywhere. (5 outlets: 5 left · 0 centre · 0 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/jennifer-lawrence-to-star-in-zach-cregger-s-sci-fi-film-the-flood https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/jennifer-lawrence-to-star-in-zach-cregger-s-sci-fi-film-the-flood Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:29:00 +0100 Entertainment Covered mostly by the left. Jennifer Lawrence will star in Zach Cregger's original sci-fi thriller The Flood at Warner Bros.' New Line Cinema, which most outlets say opens on 11 August 2028. Plot details have not been released. (7 outlets: 3 left · 4 centre · 0 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/labour-minister-jenny-riddell-carpenter-calls-rural-nostalgia-a-far-ri https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/labour-minister-jenny-riddell-carpenter-calls-rural-nostalgia-a-far-ri Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:47:12 +0100 Politics Covered mostly by the right. Nature minister Jenny Riddell-Carpenter told a Labour conference fringe event that a nostalgic pub, warm ale and black Labrador vision of Britain would be a far-right one. Only right-leaning outlets covered it, and all stress the backlash. (3 outlets: 0 left · 0 centre · 3 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/navy-picks-boeing-for-f-a-xx-next-generation-fighter-contract https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/navy-picks-boeing-for-f-a-xx-next-generation-fighter-contract Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:14:33 +0100 Business Covered mostly by the right. The Pentagon announced on 29 September that Boeing won a contract worth about $20 billion to develop the Navy's F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter. It is Boeing's second such win after the Air Force's F-47. (5 outlets: 0 left · 1 centre · 4 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/jack-smith-probe-obtained-records-of-communications-with-nearly-50-jou https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/jack-smith-probe-obtained-records-of-communications-with-nearly-50-jou Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:27:57 +0100 US Covered mostly by the right. Sen. Chuck Grassley said records from Jack Smith's Trump investigation include communications between nearly 50 journalists and government officials. Coverage so far comes only from right-leaning outlets, and Smith's response is only partly reported. (4 outlets: 0 left · 0 centre · 4 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/focus-features-and-blumhouse-date-curry-barker-s-anything-but-ghosts-f https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/focus-features-and-blumhouse-date-curry-barker-s-anything-but-ghosts-f Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:01:56 +0100 Entertainment Covered mostly by the left. Focus Features and Blumhouse-Atomic Monster will release Curry Barker's horror-comedy 'Anything But Ghosts' on May 7, 2027, the follow-up to his hit 'Obsession'. (5 outlets: 4 left · 1 centre · 0 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/russian-tu-95-bomber-crashes-in-amur-region-killing-six https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/russian-tu-95-bomber-crashes-in-amur-region-killing-six Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:43:13 +0100 World Covered mostly by the left. A Russian Tu-95 nuclear-capable bomber crashed in the Amur region on 29 September, killing six crew. The Defence Ministry said it was a training flight with no weapons aboard; the cause is not established. (5 outlets: 4 left · 0 centre · 1 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/afi-fest-2026-lineup-announced-for-october-in-hollywood https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/afi-fest-2026-lineup-announced-for-october-in-hollywood Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:39:49 +0100 Entertainment Covered mostly by the left. The American Film Institute has revealed the full lineup for the 40th AFI Fest, running Oct. 21-25 in Hollywood with 157 films. It opens with "Wildwood" and closes with "Being Heumann". (3 outlets: 3 left · 0 centre · 0 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/investigators-review-new-possible-ransom-note-in-nancy-guthrie-case https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/investigators-review-new-possible-ransom-note-in-nancy-guthrie-case Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:19:30 +0100 Crime Covered mostly by the right. The Pima County Sheriff's Department and FBI task force say they are checking the credibility of a new possible ransom note in the Nancy Guthrie case. A law enforcement source told Fox News no new notes are being treated as credible, and a woman who says she received the demand says the video sent with it was AI-generated. (5 outlets: 0 left · 2 centre · 3 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/donna-gigliotti-and-mike-farah-named-producers-guild-presidents https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/donna-gigliotti-and-mike-farah-named-producers-guild-presidents Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:01:43 +0100 Entertainment Covered mostly by the left. The Producers Guild of America announced on Tuesday that film producer Donna Gigliotti and comedy producer Mike Farah are its new presidents, succeeding Donald De Line and Stephanie Allain. (4 outlets: 3 left · 1 centre · 0 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/estonia-accuses-russia-of-ordering-arson-attack-on-milrem-robotics https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/estonia-accuses-russia-of-ordering-arson-attack-on-milrem-robotics Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:08:00 +0100 World Covered mostly by the left. Estonian officials concluded that a mid-August arson attack on defence firm Milrem Robotics in Tallinn was ordered by Russian security services. The Kremlin called the claim baseless, and allies voiced solidarity with Estonia. (6 outlets: 3 left · 3 centre · 0 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/protect-college-sports-act-passes-senate-faces-house-and-court-challen https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/protect-college-sports-act-passes-senate-faces-house-and-court-challen Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:07:34 +0100 Politics Covered mostly by the left. The Senate passed the bipartisan Protect College Sports Act on Monday night, 77-22. It would set national rules for college athletics and give the NCAA a limited antitrust exemption. The House is on midterm recess, and opponents and commentators expect obstacles there and in court. (5 outlets: 4 left · 0 centre · 1 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/four-sailors-injured-in-jet-landing-mishap-on-uss-eisenhower https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/four-sailors-injured-in-jet-landing-mishap-on-uss-eisenhower Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:20:31 +0100 US Covered mostly by the right. Two Navy aviators ejected during aircraft recovery on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower off Virginia on Monday, and four shipboard personnel were injured. The Navy has not said what caused it and is investigating. (3 outlets: 0 left · 0 centre · 3 right)