BBC News Main Headlines, by Category

This page measures the distribution by category of the main headline on the BBC News front page, with links to the stories that appeared there. The percentage is of time during that month.

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August 2006

World → Middle East
53.84%
UK
26.93%
World → Europe
4.38%
Health
3.6%
UK Politics
3.5%
England → London
2.09%
England → Humber
1.46%
England → Berkshire
0.68%
Education
0.65%
England → North Yorkshire
0.63%
World → Africa
0.49%
World
0.46%
Scotland
0.43%
England
0.35%
England → Shropshire
0.35%
Wales
0.15%
England → Manchester
0.02%
World → Americas
0.01%

September 2006

UK Politics
38.38%
World → Europe
13.71%
World → Americas
11%
UK
9.86%
World → South Asia
7.63%
World → Middle East
6.15%
World → Asia-pacific
3.37%
Health
3.1%
England → North Yorkshire
2.91%
Business
1.79%
England → London
0.63%
World → Africa
0.61%
Education
0.6%
Programmes → Panorama
0.16%
England → Manchester
0.09%
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%