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Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Today’s news, with the data and without the spin
Trending · Justice
24 articles across 8 outlets · news sources analysed by AI, figures counted from the coverage
Sentiment
Across all Trend monitored news outlets · 24 articles
The number of people held in prison in England and Wales who have not been convicted or sentenced. Remand, custody before trial or sentencing, is meant to be exceptional, used where there is a risk of flight or further offending. A rising remand population means more untried people behind bars, driven largely by court delays; a falling one eases that.
Source: Ministry of Justice / HMPPS · Prison Population Statistics
Coverage: England & Wales
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Trending · Economy
Cost of Living
9 articles across 5 outlets · news sources analysed by AI, figures counted from the coverage
Sentiment
Across all Trend monitored news outlets · 9 articles
Trending · Economy
Cost of Living
Prime Minister Andy Burnham starts a nationwide tour on Monday to hear public concerns about rising costs. He will announce measures including making subscriptions easier to cancel and banning misleading discount claims.
Data
Inflation Rate
Inflation is how fast prices are rising across the economy, measured as the change in the cost of a typical basket of goods and services over the past year. When it rises, money buys less and the pound in your pocket stretches less far; when it falls, prices are climbing more slowly, though not usually going down.
See this and every other economy figure Trend holds on the Economy board.
Left
Summary
The Daily Mirror and The Independent led with Burnham's personal commitment to listen to voters on cost of living during his summer tour.
Sentiment
Across left-leaning outlets · 2 articles
Centre
Summary
The i and BBC News emphasised specific policy announcements, particularly the ban on subscription traps and false pricing claims, alongside the listening tour format.
Sentiment
Across centre outlets · 6 articles
Right
Summary
City AM framed the tour as an opportunity for Burnham to unveil financial support measures and communicate his 10-year plan to voters.
Sentiment
Across right-leaning outlets · 1 article
Trending · Housing
Social Housing
10 articles across 6 outlets · news sources analysed by AI, figures counted from the coverage
Sentiment
Across all Trend monitored news outlets · 10 articles
Trending · Housing
Social Housing
The Conservative Party has proposed barring foreign nationals from social housing, saying it would free up around 230,000 homes. The plan would end new tenancies for foreign nationals and require existing tenants who are not UK, Irish or EU citizens to leave within six months.
Data
Social Housing Stock
The total number of social rented homes in England, let below market rent and split between council housing and homes owned by housing associations. When the stock grows, more low-cost homes are available to those who cannot afford the private market; when it shrinks, that safety net gets smaller.
See this and every other housing figure Trend holds on the Housing board.
Left
Summary
Left-leaning outlets emphasised the plan's potential legal risks and homelessness consequences, with The Independent and Daily Mirror citing critics' warnings of breached equality law and families at risk of displacement.
Sentiment
Across left-leaning outlets · 4 articles
Centre
Summary
BBC News reported the Conservative claim that 230,000 homes would be freed up and Labour's assertion that the party had lost control of immigration, without editorial framing.
Sentiment
Across centre outlets · 3 articles
Right
Summary
Right-leaning outlets presented the policy as a decisive Conservative action, with the Daily Mail describing it as a bold move and the Evening Standard noting the 230,000 homes figure.
Sentiment
Across right-leaning outlets · 3 articles
The next most-covered stories, measured the same way. Each one sits on a board where the numbers behind it live.
Trending · Economy
Prime Minister Andy Burnham starts a nationwide tour on Monday to hear public concerns about rising costs. He will announce measures including making subscriptions easier to cancel and banning misleading discount claims.
Sentiment
9 articles · 5 outlets
Trending · Housing
The Conservative Party has proposed barring foreign nationals from social housing, saying it would free up around 230,000 homes. The plan would end new tenancies for foreign nationals and require existing tenants who are not UK, Irish or EU citizens to leave within six months.
Sentiment
10 articles · 6 outlets