December 18, 2025 – UK Headlines

1Teachers to be trained to spot early signs of misogyny in boys

Story gist: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced teachers will receive training to spot early signs of misogyny in boys at schools.
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Teachers will be given extra training to tackle misogyny in schools
— The Guardian
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Center
Teachers to be trained to spot early signs of misogyny in boys
— BBC
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Keir Starmer: All schoolboys to be taught how to respect women
— The Telegraph
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Bias summary: Left-leaning Guardian frames it positively as ‘extra training to tackle misogyny in schools,’ broadening scope beyond boys. Center BBC uses neutral title focusing on spotting ‘early signs in boys.’ Right-leaning Telegraph emphasizes ‘Keir Starmer: All schoolboys to be taught how to respect women,’ attributing directly to leader and implying mandatory instruction for all boys, potentially critiquing overreach.

2Do you support or oppose the UK rejoining the Erasmus study scheme, whereby UK students can spend a year studying at European universities as part of their UK degree courses without paying extra fees, and vice versa for European students.

Story gist: The EU plans to reopen its Erasmus study scheme to UK students for the first time since Brexit at a cost of £570 million. YouGov polled UK public support or opposition to the UK rejoining the scheme.
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EU’s Erasmus scheme to reopen to UK students for first time since Brexit at cost of £570m
— The Guardian
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Do you support or oppose the UK rejoining the Erasmus study scheme, whereby UK students can spend a year studying at European universities as part of their UK degree courses without paying extra fees, and vice versa for European students.
— YouGov
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No major right-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian frame the story positively as the scheme reopening to UK students post-Brexit while noting the £570m cost. Center outlets like YouGov neutrally present the poll question on public support without added context. Right-leaning outlets are absent, omitting potential emphasis on financial burden, Brexit sovereignty gains, or opposition to EU ties.

3Paul Doyle sentence ‘bittersweet’ for Liverpool parade victims

Story gist: Paul Doyle was sentenced for an attack during a Liverpool parade. Victims described the sentence as ‘bittersweet’; a Ukrainian refugee called the incident one of her most traumatic experiences.
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Ukrainian who fled war says Liverpool attack was one of her ‘most traumatic experiences’
— The Guardian
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Paul Doyle sentence ‘bittersweet’ for Liverpool parade victims
— BBC
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No major right-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian emphasize a Ukrainian victim’s personal trauma, linking it to her war refugee experience with emotive human-interest focus. Center outlets like BBC neutrally highlight victims’ ‘bittersweet’ reaction to the sentencing. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting potential emphasis on perpetrator accountability or local justice outcomes.