614 of its 3,131 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Flooding was named in 97 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts and wildfires.
24 Oct: 20 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at the UK on 1 of the 1 day held.
Most on Saturday 24 October 2026: Flooding was named in 97 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts and wildfires.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
UK: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
UKThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightScroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at the UK mostIn detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 67 million people live in the UK. Over these days its news carried 9.2 stories about people being harmed for every million people — more than ten times the world's rate (0.8 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Disasters & accidents34%204 stories
Health27%159 stories
Rights & justice18%104 stories
Shelter & services7%44 stories
Conflict & violence5%28 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given5%27 stories
Food & livelihood3%18 stories
Displacement2%10 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed94 Stories reporting people affected65 Stories reporting arrests47 Stories reporting people injured16 Stories reporting refugees6 Stories reporting evacuations2 Stories reporting abductions1 Stories reporting people displaced1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: UK. Ring: the world. Measured over 612 stories.
Feelings
Angerless angry than the world's
Griefmuch less grief-stricken than the world's
Feara little more fearful than the world's
Warmtha little warmer than the world's
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: UK in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: UK's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
France43 in 100 of its 652 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Ireland26 in 100 of its 395 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
UK20 in 100
of its 3,131 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Belgium14 in 100
of its 44 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Accidents & disasters
UK (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
flooding24 Oct97 of its stories that day, about 5 times its usualCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.