cotswoldjournal.co.uk media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place cotswoldjournal.co.uk in the centre. We have seen it on 13 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is cotswoldjournal.co.uk biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place cotswoldjournal.co.uk in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is cotswoldjournal.co.uk left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place cotswoldjournal.co.uk in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is cotswoldjournal.co.uk reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for cotswoldjournal.co.uk are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What cotswoldjournal.co.uk has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with cotswoldjournal.co.uk’s own report linked underneath.
A LOT Polish Airlines flight from London to Warsaw made an unscheduled landing at Warsaw-Modlin airport on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, due to a bomb threat. Warsaw-Modlin airport was temporarily closed. An SAS flight from Copenhagen to Warsaw also reported a bomb threat.
cotswoldjournal.co.uk reported it asBirmingham Airport 'reassurance' after wave of bomb threats on several UK planes (opens cotswoldjournal.co.uk in a new tab)
Supermarkets in at least nine European countries experienced cyberattacks on their refrigeration systems on November 2. The European Union warned the incidents were a deliberate attempt to disrupt the food supply chain, leading to spoiled food and investigations.
cotswoldjournal.co.uk reported it asGCHQ issues warning after cyber attacks hit supermarket freezers (opens cotswoldjournal.co.uk in a new tab)
Patrick Stewart, the British actor famous for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek' and Professor Charles Xavier in 'X-Men', has died at the age of 86. His death was announced by his family.
cotswoldjournal.co.uk reported it asStar Trek and X-Men actor Sir Patrick Stewart dies aged 86, statement confirms (opens cotswoldjournal.co.uk in a new tab)
Pope Leo has undergone surgery to remove part of his right lung due to lung cancer. The Vatican reports he is recovering well, walking and eating normally, though questions remain about the extent of the cancer and its impact on his upcoming tour.
cotswoldjournal.co.uk reported it asPope Leo XIV to undergo surgery to remove nodule after lump found on lung (opens cotswoldjournal.co.uk in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump stated that strategic bomber warplanes were withdrawn from RAF Fairford due to unspecified threats. The Pentagon confirmed the redeployment of all US bombers from the base to their home stations in the United States.
cotswoldjournal.co.uk reported it asMoment US bombers roar away from RAF Fairford in security scare (opens cotswoldjournal.co.uk in a new tab)
Three Australian appellate judges have rejected activist Uncle Robbie Thorpe's bid to prosecute King Charles III for alleged genocide. Thorpe plans to pursue the case at the International Criminal Court after exhausting domestic legal options.
cotswoldjournal.co.uk reported it asBid to prosecute King Charles III reaches international court (opens cotswoldjournal.co.uk in a new tab)
Five men were arrested near RAF Fairford on suspicion of explosive and terrorism offences. US President Donald Trump said the suspects were 'looking to do big damage' and had been under investigation. About 85 households were evacuated from their homes.
cotswoldjournal.co.uk reported it asPolice reveal result of search at RAF Fairford as US Secretary highlights danger (opens cotswoldjournal.co.uk in a new tab)
Five British nationals arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences near RAF Fairford have been released on bail. Police are considering all angles, including foreign state proxies, while US President Donald Trump expressed surprise at the bail decision.
cotswoldjournal.co.uk reported it asDonald Trump reacts to UK terrorism plot in Cotswolds village (opens cotswoldjournal.co.uk in a new tab)
Five men were arrested near RAF Fairford on suspicion of explosive and terrorism offences. US President Donald Trump said the suspects were 'looking to do big damage' and had been under investigation. About 85 households were evacuated from their homes.
cotswoldjournal.co.uk reported it asTrump and Burnham speak over suspected terror plot against RAF Fairford (opens cotswoldjournal.co.uk in a new tab)
Record-high diesel prices have prompted Republican Senator Chuck Grassley to call for an embargo on exports. Farm state Republicans are pressuring the White House to stop exports, citing the impact on farmers and truckers.
cotswoldjournal.co.uk reported it asDiesel prices near record highs as AA issues fuel price warning (opens cotswoldjournal.co.uk in a new tab)
Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour has seen all supporting artists withdraw after the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was reportedly dropped due to his pro-Palestine stance. Greta Thunberg and Shane MacGowan's widow have commented on the situation.
cotswoldjournal.co.uk reported it asEd Sheeran thought about quitting music in aftermath of Macklemore row (opens cotswoldjournal.co.uk in a new tab)
The Anak Krakatau volcano erupted on September 4-5, 2026, with an ash column observed by satellite. Loud booms were heard up to 150km away, and Indonesian authorities placed the volcano under Alert Level III, prohibiting access within a 3km radius.
cotswoldjournal.co.uk reported it asBrits warned to avoid all travel to parts of Indonesia as volcano erupts (opens cotswoldjournal.co.uk in a new tab)
Eight Indonesian airports, including Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta and Halim Perdanakusuma, were closed on 7 September due to ash from the Mount Anak Krakatau eruption. The transport ministry reported 170,000 people were affected by flight cancellations.
cotswoldjournal.co.uk reported it asBrits warned to avoid all travel to parts of Indonesia as volcano erupts (opens cotswoldjournal.co.uk in a new tab)
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are moving back to the United Kingdom after six years in the US, but will not resume their roles as working royals. Their children will attend British schools from September, and King Charles III was informed of the decision on 16 August 2026.
cotswoldjournal.co.uk reported it asHarry and Meghan likely to move to Cotswolds – and here's why (opens cotswoldjournal.co.uk in a new tab)
Who says so
2 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for cotswoldjournal.co.uk.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- United Kingdom
- Official site
- cotswoldjournal.co.uk
- Seen publishing on
- cotswoldjournal.co.uk
- Access
- Free to read
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 13
- Reports listed
- 14
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
14 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. cotswoldjournal.co.uk is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 13 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of cotswoldjournal.co.uk: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 6 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 5 November 2026. Ratings pulled 7 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as cotswoldjournal.co.uk, also publishing from United Kingdom, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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