Manchester Evening News media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Manchester Evening News one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 25 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Manchester Evening News biased?
The rating organisations do not give Manchester Evening News one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Manchester Evening News left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Manchester Evening News one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Manchester Evening News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Manchester Evening News are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Manchester Evening News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Manchester Evening News’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.
Manchester Evening News reported it asRyanair Manchester Airport flight lands in Spain after bomb threat (opens Manchester Evening News in a new tab)
Jesús de Miguel, a 30-year-old Tenerife attacker, died on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. He had suffered a cardiac arrest following a collision with FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono during a second-division match on Monday. The player was taken to hospital after the incident.
Manchester Evening News reported it asDavid de Gea leads tributes as footballer dies after collision with keeper (opens Manchester Evening News in a new tab)
The Royal Navy tracked a Russian intelligence-gathering ship, the Viktor Leonov, off the coast of Scotland. The vessel was observed monitoring NATO military exercises, leading to the deployment of Royal Navy helicopters.
Manchester Evening News reported it asRoyal Navy intercepts Russian spy ship off coast of Scotland (opens Manchester Evening News in a new tab)
King Charles III participated in a Junkanoo festival parade in Nassau, Bahamas, while protesters called for reparations for the slave trade. He acknowledged the "great suffering of the past" and stated that Commonwealth leaders would discuss slavery's legacy.
Manchester Evening News reported it asPOLL: Should King Charles apologise for slavery? (opens Manchester Evening News in a new tab)
The Chancellor has announced plans to cut import tariffs on more than 100 products, including food staples, as part of a series of 'everyday fixes' ahead of the upcoming Budget. Other measures include changes to parental pay and carer's allowance.
Manchester Evening News reported it asAndy Burnham issues statement after government unveils five major announcements hitting millions (opens Manchester Evening News in a new tab)
Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for conspiracy to murder. He travelled to the UK to carry out a killing for an Iran-backed international crime gang, but was arrested by armed police.
Manchester Evening News reported it asFootballer hitman, 19, flew into Manchester Airport to carry out assassination (opens Manchester Evening News in a new tab)
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in London. The UK will accelerate the supply of surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine and is preparing new sanctions against the Russian Federation. The meeting follows criticism of Zelensky by Donald Trump.
Manchester Evening News reported it asPresident Zelenskyy to visit Andy Burnham at Downing Street (opens Manchester Evening News in a new tab)
The British Home Secretary confirmed a public inquiry into the October 2025 Heaton Park synagogue attack that killed Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby, noted the attacker was shot dead, eight arrests were made and a co‑perpetrator received a life sentence.
Manchester Evening News reported it asPublic inquiry to be launched into Heaton Park synagogue terror attack (opens Manchester Evening News in a new tab)
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been in office for two months, opening the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. He faces decisions on North Sea oil drilling and an upcoming budget, while promising to move beyond a decade of political turmoil.
Manchester Evening News reported it asAndy Burnham holds back tears in tribute to dad Roy at Labour Party ... (opens Manchester Evening News in a new tab)
Prime Minister Andy Burnham plans to create Great British Grid, a new publicly owned entity under Great British Energy. The initiative aims to lower energy costs for UK consumers and businesses to match European averages within ten years and speed up grid connections.
Manchester Evening News reported it asWhat Andy Burnham will say today in key Labour speech amid triple lock rumours (opens Manchester Evening News 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.
Manchester Evening News reported it asPolice probe possible Iran link to suspected RAF Fairford bomb plot (opens Manchester Evening News in a new tab)
Far-right activist Daniel Thomas, also known as Danny Tommo, was arrested by Hampshire Police on suspicion of criminal damage and recklessly endangering life. The arrest follows footage appearing to show him slashing a dinghy in the English Channel while a rescue crew member was on board.
Manchester Evening News reported it asDanny Tommo arrested after dinghy slashed in the English Channel (opens Manchester Evening News in a new tab)
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been in office for two months, opening the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. He faces decisions on North Sea oil drilling and an upcoming budget, while promising to move beyond a decade of political turmoil.
Manchester Evening News reported it asOasis issue urgent warning over 'ticket scams' ahead of massive tour sale (opens Manchester Evening News in a new tab)
Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin is set to visit UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham at No 10 North in Manchester. The meeting will focus on strengthening UK-Ireland relations, trade, security, and support for Ukraine.
Manchester Evening News reported it as'Historic moment' for Number 10 North as first international leader visits (opens Manchester Evening News 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.
Manchester Evening News reported it asMajor airport closed with 22 , 800 stranded after volcano erupted (opens Manchester Evening News 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.
Manchester Evening News reported it asMajor airport closed with 22 , 800 stranded after volcano erupted (opens Manchester Evening News in a new tab)
Reform UK politician Zia Yusuf has been accused of racism by a Labour minister for comments made on social media about a potential parliamentary candidate. The row centres on Yusuf's questioning of the loyalties of foreign-born politicians.
Manchester Evening News reported it asGreater Manchester MP accuses Zia Yusuf of 'straightforward racism' (opens Manchester Evening News in a new tab)
Donald Trump told reporters he was 'happy' Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had left the US for the UK, calling them disrespectful to the Royal Family. He said he would not have taken them back if he were in the royal family, citing his good relationships with Queen Elizabeth and King Charles.
Manchester Evening News reported it asDonald Trump says he is 'not a fan' of Harry and Meghan (opens Manchester Evening News in a new tab)
NASA's Roman Space Telescope has successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The observatory is designed to study dark matter, dark energy, and exoplanets, collecting vast amounts of data to deepen our understanding of the universe.
Manchester Evening News reported it asNASA launches bus-size telescope to see things 'never been able to do before' (opens Manchester Evening News 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.
Manchester Evening News reported it asPrince Harry and Meghan Markle set to return to live in UK, reports suggest (opens Manchester Evening News in a new tab)
Who says so
3 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.
High factuality
Who owns it
- Reach plcMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Chadderton, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- Official site
- manchestereveningnews.co.uk
- Seen publishing on
- manchestereveningnews.co.uk
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
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
- 25
- Reports listed
- 26
- We could read
- 9
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
17 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 9 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Manchester Evening News is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 25 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Manchester Evening News: its report arrived a median of 21 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 5 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 5 November 2026. Ratings pulled 4 November 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Manchester Evening News, 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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What we are responsible for is everything else: the ownership chain, where Manchester Evening News publishes from, which of our stories we have listed it on, and whether we have the right publisher at all. Tell us what is wrong and an editor reads it.
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