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Passengers playing loud music on buses in England could face £100 fines

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly center (67%).

4 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

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The UK government has announced new powers that let local transport authorities fine passengers up to £100 for playing music or videos out loud on buses in England. A national campaign asking rail passengers to “share the carriage, not the noise” is also being launched. The measures also cover littering, vaping and threatening behaviour. According to the Guardian, ministers will issue guidance to local transport authorities on using the powers. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the campaign would make journeys better for everyone. BBC News describes the crackdown as proposed and reports that some have questioned how it can be enforced. Sky News says fines can now be issued.

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Passengers playing loud music or videos out loud on buses in England could be fined up to £100 under new powers for local authorities.
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The Guardian
Center
BBC News, Sky News
A national campaign asking rail passengers to “share the carriage, not the noise” is being launched.
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Left
The Guardian
Center
BBC News
The measures also target littering, vaping and threatening behaviour on public transport.
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The Guardian
Center
BBC News
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the campaign would make journeys better and that loud music on trains spoils them.
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The Guardian
Center
BBC News
Ministers will issue guidance to local transport authorities on how to use the new powers.
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Fines of up to £100 for playing loud music on buses are already in force.
Sky News says fines can now be issued. BBC News describes the crackdown as proposed and says it could lead to fines. The Guardian says ministers will issue guidance on how to use the new powers.

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All three outlets report fines of up to £100 for loud music on buses and a rail campaign launched by the government. The Guardian frames it as Burnham's personal campaign, while the BBC and Sky lead with the fine itself.

the left
1 outlet
Frames the measure as a personal campaign by Andy Burnham, putting his name and his voter promise of breathing space into the headline and description.
Andy Burnham launches campaign against ‘headphone dodgers’ on public transport
The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
2 outlets
Leads with the £100 fine on buses as a plain rule, and leaves the prime minister out of the headline while mentioning the rail campaign second.
People playing loud music on buses could face £100 fine
BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines
the right
No coverage yet
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From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

Burnham's personal campaign
promise of breathing space for voters
guidance to local transport authorities

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The GuardianLeft
Tuesday briefing: Can Andy Burnham beat Britain’s headphone dodgers?
In today’s newsletter: The prime minister’s campaign against noisy passengers has struck a chord with commuters. Whether anyone hears him remains to be seen. Good morning. …
1 day agoRead at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)
1 more from The Guardian
- Andy Burnham launches campaign against ‘headphone dodgers’ on public transport

From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

£100 fine for buses
antisocial behaviour crackdown
rail campaign “share the carriage, not the noise”

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Sky NewsCenter
Playing music out loud on the bus? You could soon be fined £100
Fines up to £100 can now be issued to people who play music or videos out loud on buses - part of a series of new powers tackling antisocial behaviour.
2 days agoRead at Sky News (opens in a new tab)
BBC NewsCenter
People playing loud music on buses could face £100 fine
Antisocial behaviour on buses in England could lead to fines while a new campaign is also being launched for trains. A national campaign asking rail passengers "share the carriage, not the noise" is being launched.
3 days agoRead at BBC News (opens in a new tab)

From the right

0 outlets

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Who reported it when

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Left
First to report
The Guardian, Oct 18, 7:01 PM EDT
Center
1 hr 21 min later
Its first report, Oct 18, 8:22 PM EDT
Right
No report yet
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The GuardianLeftOct 18, 7:01 PM EDT
BBC NewsCenterOct 18, 8:22 PM EDT
Sky NewsCenterOct 18, 10:36 PM EDT

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Passengers playing loud music on buses in England could face £100 fines

Coverage spectrum

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the left

the center

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Language to notice

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From the left

Tuesday briefing: Can Andy Burnham beat Britain’s headphone dodgers?

From the center

Playing music out loud on the bus? You could soon be fined £100

People playing loud music on buses could face £100 fine

From the right

How the coverage built up

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