Articles by Zara Atkinson

Almost half (44%) of UK adults believe that ‘superinjunctions’ are an ‘unacceptable limit upon the freedom of the press’, a recent poll on behalf of the Sun newspaper has found. In contrast, less than a third (28%) believes it is ‘an acceptable way for celebrities to protect their reputation or ...
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A new year's worth of X Factor fever is nearly upon us, and almost half (43%) of British adults plan to watch the popular reality show when the new series returns to TV screens this Saturday, a survey has found. However, nearly a third (32%) believes that the programme, which ...
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Telecommunications company BT’s popularity has dropped after their highly publicised television advertisement, in which viewers were able to vote to decide whether a long-running character was pregnant or not, was aired for the first time last night. Despite almost 1.7 million viewers voting for the outcome, the campaign seems to ...
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The British public is divided on the issue of whether former England Captain David Beckham is too old to play for England, a survey on behalf of the Sun newspaper has found. The results come after England Manager Fabio Capello said in an interview on Wednesday that he thought Beckham, ...
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Nearly half of the British public (49%) would support the introduction of entrance fees for museums if it was the only way to avoid cuts to opening hours and exhibitions, compared to 42% who would not, a recent survey on behalf of the Sunday Times has found. National museums and ...
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Tottenham Hotspur forward Peter Crouch is proving to be a hot topic on the TellYouGov leaderboard this week, recording a volume score of 79 after a sizeable increase of 62 points in the last 24 hours following allegations of his infidelity. Unsurprisingly, but unfortunately for Crouch, he is attracting the ...
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Popstar Robbie Williams is proving a popular topic of conversation on the TellYouGov leaderboard following his shock wedding at the weekend, increasing his volume score by 53 points to a respectable 82 in the last 24 hours. With a sentiment score of 9, it seems that feeling is mainly positive ...
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Nearly half (45%) of the British public say that they would not personally be happy to eat or drink food products from a cloned animal, compared to only 34% who would, a poll has discovered. The results come after claims emerged this week that milk is on sale in Britain ...
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Nearly three quarters of the population (73%) believes that high profile footballers have a duty to set good standards of behaviour, a recent survey on behalf of the Sun newspaper has found. The results come after photographs emerged last weekend of Manchester United star Wayne Rooney smoking, chanting football songs ...
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Toy Story 3 is proving a hit among TellYouGov users, or ‘tyggers’, on the leaderboard this week, recording a volume of 101 (up 46 in the last 24 hours). The newly released film has already established itself as a hit across the Atlantic, debuting at number 1 in the US ...
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