The majority of British adults believe that the burqa, a loose garment worn by women in some Islamic traditions for the purpose of hiding a female’s body and face when out in public, should be completely banned in Britain, a recent poll on behalf of Channel 5 news has found. ...
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The majority of the British public agrees with the decision to take down a Facebook tribute page to Northumbria gunman Raoul Moat, research on behalf of the Sun has found. As victims’ experiences of Moat’s actions continue to come to light, and in response to pressure from the public and ...
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New sci-fi thriller Inception has blown away viewers and movie critics alike this weekend, shooting up the TellYouGov leaderboard, peaking at a volume score of 197 in the past 24 hours, and netting an impressive sentiment score of 181. The movie is currently topping the box office in the US, ...
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British boy band JLS (whose name is an acronym for ‘Jack the Lad Swing’) has been slowly creeping up the TellYouGov leaderboard to make the site’s front page for the first time ever in the wake of the release of their new single The Club is Alive. The topic ‘JLS’ ...
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Three quarters of those living in Wales are impressed with their nation’s beaches, a recent survey has found. 75% would rate Welsh beaches either ‘excellent’ or ‘good’, while 40% specifically felt that the beach closest to their home was ‘good’ and 23% went as far as stating that their local ...
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The majority of the British public is critical of the fashion industry’s almost exclusive use of thin models, a YouGov survey has found. 82% agree that models should represent ‘more usual body shapes’ because ‘models should represent the people who will be buying the clothes’. Often, those within the industry ...
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The majority of British adults (81%) who have attended a school reunion say they enjoyed the blast from the past, a recent YouGov poll suggests. However, only 16% of respondents stated they had actually attended a school reunion, although the meeting proves more popular as people get older, with one ...
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Extensive media coverage of Northumbrian killer Raoul Moat, who killed himself following a police standoff on Saturday, has seen him rise to second place on the TellYouGov leaderboard. The topic has seen a dramatic volume increase of 73, up to 133, in the past 48 hours, and the public’s dismal ...
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The majority (81%) of people who describe themselves as interested in the FIFA World Cup say they have enjoyed the tournament, a poll has found. The survey found that exactly half (50%) of British adults profess to be interested in the tournament, which ended with a Spanish victory against Holland ...
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Folk-rock band Mumford and Sons, originally from West London, has soared up the TellYouGov leaderboard in the past few weeks, perhaps due to its highly-acclaimed performance at Glastonbury Festival, the release of the single Roll Away Your Stone (the fourth release from the debut album Sigh No More) last month, ...
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