English is a malleable language. Many words have multiple spellings and there are perhaps a dozen ways to format the date. To stop their output looking sloppy and inconsistent, most news organisations produce a style guide which contributors must abide by.
Some of these style guides can be bought in books, but The Guardian Style Guide is available for free online.
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