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ARCHIVED · 3 LEFT · 1 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Jul 10, 1:54 AM

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Vapes to be put in plain packaging to protect children

Health leaders have launched a consultation which also proposes that vape devices can only come in certain colours

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What happenedVapes to be put in plain packaging to protect children.
What changedThe left frames it as "Vapes to be put in plain packaging in bid to stop ‘unacceptable’ marketing to children". The center frames it as "Vapes to be put in plain packaging to protect children".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

68WORDING GAP

4 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "Vapes to be put in plain packaging in bid to stop ‘unacceptable’ marketing to children". The center frames it as "Vapes to be put in plain packaging to protect children".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Jul 9, 11:01 PM: The Independent joined the source map.

Jul 9, 11:01 PM: Metro UK joined the source map.

Jul 9, 11:01 PM: The Belfast Telegraph joined the source map.

Jul 9, 11:03 PM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 68/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center-left ·News report
The Independent2h ago

Vapes to be put in plain packaging in bid to stop ‘unacceptable’ marketing to children

Health leaders have launched a consultation which also proposes that vape devices can only come in certain colours

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Center-left ·News report
The Mirror UK59m ago

Crackdown will see vapes sold in plain packaging and out of sight in shops

Vapes are to be treated the same as cigarettes after a major crackdown announced by the government today. Health Secretary James Murray tells the Mirror "we want them safely behind the coun...

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Center-left ·News report
Metro UK2h ago

Vapes could soon be sold in plain white packages and given boring names

couldsoonsoldwhitepackages

Health leaders have launched a consultation which also proposes that vape devices can only come in three colours: white, black or grey.

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