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ARCHIVED · 1 LEFT · 3 CENTER · 2 RIGHT · Jul 24, 8:32 PM

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Witnesses describe police boat crash after high-speed ‘pursuit’

Emergency services are responding to the incident

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What happenedWitnesses describe police boat crash after high-speed ‘pursuit’.
What changedThe left frames it as "Five police officers injured after boat crashes into Westminster Bridge". The right frames it as "Injuries reported in crash involving police vessel near Westminster Bridge in London".
ConfidenceHigh. 6+ sources across left, center, and right with comparable news formats.
Archive healthStable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

73WORDING GAP

6 sources · 3 bias buckets · High confidence

Different Spin. The left frames it as "Five police officers injured after boat crashes into Westminster Bridge". The right frames it as "Injuries reported in crash involving police vessel near Westminster Bridge in London".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Jul 24, 5:17 PM: The Independent joined the source map.

Jul 24, 5:56 PM: Daily Mail joined the source map.

Jul 24, 6:26 PM: Global News (Canada) joined the source map.

Jul 24, 6:31 PM: BBC News joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 73/99 and story health is stable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center-left ·News report

Five police officers injured after boat crashes into Westminster Bridge

fiveofficersinjuredafterboat

Emergency services are responding to the incident

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Center-right ·News report

Injuries reported in crash involving police vessel near Westminster Bridge in London

injuriesreportedcrashinvolvingvessel

Five police officers were injured after a police boat struck London’s Westminster Bridge on Friday afternoon.​ A Metropolitan Police update said a boat belonging to the Metropolitan Marine...

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Center ·News report
BBC News27m ago

Officers hurt as police boat hits Westminster Bridge

Police say a number of armed officers entered the River Thames but were recovered after the crash.

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Center ·News report

Police boat crashes into central London bridge, throwing officers overboard

Paramedics treated the injured on a black inflatable boat as a police helicopter hovered overhead near the clock tower that houses the bell known as Big Ben.

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Center-right ·News report

Five police officers are injured after some had to be pulled from the Thames as armed patrol boat crashes near Westminster Bridge

Five police officers have been injured after a number had to be recovered had to be recovered from the River Thames when their boat hit Westminster Bridge.

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