Rose West's health 'on her last legs' as special evacuation plan put in place

The Mirror UK and Daily Express describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedRose West, 72, was jailed for life in 1995 for killing 10 girls and women with her husband Fred at their Gloucester house of horrors.

What changedThe left frames it as "Rose West's health 'on her last legs' as special evacuation plan put in place". The right frames it as "Major update on health of female serial killer Rose West - special plan in place".

ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.

Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

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78WORDING GAP

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Different Spin. The left frames it as "Rose West's health 'on her last legs' as special evacuation plan put in place". The right frames it as "Major update on health of female serial killer Rose West - special plan in place".

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Oct 16, 9:01 PM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.

Oct 16, 9:03 PM: Daily Express joined the source map.

Oct 16, 9:47 PM: Wales Online joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 78/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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Right ·News report

Daily Express2h ago

Major update on health of female serial killer Rose West - special plan in place

One of the darkest figures in modern Britain is reported to be on her last legs.

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Center-left ·News report

Wales Online1h ago