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Convicted rapist Russell Brand spends first night in cell and faces years more
Wales Online and The Belfast Telegraph describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedConvicted rapist Russell Brand spends first night in cell and faces years more.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Russell Brand 'petrified' on first night in jail after rape conviction". The center frames it as "Convicted rapist Russell Brand spends first night in cell and faces years more".
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Left / center-leftRussell Brand 'petrified' on first night in jail after rape conviction
Wales Online · Center-left · News report
CenterConvicted rapist Russell Brand spends first night in cell and faces years more
The Belfast Telegraph · Center · News report
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Russell Brand 'petrified' on first night in jail after rape conviction
Russell Brand has been remanded in custody after being convicted of rape and sexual assault at Southwark Crown Court, and is reportedly 'petrified' ahead of his first night behind bars