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East Enders star Diane Parish hails ‘really important’ blood cancer storyline

Metro UK reaches for "admits" where The Belfast Telegraph stays flat.

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What happened East Enders star Diane Parish hails ‘really important’ blood cancer storyline.

The headline split The left frames it as "East Enders’ Diane Parish admits ‘gruelling’ cancer story isolated her from fellow cast". The center frames it as "East Enders star Diane Parish hails ‘really important’ blood cancer storyline".

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Left / center-leftEast Enders’ Diane Parish admits ‘gruelling’ cancer story isolated her from fellow cast

Metro UK · Center-left · News report

CenterEast Enders star Diane Parish hails ‘really important’ blood cancer storyline

The Belfast Telegraph · Center · News report

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Metro UKNews report · Aug 24, 4:00 PM

East Enders’ Diane Parish admits ‘gruelling’ cancer story isolated her from fellow cast

admits

'I never thought I'd say that I'd miss those long days standing out on the Square, but I really, really do'

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The Belfast TelegraphNews report · Aug 24, 4:00 PM

East Enders star Diane Parish hails ‘really important’ blood cancer storyline

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Details58/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources

58/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Aug 24, 4:00 PM: Metro UK joined the source map.

Aug 24, 4:00 PM: The Belfast Telegraph joined the source map.

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