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Missing Sir Ranulph Fiennes was 'kept in a series of care homes illegally'
Daily Express and The Sun UK describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedThe retired explorer and author has been staying in various care facilities under a false name, on the instructions of his wife, Louise Millington-Cotes, who also enforced strict conditions on his care.
The headline splitDaily Mail UK frames it as "Missing Sir Ranulph Fiennes was 'kept in a series of care homes illegally'". GB News frames it as "Missing national treasure Ranulph Fiennes is 'being kept unlawfully in care home'".
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Right / center-rightMissing Sir Ranulph Fiennes was 'kept in a series of care homes illegally'
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