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Police call handler who tipped off her boyfriend about a drugs raid is jailed for 11 months

Daily Mail UK and The Sun describe the same event in different terms.

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As of September 3, 2026 at 1:12 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Ellie-Mae Doherty, 22, had only been with Derbyshire Police for three months when she began to access information and send it to her boyfriend who had a criminal record.
The headline split Daily Mail UK frames it as "Police call handler who tipped off her boyfriend about a drugs raid is jailed for 11 mont...". The Sun frames it as "Crooked police call handlers jailed after leaking secret info to their criminal boyfriend...".
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Right / center-rightPolice call handler who tipped off her boyfriend about a drugs raid is jailed for 11 months

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Daily Mail UKNews report · Sep 3, 1:12 PM

Police call handler who tipped off her boyfriend about a drugs raid is jailed for 11 months

Ellie-Mae Doherty, 22, had only been with Derbyshire Police for three months when she began to access information and send it to her boyfriend who had a criminal record.

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The SunNews report · Sep 3, 12:36 PM

Crooked police call handlers jailed after leaking secret info to their criminal boyfriends & tipping one off about raid

TWO crooked police call handlers have been jailed after leaking secret information to their criminal boyfriends. Jessica Fitzhugh and Ellie-Mae Doherty, both 22, accessed personal details a...

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Sep 3, 12:36 PM: The Sun joined the source map.

Sep 3, 1:12 PM: Daily Mail UK joined the source map.

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