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Police confirm 47-year-old woman dead and man arrested after Edinburgh City Bypass incident

The Independent and The Scotsman describe the same event in different terms.

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As of November 12, 2026 at 5:06 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The incident took place at around 9pm on Wednesday evening (November 11) near the Baberton junction on the Edinburgh City Bypass.
The headline split The left frames it as "Arrest made after woman fatally struck by vehicle on Edinburgh City Bypass". The center frames it as "Police confirm 47-year-old woman dead and man arrested after Edinburgh City Bypass incide...".
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftArrest made after woman fatally struck by vehicle on Edinburgh City Bypass

The Independent · Center-left · News report

CenterPolice confirm 47-year-old woman dead and man arrested after Edinburgh City Bypass incident

The Scotsman · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

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SEE THE HEADLINES

Center-leftMostly Factual
The IndependentNews report · Nov 12, 5:06 PM

Arrest made after woman fatally struck by vehicle on Edinburgh City Bypass

Police officers closed the busy route in both directions to carry out collision investigation work

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CenterMostly Factual
The ScotsmanNews report · Nov 12, 3:27 PM

Police confirm 47-year-old woman dead and man arrested after Edinburgh City Bypass incident

The incident took place at around 9pm on Wednesday evening (November 11) near the Baberton junction on the Edinburgh City Bypass

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Details57/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
57/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Nov 12, 3:27 PM: The Scotsman joined the source map.

Nov 12, 5:06 PM: The Independent joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 57/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.