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BBC News - BusinessNews report · Aug 18, 10:53 AM
Wetherspoons bans customers playing music from phones in pubs
The pub chain says the decision follows complaints about "other people's videos and amplified phone conversations".
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Wetherspoons bans customers playing music from phones in pubs
Wales Online and BBC News - Business describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened The pub chain says the decision follows complaints about "other people's videos and amplified phone conversations".
The headline split The left frames it as "Wetherspoons bans people from using their phones to do two things". The center frames it as "Wetherspoons bans customers playing music from phones in pubs".
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Left / center-leftWetherspoons bans people from using their phones to do two things
Wales Online · Center-left · News report
CenterWetherspoons bans customers playing music from phones in pubs
BBC News - Business · Center · News report
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Wales OnlineNews report · Aug 18, 10:22 AM
Wetherspoons bans people from using their phones to do two things
JD Wetherspoon has banned customers from doing these two things after complaints that fellow pub-goers were being 'driven nuts'
Details58/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
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