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British soldier charged with rape of woman serving in Cyprus

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly center (67%).

3 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

The Defence Serious Crime Command said Lance Corporal Nicholas Horne, of the 4th Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, was charged with one count of rape on 23 October. The command said Horne was arrested on 19 October, two days after it was informed of the alleged rape of a woman serving with British Forces Cyprus. He has been remanded in custody pending a court-martial hearing. The Army said anyone convicted of a sexual offence would be discharged from the service.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Lance Corporal Nicholas Horne was charged with one count of rape on 23 October, the Defence Serious Crime Command said.

    Reported byLeft1Center2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    BBC News, Sky News

  2. Horne was arrested on 19 October, two days after the command was informed of the alleged rape of a woman serving with British Forces Cyprus.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    BBC News

  3. Horne was remanded in custody pending a court-martial hearing.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    BBC News

  4. The Army said anyone convicted of a sexual offence would be discharged from the service.

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report that a British soldier has been charged with rape of a woman serving with UK forces in Cyprus. The Guardian’s headline stresses the victim’s army service and its description calls the rape alleged, while BBC and Sky state the charge plainly.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    The Guardian’s headline names the victim as an army servicewoman and, with its description, calls the rape alleged; it is the only left-side outlet in the sample.

    British soldier charged with rape of army servicewoman in Cyprus
    The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    BBC and Sky state the charge plainly as a British soldier charged with rape of a woman serving with UK forces in Cyprus, with Sky dropping the victim’s service detail.

    British soldier charged with rape of woman serving in Cyprus
    BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    No coverage yet

    No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the victim’s army service
  • the alleged nature of the charge
  • the Army’s discharge policy for sexual offences
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  • The GuardianLeft

    British soldier charged with rape of army servicewoman in Cyprus

    L/Cpl Nicholas Horne, from the 4th Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, charged with one count of rape on 23 October A British soldier has been charged with the alleged rape of a UK army servicewoman in Cyprus. …

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From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the charge itself
  • the arrest and court-martial remand timeline
  • the Army’s statement
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From the right

0 outlets

No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    2 hr 51 min later

    Its first report, Nov 11, 2:06 PM EST

  • Center

    First to report

    Sky News, Nov 11, 11:16 AM EST

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. Sky NewsCenterNov 11, 11:16 AM EST
  2. The GuardianLeftNov 11, 2:06 PM EST
  3. BBC NewsCenterNov 11, 5:34 PM EST

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