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Police arrest dual UK-Iranian man in RAF Fairford probe

The West Australian Staff Writers

2 Oct 2026 04:34 AEST Summary

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How outlets headlined it

Each outlet's own headline. ~~Struck through~~: the loaded words our version leaves out. Plainest first.

The West Australian Police arrest dual UK-Iranian man in RAF Fairford probe plain
SBS News Five arrested as UK police investigate alleged terror plot near US air base plain
SBS News Five arrested as UK police investigate alleged terror plot near air base plain
WAtoday UK police arrest another man over air base incident plain
ABC News UK-Iranian national arrested over alleged ~~terror~~ incident at British air base 1 change

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How each outlet filed it

Also covered by WAtoday, Brisbane Times, The Age. We hold only their summary of it, not the report, so there is nothing of theirs to measure here.

Outlet	Niral Score	Adjectives	Sourcing	Sentiment	Happiness
The West Australianas they published this story	2	0	71	0	47.4
SBS News	12.2	10	83	-0.5	25.6
SBS News	12.2	10	83	-0.5	25.6
ABC News	17.3	9	73	-0.9	36.5

SBS News, SBS News scored identically because they filed the same copy — they share a newsroom. Identical rows here are syndication, not agreement.

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The same event elsewhere

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SBS News Five arrested as UK police investigate alleged terror plot near US air base Niral 12.2 · mostly calm political 0 SBS News Five arrested as UK police investigate alleged terror plot near air base Niral 12.2 · mostly calm political 0 ABC News UK-Iranian national arrested over alleged incident at British air base Niral 17.3 · mostly calm political 0 WAtoday UK police arrest another man over air base incident Niral 6.8 · calm political 0 Brisbane Times UK police arrest another man over air base incident Niral 6.8 · calm political 0 The Age UK police arrest another man over air base incident Niral 6.8 · calm political 0