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UK politician Ann Widdecombe killed; counter-terror probe

7 outlets covered the same story. Here's how their headlines landed on the −5 (Far Left) to +5 (Far Right) spectrum — a 2.5-point gap between the most-left and most-right framing.

• -0.5
  Al Jazeera · Center

  Anti-terror police take over probe into death of UK politician Widdecombe
• -0.5
  Neutral News · Center

  Reports of Ann Widdecombe's Death Cannot Be Verified
• -0.2
  BBC · Center

  Nothing to suggest Ann Widdecombe killing was politically motivated, police say
• -0.2
  The Independent · Center

  Ann Widdecombe’s murder investigation becomes terror probe as suspect re-arrested
• +0.0
  Daily Mail · Center

  New CCTV shows Ann Widdecombe 'murder' suspect being arrested by armed police - as counter terror cops probe ex-MP's death
• +0.2
  Daily Mail · Center

  Commons Speaker slaps down Reform UK over claims he doesn't 'care at all' about safety of party's MPs in wake of Ann Widdecombe 'murder'
• +2.0
  Breitbart · Right

  Counter-Terror Police Take Over Investigation Into Slain Brexiteer Lawmaker Ann Widdecombe

Scores are AI estimates of headline language, not factual ratings. Each headline is scored 0 (neutral) outward to Far Left / Far Right by Claude and Grok.