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Part of historic Brighton pier collapses as storms bring heavy disruption

The historic West Pier in Brighton was set alight in 2003, and its skeletal remains have become a feature of the seaside town ever since.

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Event date
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Coverage
7 outlets · 7 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
Canada, United Kingdom
English
Countries concerned
Australia, United Kingdom
Disasters & climate · intensity 1.5 · tone -1.00
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Covered mainly by the Western sphere (100%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.

Western 100%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 0%

Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.

In 30 seconds
  • Confirmed by 7 outlets in 2 countries.
  • Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.
  • Propagation: first reported by news.bbc.co.uk (United Kingdom), . 4 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Sino-Russian & BRICS

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Global South

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Coverage analysis

Analyzing coverage…

Event sources

  1. Watch: Moment part of Brighton's historic West Pier collapses
    news.bbc.co.ukAFUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish
  2. Part of historic Brighton pier collapses as storms bring heavy disruption
    Evening StandardRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish
  3. Part of historic Brighton pier collapses as storms bring heavy disruption
    the-independent.comUnknownUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish
  4. Watch: Moment part of Brighton's historic West Pier collapses. Video, 00:00:11 Watch: Moment part of Brighton's historic West Pier collapses
    BBC RadioRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish
  5. part of famous brighton pier collapses as atlantic storms sweep into england
    CTV NewsCanadaCanada → United KingdomEnglish
  6. Part of historic Brighton pier collapses as storms bring heavy disruption
    wharfedaleobserver.co.ukRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish
  7. Part of historic Brighton pier collapses as storms bring heavy disruption
    theargus.co.ukAustralieUnited Kingdom → AustraliaEnglish