Police Federation ‘in awe’ of bitten officer’s commitment amid Thetford disorder
Fadingwire flash11 outlets reported this themselves; 34 of 46 reports ran a copy, most inside 2 hours.
The headline, as it mutated - 3 wordings
- 6 Aug, 21:02Arrests after ‘crowd tries to storm asylum-linked house and officer bitten’6 outlets
- 6 Aug, 23:00Further arrests in Thetford following anti-immigration disorder38 outlets
- 7 Aug, 13:58Police Federation ‘in awe’ of bitten officer’s commitment amid Thetford disorder2 outlets
original reportingcopies
Thu, 6 August 2026peak 41 reports on Thu, 6 August 2026Fri, 7 August 2026
After the peak, new reports halved every 3 hours.
What it is about
Joe GiddensBrian ThompsonThetford Joe GiddensTerry JermyColin SuttonHome OfficeNorwich Magistrate Court OnNorfolk PoliceUnited KingdomNorfolk ThetfordNorfolk Joe GiddensThetford ThetfordAndy SymondsPaul SanfordNorfolk Police FederationBritain
Who published it, and when
original reportcopyfirst to report
eastlothiancourier.com
hampshirechronicle.co.uk
halsteadgazette.co.uk
darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk
countytimes.co.uk
dudleynews.co.uk
keighleynews.co.uk
bucksfreepress.co.uk
thewestonmercury.co.uk
penarthtimes.co.uk
chesterstandard.co.uk
salisburyjournal.co.uk
ipswichstar.co.uk
times-series.co.uk
leaderlive.co.uk
wimbledonguardian.co.uk
yorkpress.co.uk
edp24.co.uk
6 Aug, 21:02over 17 hours7 Aug, 13:58
+ 24 more outlets
How it spread - 12 original reports, 34 reprints
Thu, 6 August 2026
11 reports- darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk21:02first to report
2 reprints
- eastlothiancourier.com6 Aug, 21:02their copy
- hampshirechronicle.co.uk6 Aug, 21:02their copy
- halsteadgazette.co.uk21:02
1 reprint
- dudleynews.co.uk6 Aug, 21:02their copy
- countytimes.co.uk21:02
- lancashiretelegraph.co.uk23:22
17 reprints
- keighleynews.co.uk6 Aug, 23:00their copy
- penarthtimes.co.uk6 Aug, 23:22their copy
- salisburyjournal.co.uk6 Aug, 23:22their copy
- times-series.co.uk6 Aug, 23:22their copy
- leaderlive.co.uk6 Aug, 23:22their copy
- edp24.co.uk6 Aug, 23:22their copy
- hampshirechronicle.co.uk6 Aug, 23:22their copy
- oxfordmail.co.uk6 Aug, 23:22their copy
- halsteadgazette.co.uk6 Aug, 23:22their copy
- southwalesargus.co.uk6 Aug, 23:22their copy
- impartialreporter.com6 Aug, 23:22their copy
- thetottenhamindependent.co.uk6 Aug, 23:22their copy
- basingstokegazette.co.uk6 Aug, 23:22their copy
- thenorthernecho.co.uk6 Aug, 23:22their copy
- gazetteandherald.co.uk6 Aug, 23:22their copy
- gazetteherald.co.uk7 Aug, 00:15their copy
- echo-news.co.uk7 Aug, 00:30their copy
- darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk23:22
8 reprints
- bucksfreepress.co.uk6 Aug, 23:00their copy
- eastlothiancourier.com6 Aug, 23:22their copy
- ipswichstar.co.uk6 Aug, 23:22their copy
- yorkpress.co.uk6 Aug, 23:22their copy
- stourbridgenews.co.uk6 Aug, 23:22their copy
- somersetcountygazette.co.uk6 Aug, 23:22their copy
- kidderminstershuttle.co.uk6 Aug, 23:22their copy
- guardian-series.co.uk7 Aug, 00:30their copy
- borehamwoodtimes.co.uk23:22
3 reprints
- thewestonmercury.co.uk6 Aug, 23:00their copy
- chesterstandard.co.uk6 Aug, 23:22their copy
- theargus.co.uk6 Aug, 23:22their copy
- bicesteradvertiser.net23:22
1 reprint
- wimbledonguardian.co.uk6 Aug, 23:22their copy
- barryanddistrictnews.co.uk23:22
1 reprint
- readingchronicle.co.uk6 Aug, 23:22their copy
- burytimes.co.uk23:22
- bournemouthecho.co.uk23:22
- halesowennews.co.uk23:22
Fri, 7 August 2026
1 report- newarkadvertiser.co.uk13:58
A female officer who was bitten and treated in hospital has already returned to the front line in the town.
1 reprint
- kentonline.co.uk7 Aug, 13:58their copy