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Gary Glitter appears in court charged with 1970s child sex offences

One daywire flash4 outlets reported this themselves; 11 of 15 reports ran a copy, most inside 2 hours.
After publishing: 2 headlines quietly rewritten2 changes
  1. express.co.ukseen 8 Aug, 16:32headline rewritten

    Gary Glitter in court over child sex offences as horror allegations heardGary Glitter 'gave chocolate to girl before molesting her at home', court hears

  2. aol.co.ukseen 8 Aug, 19:58headline rewritten

    Gary Glitter appears in court over child sex offences as horror allegations heardGary Glitter 'gave chocolate to girl before molesting her at home', court hears

The headline, as it mutated - 4 wordings

  1. 5 Aug, 12:44Gary Glitter appears in court charged with 1970s child sex offences3 outlets
  2. 5 Aug, 13:43Ex-pop star Gary Glitter appears in court over historic sex offences5 outlets
  3. 5 Aug, 14:38Glitter appears in UK court over 1970s sex offences4 outlets
  4. 5 Aug, 15:00Gary Glitter 'gave chocolate to girl before molesting her at home', court hears2 outlets
  5. and 1 one-off wording
All 15 reports on Wed, 5 August 2026

What it is about

Paul GaddGary GlitterPaul GoldspringCentral Criminal CourtWestminster Magistrate Court OnLondon, London, City Of, United KingdomUnited KingdomElizabeth CookWestminster Magistrate CourtJonathan PolnayCambodiaVietnameseAustralian AssociatedAustralianSarah YoungMichael HoldenReutersBritishBritain

Who published it, and when

original reportcopyedited after publishingfirst to report
dissexpress.co.uk1 copy echoing stratford-herald.com
newburytoday.co.uk1 copy echoing stratford-herald.com
stratford-herald.com1 original report
1065thebuzz.com1 original report
mymixfm.com1 copy echoing 1065thebuzz.com
mix1069.com1 copy echoing juneesoutherncross.com.au
wabx.net1 copy echoing 1065thebuzz.com
juneesoutherncross.com.au1 original report
bordermail.com.au1 copy echoing juneesoutherncross.com.au
canberratimes.com.au1 copy echoing juneesoutherncross.com.au
dailyliberal.com.au1 copy echoing juneesoutherncross.com.au
express.co.uk1 original report - edited after publishing
aol.co.uk1 copy echoing express.co.uk - edited after publishing
cp24.com1 copy echoing juneesoutherncross.com.au
independent.co.uk1 copy echoing stratford-herald.com
5 Aug, 12:44over 5 hours5 Aug, 17:47

How it spread - 4 original reports, 11 reprints

  1. Wed, 5 August 2026

    4 reports

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