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Man dead and at least six injured by 'falling sign' at Christian festival as organisers declare serious incident

Fadingcorroborated8 outlets reported this themselves in 10 reports over 4 days - more reporting than echo.
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten, 1 description edited2 changes
  1. lbc.co.ukseen 30 Aug, 21:01headline rewritten

    At least six injured by 'falling sign' at UK festival as organisers declare serious incidentMan dead and at least six injured by 'falling sign' at Christian festival as organisers declare serious incident

  2. The Guardian Worldseen 31 Aug, 03:37description edited
    what the description said, before and after

    Six more people hospitalised after incident at Big Church festival near Steyning A 41-year-old man has died and at least six other people have been injured after a large sign fell at a Christian festival in West Sussex, police said. The man, from Eastbourne, East Sussex, was pronounced dead at the scene after the incident at the Big Church festival near Steyning on Friday afternoon. Continue reading...

    Six more people hospitalised after incident at Big Church festival near Steyning A 41-year-old man has died and at least six other people have been injured after a large sign fell at a Christian festival in West Sussex, police have said. The man, from Eastbourne, East Sussex, was pronounced dead at the scene after the incident at the Big Church festival near Steyning on Friday afternoon. Continue reading...

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Fri, 28 August 2026peak 4 reports on Fri, 28 August 2026Mon, 31 August 2026

What it is about

Big ChurchBritanijiWest SussexuShoreham SteyningCoast Ambulance Service SecambBig Church Festival Shuttle Bus ServiceInstagramBig Church FestivalWiston, Pembrokeshire, United KingdomWest Sussex, West Sussex, United KingdomSussex, East Sussex, United KingdomUnited KingdomMiddlesbrough, Redcar And Cleveland, United KingdomEmergency servicesWest SussexWiston ParkuManSteyningEastbourneEast Sussex

Who published it, and when

original reportcopyedited after publishingfirst to report
lbc.co.uk1 original report - edited after publishing
Anadolu Agency (AA)1 original report
kentonline.co.uk1 copy echoing standard.co.uk
christianpost.com1 original report
28 Aug, 21:30over 3 days31 Aug, 18:05

6 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 9 original reports, 1 reprint

  1. Fri, 28 August 2026

    4 reports
  2. Sat, 29 August 2026

    3 reports
  3. Sun, 30 August 2026

    1 report
  4. Mon, 31 August 2026

    1 report

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