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Edinburgh and London attacks 'showed two-tier UK media', study finds

A police officer pictured at the scene of a knife attack in Golders Green, London, on April 29, 2026 (Image: Lucy North/PA)

TERROR-LINKED stabbings in Edinburgh and London have shown the “two-tier media” system operating in the UK, according to fresh analysis.

The Centre for Media Monitoring (CfMM) studied coverage of the stabbings in the Sighthill and Leith Walk areas of Edinburgh on June 19 and of the stabbings in the Golders Green area of London on April 29 to compare how UK media reported on both incidents.

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