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OUTLETS DISAGREETuesday 22 September 2026

Outlets disagree: The specific breakdown of prior charges: whether they comprised 'seven women' or are now specified as involving specific charge counts

bbc.co.uk (seven women with four counts of rape); bbc.com (seven women with four counts of rape); independent.co.uk (nine counts of indecent assault, two counts of sexual assault, four…; theguardian.com (nine counts… the full text

As published

8 pages captured at the time, in each outlet's own typography. Open one to read the copy held outside the publisher's control.

reuters.com as published: Ex-BBC Radio DJ Westwood charged with two further sexual assault chargesreuters.com2026-09-22 16:51:52bbc.co.uk as published: Tim Westwood charged with two more sexual offencesbbc.co.uk2026-09-22 16:51:52bbc.com as published: Tim Westwood charged with two more sexual offencesbbc.com2026-09-22 16:51:52dailymail.com as published: DJ Tim Westwood, 68, is charged with two more sex assaults: Ex-BBC Radio 1 star now faces 17 charges against nine womendailymail.com2026-09-22 16:51:52independent.co.uk as published: Former BBC DJ Tim Westwood charged with more sexual offencesindependent.co.uk2026-09-22 16:51:52news.sky.com as published: Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood charged with sexual offences against two more womennews.sky.com2026-09-22 16:51:52telegraph.co.uk as published: Tim Westwood charged with further sex offencestelegraph.co.uk2026-09-22 16:51:52theguardian.com as published: Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood charged with two more offencestheguardian.com2026-09-22 16:51:52

What this entry found

  • ONE SOURCE, MANY MASTHEADS

    8 outlets carried this. They resolve to 7 independent sources.

    A reader sampling these outlets received 7 accounts, not 8.

8outlets→7independent
What happened, for context

Tim Westwood, former BBC Radio 1 and Capital Xtra DJ, has been charged with two additional sexual offences by the Crown Prosecution Service. He is now facing a total of 17 charges involving nine women, with allegations dating back to 1983. A trial on the original 15 charges is scheduled for 25 January 2027.

5 of 8 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: news.sky.com, reuters.com, telegraph.co.uk. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.

Who reported it

  • reuters.comWIRE
    • bbc.co.ukPUBLIC
    • bbc.comPUBLIC
    identical copy
    • dailymail.comINDEP
    • news.sky.comINDEP
    one owner · DMGT (Daily Mail)
  • independent.co.ukINDEP
  • telegraph.co.ukINDEP
  • theguardian.comINDEP

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Tim Westwood is charged with two additional offences: indecent assault of a teenage girl aged 16 or 17 in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1991, and sexual assault of an 18-year-old woman in Wandsworth in 2004.bbc.co.uk, bbc.com, dailymail.com, independent.co.uk, theguardian.com
  • Westwood is now facing a total of 17 charges involving nine women.bbc.co.uk, bbc.com, dailymail.com, independent.co.uk
  • Westwood was previously charged with offences in October 2025 relating to seven women, including four counts of rape.bbc.co.uk, bbc.com
  • Westwood pleaded not guilty to earlier charges in December 2024.bbc.co.uk, bbc.com, theguardian.com
  • Westwood is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court regarding the two additional charges.bbc.co.uk, bbc.com, independent.co.uk, theguardian.com
  • A trial relating to earlier charges is scheduled to begin at Southwark Crown Court on 25 January 2027.bbc.co.uk, bbc.com, dailymail.com
  • and 2 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • Three of the indecent assault offences Westwood is charged with allegedly occurred at BBC Studios in 1996.only theguardian.com
  • The previous charges relate to non-recent offences between 1983 and 2016.only independent.co.uk, theguardian.com
  • Westwood previously pleaded not guilty to four counts of rape, nine counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault.only dailymail.com

Reported unevenly

  • The specific breakdown of prior charges: whether they comprised 'seven women' or are now specified as involving specific charge countsstated by bbc.co.uk (seven women with four counts of rape), bbc.com (seven women with four counts of rape), independent.co.uk (nine counts of indecent assault, two counts of sexual assault, four counts of rape in relation to seven women), theguardian.com (nine counts of indecent assault, two counts of sexual assault, four counts of rape in relation to seven women)
  • Date specification for sexual assault in Wandsworth: dailymail.com specifies 'May 2004' while independent.co.uk and theguardian.com state '2004' without the month.stated by dailymail.com (May 2004) · absent from independent.co.uk, theguardian.com