Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
Evening Standard's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
150
World
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Dr Marta Shahbazi, a scientist at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in Cambridge, was on a train that collided with another near the town of Urda in central Spain on Wednesday.
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that → collide → Wednesday
A mother to two young children had been travelling to collect a prize for scientific excellence.
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mother → travel → excellence
Dr Shahbazi carried out research into the early stages of human embryo development, according to the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) agency, which the LMB is a part of.
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LMB → carry → which
Dr Shahbazi “wrote eloquently about balancing her family and career”, the UKRI said, “serving as a much-admired role model for a ‘mother scientist’, a term she used to describe herself”.
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she → write → herself
She had been due to receive the scientific excellence prize from the Spanish Society of Developmental Biology at a conference which began on the day of the crash.
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which → receive → crash
The LMB has paid tribute to the “inspiring” scientist, who was a group leader in its Cell Biology Division and an affiliate associate professor at the University of Cambridge.
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who → pay → Cambridge
Dr Shahbazi is listed on the university’s website as a principal investigator at its Stem Cell Institute.
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Shahbazi → list → Institute
The laboratory said: “The LMB is deeply saddened by the tragic death of our colleague Marta Shahbazi, group leader in the Cell Biology Division.
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LMB → say → Division
“Marta was on a train that collided with another near Urda, Spain, on Wednesday October 28, as she was travelling to receive the scientific excellence prize from the Spanish Society of Developmental Biology.
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she → collide → Biology
“The LMB is offering support to members of its community as they navigate this tragic loss.”
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they → offer → loss
Director of the University of Cambridge Stem Cell Institute (CSCI), Prof Bertie Gottgens, said its community is “shocked and deeply saddened” by Dr Shahbazi’s death.
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community → say → death
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He added: “Marta led her primary research group at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) alongside her roles as an affiliate principal investigator and affiliate assistant professor at the CSCI.
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Marta → read → CSCI
Across both institutes, she was highly respected for her pioneering research on early human development and valued for her collaborative spirit.
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she → respect → spirit
Her creativity, passion, and generosity will be greatly missed.”
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creativity → miss → ?
At least 69 people are thought to have lost their lives in the disaster, which was the country’s second high-speed rail crash this year.
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which → think → disaster
Three days of national mourning were observed from Thursday, with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez describing the incident as a “tragedy” and promising an investigation.
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Sanchez → observe → investigation
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