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20
sentences that state something as happening or true
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15%
3 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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An arsonist has been blamed for a fire at a former sheltered housing complex which was controversially earmarked for asylum seeker accommodation.
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which → blame → accommodation
Locals had been protesting against the proposition of the site housing asylum seekers in the days before the blaze in Leverington, Cambridgeshire, yesterday evening.
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Locals → protest → Leverington
The fire service said six crews rushed to the scene at Roman Court at around 7.25pm and had been 'working hard' to prevent the fire from spreading.
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crews → say → fire
Cambridgeshire Police said no one was injured as the property was empty at the time, but it had suffered severe damage.
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it → say → damage
The fire is being treated as arson and comes amid claims that electrical work and renovations were beginning in the property.
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work → treat → property
Last week, more than 200 people marched through the village, which has a population of around 3,000 people, after Fenland District Council was told by the Home Office that the site could 'provide 26 bed spaces for mothers and babies'.
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site → march → mothers
Objecting to the plans, Fenland District Council said it poses 'real risks to both asylum seekers and local residents.'
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it → object → seekers
Protestors said the government was treating residents as an 'inconvenience' and they were expected to 'accept decisions made without their consent'.
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they → say → consent
The damaged roof on property at Roman Court, in Leverington, Cambridgeshire, following suspected arson
The fire service said six crews rushed to the scene and had been 'working hard' to prevent the fire from spreading
Locals had been protesting after the 26-room site was earmarked for asylum seeker accommodatio in the days before the blaze
The objection letter from Fenland District Council read: 'The Home Office have ridden roughshod over the well-established evidence-based procedure and has now, without relevant evidence, selected a property without proper consultation and engagement with the agencies that know its area and the risks best.
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that → damage → area
It is extremely disappointing that the Home Office are now trying to force an unacceptable property for asylum accommodation through without due regard to local concerns which have been accepted to date as real risks to both asylum seekers and local residents.'
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which → try → seekers
Steve Barclay, MP for North East Cambridgeshire, said he was strongly opposed to the decision.
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he → say → decision
He said: 'Under the previous Conservative government, it was recognised that this area was not suitable for asylum accommodation like this, and it was exempt from asylum accommodation in the agreement with Serco.
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it → say → Serco
'This plan is a deliberate change of policy as part of moving asylum seekers into rural communities like Fenland, even though the services are not there to accommodate them.
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services → move → them
'Until we can detain and deport people who come to the country illegally, we will continue to see the high cost of asylum accommodation to the taxpayer alongside the wider pressures on public services.'
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we → detain → services
More than 200 people marched through the village, which has a population of around 3,000 people, after Fenland District Council was told by the Home Office that the site could 'provide 26 bed spaces for mothers and babies'
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site → march → mothers
Cambridgeshire Police said no one was injured as the property was empty at the time but it had suffered severe damage
Cambridgeshire Constabulary are appealing for anyone with information about the blaze to come forward.
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anyone → say → blaze
The force said: 'Firefighters brought the blaze under control, but the building has been severely damaged.
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building → say → control
The fire is being treated as arson and is being investigated by the fire service and police.'
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fire → treat → service
The site, which was listed for sale in an auction in October 2025, has 21 self-contained flats, including 16 studios, four one-bedroom and one three-bedroom units.
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which → list → studios
Planning permission has also been given to build single-storey extensions to four of the flats.
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permission → give → flats
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