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Freelance journalist. Born in Canada, raised in Notts, uni in Manchester. Worked in North Wales, Nottingham, London, Bournemouth and the Arabian Gulf.

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Joined September 2008
10 years ago I was the 8th busiest burger van in Dundee. After a decade of work, listening to the punters, menu experimentation, spatula practice, meditation, positive mental attitude (PMA), fearless self-reflection, daring to dream, and two deaths, I am up to 6th. Never give up
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Navalny's wife Yulia at the Munich security conference: "If it's true, I want Putin, his entourage, Putin's friends and his government to know they will be held responsible for what they have done to our country, my family, and my husband. And that day will come very soon."
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53 years ago today, on the 15th of February 1971, was Decimal Day, also known as D-Day, when the UK switched from 'old money' to a decimal system of 100p in the £. Previously, 240d made a £. It was first proposed to Parliament in 1824 after the French franc went decimal.
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We were saddened to hear of the recent passing of Trevor Bartlett. Trevor was the photographer for the Nottingham Post for 48 years, covering our matches up and down the country and across Europe. Trevor took the history defining photo of Trevor Francis’ header against Malmö in Munich. The thoughts of everyone at the Club are with Trevor’s family at this difficult time ❤️ 📸: John Sumpter
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"The next memory is just waking up in the hospital.... Everything was so dark " - Andrii, 27, one of Ukraine's new army of amputees, who has lost his hands and his sight. He and his wife Alina are a portrait of courage, determination and love. With @wburema @Goktay @n_sosnytska
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Struggling to track who enabled, resisted, & defected in the 2020 election plot? Us too--so @mcottle @taymaggiacomo & I put together a big graphic to make it easy @nytopinion Check it out for a comprehensive look at the full national & state network nytimes.com/interactive/2023…
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Think how much time you could save if Trump was always covered so succinctly:
This is an annotated version of Tucker Carlson's interview with Donald J. Trump on the night of the first GOP Presidential debate. It's Trump without Trump. You won't have to listen to his voice. I break it down in 2 minutes. Trump was all over the place for this one. 🤔
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Now that everyone's talking about how Kenneth Chesebro, architect of Trump's fake electors plot, was at the Capitol with Alex Jones on Jan 6, let's think about how bad that is. Because Jones was used for a strategic purpose in the Capitol attack. And Chesebro was watching. 1/
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Tom Hill retweeted
Come join our team @SkyNews - it's a role at the heart of the newsroom using OSINT skills for fast turnaround and more in-depth stories. @Jack_P_Taylor sky.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/sk… Any questions please send me a DM.
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These AI-generated photos are funny because they’re not real. But not everyone knows that. 🧵 That is a serious problem
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Incredibly hard to comprehend that it's been 20 years since we lost Terry, Fred and Hussein. It feels like yesterday. Hussein sent his family out of Kuwait before the team headed north towards Iraq. Fred has been missing ever since that day. Terry was one of a kind.
Today marks 20 years since our colleagues Terry Lloyd, Fréd Nérac and Hussein Osman were tragically lost covering the Iraq war. We think of them today, as we do all journalists who put themselves at risk to seek and report truth from the most hostile environments.
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It's official—For the first time ever, the European Union now imports more energy from the United States than from Russia!
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Croatia has switched to the Euro and entered Europe's passport-free zone - two major milestones for the country after joining the European Union nearly a decade ago rte.ie/news/business/2023/01…
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BREAKING: The House Jan. 6 panel's final report asserts that Donald Trump criminally engaged in a “multi-part conspiracy” to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election and failed to act to stop his supporters from attacking the Capitol. apnews.com/article/capitol-s…
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Reports of hits on energy infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia
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💡REVEALED: New research shows that the UK has the highest electricity bills. Brits pay more for their power than anywhere else on the planet. cityam.com/revealed-brits-ar…
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#UPDATE A baby born somewhere on Tuesday will be the world's eight billionth person, the UN Population Division projects. "The milestone is an occasion to celebrate diversity and advancements while considering humanity's shared responsibility for the planet," UN chief says
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