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Senior News Reporter @SWNS | Formerly @NationalWorld
London, England
Joined September 2020
Today I’ve officially been at @SWNS for a year �� time flies! So, here’s a cliched thread of a few of my articles which have ended up in the national newspapers:
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And one last one - my coverage of the trial of Robert Prussak, an American pilot who was cleared of abducting, kidnapping, and sexually assaulting a nine-year-old French girl, was published by The Times, The Telegraph, and MailOnline. https://t.co/wm4AKTv4Qe
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My piece on savvy Ascot locals who make thousands selling flipflops to racegoers appeared in The Mirror, The Sun, and The Daily Star.
dailystar.co.uk
One local claimed his neighbour made £4,000 selling water and flip flops at last year's Royal Ascot, as the flood of punters coming through the Berkshire town creates opportunities for side-hustling
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My feature on a grandmother’s fight to get huge telecom boxes removed from outside her restaurant was featured in Metro, The Sun, and MailOnline.
metro.co.uk
'I feel like I am trapped in a situation that's not going to get better.'
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My interview with a mum whose baby caught measles at the height of the UK outbreak was published in The Mirror and The Sun, and prompted a follow-up by Sky News.
mirror.co.uk
Georgia House, 29, spent five days in London's Chelsea and Westminster Hospital with five-month-old Margot after she caught the highly contagious infection measles
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My coverage of the court case of renowned conductor Jan Latham-Koenig, who received a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to child sex offences, was published by The Times, The Telegraph, and various other newspapers.
telegraph.co.uk
Former maestro receives 14-month suspended sentence for child sexual offences
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My investigation into phone snatching in central London was used as an exclusive by MailOnline. https://t.co/OsrkjSTBTM
dailymail.co.uk
Workers in Westminster in central London claim phone theft happens daily - mostly to 'unaware' tourists.
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My feature on mum-of-three Amika Brown, who was told she could be deported from the UK despite holding a British passport, appeared in The Express and The Mirror. Mrs Brown was later told by the Home Office that she would not be deported.
express.co.uk
Amika Brown, 41, received a letter from the Home Office two weeks ago, which she said threatened to strip her of her British citizenship over alleged identity fraud and has provided information she...
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My reporting on the tragic death of Dinal De Alwis, a teenager who took his own life after being blackmailed over nude photographs, was published by The Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, and several other outlets. https://t.co/0Wl6WqfdYA
theguardian.com
Dinal De Alwis from Sutton received messages from man threatening to send images to ‘all of his followers’, inquest told
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Tomorrow is my first day as a News Reporter @SWNS, and I’m super excited to get started! (2/2)
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Last week I had my last day @NationalWorld. I’m very proud of the reporting I’ve done over the past near year and a half, and am grateful to the wonderful people I’ve worked with - particularly @RalphBlackburn, who has taught me so much & supported me the whole way through. (1/2)
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Last week I spoke to Helen Smith, whose daughter Lily started Year 10 in September. Sadly, her first half-term was nothing like she envisaged, as her school - St Leonard's in Durham - found itself unable to open due to RAAC. Here's what happened next:
nationalworld.com
Parents say their children have been 'failed' by the government as pandemic-style learning continues due to 'prone to collapse' RAAC concrete in school buildings.
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“With five insightful, clever, and thrilling 'vault' tracks, Taylor Swift takes the already impeccable 1989 to lofty new heights.” My review of 1989 (Taylor's Version):
nationalworld.com
With five insightful, clever, and thrilling 'vault' tracks, Taylor Swift takes the already impeccable 1989 to lofty new heights.
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'Doctors said our daughter would never communicate, but she's proved them wrong'
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John Gillan, 56, was also confirmed to have died during Storm Babet, after a tree struck the van he was driving along the B2917 in Angus. John's family called his death "a devastating tragedy".
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Maureen Gilbert, 83, also tragically lost her life, after water from a burst riverbank flooded her home in Derbyshire. Her traumatised son Paul has told of how he found her body "floating in water".
nationalworld.com
Maureen Gilbert's son found her body 'floating' in water after her home was flooded by Storm Babet.
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Four people are known to have died as a result of the storm. Among the victims is "ray of sunshine" Wendy Taylor, 57, who died after being swept into a river in Scotland. Her family have paid tribute to her as a "beloved" wife, mother, and grandmother.
nationalworld.com
Wendy Taylor was swept into the Water of Lee in Scotland amid flooding caused by Storm Babet.
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Danger from Storm Babet could "last for days", officials have warned, as floods from the "unprecedented" rainfall continue to devastate much of the UK.
nationalworld.com
Further flooding is expected in areas of the UK which have already been devastated by Storm Babet.
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