Alexandra Topping
@LexyTopping
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Senior reporter at the Guardian Northerner stranded in the South. Long-suffering Evertonian. Views are mine alone. Also found at: @lexytopping.bsky.social
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Joined March 2009
Tuffers calling Siraj Shiraz on TMS at this precise moment is everything
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Hate cold callers? You’ll enjoy this story about Jan and Michael, garage owners who took down the largest nuisance call network in the UK. I loved writing it >>
theguardian.com
When clients started getting random calls about making personal injury claims, Jan and Michael Reed set out to discover who was stealing data from their family-run garage
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Just watching videos of Lucy Bronze taping her own leg rn, brb
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Zelda Perkins, what an extraordinary woman >>
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After eight-year campaign by Perkins, a former PA for Weinstein, UK ministers have announced plans to stop bosses using NDAs to silence abused workers
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I spoke to @speedomick about seeing his extraordinary life transformed into a musical at @RoyalCourtLiv - and it was a joy from start to finish. Go and see it!
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As a musical about him opens at Liverpool’s Royal Court, Michael Cullen tells of hope, heart – and hitting rock bottom
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I’ve been obsessed with Brighton’s bin wars for a while. The council say managers in their depot have had death threats and car tyres slashed. I spoke to former workers who say they still have pstd from their experience. My report here >>
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Decades-long dispute between council and GMB union resurfaces after report shows 140% rise in missed collections
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If you read nothing else this weekend, or frankly this year, you must read this astonishingly beautiful piece by my lovely colleague @archiebland about his son Max, the boy who came back.
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It was, we were told, a case of sudden infant death syndrome interrupted. What followed would transform my understanding of parenting, disability and the breadth of what makes a meaningful life
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V pleased that our Killed Women Count campaign was highly commended at the Press Awards last night, massive team effort from Guardian reporters, editors, designers and production ❤️
Congratulations to "Killed Women Count" from @guardian for being awarded highly commended in Campaign of the Year at The Press Awards 2025!
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This is such a beautiful last dispatch from Goodison Park by @AHunterGuardian, I loved every word 💙
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Fans and legends paid tribute to the 133-year-old home of Everton during their 2-0 win against Southampton
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What happens to an area when a premier league club leaves its home of 133 years? Tears are shed, plan Bs are set in action, bank balances are scrutinised anxiously. Going to L4 to write this was su ch a privilege
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The departure of the men’s team from the ground marks the end of an era for many. Will new hosts Everton Women continue its legacy?
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Brilliant piece. Well said @LexyTopping Everton fans mourn club’s last game at Goodison Park 👇🏾👇🏼👇🏾👇🏼👇🏾
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The departure of the men’s team from the ground marks the end of an era for many. Will new hosts Everton Women continue its legacy?
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Special day for many Blues today, as the men play their final game at Goodison Park. I made my final pilgrimage with my earlier in the season, glad I can now look forward to watching the women 💙
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Evertonian Alexandra Topping – knowing that the famous old ground’s time was running out – made a final pilgrimage with her nine-year-old son
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This is so beautiful from my pal @TomJenkinspix. Work to be proud of 💙
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As ‘The Grand Old Lady’ prepares to host its last men’s match, Everton fans reveal what the ground means to them
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And if, you know, your history 💙 … love this from @AHunterGuardian
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Everton won the first Merseyside derby they hosted, Dixie Dean set his goals record and Pelé made World Cup history
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Richie Gillham @RWGbluenose is a man who knows his history 💙
Richie Gillham - @RWGbluenose - the secretary of @EvertonHeritage , is quoted in this article about plans to retain Goodison Park as a venue for professional football. We welcome the next chapter for Goodison, as the home of @EvertonWomen 🔵 https://t.co/Wzo981SW57
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Nikki Doucet, CEO of @BarclaysWSL football >“Establishing Goodison Park as a home for the women’s team sends a powerful signal – not just about ambition, but about belief.Belief in the players, the fans, and in what the women’s game can become when given the stage it deserves.”
Exclusive: Everton Women will move into Goodison Park next season, saving the ground from demolition >>
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Exclusive: Everton Women will move into Goodison Park next season, saving the ground from demolition >>
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US owners confirm it will become the country’s first major stadium dedicated to a women’s team next season
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Ah I love this from the inimitable @squires_david, great to see Barry Horrrrrrrrne's celestial screamer in there ... 💙
The many memories of Everton’s Goodison Park
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Saturday mornings on the sidelines: a brutal place to be. Some of these parents at kids’ football stories are incredible>>
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From rocks being thrown at cars to spectators being given the red cards, readers share their experiences of the most shocking scenes at children’s soccer games
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