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Deputy Editor @Independent
London
Joined February 2009
And, for good measure, threw in this scoop on Liz Truss taking a £500k private jet to Australia rather than flying on a commercial plane
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Exclusive: ‘Flying to Australia on a chartered jet is shockingly privileged and an outrageous source of emissions’ – Anna Hughes, FlightFree UK
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He reported widely on the P&O Ferries scandal
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‘Our survival is dependent on making swift and significant changes now,’ says company
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Simon, meanwhile, delivered scoops from across the travel industry, including forcing the Foreign Office to change its passport advice to travellers
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Exclusive: Wording changed after The Independent revealed passengers were denied boarding by mistake
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And hundreds of babies needing critical care after being born prematurely to mothers with Covid
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Exclusive: Greatest risk for pregnant women with Covid is premature birth and ‘it’s not recognised or talked about’
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Rebecca won for a series of pieces on the thousands of patients forced to wait more than 12 hours in A&E
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Exclusive A&E departments ‘crippled’ by ‘huge’ trolley waits as patients come to harm, doctors warn
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Huge congratulations to the @Independent's Rebecca Thomas @Rebeccasmt and @SimonCalder on their wins at the British Journalism Awards last night. Incredibly well deserved for their brilliant reporting on health and travel respectively.
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After yet more chaos and the imminent departure of another prime minister, The @Independent is calling for a general election now. Sign our petition here:
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Liz Truss has resigned as prime minister and we say it is time for voters to decide the country’s next leader
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EXCLUSIVE Taxpayers spent £500,000 pounds so the foreign secretary didn't have to fly to, from and within Australia on @Qantas. Instead, @trussliz travelled 22,000 miles by private government Airbus A321, creating almost 500 tonnes of CO2 emissions. #COP26
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Exclusive: ‘Flying to Australia on a chartered jet is shockingly privileged and an outrageous source of emissions’ – Anna Hughes, FlightFree UK
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No 10 staff told to ‘clean up’ phones amid lockdown party allegations - another exclusive by @Annaisaac
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‘I was told to get rid of anything that could look bad,’ says source
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Exclusive: Boris Johnson ‘joined party in No 10’ during first lockdown - great work from @Annaisaac and @murphy_simon
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Exclusive: During ban on indoor socialising, PM ‘told attendee they deserved a drink for beating back virus’
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Great scoop by @samueljlovett - people in their 30s will now be offered an alternative to the AZ vaccine over increased evidence of rare blood clots
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Exclusive: Government source insists policy change won’t impact UK’s target of offering a first vaccine dose to every adult by the end of July
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Lizzie Dearden is a brave and brilliant journalist - she won't be deterred from doing her job by threats and intimidation.
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EDL founder issued with interim stalking ban after warning he would falsely accuse reporter’s partner of being paedophile
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Honoured my @Independent investigation made the shortlist for the #AmnestyMediaAwards - it means the absolute world 🙌🏼✨ https://t.co/O2zlOyRo4e
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On the issue of racism and the media following the Meghan and Harry interview, it is clear newsrooms must do a better job reporting on race. The Independent is committed to improving diversity and how we cover issues affecting the lives of people of colour.
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Listen here to the Independent's health correspondent @ShaunLintern describe the incredible story he uncovered this week of a leading surgeon who collected body parts from thousands of patients over 25 years https://t.co/3Dc1tzHSEC via @acast
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