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Associate Femail Editor (On The Day), Daily Mail. Formerly Deputy Features Editor, Sunday Mirror and People. laura.connor @dailymail .co.uk
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Thrilled to be joining the Daily Mail as Associate Femail Editor after three years at the Sunday Mirror and People. Please email me any tips, ideas and stories to laura.connor
@dailymail
.co.uk
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I spoke to a desperate Ukrainian family, including disabled elderly women, who travelled 1,000 miles to Calais but are being denied access to the UK to be with their only family. At least 130 refugees are there - with numbers rising fast
@Care4Calais
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The full report from today's
@DailyMirror
on our exclusive poll revealing overwhelming support for higher spending on the NHS. Join thousands of campaigners march for our most precious public service tomorrow in London
#FixtheNHS
#FundtheNHS
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After two years back as a Features Writer, I’m excited to start as Deputy Features Editor at the Sunday Mirror and People. My email address is the same so please get in touch with any fantastic stories, ideas and tips! laura.connor
@reachplc
.com
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Despite a promise by Home Secretary Priti Patel to stand “shoulder to shoulder” with the Ukrainians, many people like this are are being refused visas as they are not “immediate family”
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Launching her campaign for every cop to receive specialist domestic violence training in the Sunday Mirror - back by
@jessphillips
- the sister and aunt of a mum and daughter murdered after 14 calls to 999 tells me police have blood on their hands
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The lovely
@SteveBackshall
chats to me about how becoming a new dad has made him homesick as he enjoys his first night out with
@Helenglovergb
since the birth to celebrate his Outstanding Contribution gong at the
@DailyMirror
's
#AnimalHeroAwards2018
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Up to half a million survivors of coronavirus with crippling long-term symptoms may be the latest victims of government bungling - despite Matt Hancock saying it's "an incredibly important area”. Thank you to everyone who shared their stories with me
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Glib, 12, has left behind his older brother and his father, who are fighting the Russians. Mum Maiia fears for their safety "every moment of every day"
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Katerina and Valentina, both 75, first became refugees in the Donbas region in 2014. To go through this again, just 8 years later, is devastating. They waited in 2 7-hour queues at the Polish border & travelled for 4 days with only a sock and 1 piece of underwear between them
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"All officers need to be re-vetted, and the original vetting process needs to be hardened. Cressida resigning will not solve or address the systemic misogyny in the Met."
Ex Met Police officers call for force to be overhauled after Cressida Dick quits
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"It is glaringly obvious that if you're not even in the room, women's experiences are not going to be reflected."
Happy
#IWD2021
Meet our inspirational women of the year as
@HelenPankhurst
and
@doctor_oxford
tell me we urgently need more women in power
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Gorgeous police dog Stella upstaging the judges as they decide the winners of this year's
@AnimalHeroAward
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@ColletteWalsh
@Care4Calais
@YvetteCooperMP
@TheSundayMirror
It's unbelievable. These women were already made refugees in the Donbas region in 2014. To go through this again at their age, just eight years later, is devastating
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It's 100 years today since (some) women got the vote. In today's
@DailyMirror
, our exclusive poll reveals we're alarmingly far from equality, in body image, equal pay and discrimination at work (to name a few). Depressingly unsurprising
#100years
#Vote100
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Women paying their respects at the Emmeline Pankhurst statue in Manchester this evening, laying flowers and lighting candles
#ReclaimTheseStreets
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The crowd of people waiting to find out if they'll adopt one of the fire dogs today
@MENnewsdesk
http://t.co/5ftpBuhZ5z
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We spoke to British Iranian survivors of the 1988 Gohardasht prison massacre as they see the first glimmer of justice in 34 years
@DailyMirror
@ljconnorjourno
: EXCLUSIVE: British Iranians who survived massacre open up about horror after 34 years
#1988Massacre
#Iran
. Ahmad Ebrahimi and his wife Farzaneh fled Iran more than 20 years ago after being almost killed in the massacre
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Campaigners including
@marcthevet
and
@RobFlelloMP
outside Parliament ahead of Commons debate on dog meat trade
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Pleased to report that there was absolutely zero drama at Manchester Airport this morning and now I’m three hours early for a 50 min flight 🤣
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Schools are being forced to fundraise for their own air purifiers to keep kids safe from Omicron, adding to mounting costs as the Government fails to supply adequate funding - our report today, with thanks to
@bphillipsonMP
,
@adsquires
and
@Azeem_Majeed
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I visited
@ITV
to speak to
@piersmorgan
about coming face-to-face with a serial killer - read my full chat from today's
@DailyMirror
here
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She's portrayed as ditzy and bumbling in The Dig - but the real-life Peggy Piggott was a strong and successful archaeologist. Here's my report - with thanks to
@LeMoustier
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Corbyn chatting to firefighters about the effects of Tory cuts in York. Full story in tomorrow's
@DailyMirror
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Would this ever be allowed to happen in London? Great front page leader from
@LeedsNews
today
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I’m a week late with this, but I’m thrilled to join the amazing team at
@TheSundayMirror
&
@thesundaypeople
as a features writer, based in Manchester. Here’s my report from the weekend on the impact a Covid vaccine will have on our under-pressure NHS
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I went to Glasgow with Princess Diana's former protection officer to see what it takes to train as a bodyguard... my Home Secretary got killed three times. Don't think I'll be making any career changes just yet...
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In a landmark moment for the British Special Forces, the SAS will be open to women for the first time. I had a taster of what they might face as
#SASWhoDaresWins
returns this Sunday – with female recruits. P.s. It was tough
📷:
@adam_gerrard
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"It was like talking to one of my mates.”
@PrideOfBritain
winners tell me about chatting to Prince William & stars in today's
@DailyMirror
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Really proud of our new Sunday Mirror campaign to end period poverty and bring England & Wales in line with Scotland by making sanitary products free - figures from
@PlanUK
show 1 in 4 young women struggle to afford them. Read our demands (and more) here
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The lovely
@Cherylbaker
tells me about her fears of hurting her back again after Bucks Fizz crash ahead of
#DancingOnIce
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Thank you so much
@amolrajanBBC
for highlighting an issue that still leaves us working class kids struggling to get into newsrooms, unable to afford London work experience etc, and leaves working class audiences without a voice 👏
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My report from Birmingham in today's
@DailyMirror
, where
@WMPolice
is facing a knife crime epidemic. Thanks to the lovely
@JB_FoundationUK
for opening up about the death of their son and local MP
@jessphillips
for sharing her own experiences of knife crime
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I visited Scotland this week for the Sunday Mirror's
#EndPeriodPoverty
campaign where I saw
@MonicaLennon7
's incredible work in action. The
@_DHSCodeRed
project has transformed education - people in England and Wales should now be shown the same dignity
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"I was so disgusted with the loss of human life, and the way in which human life was chucked about, that I threw my medals in the sea." Remarkable new exhibition at
@I_W_M
, unearthing unheard voices from Armistice Day. My feature in today's
@DailyMirror
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Shocking reality of ivory trade & consequences for baby elephants on
@DSWT
's 40th anniversary with
@NickyAACampbell
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I know it's a cliché but it's true – what a privilege it was for me to interview Paul Conroy for today's
@DailyMirror
on his unbelievable escape from Homs and Marie Colvin's legacy ahead of
#APrivateWar
release. An incredibly humble, inspirational bloke
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My friend’s little boy enquired about putting Thomas the Tank Engine faces on trains - this is
@jreynoldsMP
’s reply 😭🥰
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Our
@TheSundayMirror
front page tomorrow - revealing damning statistics behind the toxic sexism and misogyny going unchecked in the Met Police
EXCL: 26 of Couzens’ Met colleagues convicted of sex crimes in last 5 years. 5 offended while on duty. 2 quietly jailed weeks after
#SarahEverard
murder.
#CressidaDick
ignored written warning of sexist culture from top female cop the week Sarah died. *How* can this happen?
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"Seeing men as the human default is fundamental to the structure of society." NASA's spacesuit row is latest example of a world designed for men, often without us realising. Chuffed to publish some of these astonishing stats from
@CCriadoPerez
's fab book
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Great evening at
@raceforlife
with the
@DailyMirror
girls - and two shiny new PBs!
@rhianlubin
@daniellestacey1
#running
#raceforlife
🏃🏻♀️🥇
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My investigation into Primodos in today's Sunday Mirror, as campaigners sue the Government for their role in the scandal.
@EdwardJDavey
couldn't have said it better when telling me
@Malriel
is a heroine for her tireless work in seeking justice for victims
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I went on a (very windy) Cornish adventure to meet the men bringing sea shanties back into fashion... I even got my own rendition of Haul Away Joe (and I haven't got it out of my head since). Thanks
@Fishy_Friends
🐟
#FishermansFriendsFilm
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In today’s
@DailyMirror
... I joined dance troupe
@RiseUnbroken
ahead of their
@BGT
live semi-final performance tonight. Such mature and courageous girls - they even gave me my own Manchester bee t-shirt 🐝
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Oh the simple joy of commuting to Media City on the tram after five years on the Tube. Even my bag had its own seat. And not one person elbowed me.
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It’s been a horrible couple of days but I’m so proud of our Withington community ❤️
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“Policies need to reflect women’s realities." In today's
@TheSundayMirror
,
@HelenPankhurst
issues a rallying cry for more female leaders ahead of
#IWD2021
Thanks to
@careintuk
for making this happen. Today their
#March4Women
demands more women in power
#StopTellingHalfTheStory
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Appalled by the stories I've heard this week - sexual assault and harassment, jokes about having sex with missing women and porn being passed around on shift. Thanks to the women who've helped me lift the lid on sexism still rampant in our police forces
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Fantastic discussion about women in journalism this evening with all the
@DailyMirror
ladies - thanks
@AldiUK
for the lovely wine!
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Just call me Keeley! I went behind the scenes of
#Bodyguard
to find out how
@artem_sfx
create the show's dramatic scenes. Think I've become the
@DailyMirror
's Bodyguard correspondent – shame it's ending on Sunday!
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A police inspector is under investigation for gross misconduct following a series of "abusive and misogynistic" tweets, including one saying a Sarah Everard activisit should be "thrown in the sea at high tide" -
@AVintenAuthor
@PatsyeStevenson
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Talking authoritatively about Brexit AND looking fabulous for her first appearance on
@BBCPapers
last night;
@NicolaRBartlett
, what a woman
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Thanks to
@labourlewis
to speaking to me for today's
@TheSundayMirror
about his own experiences in Afghanistan - and the grim cost of our failed foreign policy
'We are now witnessing the grim cost of a failed strategy in Afghanistan'
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Absolutely brilliant group of women to work with, another very sad day
Farewell from the newsroom at Canary Wharf, London, to our amazing, brilliantly talented colleagues at Reach/Daily Mirror: Clare Fitzsimons, Tricia Phillips, Mernie Gilmore, Emily Retter and Marjorie Yue
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Some of the flowers outside Manchester Dogs' Home. One card reads: "To all you beautiful babies."
@MENnewsdesk
http://t.co/faIhJ24sLr
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Sheff Utd sacked me for bar work when I tweeted negatively about rapist Evans. Now they want to re-employ him? What must his victim think?
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A global pandemic got in the way slightly but I’m finally a fully-fledged Level 3 PT as well as a fitness instructor 😄🤸🏻♀️ Thank you to everyone who joined my classes last summer ❤️
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In a rare joint interview, I speak to Rachel Nickell’s boyfriend and son ten years on from her killer’s confession. After one of the most controversial manhunts in Met Police history, they say they forgive Robert Napper
📷:
@JulesMirror
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A labour of love from me and
@rhianlubin
in today’s
@DailyMirror
after weeks of sifting through our readers’ amazing stories, including the man who kept shrapnel in his head as a war souvenir for life and the tot rescued from her dead mum’s arms by her big brother
#Armistice2018
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Nothing says Manchester caff quite like a selection of Deirdre Barlow headshots
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Fantastic to see free period products available in the loos at
@ManCity
#EndPeriodPoverty
@Period_Poverty
@freedom_4_girls
@MonicaLennon7
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I've put a a whole £1 bet on Theresa May saying she is a) resigning b) calling a general election or c) holding a second referendum – but
@rhianlubin
has bet on her "just saying the same old bollocks". Don't let me down now, Theresa
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No-one is more deserving of this
#PressAwards
nomination for Reporting Diversity. I've seen first-hand just how
@geraldine_mck
's journalism changes lives 🌟
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This is one of the toughest stories I have ever worked on - thanks to Laura for her courage and honesty
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In today's
@DailyMirror
- my feature on a footnote in history, the African slave girl adopted by Queen Victoria. I spoke to her amazing great-great grandson, Arnold Awoonor-Gordon, and
@ITV
's Victoria creator
@DaisyGoodwin
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Congratulations to
@geraldine_mck
and
@Hollyarcher_cse
for your powerful appearances on
@GMB
and
@VictoriaLIVE
this morning about the
@DailyMirror
's
#Telford
child sex exploitation investigation
Telford abuse: 'There could be one thousand victims of child sexual exploitation in Telford', journalist
@geraldine_mck
explains how her investigation led to that estimate.
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Huge congrats to my talented wee pal
@geraldine_mck
for her much-deserved
@pressgazette
British Journalism Awards nominations on the back of all her tireless work on child sexual exploitation in Telford
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The ground-breaking pilot scheme being launched in Liverpool to stop the criminalisation of desperate people forced to steal essentials as the cost of living crisis kicks in - with thanks to
@IanByrneMP
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If you ever want a reminder that sexism exists in this country, try being a solo female trying to buy a car
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Corbyn's joined by York Central MP
@RachaelMaskell
who says she's "barely slept" helping flood victims
#StormFrank
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Are you bloody joking? It's an efficient use of time and means an extra 10 mins in bed... as if women don't have enough to think about without where and when we apply make-up being scrutinised
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Ten years on from appearing in this newspaper with her baby son to highlight a food poverty crisis,
@BootstrapCook
says the situation is worse than ever for vulnerable families across the UK. Here's her searing warning about the cost of living crisis
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Best moment from
#prideofbritain
:
@jeremycorbyn
telling me his M&S suit was "a gift from a neighbour for winning the election". Perfect
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.
@thenewdayuk
team selfie on launch day as editor
@AlisonTheNewDay
chats on the
@AndrewMarr9
show
#seizethenewday
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The first doctor to reveal links between Primodos and birth defects was not only a Holocaust survivor, but frozen out of her profession for exposing the scandal. She died two years before seeing her work vindicated. Read my interview with her daughter here
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Tory cuts are "massive threat to life",
@NorthYorksFBU
tells Jeremy Corbyn as he visits York
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Spent hours trawling through the amazing stories of 17 women who stood for election for the first time 100 years ago for today's
@DailyMirror
... and only one was successful. Read what happened here, with thanks to Dr Alison Ronan and
@mcphh_mmu
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“You break someone’s heart in just a few words in a telegram." In today's
@DailyMirror
, my report from the
#DuchessofCambridge
's emotional trip to the
@I_W_M
to read letters from her three great-great uncles who died in World War One, ahead of
#Armistice100
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"There's a sensationalised story around Jack the Ripper - the myth, the legend. But these women were victims of circumstance, vulnerable to a man who has become beyond famous." Huge thanks to the fantastic
@EmiliaFox
&
@ProfDavidWilson
for today's feature
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Thrilled to see our End Period Poverty campaign in this year's
@PressAwardsuk
as part of the Sunday Mirror's Excellence in Diversity award, for our aim to make it law to offer free period products. With huge thanks to
@MonicaLennon7
and
@tinytinatea
for all their amazing work
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Some amazing viewers' pics on
@BBCBreakfast
this morning to commemmorate
#DDay75
, including these of squadron leader Alan Frost, who flew a Spitfire once again this week - 75 years after flying over the beaches of France
#DDay
#DDayLanding
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It's no wonder women don't feel comfortable coming forward to report sex assaults when
@MerseyPolice
acts like this
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Thanks to John for coming on
@BBCBreakfast
this morning to talk all things Turing
Very emotional seeing this for the first time today – genuinely over the moon that Turing has been chosen as the face of the £50 note. A massive acknowledgement of his mistreatment and unprecedented contribution to society.
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A spot of Mancunian girl power with
@emjaneunsworth
on the
@BBCBreakfast
sofa this morning, talking all about
#AnimalsFilm
based on her wonderful book
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Starting to feel nervous about this heat in
#LondonMarathon
tomorrow, but then remembered my chat with the indefatigable
@v_pendleton
, who is taking on the biggest of challenges by climbing Everest with
@BritishRedCross
. She is a real-life superwoman 💪🏻
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“It’s been in the UK’s darkest moments that the Labour Party has stepped up.”
@lisanandy
at
@MetroMayorSteve
Liverpool City Region Reception tonight
#LabourConference2022
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Wonderful news: Archers fans donated more than £80k to a Refuge campaign - the most ever raised for the charity by an individual supporter
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Prince William and Kate arrive to greet well-wishers at Windsor Castle alongside Prince Harry and Meghan
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I've created a new list for all the amazing
@thenewdayuk
staff and contributors. Go on, give them a follow!
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Millennials vs the Over 55s: I went head-to-head with my own dad in today's
@DailyMirror
... I thought HE was bad at being an adult, but turns out I'm embarrassingly useless (but I promise I can spell...)
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Hugely proud of our features team for today’s front page stories. In her first interview, Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s mum calls for a law forcing offenders to attend sentencing. Read
@MatthewDresch
’s brilliant work here, with 📸 by
@JulesMirror
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Fame at last... made it on Mail Online
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Children are being sold into marriage and slavery, while a trapped Brit fears being executed - my report on Afghanistan one year since the Taliban takeover.
A
@savechildrenuk
reports show 1 in 8 children are going to bed hungry - with girls eating less.
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When the
@DailyMirror
’s resident dog lovers, me and
@rhianlubin
, are let loose on the
@AnimalHeroAward
red carpet
#AnimalHeroAwards
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In week two of our
#EndPeriodPoverty
campaign, I met the amazing people on the frontline making real change. Some women and girls resort to using socks, torn-up tea towels and newspapers – an undignified and shameful reflection on 2022 Britain
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