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Editor of the Guardian's First Edition newsletter - 7am every weekday - and media columnist. Click on the link below to sign up to First Edition.

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Archie Bland

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From June 3 I'll be writing a daily election newsletter, imaginatively titled Election Edition, and landing in your inbox at 5pm. Sign up for all the analysis and first class political banter here

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Sign up for Election Edition, our UK general election 2024 newsletter

Every weekday at 5pm BST, Archie Bland will guide you through the twists and turns of the general election with a fast and funny briefing direct to your inbox. Starting 3 June

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Full quote: "Londoners will see increased police presence today and over the course of the next few days. There's no reason to be alarmed"

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At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is "no reason to be alarmed!"

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If I was the prime minister being told about a pensioner riding the bus all day to minimise heating bills at home I would perhaps not respond first by boasting that I introduced the freedom pass allowing her on the bus for as long as she likes

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God bless retired chemistry teachers who google licence plates and have the results in their browser history, btw

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fuck.

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After very poor result for Conservatives in Cumberland, local Tory leader John Mallinson tells BBC: it’s partygate, but it’s not just partygate... I just don’t feel people any longer have the confidence that their prime minister can be relied upon to tell the truth.

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Favourite story of the day: Clement Attlee took in kindertransport child but never publicised it, the boy reveals for the first time (he's now 90)

Revealed: the child Clement Attlee helped save from the Nazis

Paul Willer, who lives in Gloucestershire, was sponsored by the Labour party leader

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Ian Murray, executive director of the Society of Editors, has resigned, I'm told.

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Charles Walker on the BBC: "It is utterly appalling, I’m livid. I really shouldn’t say this but I hope those people that put Truss in No 10, I hope it it was worth it for the ministerial red box ... Because the damage they have done to our parliamentary party is extraordinary."

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hell hath no fury like a woman quorned etcetctetc

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On Downing Street’s non response to Guardian and Mirror story on Cummings, and source quotes arising elsewhere claiming all fine: we first went to them asking for comment on claims he went to Durham more than six weeks ago. We’ve been back since. They’ve refused to comment.

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Time allowed for discussion of climate crisis: 1m56 Time allowed for earrings, suits, etc etc: 5m45

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Exclusive with the Mirror: police spoke to Dominic Cummings after he broke lockdown rules by visiting parents' house.

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Pressure on Dominic Cummings to quit over lockdown breach

Exclusive: PM’s adviser was with parents away from London home when he had coronavirus symptoms

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Of niche interest: for us and the great @matthew_weaver , working with @DailyMirror and @PippaCrerar on this has been an entirely collaborative, effective process, good for readers and public interest, and best possible insulation against spurious claims of fake news. It works.

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Meanwhile, am told the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have now followed their complaint to ITV over Good Morning Britain with a complaint to Ofcom.

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Video of Morehouse College's graduating class being told by commencement speaker Robert F Smith that he's paying off their student loans (re @aoc tweet), which is just extremely cheering to watch - the way what's just happened spreads through them

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New from me: students recruited by @toadmeister ’s Free Speech Union for campaign accuse him/organisers of astroturfing and say they were discouraged from... speaking freely

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Students quit free speech campaign over role of Toby Young-founded group

Recruits say they were misled about the involvement of controversial pressure group the Free Speech Union

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6 years

Imagine arriving at Chequers to find breakfast is cold pizza. May comes down puffing on a fag in a dressing gown, to be honest lads quite a heavy night, let's do it at 12 yeah, I'll be down in a bit, hang out, there's a pool

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Liz Truss

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Pre Chequers fortification... #brexitbreakfast

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Shapps' defence of Cummings today rested on claim 'they didn’t then move around from there'. Robin Lees, a retired teacher, says they did. Later, Cummings was allegedly seen in the area again - when he was well. What is justification for that trip given childcare not relevant?

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Every time I look at this photo I lose my mind slightly more. It's typed, but he's been told to look pensively/nobly out of the window while holding a pen. IS HE TRYING TO REMEMBER HOW TO SPELL HIS NAME

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Here’s a story about how the inbetweeners’ @James_Buckley became the most-booked act on Cameo *in the world*, making 10,000 videos in nine months at a rate of 37 a day. This turned out to be much more heartwarming than I expected!

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The Inbetweeners' James Buckley becomes the unlikely king of Cameo

Comedian’s work ethic on celebrity shout-out app takes him to 10,000 videos and £300,000 - leaving global A-listers in his wake

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Prince Harry wanted £35,000 costs from Associated Newspapers for the drafting of 1,100 statement read out in court today. Quite good linage. Judge called it "manifestly disproportionate" and awarded £2,500.

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@alexjpollard tbf there was a brilliant pullquote among your review if only it had been pruned a little. Taylor is tacitly acknowledging your point about the value of editing!!

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John Redwood just arrived to claim your immortal soul in exchange for those enjoyable decades in the EU and brought his hellscape with him

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3 years

167 journalists of colour sign letter saying the Society of Editors' statement that there's no racism in the British media is 'laughable', Guardian and FT eds @KathViner and @khalafroula also disagree, and board member says 'tone deaf':

Society of Editors in turmoil over its statement on Meghan

Some board members ‘deeply angry’ about claim racism was not a factor in coverage of Duchess of Sussex

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4 years

Just to be clear, *even if* the daytrip to Barnard Castle was outside of the 14 day period, it is still an absolutely clear breach of the government's guidelines, and it hasn't been denied at any point.

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Instagram now awash with influencers putting stuff out about how they’re actually working really hard in Dubai, live there, have a boyfriend who must be there, etc. This is not going down that well. By me and @matthew_weaver :

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'Hard graft': UK influencers scramble to justify exotic getaways in pandemic

Stung by scepticism over ‘luxury business trips’ in a pandemic, influencers in Dubai are touting their ‘hard graft’

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. @JenniferMerode reveals that group led by @DanielJHannan ordered to pay back about €500k EU funds including, eg, €250k on three-day luxury resort event in Miami for largely US audience that hardly mentioned the EU

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And, in a complainy day, the Daily Mail has written to Viacom over "indefensible" use of "contained images which had been doctored or presented as headlines when they were not" to suggest racist coverage.

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Dave Brown's cartoon in tomorrow's Independent, on the death of James Foley, is perfect. http://t.co/UQCgLPNoNv

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. @HuffPostUK is closing its uk news operation, leaving 16 of 29 editorial staff facing prospect of redundancy. editor in chief @jessbrammar one of those at risk. Every mother in the editorial team is on the list:

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HuffPost UK staff face redundancy as national news operation closes down

Owner BuzzFeed’s move leaves more than half of editorial staff at risk

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3 years

Four days since a Society of Editors meeting closed with agreement on a statement to set out new position on racism in the media after last week's controversy - and still no statement, even though it was expected to be written same night. Silence is now pretty deafening.

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This thread grossly misrepresents a journalist asking a question and awaiting an answer. The story hasn’t been published. It’s reasonable and universal journalistic practice to ask questions and decide whether to publish a story based on the response!

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A sad insight into how some journalists operate...On Wednesday, I shared our positive, well-received cross-party video to increase vaccine confidence in the midst of so much disinformation. Last night we heard great news about the Novavax Vaccine which I’ve been trialling 🙂..1/8

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The whole Newsnight interview with @faizashaheen is worth watching. Just shockingly unfair, vindictive treatment for a woman who would have been an exceptional MP and has worked so hard for so long.

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“Honestly I’m so shocked right now, to be treated this badly” Faiza Shaheen, who was set to stand for Labour, describes hearing that her candidacy had been pulled over liking a series of Tweets which she claims Labour said would frustrate its campaign #Newsnight

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3 years

Susanna Reid's discussion of Piers Morgan's exit - 'he is without doubt an outspoken, challenging, opinionated disruptive broadcaster' - makes me think of my mother's advice on how to appear to compliment parents on an unusual looking infant: "Now that's a baby"

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2 years

@cymrurouge I once saw a deconstructed Eton mess. On the other hand I ordered it

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Worth noting that in Musk's not wholly convincing apology he praises an article which describes Chiang Rai as a "known hot spot for... child prostitution" and drops the hypothetical "unless Musk had private information". Not sure I'd be mollified if I were Unsworth.

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@adamchavez As this well-written article suggests, my words were spoken in anger after Mr. Unsworth said several untruths & suggested I engage in a sexual act with the mini-sub, which had been built as an act of kindness & according to specifications from the dive team leader.

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New statement from Society of Editors board: "Our statement on Meghan and Harry... did not reflect what we all know: there is a lot of work to be done in the media to improve diversity and inclusion. We will reflect on the reaction.. and work towards being part of the solution.”

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5 years

I know broadly it's unedifying to be sour about people winning awards, but giving Mac a fellowship at the Press Awards seems pretty gross, to be honest.

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Exclusive from @guardian and @dailymirror : New witnesses cast doubt on Cummings' lockdown claims. Retired teacher saw him in castle town when supposedly isolating at parents' place. Also seen walking among bluebells nr Durham after went back to London.

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New witnesses cast doubt on Dominic Cummings’s lockdown claims

Exclusive: eyewitness says top No 10 aide left isolation to go 30 miles to popular tourist town

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8 years

Mark Longhurst and Julia Hartley-Brewer should be ashamed of themselves, and won't be. Good for @OwenJones84 for not being polite about it.

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3 years

Latest on Society of Editors row: after open letter from journalists of colour deploring claim no racism in UK press, board is split over a new statement and wording of a possible apology, with some members said to be deeply angry the initial statement was issued. Story soon...

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@ameliargh @Lucywwatson Once I’ve bought all my gold bars I have just 150k left for holidays

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If you wondered what the Duke and Duchess of Sussex think about the row that ensued this week over whether the British press had a diversity problem, here's your answer: a launch donation to a charity which "exists to improve socio-economic diversity within the media"

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Marcus Ryder

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Excited to announce @PressPadUK has launched a sister charity, PressPad Charitable Foundation, & #MeghanAndHarry are among the first donors. I’m proud to be a trustee along with @AlexEditor #DarshanSanghrajka & @frankrstarling . Find out more & donate here

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Story soon. But his position clearly became untenable after the withdrawal of host Charlene White and a number of nominees for press awards. Some on board already thought he had to go.

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He adds: "I can see their point of view." Asked if Conservative MPs should remove Johnson, he says: "That would be my preference, yes."

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7 years

My dad died this morning. He was as sweet and gentle and wise as he was tough and bold and brave. God, I'll miss him.

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Remains a mystery why Harry and Meghan would feel pessimistic of their chances of getting this to happen within the next 26 years if they followed the usual protocol

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Without Cummings there to pollute his kind and gentle ways Boris will become the liberal hero and champion of the voiceless that we have known to be his true self all along, day seven

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Some factories in Leicester stayed open despite lockdown and forced staff in. In one factory 15/80 workers were sick and working. PHE finds evidence garment factory workers were a major vector of transmission.

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Some Leicester factories stayed open and forced staff to come in, report warns

Allegations come as city begins second lockdown after infection rates increase

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is there anyone I can appeal to about this

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3 years

Caroline Flack’s mum Christine spoke incredibly powerfully about media treatment of her daughter at event ahead of new doc. It’s pretty incredible how much of coverage of this has just... left out what she said about press which seemed totally central

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Media failed to learn from Caroline Flack's death, her mother warns

Christine Flack says she was followed as she travelled to clean up daughter’s home, ahead of new documentary on presenter’s life

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"This whole affair is inexcusable… it is a pitiful reflection on the Conservative parliamentary party at every level. And it reflects really badly obviously on the government of the day."

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Amid quite a lot of misleading both-sidesy commentary and coverage of the Armistice Day disorder, today’s First Edition with @TownsendMark goes through what we know about who was responsible. (By an overwhelming and unambiguous margin, the far right.)

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Monday briefing: Who was really to blame for trouble on Armistice Day

In today’s newsletter: Sorting fact from fiction on day of pro-Palestine march after violent scenes involving far-right counter-protesters • Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First Edition

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5 years

ALEX SPEAKS!!! @mannerzzzz #alexfromglasto

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Alex Mann: the teenage rap fan who lit up Glastonbury

Fifteen-year-old rattled through every word of Dave’s complex Thiago Silva tune

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incredible details herein, particularly: 'The men, aged 40-50, and women, aged 23-25, were refused permission to enter France and ordered by police to fly back to the UK.'

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French police turn back private jet of holidaymakers from UK

Party of 10 flew into Marseille-Provence airport to be taken by helicopter to luxury Cannes villa

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Jack Merritt's dad, @butwhatifitsall , writes that his son would be 'livid' at how his death has been used to further 'an agenda of hate': 'He lived and breathed fire in his pursuit of a better world for all humanity, particularly those most in need.'

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Minister under fire over tweets about journalist who sent her questions

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Minister under fire over tweets about journalist who sent her questions

Kemi Badenoch published questions sent to her office and accused reporter of ‘making up claims’

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3 years

Lib Dems cleverly tap into football fever!!! with this embargoed release looking forward to the Grand Final, as we all of course call it

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4 years

After 3+ years as deputy national editor I’m turning off the firehose of the news inbox at the end of today. I have a week off before a new job (still here) reporting and writing and I’m as excited as it’s possible to be when not allowed into a pub.

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2 years

It is extremely fun to see politicians enthusiastically posing the kind of gotcha questions to each other that they routinely view as below the belt when they get them from journalists

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Exclusive by @jimwaterson demolishes BBC claim that complaint only about Munchetty. Original complaint: "Blatant bias from both presenters", calls Walker "very unprofessional". Editorial standards chief: "we haven't had complaint about Walker's role".

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4 years

My exclusive on Leicester garment industry: confidential audit reports reveal red flags on minimum wage in 18 Boohoo factories.

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Revealed: auditors raised minimum-wage red flags at Boohoo factories

Exclusive: Third-party reports set out allegations at 18 Leicester suppliers

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4 years

I really don't get the denial of police talking to family. Cops on the record. Did Cummings not check with his dad? Or did he just think Durham Constabulary would lie down and take it when he called them liars?

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7 years

Martyn Hett's little sister insisted on taking her GCSEs and got eleven A*s, so I'm a puddle of hearts and flowers

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Dan Hett

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so get this. thread. 1/ my little sister Nik is an actual hero. skip back to the literal day after we found out about Martyn being killed

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Tories raise £3m in a week,10x labour, £1m from one man. How they have nerve to moan abt union donors I do not know

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Conservatives' donors give 10 times as much as Labour's in one week

Week’s total of £3.77m includes £1m from Book Of Mormon producer while Labour received £331,499 in same period

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Grant Shapps is talking about Dominic Cummings' movements as if they're as mysterious and unknowable as the migration patterns of an obscure and extinct breed of jellyfish

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BBC chief international correspondent just misses out on the move

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BBC Radio Solent Sport

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Lys Mousset has passed a medical at Sheffield United ahead of his £10m move from Bournemouth #afcb

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Lobby walks out after no 10 tries to ban selected reporters. "Reporters on the invited list were asked to stand on one side of a rug in the foyer of No 10, while those not allowed in were asked by security to stand on the other side"

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FT editor @khalafroula disagrees with the Society of Editors' view:"There is work to be done across all sectors in the UK to call out and challenge racism. The media has a critical role to play, and editors must ensure our newsrooms and coverage reflect the societies we live in."

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@cymrurouge They should have called it, the state of this country!!!!!!!???!

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6 years

Southampton equalise from a Southampton assist but Southampton take the lead with an absolute stunner

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4 years

Reasonable and fair to ask for an explanation which is why Downing Street stonewalled questions starting six weeks ago and continuing when we sought an explanation last night

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Dominic Raab

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It’s reasonable and fair to ask for an explanation on this. And it has been provided: two parents with Coronavirus, were anxiously taking care of their young child. Those now seeking to politicise it should take a long hard look in the mirror.

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Your mum wrote for @gdnlongread about how banter went viral, and then went postal.

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The age of banter

The long read: It used to be just a word – now it is a way of life. But is it time to get off the banter bus?

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2 years

the lowkey best bit of this is the guy asking him 'how should we move forward from here' like he's a scholar of ukrainian history on the ezra klein show

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'I believe whatever he felt that he did, he had the right to do.' 'I had to leave my chair I'll be honest with you, it cut me really deep.' @LiamPayne reacts to the dramatic moment Will Smith hit comedian Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars for making a joke about his wife.

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john bercow = mike dean

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4 years

The only question is why he consistently thinks it’s better to overpromise and underdeliver, and does he think he owes an apology to those whose warnings he sneered at time and again

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3 years

Here's my fearless investigation of how the pandemic led to a dog shit crisis. Excremental growth is a career high for me, cheers

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Excremental growth: UK sniffs a pandemic puppy poo problem

A rise in dog ownership and pressure on council services mean Britons are having to watch their step

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this guy's just been seen in Cairo apparently. Not sure what we're supposed to do now http://t.co/KzHxdfYC3X

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I agree for the most part with @OwenJones84 , but I regret that he’s provided cover for a variant on the ‘journalists tell you how they did in their gcses’ genre

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10 years

Much sadder about calum chambers leaving than I ever was about shaw. Seems like total capitulation. What a prospect you're getting, arsenal.

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7 years

@WestHamMatters @MenCallMePhil @alexxconnolly again, not what he said: was urging better preparation and CT work.

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Daddy’s got bottom??

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4 years

When he says 'the media was told that it was wrong and reported it anyway', what he means is 'we refused to comment in a meaningful way at any point before publication'

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5 years

It is quite staggering to see anyone - quite a few people! - try to colour the natural and widespread revulsion at the Field incident as a byproduct of the liberal outrage machine, performative wokeness, etc. If that footage doesn’t appal you there’s a bit of your brain missing.

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2 years

Really enjoyed talking to @francis_scarr about what he's learned from watching 500 hours of Russian state TV, and how the messaging has changed. Features gifs, if my geriatric milenniality wasn't obvious enough sign up here

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Archie Bland

6 years

Southampton are at a stage now where when we score it actually feels like it increases the likelihood that we’re going to lose

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Archie Bland

4 years

Seeing the hugely deserving winner of the literary prize your mum founded in your late dad’s name be so overjoyed to win it is a pretty effective way to lose your shit completely on public transport, if anyone is interested

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Molly Rosenberg

4 years

The response of our #RSLChristopherBland Prize winner this year brought a tear to the eye of all the @RSLiterature team. Huge huge congratulations @mamaktrue Michele Kirsch on your £10,000 win🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 We're so happy for you

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6 years

@bellamackie Incredibly unappetising mix tbh

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2 years

Melt

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5 years

Jacob Rees-Mogg praising your 'quiet dignity' while he draws a dick on your back

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Archie Bland

6 years

Writing was the joy of my dad’s last years. He was v aware of how hard it is for older writers to find audience, and how much harder it would’ve been for him if he wasn’t well-off. So v chuffed about the RSL Christopher Bland prize for older debut writers:

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RSL Christopher Bland Prize launched to encourage older writers

A new £10,000 prize to encourage and celebrate the work of older writers is being launched by the family and friends of the late Sir Christopher Bland, in collaboration with the Royal Society of...

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Archie Bland

3 years

I hope someone's keeping a list of pundits and presenters decrying this so that we can check it against pundits and presenters setting out their wild excitement as they come to you live from the North London Weapons vs the Turin Thunder in that all important ninth place playoff

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Archie Bland

7 years

'Melania is staying behind to see the zoo' cheered me up for some reason

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7 years

I am leaving China for #APEC2017 in Vietnam. @FLOTUS Melania is staying behind to see the zoo, and of course, the Great WALL of China before going to Alaska to greet our AMAZING troops.

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Archie Bland

6 years

These gmail autoreplies are yet to grasp the tone of the newsdesk when a reporter files a story

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Archie Bland

5 years

Here's the shocking story of how Lynton Crosby's firm has secretly built an unbranded disinformation network via Facebook on behalf of clients from Saudi Arabia to Zimbabwe, by @jimwaterson

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Revealed: Johnson ally’s firm secretly ran Facebook propaganda network

Sir Lynton Crosby’s firm CTF has built unbranded disinformation pages for Saudi Arabia and major polluters

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Archie Bland

4 years

The sculpture of Edward Colston has been replaced by a figure of Black Lives Matter protester Jen Reid.

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Archie Bland

4 years

Auditor email to Boohoo in Dec 2019: "“I honestly feel that Boohoo should stop trading with the factory with immediate effect as it is such high risk. I do not usually make such suggestions but the risk is so high to the Boohoo brand and is a major news story waiting to happen.”

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Archie Bland

4 years

@MrHarryCole Thanks Harry! Bristol’s not in Gloucestershire.

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3 years

Spoke to @NeilDotObrien , @s8mb and @StuartJRitchie about Anti-Virus, the website they and other volunteers created to counter claims made by Young, Pearson and their smiley-faced fellow travellers.

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The information warriors fighting 'robot zombie army' of coronavirus sceptics

The Anti-Virus website takes on figures like Toby Young and Allison Pearson - and its creators think it has them on the run

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