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New excl: George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform
Sources say Fiona Cottrell told bankers the transfers, received 24-72 hours before her donations to Reform, came from her son
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So humbled to be nominated for Campaign of the Year for mine and @patrickjbutler’s work on the Carer’s Allowance scandal.
Main thanks to all those unpaid carers (“unsung heroes” - DWP) who found the time to speak to us.
Congratulations to all those on the shortlist.
A shortlist has today been announced for the @EditorsUK Media Freedom Awards 2024. Congratulations to all and we look forward to celebrating your achievements on Tuesday 12 November 2024
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Delivering the annual McTaggart Lecture, Playwright and screenwriter @mrJamesGraham has called for more opportunities for working-class people in the TV industry.
"only 8% of people currently working in television are from a working-class background". bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8x…
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Boris Johnson, who made the law requiring ID to vote in elections, gets turned away from his polling station for not bringing ID (2024)
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EXCL: The Conservative party’s biggest donor said looking at Diane Abbott makes you “want to hate all black women” and the MP “should be shot” - by @rowenamason @matthew_weaver @Direthoughts theguardian.com/politics/202…
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In recent years, a woman has been killed by a man every 3 days in the UK on average, and yet most of their stories have gone unheard. The @guardian Killed Women Count project wants to help change that. Huge thanks to @CountDeadWomen for their vital work > theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i…
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James Joyce was born #OnThisDay in 1882. His writing was impacted by the great political intrigues of his time — from nationalism to religion, and his own sympathies for socialism. tribunemag.co.uk/2021/01/the…
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Welcome the election of the new French prime minister. He’s 34. Time the younger generation got a say in world politics again. JFK when he became President was 43. Joe Biden is 81 and Trump 77.
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Three years ago almost to the day we were working on our first PPE Medpro piece, trying to understand why its £203m government contracts were “VIP lane” when Michelle Mone’s lawyer said she had no “association” with it.
This week that lawyer apologised. theguardian.com/uk-news/2023…
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James Dyson tried to shut down my honest criticism of him with his billions and a High Court judge told him where to go. A good day for this country. Suck it up, baby.
NEW: Mirror strikes victory for honest opinion as Dyson loses £1m libel bid pressgazette.co.uk/media_law… pressgazette.co.uk/media_law…
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Something strange is definitely going on behind-the-scenes with the Everton story.
🔹Others have been in touch to say interviews they’ve given were not broadcast
🔹PL had to correct a misleading response to my letter given to journalists on Sunday pm
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I've written to the Premier League to oppose the 10 point deduction handed to Everton.
Nobody would ever mistaken me for being a Blue but this is an issue of fairness.
The punishment is disproportionate and does not fit the crime.
"While I understand and support the importance of upholding the integrity of the sport, it is crucial to ensure that measures are proportionate.
I do not believe that this punishment fits the crime."
Steve has written to @premierleague following @Everton's 10 point deduction ⤵️
ALT Letter from Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram to Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters regarding decision to deduct 10 points from Everton Football Club
ALT Letter from Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram to Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters regarding decision to deduct 10 points from Everton Football Club
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SNAP ANALYSIS: Keir Starmer came to Labour conference saying he would answer the question ‘if not them, why us?’ With that speech, he began to do that. It was policy light, but was a direct appeal to Tory & SNP voters and explanation of why he, not Sunak, is change candidate.
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A funeral was held for Palestinian journalists Saad Taweel and Mohammed Abu Reziq, who were killed in an Israeli air strike on Gaza while covering the ongoing conflict. Several others injured.
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BREAKING: Nurse Lucy Letby has been found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill another six at the Countess of Chester hospital.
The convictions make Letby, now 33, the worst child serial killer in modern British history.
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This is straight from Herodotus, where Croesus consults the oracle of Delphi, who tells him that he will "destroy a great empire" should he attack Cyrus, and he does — but it’s his own
'The historic irony is that Putin’s own actions have brought about the thing he fears most: an insurrection that threatens both the Russian state and his own personal power.' @gideonrachman on the uprising in Russia @FinancialTimes ft.com/content/0501c55c-ec0a…
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BREAKING: Double Oscar-winning actress and former Labour MP Glenda Jackson has died aged 87.
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