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news reporter @guardian - reach me on
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Have your license plates been stolen or cloned? Have you then been falsely accused and fined for stealing petrol? If so and based in the UK, I'd like to speak to you for a Guardian feature. If interested, please contact me on
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#JournoRequest
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I'm looking to speak to people who have fallen victim to locksmith scams for a Guardian feature If happy to speak, please email on
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#JournoRequest
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I spoke to young people who have been out of work for more than a year. One young man, left with ÂŁ25 a month after bills, can barely afford to feed himself and is forced to lie when invited out by friends. 'Iâd just like a normal life, mate', he said.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Young, ambitious and out of work: âIâve gone from Oxford to zero jobs. Itâs a bit of a fallâ
About 1 million 16- to 24-year-olds are not in employment, education or training â and the obstacles they face are bigger than ever. Those unemployed for a year or more explain how they are coping
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/11/young-ambitious-out-of-work-unemployment
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This is a devastating read. The fact that there's a narrative circulating, primarily by people with no connection to the reality of young lives, that we're living through a pandemic of laziness makes it unbearable.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Young, ambitious and out of work: âIâve gone from Oxford to zero jobs. Itâs a bit of a fallâ
About 1 million 16- to 24-year-olds are not in employment, education or training â and the obstacles they face are bigger than ever. Those unemployed for a year or more explain how they are coping
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/11/young-ambitious-out-of-work-unemployment
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I spent a day at a property auction - here's what it taught me about the UK's housing crisis
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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A house for ÂŁ1? What a day at a property auction taught me about the UK housing crisis
Some of the homes have been repossessed, while others are being sold off by debt-laden housing associations. Who buys them â and who will end up living there?
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/18/what-property-auction-taught-me-uk-housing-crisis
about 2 months ago
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3 months ago
Here's to the informed onlooker - super piece about 'the man in the cravat' from
@sammygecsoyler.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026...
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Who is âcravat manâ? Neckwear steals the show in Olly Robbins parliamentary grilling
Wiltshire town councillor Andrew Edwards, who has large collection of neckwear, is a regular at committee hearings
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/apr/24/cravat-man-andrew-edwards-olly-robbins-parliament-committee-live-stream
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Did you know the UK has its own ICE? Labour has massively boosted the agency, carrying out nearly as many raids in 19 months as the Tories did in the past 5 years. Flimsy tip-offs are behind a large number of the heavy-handed raids My piece on UK ICE
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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âThey singled out non-white, foreign-born workersâ: the restaurants raided by Britainâs version of ICE
Theyâre not armed and they keep a relatively low profile. But the Home Officeâs immigration compliance and enforcement officers have searched thousands of business in pursuit of illegal workers. Are t...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/24/restaurants-raided-britain-version-ice-immigration
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Henry Dyer
5 months ago
Exclusive: Josh Simons claimed to be âsurprisedâ and âfuriousâ at a PR agencyâs work to investigate journalists on his behalf. He had been personally involved in naming them to British intelligence officials and falsely linking them to pro-Russian propaganda. w/
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Labour minister falsely linked journalists to âpro-Kremlinâ network in emails to GCHQ
Exclusive: Josh Simons pressed intelligence officials to investigate reporters, in emails described as âMcCarthyite smearâ
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/20/labour-minister-falsely-linked-journalists-to-pro-kremlin-network-in-emails-to-gchq
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I'm looking to speak to a renter in their 20s based in London or the South East for a Guardian feature. Please email on
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#JournoRequest
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I'm looking to speak to a chef in their 60s based in south east England for a Guardian feature Please email on
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#JournoRequest
7 months ago
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I'm looking to speak to a renter in their 20s based in London or the South East for a Guardian feature. Please email on
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#JournoRequest
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8 months ago
Busted?
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reports on the week's events at Rockstar Games:
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UK union accuses GTA maker Rockstar Games of firing employees attempting to organise
According to The Independent Workersâ Union of Great Britain, the developer fired more than 30 staff last week for being members of a union-affiliated Discord channel
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/nov/07/uk-union-accuses-gta-maker-rockstar-games-of-firing-employees-attempting-to-organise
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After a surge in hate crimes in Birmingham, a campaign to fend off growing racism in the city has taken off âIt gave me hope that people stood together and said ânot in our namesâ.â
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âBrummies united against racismâ: poster campaign takes on the far right
A message of neighbourly solidarity is thriving in Birmingham against a backdrop of racist intimidation
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/12/brummies-united-against-racism-birmingham-poster-campaign-takes-on-the-far-right
9 months ago
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I'm looking to speak to a UK renter aged 61-79 for a Guardian story who is happy to be photographed. Please email on
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to get in touch!
#journorequest
9 months ago
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EXC: I spoke to Mike Higgins, who was arrested at last month's Palestine Action demo âItâs not about me... Itâs about trying to stop the killing in Palestine,â said Higgins, who is blind and uses a wheelchair
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âPolice would like this to go awayâ: disabled man arrested at Palestine Action event defends protest
Mike Higgins, who is 62, blind and uses a wheelchair, was one of 532 arrested at largest demo since group proscribed
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/06/disabled-man-arrested-palestine-action-protest-police
10 months ago
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I spoke to people who quit their jobs in a blaze of glory for
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G2 - and delved into why these dramatic exits are on the rise
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...
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Meet the revenge quitters: why people are ditching their jobs - and refusing to go quietly
From marching bands to TikTok takedowns, employees are resigning in spectacular fashion. While going viral seems risky, some find it opens new doors ...
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/sep/03/meet-the-revenge-quitters-why-people-are-ditching-their-jobs-and-refusing-to-go-quietly
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Participants at the next mass demo against the ban on Palestine Action will withhold their details from officers to force en-masse processing at police stations. Defend Our Juries says this would make it âpractically impossibleâ to arrest everyone.
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Palestine Action ban protesters plan to make their mass arrest âpractically impossibleâ
Defend Our Juries says âtrick of using street bailâ will not work if participants insist on being taken to a police station
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/22/palestine-action-ban-protesters-defend-our-juries-plan-street-bail-police
11 months ago
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A tale of two towers? We spoke to people living in new builds and council blocks, built decades apart, who face the same problem. Their flats are unbearably hot in the summer. Not only is this uncomfortable, it can be deadly With
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www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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âDo not buy these flatsâ: residents warn about unbearable heat inside London new-builds
Experts say many new homes being built in the UK not designed to withstand extreme summer temperatures
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/12/do-not-buy-these-flats-residents-warn-about-unbearable-heat-inside-london-new-builds
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My write up of today's Palestine Action demonstration: âIâm holding a piece of paper, thatâs not a terrorist act. A terrorist act is intentionally starving 2 million," one said. âI donât know what to say to Palestinians, Iâm so sorry itâs come to this.â
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Police arrest 365 people at protest over Palestine Action ban in London
Met officers and other UK forces form âsignificant presenceâ in largest protest since group was proscribed as terrorist organisation
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/09/palestine-action-arrests-london-largest-protest-ban
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I'm looking to speak to people in their 20s who pay ÂŁ100s of pounds a month to go to a luxury gym (Third Space, Equinox) for a Guardian story. DM or email me on
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#journorequest
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NEW: The UK is set to tighten gun controls after a teenager bought a shotgun online and killed his family He was on his way to carry out a school shooting in Luton when arrested with the gun and 33 cartridges
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UK set to tighten gun controls after teenager shot dead mother and siblings
Crime commissioner calls for national database after Nicholas Prosper, 19, bought shotgun by forging firearms licence
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/19/uk-set-to-tighten-gun-controls-after-teenager-shot-dead-mother-and-siblings
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The Guardian
over 1 year ago
âIt clawed the back of my headâ: the Hertfordshire village harassed by a hawk
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âIt clawed the back of my headâ: the Hertfordshire village harassed by a hawk
Flamstead residents â tall men, in particular â are under attack from a Harrisâs hawk that has gone on a rampage
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/14/hawk-attacks-flamstead-hertfordshire?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1742002572
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EXC: London councils have spent over ÂŁ140m buying homes to move homeless people out of city Most are located in towns already struggling with issues around poverty and housing including Luton, Harlow and Peterborough
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London councils buy ÂŁ140m of property to move homeless people out of city
Exclusive: More than a dozen authorities have bought more than 850 properties in English towns and cities since 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/mar/08/london-councils-buy-140m-property-move-homeless-people-out-city
over 1 year ago
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I've been covering the Sam Kerr trial, who is the latest person of colour to be charged with a racially aggravated offence in the UK I wrote about this, and what the case says about power, privilege and police conduct
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Sam Kerr trial: how a drunken night out revealed questions of race, power and privilege
The juryâs verdict to clear the Australia and Chelsea star shows the complexity of cases with a racial charge
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/feb/11/sam-kerr-trial-how-a-drunken-night-revealed-questions-race-power-and-privilege-ntwnfb
over 1 year ago
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Sam Kerr was "speaking her truth" when she called a Metropolitan police officer "stupid and white", her partner told a court today Kristie Mewis, who is white, said officers treated her differently to Kerr, who had encountered such treatment "her whole life"
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Sam Kerr was âspeaking her truthâ in clash with police, partner tells court
Kristie Mewis says the Matildas star was âtreated differentlyâ by officers after a late-night taxi dispute and that the pair felt âgaslitâ
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/feb/06/sam-kerr-denies-using-whiteness-as-an-insult-in-clash-with-police-officer
over 1 year ago
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Michael Goodier
over 1 year ago
Great piece by
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using council invoices data in London and Birmingham. How councils spent millions on companies that take homeless families and move them elsewhere
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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English councils pay millions to move homeless families out of big cities
Guardian analysis reveals families often given little notice to relocate to already deprived communities far away with no extra support
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/dec/31/english-councils-pay-millions-to-move-homeless-families-out-of-big-cities
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EXC: Councils are paying millions to relocation firms to help them permanently move homeless families out of big cities. They are often moved to smaller, deprived towns in the Midlands and north of England. (1/6)
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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English councils pay millions to move homeless families out of big cities
Guardian analysis reveals families often given little notice to relocate to already deprived communities far away with no extra support
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/dec/31/english-councils-pay-millions-to-move-homeless-families-out-of-big-cities
over 1 year ago
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Rachel Savage
over 1 year ago
Sobering piece by
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on the decline of LGBTQ+ and other minority-focused media in the UK (and the world!)
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Uncertain future of PinkNews sparks fears for LGBTQ+ media in UK
Multiple allegations of sexual misconduct made against bosses of title billed as safe space for journalists
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/dec/23/uncertain-future-of-pinknews-sparks-fears-for-lgbtq-media-in-uk
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The Home Office has doubled the number of days newly recognised refugees have to find a home before being evicted from hotels and other asylum accommodation - for 6 months The move was welcomed but there are calls for this to be made permanent My piece here:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
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Home Office trial doubles time refugees have to find home before eviction
Charities and politicians praise increase to 56 days but press for move to be made permanent
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/06/home-office-trial-refugees-eviction
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Concern over the arrests of seven people by Met police for alleged connections to the PKK is growing Kurdish advocacy groups have condemned the arrests and MP Feryal Clark has raised with matter with ministers
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
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Counter-terrorism police arrest seven in London raids connected to PKK
Kurdish Community Centre in Haringey among properties being searched by officers investigating banned group
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/27/counter-terrorism-police-arrests-london-raids-connected-to-pkk
over 1 year ago
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over 1 year ago
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