Simon Murphy
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Senior news reporter, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People
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Thrilled to have won the Orwell Prize for reporting homelessness among such an impressive group of finalists. Thank you to the judges,
@orwellprize.bsky.social
, my brilliant
@mirror.co.uk
colleagues & editors, charities who helped with our coverage & to those who trusted us to tell their stories.
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Exc: Succession star Brian Cox’s powerful U-turn call on adopted kids therapy fund cuts. "All children have the right to feel safe, thrive and reach their potential," the actor says.
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Succession star Brian Cox’s U-turn call on adopted kids therapy fund cuts
The acclaimed actor, whose sisters rallied to care for him as a child, is campaigning against cuts to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/succession-star-brian-coxs-powerful-36251612
13 days ago
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Exc: Sacked US ambassador Peter Mandelson has been stripped of a prestigious honorary Design Museum role in the wake of controversy over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Peter Mandelson stripped of honorary role in the wake of Epstein controversy
We can reveal how Lord Mandelson has lost his honorary role at the publicly-funded Design Museum, in London, which he used to chair, as the Jeffrey Epstein scandal rumbles on
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/peter-mandelson-stripped-major-honorary-36247155
14 days ago
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Exc: YouTube is cashing in on Joey Barton spouting vile views – after being convicted of grossly offensive posts targeting female TV pundits.
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YouTube cashes in on Joey Barton’s vile views after ‘offensive’ posts conviction
We can reveal the tech giant has been running adverts on Barton’s videos – including one in which he claimed TV pundit Eni Aluko ‘shouldn’t be talking about the men’s game’
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/youtube-cashes-joey-bartons-poison-36213115
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Exc: Motherland's Anna Maxwell Martin is urging the government to reverse “cruel” cuts to a vital therapy fund for adopted children.
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Motherland’s Anna Maxwell Martin makes U-turn plea on adoption therapy fund cuts
The Line of Duty actor is backing campaign urging a reversal of ‘cruel’ government cuts to a scheme paying for therapy for adopted and kinship kids
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/motherlands-anna-maxwell-martin-makes-36128376
about 1 month ago
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EXC: Moment BMW driver parked in disabled bay caught using 85-year-old's stolen blue badge. We joined the Blue Badge Fraud Investigation agency on patrol:
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Moment driver parked in disabled bay caught using badge stolen from 85-year-old
The incident unfolded as we joined the Blue Badge Fraud Investigation (BBFI) agency on patrol near Westfield shopping centre, west London
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/moment-bmw-driver-parked-disabled-36051403
about 2 months ago
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Children with gunshot wounds. Emaciated patients. An exhausted surgeon collapsing at the operating table. British medic shares harrowing Gaza diary:
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Brit medic's harrowing Gaza video diary – screaming kids and surgeon collapsing
Operating department practitioner Jay Matthews, who spent six weeks working Gaza for charity UK-Med, kept a sobering record of events
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/brit-medics-harrowing-gaza-video-36051297
about 2 months ago
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One has hopes of being a globe-trotting famous writer. Another wants to be a doctor. A third longs for pizza and ice cream. Children in war-torn Gaza reveal dreams in heartbreaking drawings:
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Children in Gaza share dreams in heartbreaking drawings ahead of ceasefire
As Israel and Hamas agree ‘first phase’ of US peace plan, the Mirror publishes poignant series of pictures drawn by kids in the war-torn enclave sharing their hopes and dreams
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/children-gaza-reveal-dreams-heartbreaking-36041434
about 2 months ago
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We stand united — tomorrow’s Sunday Mirror splash.
about 2 months ago
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Exc: Terror survivors' powerful message after Manchester synagogue attack
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Terror survivors and victim families' powerful message after synagogue attack
Members of Survivors Against Terror have penned a thought-provoking open letter calling for support for grief-stricken families in the wake of Thursday's synagogue attack
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/terror-survivors-victims-powerful-message-36014860
about 2 months ago
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EXC: Rogue fake disabled badge seller caught red-handed on camera by Mirror undercover probe.
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Rogue fake disabled badge seller caught red-handed on camera by undercover probe
Posing as a buyer, a Mirror reporter secretly filmed a callous salesman flogging knock-off blue badges on Facebook for £150
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/rogue-fake-disabled-badge-seller-36013984
about 2 months ago
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Exc: A millionaire donor of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK can today be exposed as a fan of far-right hero Enoch Powell.
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Millionaire Reform UK donor praised far-right hero Enoch Powell's 'vision'
We can reveal how businessman Gary Dutton told how he admired Enoch Powell, who predicted a race war in his infamous 'Rivers of blood' speech, 'for his vision'
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/millionaire-reform-uk-donor-praised-35932823
2 months ago
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Exc: Moving moment orphaned girl, 9, walks with new artificial leg in stricken Gaza.
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Powerful moment orphaned girl, 9, walks with new artificial leg in stricken Gaza
Malak, who lives in a tent, suffered severe injuries and underwent an above-the-knee amputation earlier this year… but is back on her feet after charity’s help
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/powerful-moment-orphaned-girl-9-35853589
2 months ago
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Exc: A hereditary peer who owns a castle failed to pay an employee the minimum wage, we can reveal.
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Castle-owning peer who got £361-a-day to attend Lords failed to pay minimum wage
The 19th Earl of Devon, whose Powderham Estate in Devon has been in his family for hundreds of years, was named and shamed for not paying a worker nearly £10,000
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/castle-owning-peer-who-361-35814566
3 months ago
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Exc: Nigel Farage branded dealing with the Taliban “a huge mistake” before his party’s unveiling of plans to pay the tyrannical regime to take back migrants.
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'Con-man' Farage red-faced as previous Taliban comment contradicts migrant plan
Reform UK’s mass deportation proposal involves handing cash to countries such as Afghanistan – but we can reveal Nigel Farage once hit out at idea of dealing with the Taliban
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/nigel-farage-is-hypocrite-resurfaced-35808147
3 months ago
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EXC: A top Reform UK donor sleazily rambled about women’s breasts – including being drawn “like magnets” to a mum’s “enormous bosom” as she fed her baby.
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Top Reform donor gawped at woman's 'enormous bosom' as she breastfed baby
We unearthed Andrew Perloff’s remarks in reports – with the property tycoon asking our reporter: "At a business meeting, you wouldn’t pull your trousers down, would you?"
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/top-reform-donor-wrote-sleazy-35781000
3 months ago
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British medic's heartbreaking words to dead child, 9, while zipping up their body bag in Gaza.
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British medic's heartbreaking two words to child while zipping up Gaza body bag
NHS paramedic Sam Sears recently returned from a three-week stint in the stricken Gaza enclave working at a charity’s field hospitals, and now shares his harrowing tale
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/british-medics-heartbreaking-two-words-35696582
4 months ago
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Exc: A doctor linked to a top British university can be unmasked as the boss of a controversial bot-booking driving test website.
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Top doctor behind bot that ‘skips’ UK driving test queue for eye-watering price
The Mirror's probe comes after the practical test backlog topped 600,000 for the first time earlier this year – with the average wait time now a staggering 22 weeks
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/top-doctor-behind-bot-skips-35582850
4 months ago
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Exc: Kemi Badenoch’s Tory shadow ministers were off to the races enjoying Royal Ascot freebies – on the eve of an historic assisted dying vote.
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Tories enjoy Ascot Ladies Day freebies on eve of historic assisted dying vote
Kemi Badenoch’s shadow ministers Stuart Andrew, Greg Smith and Louie French were off to the races last month – on the same day Parliament sat miles away in Westminster
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/top-tories-enjoy-ascot-ladies-35535986
5 months ago
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Thrilled to have won the Orwell Prize for reporting homelessness among such an impressive group of finalists. Thank you to the judges,
@orwellprize.bsky.social
, my brilliant
@mirror.co.uk
colleagues & editors, charities who helped with our coverage & to those who trusted us to tell their stories.
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The Orwell Prize
5 months ago
Nearly twice as many women are sleeping rough as official stats show.
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’s Mirror investigation into hidden homelessness is shortlisted for the 2025 Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness. 🔗
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Hidden homeless scandal as nearly double the number of women sleep rough than official stats
This article by Simon Murphy, Senior News Reporter at the Mirror and has been shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness, was part of a special investigation on homelessness.
https://www.homelessnessimpact.org/news/simon-murphy-orwell-prize
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Exc: How flash Tory donor cashed in on disposable vape boom before government ban
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Flash Tory donor cashed in on disposable vape boom before ban on sales
The Mirror can reveal shareholders at Sandy Chadha’s Supreme firm enjoyed a multi-million pound dividend bonanza just months before the sale of single-use e-cigs was outlawed
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/how-flash-tory-donor-cashed-35392269
6 months ago
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Exc: Illegal sale of disposable vapes exposed just days after government ban
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Illegal sale of disposable vapes exposed just days after government ban
In a bid to safeguard kids and the environment, selling disposable yapes was outlawed… but a Mirror reporter posing as customer was illegally sold nine at a London shop
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/grinning-shopkeeper-filmed-illegally-selling-35353898
6 months ago
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Exc: Shamed Thames Water was shortlisted for a string of awards before being hit with a record £122.7 million fine.
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6 months ago
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Honoured to be an
@orwellprize.bsky.social
finalist for reporting on homelessness. Thank you to all who helped with coverage and for those who shared their stories.
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7 months ago
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Adopted kids and those in kinship care hit by government cut to therapy lifeline - our coverage in today's Daily Mirror.
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7 months ago
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Exc: Fatima Whitbread, who was abandoned as a baby, has hit out at cuts to therapy for adopted kids.
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Fatima Whitbread’s stinging verdict on government therapy cuts for adopted kids
The Olympic medallist, who was abandoned as a baby, has labelled the government’s move to slash therapy funding by 40% for each child ‘deeply disappointing’
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fatima-whitbreads-stinging-verdict-government-35203937
7 months ago
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Exc: A pack of nappies in war-torn Gaza can cost more than a flight from the UK to Ibiza.
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Nappies in war-torn Gaza cost more than flight from UK to holiday hotspot Ibiza
Charity Christian Aid's research shows a 64-pack of nappies in stricken Gaza, which is suffering under a blockade by Israel lasting more than two months, costs more than a flight to Ibiza
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/nappies-war-torn-gaza-cost-35191641
7 months ago
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EXC: The Lib Dems’ biggest election donor can today be unmasked as an axed asylum seeker hotel firm’s boss.
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Lib Dems' biggest election donor unmasked as axed asylum seeker hotel firm boss
Stay Belvedere Hotels enjoyed tens of millions in profits before being dropped by the government last month — now our investigation reveals its co-owner gave Ed Davey’s party nearly £500,000 in the we...
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/lib-dems-biggest-election-donor-35040899
8 months ago
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Exc: Ten knife or offensive weapon crimes by children have been recorded every day, we can reveal.
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Horror figures show true scale of kids' deadly weapons crimes across country
As many as 3,591 knife and offensive weapon crimes by ten to 17-year-olds were dealt with by the criminal justice system in the year ending September 2024.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/shock-figures-reveal-true-scale-35000643
8 months ago
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Mum's desperate wish for two-week-old newborn made homeless by Myanmar earthquake.
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Mum's desperate wish for two-week-old baby made homeless by Myanmar earthquake
Thida gave birth to her baby just days before the 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit, which has reportedly killed more than 3,300 people and injured over 4,800 in Myanmar
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/mums-desperate-wish-two-week-35000495
8 months ago
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Exc: Ambulance staff say patients have died in their care due to delays handing them over to hospital.
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Ambulance staff say patients dying in their care due to hospital handover delays
UNISON surveyed nearly 600 road ambulance staff in the UK, with one in 20 (4.7%) saying patients had died in their care in the previous 12 months because of delays in being handed over to hospital.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/ambulance-staff-say-patients-dying-35000423
8 months ago
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The boss of a union representing striking bin workers has told deputy PM Angela Rayner the gov can’t “simply sit on its hands”.
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Union boss says ‘government can’t sit on hands’ over Birmingham bin strike row
Leaked letter reveals Unite's Sharon Graham told Deputy PM: 'Let me be very clear that the pay of these workers is being cut by a Labour Council under your watch.'
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/union-boss-tells-angela-rayner-34982182
8 months ago
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Exc: Kemi Badenoch's shadow business secretary took the piste enjoying luxury ski resort freebies – before bagging £4,000 BAFTAs tickets with his wife.
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Badenoch’s Tory shadow business secretary enjoyed skiing and BAFTAs freebies
Millionaire Andrew Griffith accepted discounted Davos ski passes, guiding and hospitality before taking his wife to BAFTAs after being handed £4,000 tickets
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/kemi-badenochs-tory-shadow-business-34910727
8 months ago
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Grounded — today’s Daily Mirror front page
8 months ago
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Delighted our hidden homeless series has been shortlisted in the written investigation category at the Amnesty Media Awards. You can watch our short documentary investigating the issue, which accompanied pieces published in the Sunday Mirror and Daily Mirror, here:
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8 months ago
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Exc: A brave British medic working in war-torn Ukraine survived a bullet being fired through his front door – on only the day he arrived in a frontline city.
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'I'm a Brit medic in war-torn Ukraine – here’s how I luckily escaped a bullet'
Jay Matthews, from Staines, has been facing danger by going to a frontline city in stricken Ukraine and working in a hospital - a bullet was fired through his front door and the first day he arrived
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/im-brit-medic-war-torn-34806288
9 months ago
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Daily beatings, electric shocks... torture was so savagely cruel that you would not want to eat. Interview in today's Sunday Mirror with Ukrainian priest who endured hell in Russian captivity. Pictures by Rowan Griffiths.
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9 months ago
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Our coverage from Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, in today's Daily Mirror. A visit to the village where war has stolen kids' laughter... and inside the underground school offering safety to pupils. Photographs by Rowan Griffiths.
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EXC: Inside the stricken frontline Ukrainian village where Putin has stolen kids' laughter.
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< dispatch from Zaporizhzhia region, about 20 miles from fighting. Pictures by Rowan Griffiths.
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Inside stricken frontline Ukraine village where Putin has stolen kids' laughter
The Mirror visited the stricken settlement of Dobropilia in Ukraine, about 20 miles from the frontline with Russia, to find a school in ruins — but also great fortitude
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/inside-stricken-frontline-ukrainian-village-34744174
9 months ago
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Inside the war-torn Ukrainian city terrorised by Putin – three years on from Russia’s full-scale invasion. Watch our Mirror documentary with powerful footage from Rowan Griffiths, expertly edited by Dan Dove:
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Inside war-torn Ukraine three years after Russia launched full-scale invasion
YouTube video by The Mirror
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EXC: Dispatch from Zaporizhzhia, stricken Ukrainian city barely 25 miles from the frontline, in today's Sunday Mirror. We went inside hospitals, seeing victims of the war — and interviewed brave British nurse. Photographs by Rowan Griffiths.
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EXC: As children learn in neat rows of desks under their teacher’s watchful eye, it could be any classroom. But these pupils are 23ft underground… mere miles from Ukraine’s frontline with Russia. Inside Zaporizhzhia’s first purpose-built bunker school:
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A little girl carefully colours in a heart, as her mum paints a picture of the reckless evil of war. Olena, who lives in the shadow of Ukraine’s frontline, says of her daughter: “when Shaheds [drones] are flying she's running to me, hugging me, crying, shaking.”
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Little Ukrainian girl haunted by chilling sound as dark humour grips families
The Mirror has heard story after story of tragedy this week on a visit to Zaporizhzhia, a war-torn region partly occupied by Russia – but people here are standing strong.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/i-visited-war-torn-city-34729436
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Mirror visits hospitals in war-torn Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine — barely 25 miles from the frontline. First dispatch from the city:
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<< with powerful pictures by Rowan Griffiths
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