Connor Stringer
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NEW: Sussex University is under pressure to expel its women’s officer after she gave a speech describing the murder of Israelis as ‘beautiful’. Hanin Barghouti told a rally that the rampage by Hamas terrorists was a ‘success’ and should be ‘celebrated’.
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🚨 We’re on the hunt for shocking examples of wokeism as part of The Mail’s new ‘Woke Watch’. Has your school gone pronouns mad? . Worried you’ve lost your freedom of speech at your university? . Get in touch at wokewatch@dailymail.co.uk . @mailplus @DailyMailUK
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WATCH: The moment two Just Stop Oil protestors tried to ruin the sweet moment that the newlyweds Duke and Duchess of Westminster shared after leaving Chester Cathedral. Credit: LBC
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🚨Some job news from me: . I'm leaving the London newsroom and heading to Washington DC to become acting @Telegraph Deputy US Editor. Very excited about the new challenge. As always, my DM's are open or you can email me with any US-related tips 🇺🇸🗞️.
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Soldiers at Aldergrove flying station have installed a 14-foot mural to mark the 100th birthday of Capt. Tom Moore. The veteran raised more than £30m for the NHS by walking laps of his garden during #CoronavirusLockdown . What a hero 👏
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🚨EXCL: The leader of @BrightonHoveCC has has apologised for a "major failure of judgement" after being caught flying to #COP26. @Phelimmac took a plane from London on the same day he criticised the government for a "lack of action" over climate change.
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Saddening not to see Micheal Schumacher hand his helmet to Lewis himself, but a lovely moment having Mick do it nonetheless #EifelGP #KeepFightingMichael
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After several brilliant years at the Daily Mail, I'm delighted to have joined the @Telegraph as Senior News Reporter. As ever, DMs are open for tips or you can email me in confidence at connor.stringer@telegraph.co.uk .
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Fantastic look inside Brighton Hippodrome today as work to restore the historic venue continues. Steeped in history (and now dry rot) it’s a mammoth task to return this place to its old glory days. After speaking to its new owner, I can say it’s in safe hands.
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Some personal news: After a great period freelancing across Northern Ireland, I'm delighted to be joining the fantastic team at the @brightonargus next week. A big thanks to all those who have helped me to date. I am super excited to call this city my new patch.
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Events at Bournemouth Uni today a prime of example of the importance factchecking and gatekeeping. Journalists using social media as a platform or a source do not always maintain the best editorial standards. The amount of misinformation today was nothing short of horrendous.
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After almost two years, I’m closing the @brightonargus notepad one final time at the end of the month, leaving behind a brilliant group of hardworking and passionate journalists. I’ll be joining the fantastic @DailyMailUK team in April. DMs, as always, are open📥
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A 100 likes and I'll do it for Movember, starting Friday.
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🚨EXC: A farmer believed to have taken his own life in fear of the Labour’s inheritance tax raid has been named and pictured. John Charlesworth was found dead 24 hours before the budget after being “eaten away” at the prospect of the IHT raid.
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Delighted to be graduating with a First Class Honours in Multimedia Journalism. If you’d told me three years ago that I’d leave the countryside of Co.Antrim to win awards, have a front page and make lifelong friends, I’d laughed at you. To everyone at @Journalism_BU, thank you.
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🔴EXC: An Asian man used the fake name “Chris Nolan” to stir up racial hatred in Birmingham during the summer riots, saying: “We need to take back what’s ours.”. Ehsan Hussain used the name to post messages calling for violence during the disorder.
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Six months on from making the move to the best patch in the country, I’m delighted to have started my new role as Digital Reporter for @brightonargus today. Much more of the all-important regional journalism to come 👇🏼
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EXCL: This the moment @brightonargus confronted a Covid denier over a “sex for rent” advert aimed at women left vulnerable during the coronavirus crisis. Posing as a 19-year-old girl, we arranged to meet but things quickly turned unpleasant.
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🚨 I’ve made front page 🚨. My investigation into a catalogue of safety issues, including cladding “similar” to that of Grenfell Tower making front page of the @Bournemouthecho today. Follow the investigation online or the progress so far in today’s paper.
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🚨EXC: This is the man who tried to disarm the Southport knifeman. Jonathan Hayes ran into the dance studio in a desperate attempt to intervene after hearing screams from his office. He was stabbed in the leg but regrets he wasn’t able to do more.
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Currently at the memorial site in #Newhaven for missing fishermen Robert Morley and Adam Harper. Thoughts are with their families today.
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Hundreds of thousands of people, many of whom had gathered since dusk, stand still as The Queen returns to Windsor. Her final journey, almost complete.
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It was a lack of coronavirus insurance that made it virtually "impossible" to plan for the event. Festivals across the country are facing the same fate, with no safety net if #coronavirus cases were to rise by late summer.
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So excited to announce that, after 22 years of growth, I am the tallest man in Sussex. Numbers quoted come from a source most giants are familiar with. Super proud of my effort to date. Can’t wait to push on 👊🏻.
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The event’s cancellation raises big questions over what can be held in the future. If events don’t have the ‘protection’ and safety net to fall back on should cases rise, why would anyone commit to spending millions to host one?.
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What a night. A big thank you to both the panelist’s that featured on Our Time and the whole @Journalism_BU team for making it possible. We aimed to reclaim the debate and give young people a voice in a #GeneralElection2019 swamped with misinformation. I think we did that.
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iOS 14, iPadOS 14, watchOS 7, and tvOS 14 all coming tomorrow - prepare yourself for quite the download! #AppleEvent
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Good morning everyone and happy #Movember to you all. I’ll be posting a link to the donation page shortly but in the meantime, as promised.
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Today I’m one step closer to doing what I love. I’ve been given confirmation that I’ve been accepted for work experience at the The Times! Super excited to take my passion to a national level✍🏻.
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My investigation with @buzz_bmth into a series of “Category 1 hazards” discovered at a Bournemouth University affiliated student accommodation in the Echo today. During a visit in September 2019, inspectors found a number of issues that required “remedial action”. Read it below👇🏼.
A series of serious cladding and safety issues were discovered by inspectors at a 16-storey student block in #Bournemouth @connor_stringer
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On this date three years ago, I started my first day at @Journalism_BU. Fast forward to today and after learning from the best in the business, all while making lifelong friends, I finished my first week with the @brightonargus. Where did the time go?
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I CANNOT BELIEVE IT. I’ve been chosen to attend this years Salzburg Academy on Media & Global Change. A $5000 scholarship and the opportunity to meet, discuss and learn from the most knowledgable and passionate journalists in the world. A dream come true❤️.
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WATCH: The moment Hillary Baxter, 64 confronts a crowd of trans activists demanding @Docstockk be stopped from speaking at the @OxfordUnion. ‘I’m shocked we’re having to fight for women’s rights in the 21st century,’ she tells me. Latest on @mailplus.
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BREAKING: I’m at the scene in Crawley College where two people have been injured and one man detained after shots were fired in the area. Firearm officers are in attendance as hundred of people watch on. More at
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Estatic to be graded with 90% in my MMP. It means the world to see my writing and Michelle’s story being received so well. My heartfelt thank you to her entrusting me with her story. Thanks also goes to the amazing @MaryEHogarth on guiding me through the project 1/2.
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As Mac Cafferty now faces calls to resign, you can read the shocking level of this hypocrisy and his appology in full in today’s @brightonargus 👇🏼.#buyapaper
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Crazy, chaotic and one of the best experiences of my University life. Covering the #GeneralElection2019 live last night was another amazing showcasing from everyone at @Journalism_BU. Thanks to all who made the events of the last week possible - it's time for some Christmas rest
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Can’t believe I’ve been caught in Bucharest when I told @Arronjourno I was bed-bound with the flu 😤 #FranceVsSwitzerland
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After completing the 460-mile journey, the @BHGreens leader made a speech on cutting carbon emissions and appeared at a protest march, led by Greta Thunberg. He apologised unreservedly for taking the flight - saying he had been worried his train might be cancelled.
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The stage is set here at the stunning Hilton Brighton Metropole as staff members take their seats to begin counting to find the next Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner. Join me on our live blog throughout the morning as we bring you the results. #PCCElections2021
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The #BrightonBinStrike is impacting all corners of the city with mounds of rubbish pilling high on almost every corner. So much so, this lovely lady was left feeling deflated after being discarded in Lansdowne Place. Speculation welcome.
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It’s the second year the festival has been scraped over #coronavirus concerns. This time organisers say there is still ‘uncertainty’ over mass gatherings.
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🚨EXC: Ministers have tonight warned British uni bosses that they must act ‘swiftly and decisively’ against anti-Semitism on campus. @GillianKeegan and @halfon4harlowMP have written to VCs urging them to take action against threats to Jewish students.
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First day at The Times and I never want to leave. There’s something addictive about being in an environment with people so passionate about journalism. Oh and the morning commute wasn’t bad either.
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Totally agree with Christian Horner, unwritten rule of F1 to never stick your nose up the inside of Copse - guaranteed 180mph crash. Lewis should get a penalty #BritishGP
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🚨BREAKING: The first picture of Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah has been released by their family after her body was recovered from the superyacht Bayesian.
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Our first NerveCon was a success ✅ .A big thank you to all who came this evening to be apart of our Nerve community, we hope you enjoyed!
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Right now, @cjhsport is on her way to Wembley to report on the Women's FA cup final for BOTH the FA and @GiveMeSportW. Two years ago, she wasn't even studying journalism. She's worked nonstop for what she loves. Enjoy it today, you deserve it x
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Rym Alaoui, suffered 'horrific' life-changing injuries at the hands of her jealous ex, who disguised himself as a woman before dousing her in acid. Find out how police caught him using crucial CCTV in @BBCOne’s Frontline Fightback - plus insight into how we broke the story.
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EXCL: Drug dealers who brazenly advertise on Instagram are willing to sell hundreds of pounds of cocaine to school children. The Argus discovered dozens of accounts flogging illegal drugs including cocaine, marijuana, LSD and magic mushrooms.
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Piers Morgan slams @Phelimmac as an ‘eco-hypocrite’ 👇🏼.
Of course. Is there ANYONE at #COP26 who's not a flaming eco-hypocrite?.
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Regarding my last tweet - example A. ‘Unconfirmed’ that this man wasn’t even on campus at the time and 2/3rds of the tweet is incorrect. Used as a source for @MailOnline. Misinformation only fuels the public panic in these events.
Bournemouth University currently on lockdown. Cause is unconfirmed but sightings of a man covered in blood have been reported and mentions of a gun being brought on to site. University buses have been temporarily suspended and police are on-site and in the air with helicopters.
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NEW: A 42-year-old man has been arrested following our investigation into a 'sex for rent' advert. Police arrested the man, from Worthing, days after the paper spotted an online advert aimed at women who had lost their jobs due to the “scamdemic”.
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(1/3) EXCL: Two historic seafront lights being flogged on Facebook have been seized by the council after a @brightonargus investigation. We arranged to meet the man to 'buy' them back for £450 but the story quickly turned unpleasant.
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This is the scene outside Hove Town Hall where activists from @XRBrighton are placing 200 pairs of shoes to represent people killed by pollution and traffic accidents in #Brighton. Read more online at @brightonargus
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🔴EXC: One in five Facebook accounts using a hashtag to promote George Galloway and engaging with his official account are fake. The bots show hallmarks of a coordinated campaign by foreign “malign actors”, experts say. W/ @NatalieLisbona.
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So happy to be taking over from big @georgepmcmillan as the new Editor in Chief of Nerve Magazine. I’ve got big plans in store and I can wait to show everyone what we do with it!
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Daily plea for me to return in home from mum this morning. She’s all set she says for an Ireland-wide COVID-19 outbreak, attempting to persuade my return by storing 5 STONE of potatoes. No hand sanitiser. No disinfectant. Just potatoes. ‘You can’t have enough’ she says 😂.
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I’m 450ft above Brighton this afternoon, as the @BA_i360 welcomes back customers today. Quite the view from up here (this coming from a man not keen on heights). You can find out how the attraction has been adapt to #coronavirus rules on @brightonargus later.
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Loved every second of every minute of this feature. Final MMP interview done today. Time to curate 🤟🏼 #priceofthetroubles #victimspension
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LATEST: @Phelimmac has been slammed for a "total lack of principles" after admitting that he flew to COP26 in Glasgow. Labour councillor @danieljyates labelled him as an "embarrassment to the city" while calling for his resignation.
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🚨BREAKING: Essex Police has dropped its investigation into Allison Pearson, the Telegraph journalist.
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21 not out as I break for the day. Thank you for all the birthday wishes, especially his one from my pap. I’ll write in there one day I promise dad x
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First week of the @SalzburgGlobal academy officially finished. Seminars on ISIS’s media strategy, Emotions as Frames and Civic Media in Hong Kong have been among my favourites!. Don’t think I will ever take the views for granted. #SGSMedia #salzburgglobal
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Students leave Crawley College with their hands on their heads, as armed officers remain on scene.
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NEW: The relatives of Zara Aleena, who was brutally beaten to death as she walked home from a night out in a random attack, have spoken of their anguish. Miss Aleena's cousin paid tribute to her as a bubbly and ‘high-empathy person'. W/ @odlinggeorge and @JDirnhuber
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NEW: Academics at some of Britain’s top universities have been accused of legitimising Hamas' attacks. Professor Dr Ashok Kumar and Dr Mahvish Ahmad appeared to express justification for the attacks in shocking social media posts that are now deleted.
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Hearing all your feedback about the new look magazine today , I appreciate it all ❤️.
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This was reiterated by @Phelimmac who suggested a ‘a government-backed insurance scheme’ might have allowed planning for the event to go ahead.
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💥EXCL: More than half of Britain’s universities are peddling controversial and radical ‘woke’ ideologies on students, a damning league table has revealed. Elite Russell Group universities dominate the top spots, who critics say are 'poisoning the minds of generations to come'.
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CV LATEST: The Public Health Agency has confirmed it is monitoring a new potential #COVID19 cluster in Ballymena. The cluster comes just a week after one was discovered in Limavady. @PaulaJaneB has called for the publication of info about each cluster.
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An eventful day in the office to say the least with @JodyyDC. I'll be locking the doors next time!.
New on HTFP today: Man snatches car keys and threatens @brightonargus reporters @JodyyDC and @connor_stringer who stopped sale of historic lights.
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🔴EXC: Migrants in northern France say they are waiting for a Labour government before crossing the Channel after Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge to scrap the Rwanda scheme. Dispatch from Dunkirk w/ @charleshymas.
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The shocking discovery was slammed by @peterkyle, who said county line gangs are responsible for the "exploitation of children in its most pure form". He has pushed for dealers who exploit children in crime to face “the highest sentence".
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Just finished this fascinating, psychological portrayal of the IRA by @KevinToolis. Essential read for anyone wanting to understand Republicanism and the reality of the troubles in NI.
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People from across the country take part in the event that celebrates the LGBTQ+ community.
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Ever grateful to the team at @brightonargus for the freedom and fearlessness to pursue the investigative stories that matter #buyapaper.
New from HTFP: Coronavirus denier threatens reporters during ‘sex for rent’ confrontation
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Had an amazing time at @thetimes and @TimesMagazine. From reviewing drones, to writing the style page for this weekends mag, I hope I’ll back on a more permanent basis soon 🤞🏻
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Had the pleasure of featuring on @journalismnews's podcast to discuss all things cladding, student journalism and the importance of persistence. A big thanks to the talented .@JPGJournalism for having me on!. Give it a listen here👇.
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🔴 Around 500 counter protesters, some wearing masks and balaclavas, are marching through Birmingham tonight. Chants of ‘fascist scum, out of Brum’ and ‘refugees are welcome here’ ringing out. There’s been no disorder or any sign of a far-right protest here.
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A real pleasure to feature in next weeks @freelancingfor podcast, discussing how to get started in the freelance world when you’ve finished uni. Give it a listen on Wednesday!.
On our next podcast episode we talk to recent @bournemouthuni journalism graduate @connor_stringer about Getting Started as a freelance journalist during lockdown. We also speak to fountain of journalism knowledge @Jem_Collins, director of @journoresources. Episode out Weds, 8am.
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Find me on the ground floor tomorrow to answer any questions you have about Nerve, the magazine or what hairspray I use. Can’t promise I can give you the answer to the later tho. .
FRESHERS’ FAIR- Tomorrow you can find us on the ground floor of the SUBU building on campus at BU. You can grab your copy of Nerve Mag or just come and speak to our amazing team! This is your chance to ask questions and join us during your time at uni!
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What a difference a few hours make. Crowds now four deep in places as huddles of security in high-vis jackets marshal crowds. A celebratory atmosphere here as mourners gather to remember the best of Her Majesty. Follow the @mailplus live blog for the latest today.
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Dark day.
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🚨Noteworthy announcement - I’ll be joining the Education desk from next week covering all things free speech, policy and schools. Got a story or something worth looking at? . You can get in touch at: connor.stringer@dailymail.co.uk . DMs, as always, are open for tips 📥.
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NEW: Questions were raised over Beergate last night after a takeaway driver claimed to have delivered ‘quite a big order’ of four bags of curries, rice and naans to the ‘work meeting’.
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#journorequest I'm writing a piece on the impact #coronavirus is having on mental health amongst young people in Northern Ireland. I would like to speak with anyone who'd be willing to share their story and experience during the pandemic. Please get in touch via DM or email.
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Me: Buzzing, News portfolio handed in its time to chill for a bit. Brightspace: DEADLINE REMINDER INTERACTIVE DOCUMENTARY DUE MARCH 11. Also me:
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SO PROUD of the whole team with the magazine. Grab your print copy at freshers fair tomorrow!!.
‼️ FIRST ISSUE COVER REVEAL. It’s finally here. Our full cover featuring @CircaWaves! You’ll be able to get your hands on this issue tomorrow at the @SUBUBournemouth Freshers’ Fair! We cannot wait for you to see this🙌🏻
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