Darren McCaffrey
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🗳️For lots of pics/videos from the election campaign why not follow me on @Instagram . ➕Handle: @darrenmccaffrey or click on this link
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WATCH: The last time a one term President lost . George H. W. Bush conceding to Bill Clinton “we respect the majesty of the democratic system. and America must always come first and we will get behind this new president and wish him well.”.
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🇩🇪German’s Deputy Foreign Minister:. 🥊“Brexit is a big shitshow, I say that now very undiplomatically” . 🥊“90%” cabinet “no idea how workers think, live, work and behave” .🥊Politicians “born with silver spoons in their mouths, who went to private schools” that will not suffer.
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BREAK: Warning shot fired by US Democrats on #Brexit . @SpeakerPelosi . "If the U.K. violates that international treaty and Brexit undermines the Good Friday accord, there will be absolutely no chance of a U.S.-U.K. trade agreement passing the Congress.".
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NEW: Germany’s Bosch says it has developed a test for Covid-19 that can deliver a diagnosis in under 2.5 hours, and does not need to be taken to a lab. Developed in just 6 weeks, can also check for nine other respiratory diseases, including the flu, using a single sample.
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The PM turned up to the Commons today to apologise. But also ended up accusing Keir Starmer of not investigating Jimmy Saville and the Labour frontbencher of taking drugs - unsurprisingly many Conservative MPs unimpressed.
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Could you imagine @Theresa_May tweeting something like this? 🤔.
Killarney today: 3,000 new citizens sworn in. Since 2011, about 120,000 people have become Irish citizens, strengthening our economy, running our public services and enriching our society. Congratulations.
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How does anyone think this is acceptable? 🤷🏻♂️🙄
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79 year old Stanley Johnson, the Prime Minister’s dad has just appeared on national TV and said . ‘If I have to go to a pub, of course I’ll go to a pub.' 🤦🏻♂️🙅🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️. And the government thinks its advice has been clear
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😬 NEW: In South Florida, USPS failed to deliver 27% of mail ballots. Quite incredible and difficult to gauge what impact this might have had. In Florida, Michigan and Wisconsin, ballots that arrive after Election Day not counted, regardless when post-marked #Election2020.
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👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻101 year old man, who survived the 1918-1919 Spanish flu pandemic, a World War, has now beaten and recovered from #coronavirus in Rimini, Italy. Great news 🙏🏻.
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WATCH: 🗳️🔴 @Keir_Starmer confirms to me Labour will extend voting rights to 16-17 year olds if elected. "If you can work, if you can pay tax, if you can serve in your armed forces, then you ought to be able to vote.".
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James Slack’s apology about the party on the eve of Prince Philip’s funeral is an admission that a party took place place. What more evidence does the Met Police actually need to investigate? All rather odd….
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WATCH: Something extraordinary is happening in Poland . This story has not got the attention it deserves, night after night of protests, big crowds after a court ruling that further limited its restrictive abortion laws .
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UPDATE: France has approved pay rises worth €8bn for health workers, with @EmmanuelMacron praising their role in fighting #coronavirus. The deal was signed with trade unions on Monday after weeks of negotiations, and will see wages rise by €183 a month on average.
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Well what a view. 🤓👏🏻👌🏻Ireland (on a clear day) last Friday from the International Space Station via @phi48
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PM at #PMQs tells MPs that the ministerial code ensures only the truth is told at dispatch box. Minutes later he then goes on to say “more people are in work than there were before the pandemic”. Which is not correct, and something he’s admitted to Parliament in not correct 🤷🏻♂️.
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EU decision to invoke Article 16, clearly without prior notice has managed to unite the British and Irish governments, Labour, the DUP and SDLP in disagreement with the move. When did that last happen?.
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BREXIT: I can’t believe I’m tweeting this about the U.K. in 2018 via @FT . Britain is drawing up plans to charter ships to bring in emergency food and medicines in the event of a “no-deal” Brexit next March, in a move greeted with disbelief at a stormy meeting of cabinet on today.
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BREAK: Paris court has convicted French former president Nicolas Sarkozy of corruption and sentenced him to one year in prison.
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BREAK: A Durham Police investigation has concluded that Dominic Cummings did breach lockdown rules when he drove to Barnard Castle - @Telegraph is reporting.
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Lots of people on here tonight suggesting national service for let’s say 68 year olds as well as 18 year olds . Would older voters support “compulsory volunteering” if it involved them?.
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WATCH: How cute is this… A kid outside Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland bursting with excitement having shaken both the King and Queens hands… 😆.
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NEW: A statue of Leopold II in Antwerp that had been set on fire, has now being removed, to be placed into a museum . Campaigners are calling for other statues elsewhere, including in Brussels to be taken down.
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BREAK: Quite extraordinary moment in France this morning. The homes and offices of France's health minister and director general of health have been searched by police as part of a judicial enquiry into the government's handling of the #coronavirus pandemic.
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Wow! Just been informed that if we wanted to remain in our flat beyond the end of tenancy, our rent would rise from £1900 a month to £3011 - what cost of living crisis?.
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BREAK: France will impose a second national lockdown. People will only be allowed to leave home for essential work or medical reasons and there will be a ban on travel between regions. Non-essential businesses, such as restaurants and bars, will close.
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Top 5 countries 🌍 with highest number of #coronavirus cases. 1. 🇺🇸 USA (Trump).2. 🇧🇷 Brazil (Bolsonaro).3. 🇷🇺 Russia (Putin).4. 🇮🇳 India (Modi).5. 🇬🇧 UK (Johnson).
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NEW: A 36-year-old NHS nurse, with no underlying health issues, is fighting for her life in hospital after contracting coronavirus . Areema Nasreen is on a ventilator in intensive care in Walsall Manor Hospital in the West Midlands - where she has worked for the past 16 years.
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I dislike criticising media outlets, but 4 nights of rioting, 32 police officers injured in NI. This was anywhere else in UK, it would be a massive rolling story and yet most outlets have given way more coverage to George Floyd trial. Genuinely a bigger story for UK audiences?.
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Apparently this tweet (unsurprisingly) has now been deleted
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WATCH: @BorisJohnson “do we keep our masks on Ursula?. @VonDerLeyen “keep distance”. @VonDerLeyen: "You have to put it (mask) back on. ". @BorisJohnson: "Put it back on immediately? You run a tight ship here, Ursula, and quite right too”. Imagine dinner.
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CONFIRMED: MEP caught during a gay “gang bang” on Friday night in Brussels is Hungarian József Szájer. Close ally of PM Orbán, he helped rewrite constitution to include: "Hungary shall protect the institution of marriage as the union of a man & a woman. ". He resigned on Sunday.
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Given what is happening this year and what a well regarded minster he is - quite incredible that the Defence Secretary Ben Wallace is essentially talking to a near empty hall at #ConservativePartyconference 🤷🏻♂️
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Much criticism of AstraZeneca but as @MarkUrban01 pointed out. Little criticism of French based Sanofi and German CureVac who despite 500 million EU orders haven’t yet produced a vaccine. AstraZeneca getting blamed for lack of supplies but at least have a vaccine to supply?.
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WATCH: Prescient words from @HillaryClinton . Was four years ago, seems very apt tonight?.
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OPINION POLL:. 🇪🇺EU28, Kantar poll: REMAIN. 🇮🇪Ireland 91%.🇳🇱Netherlands 91%.🇸🇪Sweden 89%.🇪🇸Spain 88%.🇩🇪Germany 89%.🇧🇪Belgium 87%.🇵🇹Portugal 92%.🇬🇷Greece 75%.🇧🇬Bulgaria 83%.🇫🇷France 74%.🇪🇪Estonia 89%.🇸🇰Slovakia 86%.🇮🇹Italy 72%.🇭🇺Hungary 81%.🇩🇰Denmark 86%.🇵🇱Poland 89%.🇷🇴Romania 89%.
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Only 5 countries voted against the UN resolution against Russian invasion. They are . 🇷🇺 Russia itself .🇧🇾 Belarus.🇪🇷 Eritrea.🇰🇵 North Korea.🇸🇾 Syria. Says it all really….
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DENMARK 🇩🇰 will limit number of 'non-Western' residents in neighbourhoods up to 30% within 10 years 'reduce the risk of religious and cultural parallel societies'. Interior Minister said term 'ghetto', used to designate disadvantaged areas, would be removed from new legislation.
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The political drama is far from over - increasing numbers of MPs making clear they will not accept the Downing Street timetable of @BorisJohnson staying in post until autumn . Some want him gone today.
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Oh no. Belgium university confirms a cat contracted #coronavirus. Cat’s owner developed symptoms, cat followed suit, suffering diarrhea, breathing difficulties and vomiting. “It’s important to note that this is an isolated case, that there are no indications that occurs often”.
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This is today’s BEST news 👏🏻.
BREAK: Ireland has announced no new deaths in last 24 hours - that’s the first day since March 21st #coronavirus.
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NEW: @Keir_Starmer confirms he does want 16-17 years to be given the vote . Tells me: “Yes, I want to see both 16 and 17-year-olds. If you can work, if you can pay tax, if you can serve in your armed forces, then you ought to be able to vote”
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NEW: Slovenia is first EU member to declare official end to its #coronavirus epidemic. With 2 million people, only had handful of daily cases recently. In total it reported 1,464 cases and 103 deaths. NO more quarantine if you're travelling to Slovenia from another EU country.
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LONDON RESULT:. West Central. 🌹 Sadiq 54,481. 🌳 Susan 43,405. West Central has voted Conservative in every Mayoral election previously.
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🙋🏻♂️Over and out… After a long goodbye, today is my final one at @GBNews and indeed in the Westminster lobby . After more than 5 years as Pol Ed at Euronews and GB News - it’s time to take a break from political reporting and see a bit more of the world
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Thrilled I’ll be joining @GBNEWS later in the spring as Political Editor and Presenter. Can’t wait to work with the fantastic new team, be back at Westminster and get stuck in.
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Protesters right now a top King Léopold II statue in Brussels . Protesters are shouting “murderer” and waving DRC flags. Léoplold is accused of heinous crimes there, over a century ago . Will what has happened in Bristol today be replicated elsewhere? .
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NEW: @GBNews - brilliant start last night. BARB Data 1900-2300 average audience. 1 GB News 164.4k - 1.1 share . 2 BBC News 133k - 0.9 share. 3 Sky News 57k - 0.4 share. Thanks lots for watching… 🙂👏🏻.
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Wow - Around 3 million people watched #PMQs yesterday on BBC Two, ITV and the various news channels.
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BREAK: Spain having again authorised the use of #AstraZeneca vaccine announce it will be for those UNDER the age of 65 only (Correction) . In France it is for OVER 55s only. EMA say safe for everyone OVER 18 . Confused? 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️.
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NEW: The Northern Ireland Assembly passes a motion rejecting the UK’s attempts to introduce the Internal Market Bill. Legislation London claims will protect peace in Northern Ireland . Clearly their politicians disagree.
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Conservative columnist and former Spectator editor Dominic Lawson says he’s spoken to two people who told PM that Martin Reynolds was organising a party, @BorisJohnson apparently dismissed suggestion should be cancelled. Completely undermines PM claim he thought it was work event
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WATCH: This is excellent, sums up #ITVDebate and the frustrations around it incredibly well .
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In a day scared by incredible images - this one stands out. Not just for the sheer scale . But also the heroism of the crew of RCH-871 - overloaded with passengers they still decided to go - saving 640 souls from the Taliban
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BREAK: More than a thousand children were sexually exploited over at least 30 years in Telford amid “shocking” police and council failings, an inquiry has concluded.
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NEW: Poland will carry on using #AstraZeneca accused others of giving in to “disinformation”. PM’s chief of staff: . “Most countries that have temporarily suspended (AstraZeneca) vaccinations have given in to panic caused by media-fuelled information about alleged complications”.
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BREAK: Leader of Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn sentenced to 13 years in prison.
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Boom! Germany vaccinated a MASSIVE 719,927 people yesterday 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Another new daily record . With supply issues sorted, EU member states are finally in fifth gear - great news.
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WATCH: Lockdowns second time round were always going to be difficult . But worrying pictures from Burgos in Spain as riots break out against the imposition of #coronavirus restrictions.
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NEW: @EmmanuelMacron on statues. "I will be very clear tonight, compatriots: the Republic won't erase any name from its history. It will forget none of its artworks, it won't take down statues," he said in a televised address to the nation (AFP).
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🗳️🔵WATCH: Liz Truss been much talked about this campaign - but where is she? . I went to south west Norfolk in search of her and talk to voters. In all my years of voxing - I’ve never had such a visceral reaction, not in a good way. Could former PM lose?.
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I mean 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️. BREAK: France is now recommending #AstraZeneca jab for over-55s only. Where do you start! . All over the place on this. .
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#CoronaVirusUpdate 🇩🇪. JUST IN: Positive news from Germany, rate of new cases slowed for 5th day, rising by less than 10% from one day to next. Last 24 hours - 6,156 new cases taking total infections to 73,522 . Death rate stands at 1.2% much lower than many other EU countries.
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NEW: I’m told that not only was Jack Doyle at the now infamous Downing Street party last year, and handed out awards . But that senior advisor James Slack was also present, Slack left the government in March of this year.
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Wow! From my calculation the UK today announced more #coronavirus deaths, 359 than the entire EU 27 combined, 324 - quite extraordinary . Using @OurWorldInData . Has this happened before?
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NEW: WHO Europe Director, Hans Kluge tells me, no government should enforce another national lockdown unless it is absolutely necessary, a last resort . He says damage to other health areas, mental health, domestic violence, schools and cancer treatment is too great
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BREAK: Ireland has announced no new deaths in last 24 hours - that’s the first day since March 21st #coronavirus.
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BREAK: More awful news from Spain. 394 coronavirus deaths, up 30% in past 24 hours . #CoronaVirusUpdate.
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WATCH @Nigel_Farage hits out at Remain MEPs crying tonight in the chamber . - In the real world they wouldn’t get a job that paid half that salary
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🗳️🔵NEW: Even the selection of the 1922 committee chair has descended into chaos. MPs are furious that voting was closed when they were hold it was between 5-6pm . @Jeremy_Hunt was turned away . Mark Francois called the process “bent”. Great new start to the new Parliament.
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This BBC push just been sent to over 7m UK phones, probably more than watched #ITVDebate. As I said last night, Sunak was very disciplined and good at re-enforcing, etching this figure in ppls minds . BUT if people start mistrusting it, could it actually massively backfire?
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BREAK: Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $41.4bn.
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MORE from Belgium 🇧🇪 Health Minister . It would be “irresponsible” to stop vaccination with #AstraZeneca. "For us, the balance is clear and clean”. “It's a race against time”. Adds given number of cases in Belgium - cannot afford to interrupt the vaccination rollout.
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BREAK: Irish government asking all pubs to close from tonight and asking people not to hold house parties #CoronaVirusUpdates
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Conservative MP Marcus Fysh who is opposing vaccine passports this morning on BBC "we are not a 'papers please' society". "This is not Nazi Germany," he says. "It's the thin end of an authoritarian wedge".
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BREAK: UK government is defeated in House of Lords as peers vote to remove part of Internal Market Bill which allows government to break international law if no #Brexit is reached . And a big defeat at that 433 votes to 165.
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Yes I’m Irish but you bet I’ll be supporting England tonight 🏴. Come on lads - Bring it Home ⚽️🔜🏠 #EURO2020.
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Rarely has UK twitter been so united in a backlash against @Trevornoah made up “backlash” around @RishiSunak becoming PM . I wonder if Trevor will address the UK backlash against himself in his next episode 🫣.
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BREAK: Leaders of European Parliament parties, representing most MEPs issue statement saying they will block EU-UK trade deal if UK “breach or threaten to breach the Withdrawal Agreement” . “The European Parliament will in no circumstance ratify any agreement.” #Brexit.
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☘️ Many Irish ppl will FINALLY feel at least one English MP understands their position . ALISTAIR BURT. "Our choice to leave, Brexit, has put them (Ireland) in the most catastrophic situation, and we now expect them to accept *another* English demand. "Have we no understanding?".
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BREAK: EU to issue clarification on invoking Article 16 . It won’t be triggered . End of a frankly terrible week for the EU Commission.
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NEW: @Telegraph reporting tonight: Asked how significant the material they had disclosed was, the source added: “Put it this way, if Boris Johnson is still Prime Minister by the end of the week, I’d be very surprised.”
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📈UK on steeper trajectory than Italy - latest FT stats . Government can’t even convince large numbers of people to stay home, watch TV on a sunny day . Could you imagine asking the same people to fight a real war . Not only to save lives but put theirs at risk in doing so?
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These suggestions @GBNews doesn’t do news-gathering. Yes our budget maybe smaller but we have 14 reporters based in every region/nation of UK outside of London. More than some of our competitors and most newspapers. One week in they are already finding and generating stories.
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BREAK: Significant explosion in Madrid . Appears several floors of building destroyed . Cause not yet known .
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QUOTE OF THE DAY from the organiser of the Brussels gang bang sex party. “Suddenly my whole living room was full of cops”. "They immediately started shouting. 'Id card! Now!' But we weren't even wearing underpants, how the hell could we quickly pull out our ID cards?".
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