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Ralph Blackburn

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Today, I am relaunching the @yorkshirepost 's politics newsletter. It will hit your inboxes every Tuesday with specially curated news and analysis explaining why what happens in Westminster matters to the good people of Yorkshire. Sign up here:

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Taylor Swift joins Bon Iver on stage at Wembley Arena.

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Start as we mean to go on - Joelinton flattening players, getting a red and starting a scrap on the touchline. #nufc

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Earlier this month, a British firm tried to export beef jerky to Australia. Despite the much-vaunted post Brexit free-trade agreement it was turned away at the border. In fact, since the FTA came in the UK has not been able to export any beef to Australia.

No British beef exported to Australia under post-Brexit trade deal due to red tape

Earlier this month, a firm tried to export British beef jerky to Australia only to be blocked by border controls.

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@sportbible Hatem Ben Arfa

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@NewsManAndy @gilabola_ina Masterclass from Andersen

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@LeeAndersonMP_ Are you saying a nurse living in London with kids should all live and sleep in one room in a shared house?

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4 years

Every time someone says Chis in #LineOfDuty

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Good of @mrjamesob to highlight my story on the lack of beef exports to Australia under the free-trade deal, but it would have been nice of him to mention the article he was reading directly from was by @NationalWorld .

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'Guess how much beef has been exported to Australia since Boris Johnson and Liz Truss' deal... Zero, zilch, nada!' @mrjamesob explores the 'benefits of Brexit' as no British beef has been exported to Australia under the UK’s first post-EU trade deal due to red tape.

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@LizWebsterSBF told me that the Australia FTA was “totally flabbergasting incompetence squandering British prosperity for short term adulation of being seen to sign trade deals quickly”. She said the Aussies were "laughing all the way to the bank".

No British beef exported to Australia under post-Brexit trade deal due to red tape

Earlier this month, a firm tried to export British beef jerky to Australia only to be blocked by border controls.

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Since the FTA came into affect last may, Australian farmers have exported 1,700 tonnes of beef to the UK. However none has gone the other way, as the UK did not seek a reciprocal deal. Experts believe it would take three years for UK companies to get approved for export.

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Some personal news - delighted to say I will be joining @yorkshirepost as it’s Westminster correspondent from tomorrow. There’s change in government and I’ll be explaining how that will affect people in Yorkshire. Get in touch if you’d like to grab a coffee.

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I asked Rishi Sunak's spokesman if the PM accepts these new border checks show Brexit is causing additional red tape for businesses? He said no. The FSB said businesses will have to "pass costs onto customers, reduce their offering or shut up shop”.

Businesses left in dark about government's new post-Brexit import checks and charges

The Federation of Small Businesses said the ripple effect of the post-Brexit import checks “will lead to businesses having to pass costs onto customers, reduce their offering or shut up shop entire...

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Robert Jenrick in 2023: Free speech is one of the great tenets of our country. Robert Jenrick in 2024: Anyone who shouts 'God is great' in Arabic should be immediately arrested.

Centre for Media Monitoring (CfMM)

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Robert Jenrick believes that somebody shouting #AllahhuAkbar on the streets of #London should be immediately arrested. No push back from Wilfred Frost on @SkyNews

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@90sfootball The only correct answer is Rivaldo

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NGL I’ve watched Eddie Howe’s counters video several times now, and am pretty buzzing for him to become #nufc manager. Ambitious, deep- thinking tactically astute young manager, who will hopefully be in charge for a long time.

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@Millar_Colin Darren Fletcher is unlistenable

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@markgoldbridge Didn’t fancy waiting until full time to tweet?

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@WisdenCricket Got to be Shane Bond - 18 matches and 87 wickets at an average of 22. Such a shame that his career was ravaged by back injuries. Still arguably New Zealand's second greatest fast bowler after Hadlee?

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@burnerf65g @BBCNews @BBCBreaking The Met have said that’s not Daniel Khalife.

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The @BMPA_INFO has written to Kemi Badenoch urging her not to make the same mistake in future free-trade agreements. CEO Nick Allen called for the government to request "that Australia reciprocates and allows the import of UK beef and lamb without preconditions”.

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No pressure at #NUFC last year ... only the pressure of getting relegated immediately after the takeover. 🙄🙄🙄

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😰 “If they don’t get off to a good start, Howe will come under pressure.” ❌ “There was almost no pressure on Newcastle last year.” ✅ “Now the expectation is for them to perform every week and win matches.” Danny Mills discusses the pressure of expectation on Howe at #NUFC .

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@LiamJKennedy23 Thought the totally classless reaction of the Liverpool bench at the end showed how far we’ve come.

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Breaking: Stella Creasy has been re-elected as Labour MP for Walthamstow again. She mentions the need for a police presence during the campaign and passionatelt hits out at those who sow "hate and division".

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Ralph Blackburn

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3 years

This seems an awful lot of police for a non-violent protest in an empty, with oligarch Oleg Deripaska banned from travelling to the UK anyway. Often when investigating crimes like burglary, maybe one officer will turn up at a victim's house, and then it will never be followed up.

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Riot police have arrived

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@Muzzdobetter @kieronjbryan Definitely hung out with Le Tissier

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BUT, one of the key selling points of Brexit we were told was the ability to trade around the world. And if there’s minimal gain from in this case (exporting beef to Australia), plus all the additional red tape now that comes with trading with the EU - what was the point!?!

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@sportbible Madejski Stadium

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@NoContextBrits If Tommy Shelby made a roast

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Tory backbencher shouts out “playing politics” as Keir Starmer quotes sub-postmaster Chris Head, who’s angry about the delays in compensation. I’m not sure that’s the best approach … #PMQs

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2 years

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1 year

Some personal news - following a restructure at @NationalWorld , I'm excited to be taking on the role of Politics Editor based in Westminster. Looking forward to getting stuck in as the country gears up for (yet another) general election. My DMs are open for tips and stories.

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. @thecatreviewer Friendly tortie street panther in Cambridge. 11/10 for rubs 12/10 for strokes.

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Government: "We work closely with the farming industry to identify, prioritise, and resolve trade barriers for food products, including British beef. Industry have been clear that Australia is currently not a priority for market access, but we will keep this under close review".

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After a great year setting up @LondonWorldCom , I'm excited to be moving on to join the team at @NationalWorld as head of news. Can't thank my fantastic team of reporters enough for all the hard work they've put in - @iamrahmanosman , @JessicaFKeyes , @lynnrusk & @ClaudMarquis .

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Honoured to be awarded highly commended in the journalist of the year category at the @ukaop Digital Publishing Awards for stories on Hollie Dance and Lisa Kenevan's battle with tech companies to remove dangerous online challenges.

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Police wouldn’t let a MyLondon reporter show his press card, and detained him for seven hours after being wrongfully accused of smashing up a BP petrol station. Absolutely insane.

Reporter spends 7 hours in cell after he's accused of smashing up petrol station

Despite our reporter Callum Cuddeford having video evidence proving he wasn't involved in the eco-protest, he was handcuffed and taken to a West London police station

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In response, Starmer said "these are his words, have some respect".

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@BBCMOTD If fans give it they’ve got to take it back

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@FPLfrasier Alphonso Davies, Theo Hernandez, Joao Cancelo, Andy Robertson, Dan Burn #NUFC

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Chelsea medical staff are hoping that Ben Chilwell could return for the Tottenham match on January 23 after responding well to ACL physiotherapy, @iamrahmanosman reports. #CFC #FPL

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Andreas Christensen, Ben Chilwell and Romelu Lukaku - possible return dates for injured Chelsea stars amid Covid issues. #CFC

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NEW: Labour has lost control of Kirklees Council in West Yorkshire. Five independent pro-Palestine councillors all won seats, depriving the party of its majority. Follow the latest updates on @NationalWorld 's live blog:

Local elections: Labour takes dramatic victory in West Midlands in blow to PM

Follow the results from the UK local elections with NationalWorld’s interactive map and live blog.

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After the good news of @FreeNazanin and Anoosheh's return home - some British-Iranians like Morad Tahbaz are still being detained in Tehran. Follow @lynnrusk for all of @LondonWorldCom 's coverage on @rrroxxxanne 's protest outside the Foreign Office to @FreeMorad1 .

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Outside the @FCDOGovUK in solidarity with @rrroxxxanne who is asking the British government to bring her father Morad Tahbaz home. @FreeMorad1

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@Sporf I always liked these two - Andres Iniesta v Italy at Euro 2012 and Diego Maradona v Belgium at the 86 World Cup.

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@amylmrn Was taking a hen party on a punt tour around Cambridge. After demanding I strip down to my boxers, they asked me for advice as the bride to be was pregnant with the best man. I said honesty is usually the best policy and kept my mouth shut for the next 45 minutes.

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Jeremy Hunt joked about @AngelaRayner when announcing a cut to the high rate of capital gains tax on property sales. However, whenever he sells the seven flats he owns in Southampton, he's effectively given himself a big tax cut. A flat in the same block sold for £925K in 2022.

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Conservative MP @AndrewRosindell 's aide Chris is like Simon Pegg in Hot Fuzz leaping over fences after the vandal, who is more Nick Frost.

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So Valencia have signed a winger called David Jason? #OnlyFools @tsf_podcast

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OFFICIAL STATEMENT | David Remeseiro 'Jason' 📰➡️ #WelcomeJason

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@Millar_Colin @KemiBadenoch Ironically she has made all of this public, and also revealed that the "disinformation" was in fact accurate - as she chose not to participate in the video!

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Rishi Sunak's press secretary repeats that Starmer should stop "playing politics" with the Post Office scandal. Hacks remind her that Labour leader was quoting one of the victims.

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Ralph Blackburn

@RalphBlackburn

3 years

Very proud to launch @LondonWorldCom today. The team have done a great job in putting together some fantastic stories in a short space of time. Please do give it a read, tell your friends about it, follow us on social media and get in touch if you have any thoughts or feedback.

LondonWorld

@LondonWorldCom

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Welcome to LondonWorld, the capital's latest news, football and lifestyle website. We hope to represent all Londoners, tell your stories and hold power to account. You can find out more about our launch here:

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@secondtierpod You missed the best bit …

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How has Brexit gone? "Terribly" - that's the view of one of the farmers at the protest this week, who voted to leave the EU. He was even more succinct when I asked his view on the trade deals the UK has signed: "Shit." A reminder of the Australian FTA:

No British beef exported to Australia under post-Brexit trade deal due to red tape

Earlier this month, a firm tried to export British beef jerky to Australia only to be blocked by border controls.

www.nationalworld.com

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@RobertKnapp128 @georgeeaton Labour hasn’t had a permanent female or non-white leader which is a bigger problem.

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@Millar_Colin I think the map is using the phrase “invaded” slightly loosely - can’t think of when Britain has invaded Italy or Russia except troops going there during the world wars - not sure that counts as an invasion. Obviously not talking about anything that happened under Empire.

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@ToonPolls @halligan_ethan I can’t believe people don’t want to win the League Cup

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@90sfootball Rui Costa

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The whole of Paraguay has declared war on Grealish after his Almiron comments. #nufc

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Richard Sanchez also stepping in for the sake of his compatriot 😂

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Our reporter @JessicaFKeyes is at oligarch Oleg Deripaska's £5m Belgravia mansion, which has been occupied by protestors. Around 20 riot police have cut a hole in the door and stormed in. They are now - slightly bizarrely - standing inside the window asking the activists to leave

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Tons of police at the Belgrave Square occupation of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska's London property. Officers shooing away anyone without an accredited press card..

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@CharIieBennett AC Milan got to the Champions League semi finals last year - they’ve got some know how!

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An additional point on this: very few UK businesses want to export beef to Australia, as there’s almost no market due to Aussie beef being much cheaper. It also takes a while to ramp up trade with these FTAs, hence the first attempt to export this month.

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The government has quietly ditched Boris Johnson's much vaunted Brexit dividend of the return to imperial measures after 98.7% of 100K survey respondents were against it. Issues cited as "consumer confusion and increased costs for businesses".

Sunak ditches post-Brexit return to imperial measures with 98.7% of people against it

Only 1.3% of the 100,000 people surveyed were in favour of bringing back imperial measurements, with the government saying that "consumer confusion, increased costs for businesses and barriers to...

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David Cameron effectively admits that it was easier to tackle the asylum crisis before Brexit. "We had a situation where you could return people directly to France ... therefore break the model of the people smugglers," he told @AnushkaAsthana .

David Cameron admits it was easier to return migrants to France before Brexit

David Cameron said it was easier to break the model of people smugglers when he was Prime Minister ... before Brexit.

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@RalphBlackburn

3 years

Can people stop retweeting Politics For All, who nick journalist’s work - presumably without copyright permission on any photos - and give no visible credit except in the replies. Retweet the original journalist or publication, who worked hard on the story.

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Brexit red tape latest: in October, all UK meat and dairy products will be required to have 'Not for EU' labels. The Food and Drink Federation has said this “poses significant risk to exports” and polls show this would put Britons off buying them.

Concern post-Brexit ‘Not for EU’ labels will deter business investment and exports

The Food and Drink Federation said the 'Not for EU' labelling “poses significant risk to exports”, while polling has shown that Britons would be put off buying food with these stickers.

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NEW: George Galloway says he will celebrate Shabaz Sarwar's victory over Labour deputy leader Luthfur Rahman on Manchester City Council with a mango lassi, my colleague @sgfedeczko says. Another example of the Gaza war hitting Labour. Latest:

Local elections: Labour takes dramatic victory in West Midlands in blow to PM

Follow the results from the UK local elections with NationalWorld’s interactive map and live blog.

www.nationalworld.com

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4 years

@WisdenCricket Joe Root using a stump instead of a bat - was never going to work

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@toonarmy_com Got complacent after the red card, didn’t do enough to put it to bed.

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@HarrietClugston In Paris, I thought I’d asked if we could have drinks (boissons) at 5pm, the waiter looked confused and then returned with two croissants. When I tried to explain in my crap French, he just scowled and said “order in English”.

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3 years

#NUFC fans heading to the Chelsea match this weekend - I've been told by the DCMS that tickets sold BEFORE the sanctions came in will still be valid. So no issues with going to Sunday's game. #CFC cannot generate any more revenue tho, so no more home or away tickets can be sold.

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Jamie Carragher smiling maniacally while Gary Neville calls Manchester United “a bunch of whinge bags” over and over again. Inject it straight into my veins. #MNF

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Is British farming in crisis? Over the last few weeks, I've been talking to farmers about the state of UK agriculture. Everyone I spoke to had concerns about our food security, the impact of Brexit and free trade deals undercutting home farmers. A short🧵

Is UK farming in crisis? Farmers fear Brexit future with our food security 'at risk'

Worried farmers hit out at the government, telling NationalWorld it “has no interest in protecting the agricultural industry at all”.

www.nationalworld.com

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@RalphBlackburn

2 years

What an atmosphere at the Tottenham Stadium. Spurs fans unveil an incredible “dare, dream, do” tifo ahead of the north London derby against Arsenal. #TOTARS #COYS

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@RalphBlackburn

3 years

Very sad that today was my last day at @TriangleNewsUK . I’ve now written stories for all the national newspapers, and can’t thank @JournalistEmily and @NewsManAndy enough for their help and support. It’s a great first step for anyone looking to step up from locals (links below).

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2 years

A must read interview on @NationalWorld this morning. In the wake of the revelations about David Carrick, Tashmia Owen waived her anonymity to tell @ImogenHowse about her ‘traumatising’ experience reporting rape to the Metropolitan Police.

‘I reported a rape to the police - it’s clear how cases like David Carrick happen’

In the wake of the ‘devastating’ revelations about David Carrick, Tashmia Owen tells NationalWorld about her ‘traumatising’ experience of reporting rape to the Metropolitan Police.

www.nationalworld.com

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7 years

Last day on @IlfordRecorder and @RomfordRecorder today. Thanks to everyone who's made it so brilliant. I'll really miss Redbridge and Havering. Next stop @urbslondon .

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Stuart Lubbock's ex-wife @SueOk38 slams Michael Barrymore for not doing more to help his family get justice. Hopefully Terry, Sue and Stuart's family will soon finally get justice, they've been waiting 20 years. My exclusive in @TheSun for @TriangleNewsUK .

Stuart Lubbock’s ex-wife slams Barrymore for not doing more to help find killer

THE ex-wife of Stuart Lubbock — who died after a pool party at Michael Barrymore’s home — has slammed the TV star. Sue Homan said he should have done more to help the campaign for justice being run…

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@RalphBlackburn

2 years

This message - from Sabina Nessa's sisters Jebina and Sadia - is the most important one. People saying Sabina was in the wrong place at the wrong time are completely wrong, she had every right to walk to bar after work and feel safe. #RememberHerName

LondonWorld

@LondonWorldCom

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Sisters Jebina and Sadia said: "Everyone kept saying to us she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. But she wasn’t, she had every right to be walking down that path, all glammed up and going to enjoy herself after a long week of work. She had the right to feel safe.”

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What's the best tweet of all time?

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Pro-EU protester Steve Bray @snb19692 is violently wrestled out of a Bruges Group event at Conservative Party Conference after asking “what are the Brexit benefits?” People in the audience called him a “knobhead” as he was led out.

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NEW: @TracyBrabin warns far right thugs that "those who seek to stoke division are not welcome" in West Yorkshire. It comes as the Times reports demonstrations are being planned on Telegram for Leeds and Hull this weekend.

Tracy Brabin warns far right thugs ‘those who seek to stoke division are not welcome’ in West...

West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin warned far right thugs that “those who seek to stoke division are not welcome” in the region.

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk

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6 years

@_AndyHa Underrated totally mad line that should get more attention.

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The national service plan appears to effectively prohibit 18-year-olds from having regular weekend work, students being able to work on weekends and going on gap years. No thought appears to have gone into young people with tricky financial circumstances or work as unpaid caters.

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3 years

Absolutely harrowing revelation from the scene of the Sutton fire, that the four young boys who died were alone in the house. Cannot begin to imagine the horror they were through in their final moments.

LondonWorld

@LondonWorldCom

3 years

Ch Supt Dave Stringer has confirmed that the four young boys who died in the Sutton fire were alone during the horror blaze. He said: "There was nobody else inside the property at the time of the fire." Full story to follow.

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After everything that’s come out over the past few days about the Metropolitan Police, I thought it was worth resharing my interview with @AlastairMorgan about Cressida Dick’s contract extension.

Exclusive: Morgan family slams Cressida Dick renewal for ‘no police accountability’

Alastair Morgan said he was ‘deeply disappointed’ in the news of Dame Cressida Dick’s proposed two-year extension as Metropolitan Police Commissioner.

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2 years

@riksharma_ Felipe got a second yellow for kicking Foden in the ankle after the challenge.

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2 years

@CFC_Janty John Terry scored 41 goals for Chelsea while Xavi and Iniesta scored 93 goals in La Liga for Barcelona. 🤔🤔🤔

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4 years

@nicholasmith6 @Tesco @WelshGovernment @piersmorgan Hi Nichola, this is absolutely outrageous. I'm a reporter at a national press agency called Triangle News, we'd love to cover this story. I just wanted to check if we can use the pictures with it? Thanks Ralph

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Ralph Blackburn

@RalphBlackburn

2 years

I'd like to thank Tashmia for trusting @NationalWorld with her story. It was very brave to come forward, and even braver to waive her right to anonymity in the hope it “helps others come forward with their experiences”.

‘I reported a rape to the police - it’s clear how cases like David Carrick happen’

In the wake of the ‘devastating’ revelations about David Carrick, Tashmia Owen tells NationalWorld about her ‘traumatising’ experience of reporting rape to the Metropolitan Police.

www.nationalworld.com

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Ralph Blackburn

@RalphBlackburn

2 years

@Texas_Toon I think that’s harsh and makes us sound like a pretty entitled fanbase - we’ve lost our first game for 17 matches and everyone is going bonkers. I thought Dubravka and Manquillo were good, Anderson has only played a handful of senior games, Wood is OK as a third choice striker.

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Ralph Blackburn

@RalphBlackburn

3 years

Two serving Met officers and one former Met officer have been charged over 'offensive' WhatsApp messages shared with Sarah Everard's killer Wayne Couzens. The CPS has said IDs not released for "operational reasons" - what reasons for the retired officer?

Sarah Everard: Three Met officers charged over ‘offensive’ Wayne Couzens WhatsApps

Two serving Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officers and one former MPS officer are to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.

www.londonworld.com

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Ralph Blackburn

@RalphBlackburn

5 months

NEW: The EU Commission has proposed a post-Brexit youth mobility scheme with the UK, which would allow 18 to 30-year-olds to travel and work across the continent (and vice versa) for a four-year period.

EU proposes post-Brexit visa allowing youngsters to travel and work across Europe

Labour MP Stella Creasy urged Keir Starmer to back the Youth Mobility Visa proposal.

www.nationalworld.com

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Ralph Blackburn

@RalphBlackburn

2 years

Very proud that @LondonWorldCom won ‘city digital brand of the year’ at the @NatWorldPub awards last night. Well deserved for all the hard work @iamrahmanosman @ClaudMarquis @lynnrusk and @JessicaFKeyes put in - what a team.

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Ralph Blackburn

@RalphBlackburn

4 years

After 2 weeks of multiple health screens and asking everyone to quarantine, I surprised my closest inner circle with a trip to a private island where we could pretend things were normal just for a brief moment in time.

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Ralph Blackburn

@RalphBlackburn

4 years

@JTS_DailyQuote @davejorgenson Why then are professional footballers unable to get out of bed and can only walk for about half an hour before getting incredibly tired. They are some of the fittest people on the planet, yet have suffered severely from long COVID.

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Ralph Blackburn

@RalphBlackburn

6 months

Lee Rowley very much dodges the question when asked whether the government still plans to reduce ground rents to peppercorn.

Rachel Maclean

@redditchrachel

6 months

I questioned the Minister @Lee4NED today in the Chamber. We must not be swayed from our conservative agenda by a few vocal lobbyists with deep pockets. We must complete the leasehold reforms and reduce ground rent to a peppercorn.

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Ralph Blackburn

@RalphBlackburn

4 years

'Sorry love, ate your food' - diner stunned when Uber Eats delivery driver scoffs her meal and then asks for tip. My exclusive for @TriangleNewsUK in today's Sun.

Diner stunned when Uber Eats driver messaged: 'Sorry love, ate your food'

A HUNGRY diner was stunned when her takeaway delivery driver sent the message: “Sorry love, ate your food.” Illy Ilyas, 21, then received a text asking her to tip the cheeky Uber Eats courier. But …

www.thesun.co.uk

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Ralph Blackburn

@RalphBlackburn

4 years

Lockdown is doing strange things to people. My housemate has done his shopping list in map form, based on the layout of East Dulwich Sainsbury’s.

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