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Chief Sunday Reporter for The Sun | Formerly Mail On Sunday scarlet.howes1 @thesun .co.uk

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We won Scoop of the Year at @londonpressclub
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EXCL: I interview a Channel people smuggler who reveals how French cops tell gangs to take migrants to England and shout 'bonne chance'. There are 600 gun-carrying smugglers making millions. He tells how traffickers offer trips to women for free in exchange for sex
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As Huw Edwards is due to be sentenced today, the mother of the teen who he paid thousands of pounds for sexual pictures and sent vile messages to pens a powerful open letter to him: “You caused immense pain and suffering…you should be locked up.”
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It’s been an 18-month long investigation to bring Huw Edwards to justice. I wrote about our hard work in the Sunday paper today. How an extraordinary mum nailed him and how following the backlash we now know all our front pages were right
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Roger Hallam and four others received record sentences after The Sun's investigation. The Judge today said: "I know that none of you think much of the Sun newspaper. However she and her newspaper did entirely the right thing by passing [the recording] on to the police"
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Today we can reveal how the MoS has helped Olena Kurylo escape Ukraine to have surgery on her injuries in Poland. Doctors hope to save her eye and return some of her vision. She spoke exclusively to me from her hospital bed with the fantastic @MarkHookham and Will Stewart
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EXCL: Top BBC star in sex probe after claims he paid teen for pics who spent money on drug habit. Family begged BBC to get presenter to stop but claim he didn’t and nothing was done. They received no payment from The Sun. They just want it to stop.
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My piece on Just Stop Oil for today's @TheSun
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'F*** Covid'...I went undercover at a boat party in East London in our story to expose the drug-fuelled raves brazenly defying the pandemic @JAHeale @JRyanNews
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Chuffed to be shortlisted for Journalist of the Year @EditorsUK Media Freedom Awards alongside such esteemed company
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The first victim of Karen White to break her silence tells me how she was failed in an extraordinary interview in today's MoS
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Delighted to be nominated for Journalist of the Year and for the team to be nominated in Scoop at the @londonpressclub awards
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I went to Calais with @AlfDubs to meet the children betrayed by the Tory government as hundreds of lone kids - as young as 12 - are still being denied a place in the UK despite a pledge to house them won by the Labour peer
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The mother and step-father of the youngster also questioned who had paid to provide their child with an expensive lawyer. Via a legal letter given to the BBC, the youngster did not deny knowing, or receiving cash from the presenter.
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Parents of youngster at centre of BBC presenter scandal 'stand by claims'
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EXCL: Britain's oldest Post Office scandal victim says she was hounded into retirement as she nursed her dying cancer-stricken husband. Managers blamed her age for losses and booted her out of her own office. Poor Betty, who is now 91, went through hell & deserves justice.
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Today is my last Saturday at the Sunday Mirror after a fantastic stint. I'm excited to start the Mail On Sunday in a couple of weeks on news. Thanks to my brilliant colleagues who I will miss!
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Shocking and new exclusive from @TheSun with @HannahHope this evening. Strictly’s Graziano Di Prima was sacked after BBC bosses were shown a video of a clash between him and Zara McDermott which reduced people to tears. He ‘hit, kicked and spat’ at her
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EXCL: Mastermind of Just Stop Oil Roger Hallam arrested plus two more ringleaders after The Sun blew the whistle om M25 plot. We joined the Met's Territorial Support Group as officers smashed through his door.
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EXCL: Just Stop Oil mastermind arrested after an undercover Sun investigation
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Monday’s SUN: “Rishi Raps Celeb Hancock” #TomorrowsPapersToday
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Our original story below
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Just Stop Oil mastermind Hallam and four others received a total of 21 years behind bars after we exposed their plot to block motorways.
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EXCL: The day I met Kate Moss's killer stalker
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After the MoS helped Olena Kurylo and her daughter get to safety for treatment in Poland I can today reveal that she has had nearly a third of her vision restored & could gain more. Doctors warned before the surgery that she may never see again. It was truly an incredible moment
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Colin Morgan talks to me about his film Testament of Youth at the London premiere last night: http://t.co/JeDaTDMfz1 via @YouTube
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'I knew Edwards was an abuser but now I know he's a monster'... says concerned mum who first blew whistle to The Sun
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The extraordinary tale by Ian Gallagher and myself of one of Britain's most senior judges who befriended a serial convict, loaned her thousands of pounds she couldn't repay and nicknamed himself 'GF' (godfather)
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EXCL: ITV is urged to axe Love Island hopeful George Fensom after his ex-girlfriend bravely tells how she was 'emotionally abused' and the relationship drove her to the brink of suicide. Her claims in an interview with The Sun On Sunday should be taken seriously, say Women's Aid
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My exclusive undercover investigation today reveals the squalid life of protesters who are using Sarah Everard's tragic death to mount a campaign against the police
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EXCL: Meet Robert De Niro look-alike Derek... the 88-year-old Benidorm sensation who is getting mobbed by thousands of fans and has women falling at his feet in the Spanish resort
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EXCL: My report from the Caribbean of the jetset lifestyle of billionaire Covid PPE couple as they spend festive break dining out at celeb hotspots
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We tracked down the Danish girl at centre of Tommy Fury split in today’s @TheSun
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People smuggling gangs pocketed £20,000 from those who died yesterday - as a family are feared to have drowned in the Channel. They callously whipped up trade by warning of colder weather on its way, telling them the window would soon close.
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In tomorrow’s @TheSun the two calls to the youngster demanding to “stop the investigation”. Plus the family handed a dossier of evidence last night to the head of investigations at the BBC.
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On tomorrow's front page: The BBC star accused of paying a teenager for sex images made two panicked calls to them after we revealed the bombshell claims
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@MarkHookham Beautiful and powerful quote at the end: 'Every Ukrainian civilian, volunteer, and soldier please do everything possible for Ukraine to remain a free and independent country. Please support us. If Ukraine wins, the whole world will win, the whole of humankind will.'
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EXCL: Tyson Fury tells me he will knock out Derek Chisora tonight then watch England knock Senegal out of the World Cup. The heavyweight vowed to fly to Qatar to get "messy" with fans and defy booze ban by sneaking it in when I spoke to him at The Sun HQ.
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The Sun Says "Edwards tried to use his wealth and power to shut down the working-class parents who first complained to the BBC that he had paid their vulnerable son thousands of pounds for sexual pictures...he put massive pressure on him to deny the story"
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I hope ITV do the right thing and axe Love Island. It has bad energy and is bad for society.
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Inside the Queen’s final journey after palace officials extend route so thousands more can say farewell in today’s @TheSun
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EXCL: Love Island Kem Cetinay devastated after being involved in horrific fatal crash in @TheSun
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In @TheSun : ‘The presenter has got into our child’s head’
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EXCL: A security probe was launched at The Ritz after a Peeping Tom recorded CCTV footage of couple having sex in lift and lurid close-ups of female guest' cleavage & bums. It's believed to have been recorded from the hotel's lawful security systems without permission in @TheSun
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A simple embrace with Princess Diana sent James Whetton's picture across the world... now 24 years on we track down the baby that made headlines. Today he speaks for the first time about how he'll never forget her care as he fought for his life.
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Colin Morgan at the Testament of Youth premiere. INTERVIEW COMING SOON. http://t.co/xA86cNJqZM
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EXCL: Police chiefs leading the search for Nicola Bulley turned down vital help at the height of their 23-day hunt - in a move branded "inexcusable" and "bizarre" in today's @TheSun - with Paul Sims
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EXCL: Love Island hopeful George Fensom last night faced fresh calls to be axed after a SECOND ex-girlfriend has made claims. Katie Hewitt tells @TheSun she was left with PTSD after the relationship. She says she felt so worthless she stopped eating.
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I also address how the BBC treated the family. In my opinion it was with contempt and disdain.
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It’s been an 18-month long investigation to bring Huw Edwards to justice. I wrote about our hard work in the Sunday paper today. How an extraordinary mum nailed him and how following the backlash we now know all our front pages were right
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As Amanda Holden is hotly tipped to be 'new Cilla' on BBC dating show we trace the Blind Date contestant who turned down the star 30 years ago. He tells me: 'When she became famous everyone kept telling me, "you idiot!"'
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EXCL: Another blow for Phillip Schofield as Waitrose axe his wine range after shoppers brand it "undrinkable" and "beyond saving" in today's @TheSun
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EXCL: With shoplifting cases soaring across the country, we speak to one woman who steals posh nosh to order for the rich. Well-to-do people are using shoplifting services to save a few quid for their dinner parties.
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EXCL: Footie ace Jermain Defoe's marriage in crisis months after £200k wedding
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EXCL: Famously tight-lipped Erling Haaland is enjoying secret romance with footballer girlfriend from his hometown. Revealed today in @TheSun
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In a fresh twist men are beating the ban on brow trims which critics say further highlight double standards and shows how Cabinet is overwhelmingly male. @carolinenokes says: 'It's definitely not a level playing field for female beauty vs male grooming.' #ditchthedoublestandards
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In today's @TheSun our exclusive chat with the mum of freed POW Aiden Aslin who tells how she defiantly stood up to Putin's thugs after they sent her videos of his torture - plus Aiden's first interview in tomorrow's paper.
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@LeahFHardy How can this work though? In lots of cases the alleged victim retracts statements because they are coerced and then continue to be abused. What happens if the CPS drop a case and the alleged victim is then murdered by her/his partner? It’s a tricky one.
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EXCL: Boris and Carrie take a private island boat trip while on holiday on sun-kissed Greek isle
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EXCL: Maisie Smith and Max George look smitten as they toast their romance in Crete... as Stacey Giggs brands ex Max a "lying dog"
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Family at heart of scandal still get no answers
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More details in The Sun on Sunday of the sex-pictures BBC scandal
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On tomorrow's front page: The BBC presenter at the centre of a sex-pictures scandal stripped to his underpants for a video call, the alleged victim’s mother claimed
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Happy Mother’s Day to my beautiful mum who I think of every day ❤️
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Excl: BBC apologises to family at centre of Huw Edwards complaint - as mum of young person says it’s ripped them apart. After an independent investigation they finally admit the complaint wasn’t handled quickly enough or escalated.
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He was my first newspaper editor and was always so so supportive of my career. Funny, incredibly talented and a kind man. I loved working for him. It’s truly devastating. I won’t be able to watch a true crime show voiced by Fred Dinenage (his favourite) without thinking of him.
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Awful news to share as Peter Willis, executive editor at Reach and founder of the Pride of Britain Awards, died suddenly on Friday. We will be publishing a story shortly so if you have any memories or tributes you want to share, do let us know here or on pged @pressgazette .co.uk
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Don't get too drunk tonight! Kate jokes with well-wishers in Wales ahead of tonight's celebrations via @mailplus
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EXCL: We track down secret hideaway of Melanie Batty where she is believed to have fled with Italian 'disciple' pal Fabrizio in a white car. She emails friend: "I'm so sorry. We had to leave in middle of night...one day I'll return." Our exclusive pix show belongings she left.
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The first family feared dead in the Channel disaster - which includes a 5-year-old girl. Friends in Dunkirk tell us she was bringing a teddy for her father believed to be in the UK. Former worried campmates also gave three more names for victims with @Abul_Taher
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The boy at the centre of the scandal was brave enough this week to speak out. At the time we wrote about the panicked calls Huw made, about the lawyers peddling lies, and how cash was still being given to the lad in an attempt to get him out of the picture.
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My report from the Polish border on the dangers of sex trafficking gangs. A team of British veterans show me how they are using their specialist skills to spot them - & brave Ukrainian refugee Margaerita tells how she escaped a suspected American trafficker posing as UN volunteer
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EXCL: Prince Harry's 'older lover' Sasha Walpole on telling her dad... as she says she feels relieved the secret is out after he exposed it in his book but she'd still meet him for a drink 'for old time's sake'
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@ColinMorganFan Watch my interview with Colin Morgan
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Beautiful views this morning on the French Rivera #provence
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In today’s Sun on Sunday Ellie Goulding & the ex-minister plus chilling new clue revealed in Maddie case
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A tender moment between a tearful King Charles and a mourner after he gave well-wishers a sombre wave outside Buckingham Palace - as it emerges the Queen will lie in state in London for four days
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King Charles III has arrived at Buckingham Palace in preparation to meet the Queen’s coffin
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Holidays face being axed after Government dithering over the quarantine scheme has cost the beleaguered travel industry an estimated £5billion... and in cheerier news we reunite lost letters of Dunkirk with families of our British soldiers 80 years on
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EXCL: Freed Brits Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner give their first interview to The Sun On Sunday detailing their horrific treatment after being captured by Russians in Ukraine & sentenced to death - with Paul Sims
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EXCL: Mum of six-years-missing teen Alex Batty has vowed to pals: "I've got to keep on running." Sources close to Melanie say they understand she is still in France - and believe she is being hidden by a "secretive" mountain commune in a remote village.
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More tragic tales of the human cost of the pandemic. @LUCIFETCH sorry for your loss
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EXCL: Pat Sharp had plug pulled on his radio job after joking about a woman’s breasts in front of hundreds at an awards bash - leaving her humiliated. A colleague of the woman said: “He’s a vile man. He’s stuck in the ‘80s.”
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An absolute privilege to report on the Queen's coffin returning to Buckingham Palace. Our coverage in today's @TheSun with Paul Sims & @MattSunRoyal
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King Charles III spoke to crowds this evening outside Clarence House in an impromptu walkabout. He candidly told one woman he “didn’t expect” his mother’s death
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Pg1 Exclusive in @TheSundayMirror : Dad of murdered Becky Godden tells how he begged ITV not to portray him as an 'uncaring oaf' in hit crime show A Confession...but producers 'who took advantage of his vulnerability' ignored his desperate pleas
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Am very proud to be supporting these beautiful mums @amy_morgan37 @JusticeForJoshH and @reacheverygen for zero tolerance knife crime laws @ANTIKNIFEUK2018
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Front page exclusive for @TheSundayMirror . Childhood obesity needs to be addressed as NHS services are being cut leaving young kids vulnerable.
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@LeahFHardy Oh gosh yes ! So sorry ! Seen a million things the other way. Completely misread. Apologies !!!
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If it’s good enough for Boris then it’s good enough for me...
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Chloe Madeley and James Haskell confirm they have split... after last weekend we told how their marriage was in crisis as James spent several boozy days in Paris partying
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Spectators at the 2004 World Bog Snorkelling championships might be surprised to learn one of its competitors was set for a rather greater triumph:
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EXC: The women who met, kissed and cheered for King Charles yesterday at Buckingham Palace as he tells mum he will be great king with her help in today's Sun with @RPattTheSun
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Nurse sharks are billed as "friendly and safe" by tour companies in the Bahamas but one poor little boy found out this isn't always the case. The Downer family say holidaymakers should be warned of the dangers.
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