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2 years
Margaret Carmichael’s a 93-year-old abseiler! She lowered herself down the side of @ManCity ’s Etihad Stadium to raise thousands of pounds for @citctweets and their youth mental health programme. Go Margaret!
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5 years
An all-too-familiar sign has appeared on the giant screen outside the Arndale. A city, which has gone through so much, is enduring another terrible day.
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7 years
@MENnewsdesk @BostonGlobe Top notch gesture from some fine people at the @BostonGlobe . That's beyond thoughtful.
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4 years
The flag at Manchester City is flying at half-mast in honour of club legend Colin Bell. One tearful fan, I met outside the Etihad and next to the stand bearing Bell’s name, told me that ‘The King’ was his boyhood hero. #mcfc
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4 years
A stunningly-gorgeous performance of ‘What a Wonderful World’ from @ShawnMendes and @Camila_Cabello . It’s one of my favourite songs; one that means so much. This whole show’s really lifting the mood in the Smith household. #TogetherAtHome
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4 years
What a wonderful way to lift a Saturday evening in lockdown and commend those working to save lives everywhere. The effortlessly beautiful voice of @adamlambert has made for my favourite performance so far. Thank you to everyone taking part in #TogetherAtHome
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BREAKING: Two teenagers have been found GUILTY of murdering Brianna Ghey. The 16-year-old was stabbed to death in a park near Warrington in February. The pair, who still can’t be ID’d for legal reasons, were obsessed with torture and killing. They thought it would be “fun.”
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4 years
Great to talk to ice hockey player @ZachSully11 of @mcr_storm on tonight’s @GranadaReports . On the sport’s first #PrideWeekend he revealed he’s bisexual and wants to help other people be who they were born to be. Join me and @victoriagITV at 6pm.
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7 years
Mancunians answer call to donate blood after Arena bomb attack. One in the queue tells me they're all "throwing their arms around the city"
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5 years
Lisa Roussos, the mum of Arena bomb victim Saffie Roussos, is walking the #Manchester10K today in memory of her daughter. Lisa’s injuries meant she had to learn to walk again. Firefighter @aaronlp1 is running in full uniform and kit to honour Saffie too. #SaffiesDay
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6 years
Giant dog Xolo tried to hitch a lift on a police car... He was soon told to get down. #giantspectacular #giantsliverpool @GiantSpectacle
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9 years
Vans leave @AmirKingKhan 's gym with aid for refugees in Southern Europe. The start of a 2000+ mile journey. http://t.co/d3Xc2I0uOb
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6 years
Surprise! Little Girl Giant returns to Liverpool for the big goodbye. She gets a huge welcome from the crowd. #giantspectacular #giantsliverpool @GiantSpectacle
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6 years
The Big Giant sets sail from Liverpool at the end of the #giantspectacular . The crowd roar as he departs. #giantsliverpool @GiantSpectacle
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6 years
An adorable newborn whose place of birth is the M62! Clarke Forti couldn't wait for mum Lisa to get to hospital early this morning. This photo was taken, moments after he arrived, in the family car near Rainhill, Merseyside.
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7 years
Armed police are clearing the area beneath the Arndale Food Court windows after a man was arrested. Sniffer dogs have gone in.
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5 years
Huge applause and massive cheers for those, from the BBC and beyond, running the #Manchester10k to raise money for @TrustDianne in memory of Dianne Oxberry.
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7 years
The crowd applauds as 22 young scouts, walking in memory of the 22 Arena bombing victims, lead out the #ManchesterDay parade.
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8 years
Many @WASPI_Campaign protestors say they'll lose £40k+ from state pension. Without a private one, there's no income.
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5 years
Massive emergency service response to multiple stabbing at Manchester’s Arndale Centre. Paramedics have just brought two people out on stretchers. Armed police are everywhere.
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8 years
The pensions protest's addressed by @andyburnhammp . He says the government's about to be 'stung' by @WASPI_Campaign .
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8 years
Welcome home for Olympic champion Laura Trott, returning to @manairport with Team GB.
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4 years
I can’t believe such an amazing man, broadcaster and journalist is gone. It was my honour to know and work with Tony. I’ll forever miss hearing his incredible laugh down an earpiece over a live link, chewing over news stories and films, and his kindest words for a job well done.
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4 years
Everyone here at Granada Reports is heartbroken at the death of our great friend Tony Morris:
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Rob Smith
6 years
Walking with a giant! To see how it moves, close-up, is astounding. This has made my day. #giantspectacular #giantsliverpool @GiantSpectacle
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6 years
Xolo’s off to sleep for his last siesta in Liverpool. He’s had a busy morning. The big finale’s this afternoon. #giantspectacular #giantsliverpool @GiantSpectacle
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5 years
Christmas Day’s being recreated for a desperately ill 10-year-old who couldn’t enjoy the big day because she was too poorly. Matilda Moffatt, from Leyland, has Batten Disease. Today she has Santa and a snow machine!
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1 year
The Duke of Edinburgh is officially opening @ShakespeareNP in Prescot. Touring the space, he’s met those behind its creation and the first person to perform on the stage.
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6 years
The silence in St Ann’s Square was observed perfectly. When it ended, it ended with applause. Remembrance, respect and resilience all in one. #mcrtogether
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3 years
I implore you to read this thread all the way to the end. It's a remarkable story, about a remarkable woman, and so very worth your time.
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5 years
Lisa Roussos begins her #Manchester10k . So much strength, so much courage and so much love for her daughter. She’s doing Saffie proud. #SaffiesDay
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6 years
Giant dog Xolo offers a paw to some kids who got up on high to see the show. #giantspectacular #giantsliverpool @GiantSpectacle
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6 years
The house where four children died in an arson attack, a year ago today, is bathed in light in their memory. Demi, Brandon, Lacie and Lia Pearson are being honoured by friends, family and more than 200 people from their community in Walkden.
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6 years
When the Big Giant strides past, you suddenly feel very small. #giantspectacular #giantsliverpool @GiantSpectacle
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6 years
A stunning sight outside the Liver Building this evening. It’s as if the whole of this city’s come to say goodbye on the Giants’ farewell weekend. #giantspectacular #giantsliverpool @GiantSpectacle
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4 years
This is wonderful! Residents on a street in Frodsham, Cheshire are making isolation a little less lonely for each other - every single morning - while keeping 2m apart. There's still light amid all the darkness. 👏👏👏
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4 years
@Nmozz @RebeccaMorris90 I’m so, so sorry for your loss Nat. Your Dad was an amazing man who was incredibly loved by all of us here. Every time he spoke about you and Becky it was always with such love and pride. He’ll be forever missed. x
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6 years
The funeral of toddler Alfie Evans takes place in Liverpool this morning. The public, and press, have been invited to line the street near Everton’s Dixie Dean statue to pay respects as the cortège passes. The service itself is private.
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3 years
Morecambe's @kenyon03 can't quite decide whether he's "thankful" his wedding was postponed on the same weekend his club won their playoff final! See him talk about swapping one "best day" for another, amid the pandemic, on @granadareports right now.
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6 years
The amazing Encore Youth Choir sing their hearts out to the crowd in St Ann’s Square. There is resilience here, as everyone remembers the 22 people who died in the Manchester Arena bombing. #McrTogether
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6 years
Origami roses are being handed out for free in Manchester’s St Ann’s Square. The names of the 22 people who died in the Arena bombing are written in the folds of each one. #mcrtogether
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8 years
The @WASPI_Campaign protest against pension changes in Manchester. They say equalising pension ages left them poorer
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8 years
The world may look bleak, @salihughes , but this girl's said her 1st word after a genetic condition took away speech.
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6 years
The 200 firefighters who spent six weeks tackling the moorland fire on Winter Hill "know it better than their own homes," says @Lancs_FireDCFO . He's also told me he's asking the government to pay £1m towards the cost.
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6 years
The Little Girl Giant strode down to Liverpool’s Waterfront, pausing for a little dance along the way! #giantspectacular #giantsliverpool @GiantSpectacle
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6 years
Why walk when you can run? Giant dog Xolo races towards The Strand. I love moments like this. #giantspectacular #giantsliverpool @GiantSpectacle
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Rob Smith
5 years
Two young cousins, who opened a garden stall to raise money for a hospice which helped their grandparents, brought a charity worker to tears with a letter apologising for raising only £4. Abbie Waters and Elouise O’Loughlin, 9, spent hours selling on a quiet street in Blackpool.
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6 years
Hundreds of people have lined the road outside Goodison Park to say goodbye to toddler Alfie Evans. This is where the public and press have been asked to gather as the funeral cortège passes. It’s due here soon.
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5 years
“Parliament should declare a homelessness emergency,” says Greater Manchester Mayor @AndyBurnhamGM . He wants the government to replicate his area’s “A Bed Every Night” scheme which has helped more than 1400 people off the streets into somewhere warm and safe.
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Rob Smith
7 years
Take the time to watch this, please. It matters; it really matters.
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7 years
Primary schools with washing machines to wash children's uniforms, where teachers charge parents phones who have no electricity, and give coats, shoes and food to their pupils. The GP who is treating kids for rickets. This is the poverty we have found in the North West in 2017.
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6 years
Balloons, photos, cards and a bow have been placed in tribute to Alfie Evans outside Goodison Park. More than 100 people are here already - waiting to show his family how much they care, and to pay respects, as the funeral cortège passes by.
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7 years
The noise & colour of the parade's incredible. It's wonderful to see it, after everything this city's been through. #manchesterday
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5 years
Charity fundraiser @speedomick stops off in Liverpool after a calf injury forces him to pause his 1000-mile walk. He’s going from John O’Groats to Land’s End to raise money for disadvantaged children - almost £90k so far.
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1 year
The Duke, now bestowed with the title held by his late father, said he was “following in the footsteps of the most experienced plaque unveiler the planet has ever known.”
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6 years
Xolo, the giant dog, is having breakfast. He needed a little bit of help with the sausages... #giantspectacular #giantsliverpool @GiantSpectacle
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Rob Smith
6 years
So sad to hear Dianne Oxberry has died. She was talented, kind, funny and always great to work alongside out on the road. My thoughts are with her family, friends and colleagues.
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6 years
One message on Manchester’s ‘Trees of Hope’ truly stands out for me. There is good in the world. We must never forget that. #McrTogether
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7 years
22 young scouts, each representing one of the 22 victims of the Manchester Arena bombing, are about to lead out the #manchesterdayparade
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2 years
Manchester’s first new public park for 100 years has opened in the city centre. Mayfield Park has turned an industrial wasteland of derelict buildings into a “green oasis” according to those who designed and built it.
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6 years
The Big Giant’s snoozing on the sand in New Brighton, like a castaway washed-up in the night. #giantspectacular #giantsliverpool @GiantSpectacle
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6 years
Oops! Someone of considerable stature dropped their butter knife in Liverpool... 😉 #giantspectacular #giantsliverpool @GiantSpectacle
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7 years
The brilliant @ellachadwick1 and her family joined us in the @GranadaReports studio tonight. She and the @RaysofSunshine children’s choir deserve to be Xmas No.1 with their song.
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3 years
Good morning from Media City. I’ll have the latest @granadareports news from across the North West on @GMB . If you’re up early this Good Friday, do join me.
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7 years
The iconic 'ERNIE' tower's been demolished in Blackpool. The former home of the Premium Bonds computer was levelled to make way for housing.
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10 years
A new generation learns of sacrifice by generations past, watching Manchester's great and good honour the fallen. http://t.co/AaGOQP7BWJ
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10 years
I'm absolutely loving the special performance of Andrea Faustini at the ITV Christmas party. How cool is that??? http://t.co/QwXlT1jnou
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6 years
The Big Giant’s awake! He’s about to go for a walk around New Brighton. #giantspectacular #giantsliverpool @GiantSpectacle
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6 years
The heavy snow and biting wind chill were hard to film in today; harder still to feed livestock in. Thanks to farmer Bill Mellor for letting @GranadaReports follow him as he worked through #TheBeastFromTheEast .
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10 years
Police in Lancashire are honouring dogs who've fallen in the line of duty, and those retiring after years of service. http://t.co/h2YNG2qvn1
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5 years
There are days when the view from our Media City studio is stunning, and then there are days like today...
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8 years
Congratulations to... us! @granadareports wins the On-Line Media award at the #O2MediaAwards2016 . Thank you to the judges.
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5 years
This is so important to watch. Veteran Hector Duff, 99, was among those who stormed the beaches on D-Day. 75 years on, his recollection of the day is horrific.
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8 years
One of the finest teams of people I've ever worked with. Very, very proud of my @GranadaReports colleagues tonight. @RTSNW #rtsnw
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9 years
Police officer called a hero for making tea for pensioners who dialled 999 feeling 'isolated'. More @ 6 on ITV.
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6 years
A Manchester Bee flower display arrives at the city’s St Ann’s Square. It’s a beautiful tribute to those who died, and those whose lives were changed forever, in the Manchester Arena bombing. #mcrtogether
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6 years
Little Boy Giant leaves Liverpool. He floats out of the docks on a huge sandal. #giantspectacular #giantsliverpool @GiantSpectacle
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6 years
What an amazing view for tonight’s live broadcast. I’m inside @manairport ’s old control tower for @granadareports as the airport celebrates its 80th birthday. #ilovemyjob
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2 years
Back in the @GranadaReports studio for the last time this week with the one and only @victoriagITV . Join us for the latest news, from across the North West, at 6pm on ITV.
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5 years
Hundreds of former Thomas Cook workers are looking for new jobs in the shadow of Concorde at Manchester Airport. This jobs fair includes airlines, travel firms, utility companies and shops.
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8 years
Labour's candidate for GM Mayor @andyburnhammp is about to tell activists about plan to give 15 per cent of mayoral salary to the homeless.
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7 years
There was screaming and panic as officers told shoppers to clear the area, next to the centre. We're all now behind a cordon 150 yards away.
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3 years
Blackpool Pleasure Beach has reopened to visitors, with the loosening of Covid restrictions. Park staff expect 2500 people to come here today.
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7 years
Massive salute to the police officer dancing in a circle with kids in the crowd. The watching world will salute you too. #OneLoveManchester
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8 years
Honoured to be named News Reporter of the Year at #O2MediaAwards2016 . Even more honoured to receive the award from Gee and Dominique Walker.
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6 years
Hundreds of people applaud in tribute to toddler Alfie Evans as his funeral cortège passes Goodison Park. There are flowers, and floods of tears, from the crowd too.
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6 years
Congratulations to two amazing people, immortalised in Manchester, for a project creating statues of inspirational living women. I spoke to @MsIbegbuna and @teamhighsheriff live on @ITV after theirs were unveiled. #putherforward
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6 years
Waiting on a surprise to come as the Giants ‘wake-up’ for the finale of Liverpool’s Dream. #giantspectacular #giantsliverpool @GiantSpectacle
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5 years
The atrium of the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital is filled with former patients, their families and staff to watch a filmed poem celebrating its 10th anniversary. Poet Tony Walsh has written “Every Child Counts.” @RMCHcharity @LongfellaPoet
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2 years
What a star Aneeshwar Kunchala is! The seven-year-old @BGT contestant was live on @GranadaReports this evening and instantly became one of my favourite interviewees. Check out his amazing environmental knowledge right here:
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9 months
An amazing gig in Manchester last night! @TheSherlocks were brilliant. If you get the chance to see them, go do it.
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6 years
The ‘Trees of Hope’ in Manchester’s St Ann’s Square are already covered in tributes to the 22 people killed in the Manchester Arena bombing. Passers-by are stopping to write their own. #McrTogether
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7 years
Young poet @onelovekatie recited her beautiful work 'The Day' for the first time today. It's about how she was caught-up in the Manchester Arena bombing. She read it, bravely and eloquently, in the square where Mancunians remembered the victims.
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7 years
Hundreds of protestors demonstrate outside St Helens Town Hall over proposals to build on greenbelt land. Councillors are meeting inside.
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3 years
The fans protest continues outside, and inside, Old Trafford. Manchester United are due to play Liverpool here in less than two hours. WARNING: Strong language
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9 years
Bullies can be beaten. Amy Moloney tried to take her life. Now she saves lives. See her story next week #stopbullying http://t.co/ZXqBB3CQLi
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4 years
Brilliant news this morning that @ITVGranadaGamal joins @GranadaReports from next Monday. Gamal will present the programme with @lucymitv . He's a top journo and a top gent.
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4 years
Meet Granada Reports’ new presenter - Gamal Fahnbulleh
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6 years
Thousands of people are gathered outside the Liver Building, waiting for a meeting of the three giants. This is where their paths cross. The atmosphere’s incredible. #giantspectacular #giantsliverpool @GiantSpectacle
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6 years
In lessons today; at the BAFTAs on Sunday! Actor Dylan Naden’s performance in the short film ‘Cowboy Dave’ helped secure it a Best British Short Film nomination. The 13-year-old’s mates now call him #BAFTABoy .
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4 years
I still can’t believe Tony Morris is gone, despite having to read those very words on TV. Every moment of the past few days in our newsroom, so much of me has hoped he’ll just walk in - with his giant smile and…
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The Big Giant was lifted straight over my head out to the boat in Liverpool's Canning Dock. Unnerving but amazing at the same time. #giantspectacle #giantsliverpool @GiantSpectacle
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