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Emanuele Midolo - The Times
@manumidolo.bsky.social
Reporter @thetimes. Author: Murder in Cairo.

Nominated British Journalism Awards 2024, 2017. Media Freedom Awards 2024. BSME Best Print Writer 2019, 2018.

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I'VE WRITTEN A BOOK! It's the true story of a 50-year murder mystery. A tale of betrayal and revenge at the height of the Cold War. It's also an unofficial history of journalists and spies and the blurred lines between the two professions. 'Murder in Cairo' is out now👇🏻 amazon.co.uk/Murder-Cairo...
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For Harold Evans, the unsolved murder of his star Sunday Times foreign correspondent David Holden in Cairo in 1977 was “the most profound mystery” of his career. More than 40 years later, @manumidolo.bsky.social and Peter Gillman have uncovered the truth: tinyurl.com/yrh8e33d
March 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Who killed David Holden?

In 1977, the chief correspondent of The Sunday Times was brutally murdered in Cairo. Decades later, the truth behind his tragic killing remained a mystery - until now ⬇️

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March 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I'VE WRITTEN A BOOK! It's the true story of a 50-year murder mystery. A tale of betrayal and revenge at the height of the Cold War. It's also an unofficial history of journalists and spies and the blurred lines between the two professions. 'Murder in Cairo' is out now👇🏻 amazon.co.uk/Murder-Cairo...
March 31, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Exclusive: A group of tenants have been awarded a record six-figure sum in rent repayments from one of Britain’s richest men. John Christodoulou, who is based in Monaco, has an estimated wealth of £2.5bn, but has failed to pay rent repayment orders before. www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
Billionaire ‘rogue landlord’ ordered to pay back £263,000 in rent
The landlord, John Christodoulou, must refund tenants due to unsafe conditions in his London block — but will he pay up?
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March 31, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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@thetimes.com is free to read all weekend🔓

Here are some of my favourite stories from my colleagues 👇

First up, this made-for-cinema investigation by @manumidolo.bsky.social solving the 48-year-old mystery as to who killed a Sunday Times reporter 🎁

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The Cold War murder of our star reporter — solved after 48 years
David Holden, the Sunday Times chief foreign correspondent, was assassinated hours after landing in Cairo in 1977. At last we can reveal who did it and why
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March 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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When David Holden, chief foreign correspondent for The Sunday Times, was found dead in Cairo, his colleague Peter Gillman was dispatched to the Middle East to investigate. The case would haunt him for almost 50 years.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com #journalism
Opinion: A case of mistaken identity, a murder in Cairo, and a decades-long investigation into the death of a journalist
When David Holden, chief foreign correspondent for The Sunday Times, was found dead in Cairo, Peter Gillman, his colleague at the paper, was dispatched to the Middle East to investigate. The case woul...
www.theglobeandmail.com
March 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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The Sunday Times solved the murder of journalist David Holden 40 years later. This story has EVERYTHING. www.thetimes.com/magazines/th...
The Cold War murder of our star reporter — solved after 48 years
David Holden, the Sunday Times chief foreign correspondent, was assassinated hours after landing in Cairo in 1977. At last we can reveal who did it and why
www.thetimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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🗣 'There were so many twists in Holden's life'

The second instalment of the tragic mystery surrounding the death of one of our own star journalists is out now ⬇️

🎙️ Listen here: pod.fo/e/2b848b
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Murder In Cairo (Pt 2) - The wilderness of mirrors
The Story · Episode
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March 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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A stunning investigation by @manumidolo.bsky.social and Peter Gillman, solving a mystery nearly 50 years old. The spy in @thetimes.com newsroom, and why he was killed. Their book is published at the end of the month.
March 9, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Who killed David Holden?

Incredible work by my good friend @manumidolo.bsky.social who has cracked the case of why a Sunday Times reporter was found dead in Cairo in 1977

And epic visual storytelling by @narottam.dev and Heather Elliott for bringing it to life

www.thetimes.com/article/c82d...
March 9, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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How a convent of nuns made millions in the London housing market last year - and the 9 other biggest sales of 2024, revealed by @manumidolo.bsky.social

www.thetimes.com/article/0cc3...
London’s 10 most expensive house sales of 2024
From the fashion designer Tom Ford to a convent of nuns, we reveal who was behind the capital’s priciest deals last year
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January 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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From @manumidolo.bsky.social: The Building Safety Regulator is often taking more than twice the time to make safety check decisions. In June out of 62 applications for checks; only four of them were completed within the legally mandated 12 week period www.thetimes.com/article/25e2...
The bottleneck stopping thousands of new homes being delivered
Safety checks introduced after Grenfell are causing delays on high-rise buildings, with developers having to wait for approval
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December 18, 2024 at 9:12 AM
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The building nightmare threatening the government's homes plans. Terrific story by @manumidolo.bsky.social

www.thetimes.com/article/25e2...
The bottleneck stopping thousands of new homes being delivered
Safety checks introduced after Grenfell are causing delays on high-rise buildings, with developers having to wait for approval
www.thetimes.com
December 18, 2024 at 7:10 AM
Are the golden visa and golden passport schemes creating a housing crisis in Malta? A new report claims these residency schemes are making the island increasingly unaffordable for locals and sparking overconstruction.

Read @thetimes.com for more 👇 www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
The golden visa scheme that left Malta with ghost towns
The island is the last country in the EU offering golden passports — but the scheme is filling villages with empty homes and causing a housing crisis
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December 2, 2024 at 12:11 PM
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Elaine Hudson, who had motor neurone disease, asked The Times to document her death by starvation before Friday’s vote
Former nurse used final hours to issue plea on assisted dying
Elaine Hudson, who had motor neurone disease, asked The Times to document her death by starvation before Friday’s vote
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November 27, 2024 at 9:34 PM
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🗞️ More and more Times and Sunday Times journalists and staff are joining BlueSky.

We’ll be updating this starter kit as they do so, you should give them a follow

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October 21, 2024 at 1:55 PM