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Matt Atherton
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Deputy News Editor, Mirror.co.uk
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February 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Reposted by Matt Atherton
Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.
February 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Left: Kemi Badenoch #PMQs, "We had a budget in March this year and tractors were not blocking the streets of Whitehall afterwards"

Right: Sky News show footage of tractors blockading the streets of Whitehall and Parliament after the Conservative party's budget earlier this year
November 27, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Let's talk about THAT petition.... People have signed it in 184 countries - including in China and the UAE. There was also a big surge after professional troll Elon Musk shared it on his right-wing social media platform, doubling the number of signatories in the following 24 hours
Truth behind general election petition as identities behind signatures debunked
A petition calling for a general election has been signed by people based across a whopping 184 countries, from the British Antarctic Territory to China to the United Arab Emirates
www.mirror.co.uk
November 26, 2024 at 10:55 AM
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Friday's front page: Vladimir Putin has threatened the UK with strikes from a “new” kind of missile - as Russia warned Britain it was now “directly involved” in the war #TomorrowsPapersToday

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
November 21, 2024 at 11:00 PM
If you hadn't realised yet, I've taken it upon myself to bring you all of the Mirror's funnest news stories - because we all need a bit of a fun in the midst of WW3
November 21, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Strange that talking to yourself is a sign of loneliness. ...or maybe it isn't. I don't know.
Anyway, I must remember to go to Aldi soon. But it's very cold out. I should be okay with a coat. I'll be warm in the car, actually.
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World's saddest dolphin 'talking to himself' due to lack of friends, say experts
The bottlenose dolphin, named Delle by locals in the Baltic Sea, has been recorded chatting to himself in the ocean - and experts believe it may be a sign of his loneliness
www.mirror.co.uk
November 21, 2024 at 8:51 PM
The best ever - and he ain't done yet. The best of news 🩵
November 19, 2024 at 9:47 PM
As if WW3 seemingly around the corner wasn't bad enough, a baby flamingo has disappeared from a zoo in Paignton 😢. Please... not the flamingoes 🦩 www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Flamingo chick escapes from British zoo sparking mass hunt in race against time
A baby flamingo aged around four months has escaped from Paignton Zoo in Devon to "explore the local area" as people living nearby were urged to keep an eye out for the bird
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November 18, 2024 at 9:43 PM
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I’m liking it on here. Going to enjoy this time before Matt Le Tiss arrives. 😂
November 16, 2024 at 12:35 PM
It may not be the most glamorous topic at #COP29 this year, but factory farming is certainly one of the most important. Factory farms contribute more greenhouse gas emissions than the world's planes, trains and cars... combined 😱 www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Farming more polluting than all world's cars and planes and 'must be phased out'
The agriculture industry accounts for one-third of the world's direct greenhouse gas emissions - with Britain's 1,176 mega farms massively contributing to the pollution
www.mirror.co.uk
November 15, 2024 at 7:57 PM
£9 for a tuna sandwich?! Something fishy going on there 🐟 Jet2 passenger kicked off flight after refusing to pay £9 for a tuna sandwich

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Jet2 passenger kicked off flight after refusing to pay £9 for a tuna sandwich
Police met the Jet2 aircraft after it landed in Bodrum, Turkey and Lily Ifield and her daughter, who had boarded the plane at Stansted Airport, were escorted off the aircraft
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November 15, 2024 at 9:18 AM
I think @bsky.app is broken. I still haven't been forced to see any posts by Elon Musk and I've been here for a few days now. Is that normal for a social media platform?
November 15, 2024 at 7:34 AM
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The first UK cabinet minister @jostevenslabour.bsky.social joins bluesky — suspect they’ll be a fair few more following.
November 14, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Well this seems like a nicer place 😌
November 13, 2024 at 8:16 PM