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Jacqui Merrington

Reporter · GB

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Jul 26, 2026
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Jul 11, 2026
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  1. Article · Jul 26, 2026 · Jacqui Merrington

    Berlin attack is a ‘very real reminder’ of why Pride is still needed (opens the original)

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    When a suspected terrorist drove into crowds in Berlin, it was a ‘very real reminder’ of why Pride is still so important to communities, according to organisers at one of the key events around the world this weekend. The German capital was one of many cities transformed into a sea of rainbow celebrations for the LGBTQ+ community and allies over the past few weeks. And the impact of the attack, which killed one and injured up to 29 others, was to reinforce the core mission of Pride, which is

  2. Article · Jul 26, 2026 · Jacqui Merrington

    Bristol man fighting for his life after alleged screwdriver stabbing (opens the original)

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    A 25-year-old has been left fighting for his life after he was allegedly stabbed in the head with a screwdriver on a building site. Jamie Chappell, described by his family as “the life and soul of every room he walks into”, was working in Purton near Swindon when the incident happened on Thursday. His sister says the family’s lives have been turned upside down but they are determined to support him as he undergoes life-saving treatment in Southmead Hospital in Bristol. James Denys, 36, of Ravens

  3. Article · Jul 25, 2026 · Jacqui Merrington

    ‘Our beautiful village has become ‘Blackpool-on-the-Water’ thanks to tourists’ (opens the original)

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    Once heralded by JB Priestley as the quintessential English village, and known as the “Venice of the Cotswolds”, Bourton-on-the-Water is at breaking point. Residents warn that the historic Cotswold destination is being destroyed by an influx of daytrippers and Instagrammers. The area has always been popular with visitors, but that popularity has increased further in recent years thanks to picture-perfect shots on social media and celebrity links including to Clarkson’s Farm – Jeremy Clar

  4. Article · Jul 14, 2026 · Jacqui Merrington

    Google AI gave me Ann Widdecombe’s full address in 9 seconds (opens the original)

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    At 3.30pm on Friday afternoon, I had just joined The Independent’s afternoon news conference call. We meet daily to discuss the front page and leader column for our Daily Edition and I fully expected we would be preparing for a full page tribute to Ann Widdecombe, after it had emerged that morning that she had tragically died at the age of 78. Instead, I joined the call to discover our news team had started to hear rumours that a police investigation had been launched into her death. At that p

  5. Article · Jul 11, 2026 · Jacqui Merrington

    Inside Ann Widdecombe’s quiet Dartmoor life – a world away from Westminster politics (opens the original)

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    When the residents of Haytor Vale first heard police sirens on Thursday morning they assumed there had been an accident on the moors. Surrounded by the imposing granite outcrops of Haytor and Hound Tor, scene of the haunting Sir Arthur Conan Doyle crime novel The Hound of the Baskervilles, villagers are far more accustomed to the warning signs that Dartmoor Search and Rescue are passing through than those of armed police vans. Most people in the village never lock their doors and in a heatwave,

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