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Tom Barnes

@thomas_barnes

News editor @Independent. Talk to me: [email protected]

 London, England
Joined September 2013
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Eye-opening read from @AndrewBuncombe, who was arrested last week for reporting on protests in Seattle: independent.co.uk/news/world…
I was arrested, jailed and assaulted by a guard. My ‘crime’? Being a journalist in Trump’s America

I was arrested, jailed and assaulted by a guard. My ‘crime’? Being a journalist in Trump’s America

In his 30-year career, The Independent’s Chief US Correspondent Andrew Buncombe has filed dispatches from across the world. Last week, while reporting on protests in Seattle, he was arrested for the...

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Here at The Independent we have teamed up with @felixprojectuk to #HelpTheHungry across London We urgently need your help to help the vulnerable affected by the #coronavirus crisis 🍴 Follow this thread to find out what we've been up to ⬇️ #FoodForLondonNow
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British diplomat, 37, dies after contracting coronavirus in Hungary independent.co.uk/news/world…
British diplomat, 37, dies after contracting coronavirus in Hungary

British diplomat, 37, dies after contracting coronavirus in Hungary

Foreign secretary pays tribute to Steven Dick, head of mission at British Embassy in Budapest

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Do you know an NHS worker who everyone should applaud? Tell us your stories and we'll share them #ClapForOurCarers
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Self-isolation needs to go on for TWELVE MONTHS, according to the UK’s scientific advice: independent.co.uk/news/healt…
Coronavirus social distancing may need to go on for 12 months, UK’s scientific advice says

Coronavirus social distancing may need to go on for 12 months, UK’s scientific advice says

Newly published statement by government’s scientific advisers warn policies may need to last a lot longer than 12 weeks

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Air pollution and CO2 fall rapidly as coronavirus spreads independent.co.uk/environmen…
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WFH day three update: New colleague incredibly lazy
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Some (hopefully) good coronavirus news from China: independent.co.uk/news/world…
Anti-viral drug effective in treating coronavirus, Chinese trials find

Anti-viral drug effective in treating coronavirus, Chinese trials find

Patients receiving drug in Shenzhen trial test negative for virus after median of four days

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Meanwhile, in America... independent.co.uk/news/world…

US sees panic buying of weapons with huge lines at gun stores

Ammunition and survival gear fly off shelves as some prepare for ‘civil unrest’

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Just so fun shopping in the end times 👌🏻 #coronavirus #COVIDー19
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Mike Pence shook hands with students whose classmate is now in coronavirus quartantine independent.co.uk/news/world…

Student in coronavirus quarantine after classmates shook hands with Mike Pence

Mr Pence met with senior cadets from Sarasota Military Academy on Friday, shaking hands with them and posing for photographs

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Oh nice one, mate, way to shit all over my parkrun efforts
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Scientists recreate voice of 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy: independent.co.uk/life-style…
Scientists release audio recreation of ancient Egyptian’s voice in breakthrough study

Scientists release audio recreation of ancient Egyptian’s voice in breakthrough study

The sound of a 3,000 year-old Egyptian mummy can finally be heard, after engineers 3D printed a version of its vocal tract.

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Neo-Nazis on course to finish second in Slovakia election next month independent.co.uk/news/world…

Neo-Nazis on course to win second place in Slovakia election next month

Kotlebovci-L’SNS focuses its hate on Jews, Muslims, and Roma and venerates the leaders of Slovakia’s former Nazi client state

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Navy delivers 3,000 litres of beer to Australian town ravaged by wildfires amid fears of shortage: independent.co.uk/news/world…
Australian navy delivers 3,000 litres of beer to fire-ravaged town as people feared they'd run out

Australian navy delivers 3,000 litres of beer to fire-ravaged town as people feared they'd run out

Mallacoota has been entirely cut off during crisis - but emergency shipment means residents won't run out of ale

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A&E waiting times have hit their worst level on record #NHS independent.co.uk/news/healt…
A&E waiting times hit worst level on record in December

A&E waiting times hit worst level on record in December

2,000 accident and emergency patients waited more than 12 hours for a bed in December

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The photo of an NHS in crisis that Boris Johnson refused to look at… but millions of voters now will (via @ShaunLintern ) independent.co.uk/news/uk/po…

The photo of an NHS in crisis that Boris Johnson refused to look at… but millions of voters now will

Image of sick young boy sleeping on clinic floor could become election’s pivotal moment, health correspondent Shaun Lintern writes

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Ooof. This doesn't look good for Trump independent.co.uk/news/world…
Trudeau, Macron and Johnson caught on camera laughing at Trump

Trudeau, Macron and Johnson caught on camera laughing at Trump

‘You just watched his team’s jaws drop to the floor,’ Trudeau heard saying in candid exchange

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Trump claims not to know Prince Andrew. Photos prove otherwise independent.co.uk/news/world…
Trump claims he doesn't know Prince Andrew despite several photos of them together

Trump claims he doesn't know Prince Andrew despite several photos of them together

'I don’t know Prince Andrew, but it’s a tough story, it’s a very tough story,' president incorrectly claims

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Amazon rainforest fires melting glaciers more than 1,250 miles away, research finds independent.co.uk/environmen…
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