Karen McVeigh

@karenmcveigh1

Global development reporter

London, England
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Joined April 2009
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  1. May 5

    ICYMI, scoop by & Climate sceptic thinktank received funding from fossil fuel interests

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  2. Apr 27

    ZSL holding free conference on solving the plastics crisis now & tomorrow, you can still sign up here:

    Ok so we did say last chance...but *actually* you can register even once this symposium has started until it finishes tomorrow! So join us, starting in less than 30 minutes over on Zoom Events...register here:
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  3. Apr 18

    These people were bloody brilliant during those dark days: More than 11,000 decide to join NHS after being Covid jab volunteers

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    Apr 13

    have at last banned bottom-towed gear in Dogger Bank👏. Defra, & now need to from the other 60 offshore benthic MPAs & stop licensing 2,000+ EU & UK fishing vessels to fish in these areas illegally

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  5. Apr 4

    IPCC report: ‘now or never’ if world is to stave off climate disaster

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    Mar 24

    Microplastics found in human blood for first time, worrying scientists Exclusive: The discovery shows the particles can travel around the body and may lodge in organs Story by me

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    Mar 22

    "How many citizens of the UK died because of Brexit? How many houses were destroyed because of Brexit? With this situation, please no comparison." Ex-Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko roasts Boris Johnson for equating Brexit with Ukrainians fighting for freedom. Via

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  8. Mar 21

    TikTok algorithm directs users to fake news about Ukraine war, study says

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    Mar 21

    P&O unions say their British crew are to be replaced by Indian crew who will be paid £1.80 an hour As company no longer British registered they can do what they want We also can do what we want - boycott P&O & hold the Govt to account for creating the environment that allows this

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  10. Mar 21

    Great thread re the "adultification" of black kids

    As usual, the replies to those pointing out the racism involved in the Child Q case are full of people shouting "Bollocks!" or "what about Muslim rape gangs?" Well please allow me to retort. Settle in... 🧵
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  11. Mar 17

    Heartbreaking

    “We had a choice. Stay and die, or risk driving through the shelling,” he said, tracing the circles of destruction on a satellite map of his village, Posad-Pokrovske.
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  12. Mar 16

    Calls for ‘blue corridor’ to let stranded seafarers leave Ukraine war zone

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  13. Mar 14

    Thinking about offering a room to a Ukrainian refugee? nice piece by

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    Mar 13

    🧵 how to /1 if you consider donating to Ukraine, please focus on organisations that are working in Ukraine, ideally local Ukrainian NGOs

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  15. Mar 8

    ‘Courage and defiance’: female Guardian reporters on the women who inspired them

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  16. Mar 6

    So poignant

    Siege survivor Aida Cerkez sends a letter to Ukrainians via "In the dark times that are ahead of you, you will lose faith & be overwhelmed by exhaustion. But i'm writing to you from the future: You will prevail just as we did."
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  17. Mar 5

    Ukraine fundraiser hits £85m as charities say money needed more than goods

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  18. Mar 5

    Relatives of those trapped in Mariupol:“They didn't know about the evacuation or green corridor. People who know about it and try to get out are being told to turn and get back to their houses.”

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  19. Mar 4

    Horrific

    Before and after images reveal Russian destruction of Ukraine
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    Mar 4

    “The Kremlin is aware it’s losing the battle for the hearts and minds of people in Russia” Vitaly Shevchenko, the Russian Editor of BBC Monitoring explains on the measures Russia has taken to control what its people see in the media, about the war in Ukraine ⬇️

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