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Thrilled to have won the Orwell Prize for reporting homelessness among such an impressive group of finalists. Thank you to the judges, Orwell Foundation, brilliant Mirror colleagues & editors, charities who helped w coverage, & those who trusted us to tell their stories.
The winner of the 2025 Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness is Simon Murphy, for his work in @DailyMirror, including a front page report on the "hidden scandal of homeless women".

Congratulations, @murphy_simon, and thank you to all our judges and to sponsors @homelessimpact.
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Exc: Former Premier League star Clarke Carlisle today issues a powerful warning that our mental health system is failing – as he calls for people struggling to get same-day help. mirror.co.uk/news/health/me…
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Exc: Greggs shareholders are set to tuck into a £19million dividend bonanza – only days after the bakery firm revealed plans to slash hundreds of jobs. mirror.co.uk/money/greggs-d…
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Exc: A scandal-hit hospital trust’s doctor branded the bereaved parents of a stillborn baby liars before landing another plum NHS job. mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/n…
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Today's Sunday Mirror front page – How can this be right?
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Exc: The ex-boss of a scandal-hit health trust exposed over baby deaths co-owns a firm which raked in cash giving maternity training to the NHS. mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/b…
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Exc: Nigel Farage’s convicted fraudster pal George Cottrell has been confronted by the Mirror over Scotland Yard’s probe into his mum’s donations to Reform UK. mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/g…
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With a broad smile, Jason Arday proudly holds a football trophy aloft as teammates enjoy cakes.
This moment of joy is how I will remember the ex-Cambridge University professor, who was found dead this week. He was just 41. A tribute to my friend Jason: mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/j…
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Exc: One of Nigel Farage’s Reform MPs accepted cash from a boss whose firm is at the centre of a “secret cartel” probe. mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/f…
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EXC: One of Nigel Farage’s Reform MPs accepted £6,000 from a waste firm boss who did jail time over an employee’s death. mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
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Exc: Nigel Farage enjoyed Brexit anniversary celebration at French eatery – as MPs debated defence spending. mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
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EXC: Nigel Farage revamped his grade II-listed woodland home – after pocketing a crypto billionaire’s £5million.
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Today's Sunday Mirror splash – Nothing to sea here? mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/n…
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EXC: Nigel Farage is planning a luxury beach pad makeover costing an estimated £700,000 – after pocketing £5million from his crypto billionaire pal. mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/n…
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Exc: Mirror tracks down Nigel Farage's crypto backer Christopher Harborne's firm at anonymous Thai tower mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
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Exc: Inside luxury world of Nigel Farage's 'useful cash machine' and crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne
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New Reform councillor quits after being exposed in joint Mirror and @hopenothate investigation: mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
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EXC: One of Nigel Farage’s new Reform councillors claimed not to remember if he TWICE stood for BNP. We’ve been probing claim David Laing ran for the BNP, in joint investigation with @hopenothate: mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/f…
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A Reform candidate exposed for spreading racist bile has swept to a double victory in Nigel Farage’s backyard. Stuart Prior has won Essex county council and Rochford District Council seats. mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
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EXC: A wannabe Reform councillor standing in a key battleground despite initially failing vetting over racist posts claims he was a victim of Nigerian scammers. mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
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EXC: One of Nigel Farage’s Reform candidates has spread racist bile – even declaring white people “the master race”. Joint investigation with @hopenothate exposes Stuart Prior for a slew of hateful comments. Reform said it was “looking into” posts.
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