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Harriet Barber

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Colombia, London
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Covers:  World, Health, Sustainability, Environment, Human Rights, Refugees
Reporter specialising in human rights abuses, migration, environmental destruction and sexual violence. Currently in Colombia for @guardian

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Journalist and Editorial Newsletters Editor for The Telegraph. I write regular columns for various Telegraph newsletters, and write and produce The Bright Side. Pitch to: harriet.barber@telegraph.co.uk

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Hope at home: how the coronavirus could change Britain for the better

Hope at home: how the coronavirus could change Britain for the better

A fall in STIs, better cycle schemes and more inclusive work places for disabled people may be on the horizon…

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Countries are 'exposed and vulnerable' to health impacts of climate change

Countries are 'exposed and vulnerable' to health impacts of climate change

Just under half - 48 per cent - of countries in the report had surveyed the major climate related risks. Thos…

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Pollution, climate change and junk adverts putting 'every child's health at risk'

Pollution, climate change and junk adverts putting 'every child's health at risk'

Children in some parts of the world see more than 30,000 adverts each year, putting their health at risk, acc…

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Half of all Open University final assignments cancelled even if they were contact-free

Half of all Open University final assignments cancelled even if they were contact-free

Students completing online courses with The Open University have had their final assessments cancelled even i…

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Dentistry staff saved after confusion over furlough scheme left surgeries on the brink

Dentistry staff saved after confusion over furlough scheme left surgeries on the brink

Dentists surgeries facing closure have been given a last-minute reprieve from the Government after many thoug…

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Two-thirds of domestic abuse refuge referrals rejected, new report finds

Two-thirds of domestic abuse refuge referrals rejected, new report finds

More than two-thirds of domestic abuse refuge referrals were declined last year, a report has found. Approxim…

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Howard Lutnick apologises for saying no US troops died in Iran war

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By Harriet Barber Verified
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Donald Trump's commerce secretary has apologised after falsely claiming that no Americans had been killed in the Iran war Howard Lutnick acknowledged that 18 US service members have died in a statement on Thursday. “I misspoke. Eighteen members of our military have died, and to those families my heart breaks and I am so very sorry for their loss. “I was thinking about the Venezuelan military operation where no service members died,” he said on X.
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Epstein's friend sues US Congress instead of testifying

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By Harriet Barber Verified
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Leon Black, a billionaire investor, is suing a US congressional committee investigating his ties to disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein , rather than appearing for a second round of questioning. Mr Black, the New York private equity investor who was one of Epstein's biggest financial clients , was due to appear before the House oversight committee on Thursday.
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CNN airs photo of Dolly Parton impersonator in tribute

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By Harriet Barber Verified
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CNN has apologised after mistakenly airing a photograph of a Dolly Parton impersonator in a broadcast about the country music star's death. Parton, one of the most celebrated singer-songwriters in country music, died on Tuesday at the age of 80. During an episode of Laura Coates Live on the evening of her death, CNN showed a photograph of Kelly Vohnn, a Las Vegas-based celebrity impersonator, apparently believing it depicted Parton.
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