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Misconceptions about vaccinations and their safety have existed for decades but to find the truth, we need to look at the real science | India Capsalis

Vaccines and Cancer: Separating Fact from Fear

Misconceptions about vaccinations and their safety have existed for decades but to find the truth, we need to look at the real science

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Kent and Surrey Bylines @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk · 3d

Eurostar’s 30-year monopoly on the cross-channel route is being challenged by four companies. This article examines the pros and cons | Charlotte Mbali

Which cross-channel trains will stop in Kent?

Eurostar’s 30-year monopoly on the cross-channel route is being challenged by four companies. This article examines the pros and cons

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Kent and Surrey Bylines @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk · 5d

A mum received a call from a shop security officer: her 17-year-old son had been caught shoplifting. What to do, she asks? | Charlotte Mbali

My teenage son was caught shoplifting

A mum received a call from a shop security officer: her 17-year-old son had been caught shoplifting. What to do, she asks?

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Kent and Surrey Bylines @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk · 6d

Baha has previously shared his story of survival in Gaza with us. Now his wife, Samaa, recounts her experience of having a baby in a genocide. | Jennie Kermode

Nowhere to run to: Gaza woman flees for life just days after giving birth

Baha has previously shared his story of survival in Gaza with us. Now his wife, Samaa, recounts her experience of having a baby in a genocide.

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 10d

Critical choice for Europe: stand strong or succumb to Trump

A new report advises Europe to take a stand for its autonomy against ideological attack from Donald Trump and allies | Martin Banks

Critical choice for Europe: stand strong or succumb to Trump

A new report advises Europe to take a stand for its autonomy against ideological attack from Donald Trump and allies

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Kent and Surrey Bylines @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk · 9d

Nationwide protests have erupted across France against President Macron's new economic policies. Here's everything you need to understand why | Paul Swallow

Let’s Block Everything: the new wave of French protests

Nationwide protests have erupted across France against President Macron's new economic policies. Here's everything you need to understand why

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Kent and Surrey Bylines @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk · 9d

Congratulations to our sister network @northeastbylines.co.uk
What a team and what an incredible milestone to reach.
We are so proud to work alongside you all 👏🙌🎉❤️

Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 9d

North East Bylines have just published their 5000th article!! 🎉🎉🎉

Congratulations NEB! A very apt way to celebrate too:

Love over hate: Newcastle unites at Grey’s Monument
"We don’t need to be reminded of where we live, that’s what a football strip is for"

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Love over hate: Newcastle unites at Grey’s Monument

"We don’t need to be reminded of where we live, that’s what a football strip is for"

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Kent and Surrey Bylines @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk · 9d

"Free Speech" but at what cost?

From free speech to censorship: Donald Trump’s hypocritical word ban

After years of Trump and Republicans arguing for supposed ‘free speech’, Trump has now ordered a ban on ‘woke’ language

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Kent and Surrey Bylines @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk · 9d

After years of Trump and Republicans arguing for supposed ‘free speech’, Trump has now ordered a ban on ‘woke’ language | Charlie Graydon

All aboard the Kent local government reorganisation

Kent's 12 existing councils and Medway are considering reorganising into either three or four geographically-based unitary authorities

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 13d

Today, Central Bylines turns five years old; to celebrate, Simon Ferrigino, Judy Copage, Mark Cunliffe and Julian Greenbank take a retrospective look at the variety of articles published since our launch, where the publication currently stands, and what the future holds

5 Years On: Central Bylines

Podcast Episode · The Bylines Network Podcast · 09/25/2025 · 35m

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 15d

Currently on £14,847...

So close to £15K. Please do help us out and chip in, if you value citizen journalism as a replacement for/ complement for top-down MSM.

Our roots run deep in communities and we bring you authentic news and commentary from diverse citizens themselves. Much more wholesome! 👇

Support powerful citizen journalism - we need it now, more than ever

At a time when billionaires and oligarchs own the majority of our press, when local journalism is in decline, and social media is rife with misinformation and abuse, there has never been a greater nee...

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Central Bylines @centralbylines.co.uk · 14d

Today, Central Bylines turns five years old; to celebrate, Simon Ferrigino, Judy Copage, Mark Cunliffe and Julian Greenbank take a retrospective look at the variety of articles published since our launch, where the publication currently stands, and what the future holds

5 Years On: Central Bylines

Podcast Episode · The Bylines Network Podcast · 09/25/2025 · 35m

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Kent and Surrey Bylines @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk · 14d

A recent UNICEF report exposes global childhood obesity and the urgent need to safeguard our children's health | Yumnah Shahraiz

Childhood obesity crisis: who’s putting our kids at risk?

A recent UNICEF report exposes global childhood obesity and the urgent need to safeguard our children's health

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 17d

3/ Bylines Network articles have been read nearly 20 million times. It costs at least £175,000 a year to help our 2,000 citizen writers speak truth to power and hold democracy to account. Who funds us? No one...except you. Support citizen journalism, donate:

Support powerful citizen journalism - we need it now, more than ever

At a time when billionaires and oligarchs own the majority of our press, when local journalism is in decline, and social media is rife with misinformation and abuse, there has never been a greater nee...

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 17d

2/ If you wish to get involved with our unique brand of citizen journalism which is about to hit 20 million reads, then you can find your local Bylines here:

Network Map - Bylines Network

Hover over the map to see counties / unitary authorities. Social media handles apply only to Threads, Facebook, X, Instagram and Mastodon (mastodon.social). Our preferred social media is Bluesky, wher...

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 17d

1/ Great to see the Bylines Network, and citizen journalism generally, getting a shout-out from George Monbiot in the Guardian

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I have now been a journalist for 40 years. The forces ranged against my profession have never been so powerful | George Monbiot

Once, I believed that humanity’s problem was an information deficit. Now, I know you can’t speak truth to power if power controls your words, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Central Bylines @centralbylines.co.uk · 18d

Simon Ferrigno, Judy Copage and Mark Cunliffe have just recorded a podcast to celebrate our upcoming 5th birthday, discussing how we started, our journey, and what the future holds.

Thanks to Julian Greenbank and Bylines Podcast for hosting.

Watch out for it dropping on the 25th of September!

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Kent and Surrey Bylines @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk · 18d

The new proposed giant solar farm will be built on Romney Marsh, land that is environmentally important and crucial to the UK’s food security future | Amanda Farrant

Food producing land to be lost at the expense of mega solar farms

The new proposed giant solar farm will be built on Romney Marsh, land that is environmentally important and crucial to the UK’s food security future

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Kent and Surrey Bylines @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk · 20d

Recent immigration policy changes risk deepening staffing shortages in the UK care sector | Grace Webb

What do recent immigration changes mean for the care sector?

Recent immigration policy changes risk deepening staffing shortages in the UK care sector

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 21d

"the room was nonetheless filled with Irish tricolour flags... Seeing his young son’s eyes gleaming at the sight of the flags, Hume’s father looked at him and said simply, “don’t get involved with that, son”. When the young John Hume asked him why, his father replied simply: “You can’t eat a flag”

Pride or prejudice?

With the resurgence of flag bearing in England, the true meaning of patriotism needs to be reexamined

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Kent and Surrey Bylines @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk · 22d

MMR coverage is falling due to anti-vax claims and other factors. Here’s how we can address it before it’s too late
| Yumnah Shahraiz

Declining MMR uptake in Kent poses risk to community

MMR coverage is falling due to anti-vax claims and other factors. Here’s how we can address it before it’s too late

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Kent and Surrey Bylines @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk · 24d

That's a really interesting perspective
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Kent and Surrey Bylines @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk · 24d

Visit Kent shuts down: a warning sign for UK tourism

The sudden closure of the Canterbury-based tourism agency is a blow to the Kent economy and raises questions about the government's approach | Paul Swallow writes

Visit Kent shuts down: a warning sign for UK tourism

The sudden closure of the Canterbury-based tourism agency is a blow to the Kent economy and raises questions about the government's approach

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Kent and Surrey Bylines @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk · 26d

The Orbán family’s wealth and influence raise questions in Hungary, fuelling anger over corruption and secrecy. | Magdalena Williams

Enrichment of Orban’s family in Hungary

The Orbán family’s wealth and influence raise questions in Hungary, fuelling anger over corruption and secrecy.

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Kent and Surrey Bylines @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk · 28d

The crimes of a clever but callous undergraduate are set for a second court date next year, as the law seeks to confiscate £300,000 of stolen funds | Bill Doult

Kent student faces court demands to hand over crypto after millions made in online frauds

The crimes of a clever but callous undergraduate are set for a second court date next year, as the law seeks to confiscate £300,000 of stolen funds

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