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Alexandra Topping

@lexytopping

Senior reporter at the Guardian Northerner stranded in the South. Long-suffering Evertonian. Views are mine alone. Also found at: @lexytopping.bsky.social

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Always makes me smile that when you arrive at one of the most architecturally beautiful cities in the country the first thing you see is a building so ugly they had to cover it with a giant sweet wrapper

Always makes me smile that when you arrive at one of the most architecturally beautiful cities in the country the first thing you see is a building so ugly they had to cover it with a giant sweet wrapper
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I’ve long said that better parental leave for dads/partners is crucial if we’re going to tackle maternity discrimination, the gender pay gap and - I believe - violence against women and girls. So good luck to the Dad Shift and the #DadStrike. Sign up! theguardian.com/money/2025/may…

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Saturday mornings on the sidelines: a brutal place to be. Some of these parents at kids’ football stories are incredible>> theguardian.com/football/2025/…

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Exclusive: Everton Women will move into Goodison Park next season, saving the ground from demolition >> theguardian.com/football/2025/…

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Nikki Doucet, CEO of Barclays Women's Super League football >β€œEstablishing Goodison Park as a home for the women’s team sends a powerful signal – not just about ambition, but about belief.Belief in the players, the fans, and in what the women’s game can become when given the stage it deserves.”

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Special day for many Blues today, as the men play their final game at Goodison Park. I made my final pilgrimage with my earlier in the season, glad I can now look forward to watching the women πŸ’™ theguardian.com/football/2025/…

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Brilliant piece. Well said ⁦Alexandra Topping⁩ Everton fans mourn club’s last game at Goodison Park πŸ‘‡πŸΎπŸ‘‡πŸΌπŸ‘‡πŸΎπŸ‘‡πŸΌπŸ‘‡πŸΎ theguardian.com/football/2025/…

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What happens to an area when a premier league club leaves its home of 133 years? Tears are shed, plan Bs are set in action, bank balances are scrutinised anxiously. Going to L4 to write this was su ch a privilege theguardian.com/football/2025/…

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V pleased that our Killed Women Count campaign was highly commended at the Press Awards last night, massive team effort from Guardian reporters, editors, designers and production ❀️

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If you read nothing else this weekend, or frankly this year, you must read this astonishingly beautiful piece by my lovely colleague Archie Bland about his son Max, the boy who came back. theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

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I’ve been obsessed with Brighton’s bin wars for a while. The council say managers in their depot have had death threats and car tyres slashed. I spoke to former workers who say they still have pstd from their experience. My report here >> theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/m…

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I spoke to Speedomick about seeing his extraordinary life transformed into a musical at Royal Court Liverpool - and it was a joy from start to finish. Go and see it! theguardian.com/stage/2025/jun…