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Victoria Trott

@trottaround

Award-winning travel writer. Franco-phoney. Professional flâneuse.

 Wales/France/Belgium
victoriatrott.contently.com/
Joined April 2009
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Lovely to get commissioned by @GuardianLabs to write two articles promoting Brittany for @BrittanyFerries theguardian.com/uncommon-hol… (the other one linked below)
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1 in 4 women in the UK have been raped or sexually assaulted since the age of 16 6 in 7 rapes against women in the UK are carried out by someone they know
 5 in 6 women who are raped in the UK don’t report it to the police
 Fewer than 3 in 100 rapes recorded by UK police in 2024 resulted in someone being charged that same year It is an abhorrent crime committed by cowards. Every perpetrator put in prison is a blessing.
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Russell Brand found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault bbc.in/4ip1NNA
Russell Brand found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault

Russell Brand found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault

Brand, 51, faced seven charges: three counts of rape, three charges of sexual assault and one allegation of attempted indecent assault.

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Only 10:30 in the morning, already clashes with police in rue de Rivoli where protesters built a barricade with rubbish bins.
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Intervention des forces de l'ordre pour disperser le cortège de manifestants qui bloquent la rue de Rivoli à l'aide de poubelles dans le cadre de la journée de grève interprofessionnelle du #5novembre.
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Sue Charles@Sue_Charles20h
Doing the double in Cardiff - another glorious gig from Manic Street Preachers and Suede! So many highlights… including the Manics paying tribute to Bonnie Tyler. Breaking out into ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ was a move much appreciated by the Welsh crowd. Gwych! 👏🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Image from Sue Charles (@Sue_Charles)
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In Paris, "casseurs" are throwing Molotov cocktails at police.
Bleu Blanc Rouge ! 🇫🇷 (@LBleuBlancRouge) profile pictureBleu Blanc Rouge ! 🇫🇷
@LBleuBlancRougeOct 31
🔴😳 ALERTE INFO - Des policiers sont EN FEU à Paris après avoir été visé par des cocktails molotov de la part des émeutiers. #31octobre
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@GWRHelpOct 29
Today is London Poppy Day, and volunteers will be at Paddington Station this morning. If you are travelling to London today please show your support. #PoppyAppeal #Remembrance @PoppyLegion
Statue of a man in a coat illuminated by red lights with a poppy curtain

ALT Statue of a man in a coat illuminated by red lights with a poppy curtain

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My favourite kind of person on public transport @tfwrail
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Another arrest for setting fire to the Limoges town hall. The suspect is 66 years old. huffingtonpost.fr/france/art…
Un deuxième homme placé en garde à vue dans l’incendie de la mairie de Limoges

Un deuxième homme placé en garde à vue dans l’incendie de la mairie de Limoges

Âgé de 66 ans, il est suspecté d’avoir joué un rôle dans l’incendie de la mairie de Limoges, samedi 17 octobre, qui a ravagé une partie du bâtiment du XIXe siècle.

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The French army will be deployed this Saturday.
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@le20hfranceteleOct 20
🪖 Le gouvernement promet un dispositif "massif" pour samedi prochain. Les militaires de Sentinelle seront mobilisés pour libérer des policiers et des gendarmes. Laurent Nunez demande aux préfets d'interdire les manifestations dont la sécurité ne peut être garantie. #JT20h
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Robert Lloyd@rlloydprOct 21
At 9:15am today, Wales will fall silent to remember the Aberfan disaster. 60 years on, we will never forget them.
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Cadw@cadwwalesOct 18
On 18 October 1964, Lynn Davies won Olympic gold in the long jump. The first Welsh individual to become an Olympic athletics champion. He went on to hold Olympic, European, and Commonwealth titles all at once, a first in athletics history. #OlympicChampion #LynnDavies
Llaw yn dal medal aur yn erbyn cefndir gwyrdd tywyll, gyda thestun dwyieithog am Gymru ar y diwrnod hwn. Hand holding a gold medal against a dark green background with bilingual text about Wales on this day.

ALT Llaw yn dal medal aur yn erbyn cefndir gwyrdd tywyll, gyda thestun dwyieithog am Gymru ar y diwrnod hwn. Hand holding a gold medal against a dark green background with bilingual text about Wales on this day.

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gino ⚓️@gineisi_CAGBOct 17
nunca voy a entender la relación entre protesta y cagarle la vida a un laburante
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@AlertaNews24Oct 17
🇫🇷 | AHORA: Una tienda ha sido saqueada en Lyon. La vendedora tuvo que huir de su propio negocio.
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Impossible to look at this image without thinking of the Paris Commune in 1871 — insurrectional destruction, setting Paris city hall ablaze. The difference is that, today, protesters have no political ideology, they are thugs who loot and pillage, their goal is chaos.
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@afpfrOct 17
🇫🇷 L'hôtel de ville de Limoges, édifice du 19e siècle incendié par des individus samedi en fin de manifestation, est "très lourdement endommagé" et "en grande partie perdu", ont estimé dans la soirée le maire de la commune et le préfet de Haute-Vienne.
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@hikelikemeOct 17
מפגינים השתלטו על גני הטווילרי הסמוכים ללובר ולארמון האליזה והם ממטירים ריהוט גינה על השוטרים בכיכר הקונקורד. מראות סוריאליסטיים לחלוטין:
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La FNAC de Marseille, immense, a été entièrement pillée. Il ne reste que les livres. C’est cocasse pour des jeunes qui voulaient des moyens d’étudier 😏
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In Grenoble, a masked protester hijacked a tourist train.
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@ImpactMediaFROct 17
🇫🇷🚂 CE N’EST PAS DE L’IA, ÇA SE PASSE EN FRANCE ! 🤯 À Grenoble, un train touristique, complètement vide et conduit par un manifestant cagoulé, est passé devant les forces de l’ordre, STUPÉFAITES par la scène et DÉPASSÉES par les événements. Un peu plus loin, le conducteur a récupéré d’autres manifestants cagoulés.
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In Lyon, protesters have set ablaze an entire building.
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@LCIOct 17
🔴 Mouvement du 17 octobre : à Lyon, l'office de tourisme place Bellecour incendié Un office de tourisme, situé place Bellecour à Lyon, est en flammes ce samedi 17 octobre
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Duncan Stone@StoneDunkOct 15
Neither Cartier-Bresson, Banksy nor Cold War Steve could have come up with such an image. Absolutely perfect composition and lighting (even the road signs are perfect)! 😍
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Andy Weltch@AWeltchOct 15
Had a great day on @WeltchMedia #mediatraining with @mariclarecj and Chloe Seaton yesterday: weltchmedia.com/post/from-cr…
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My latest substack: The Musée Renoir isn’t the only attraction in Cagnes-sur-Mer victoriatrott.substack.com/p… #art #france #travel #museums
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If you’re heading to Paris for the Claude Monet exhibitions, visit Argenteuil to see his lovely former home victoriatrott.substack.com/p… #art #impressionism #france #travel
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