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Tom Batchelor

Tom Batchelor is a senior reporter and desk editor at The Independent, covering news. He specialises in a wide range of topics including transport, the environment and social affairs.

<p>Dame Vivienne Westwood has died at the age of 81</p>

Pioneering fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood dies aged 81

Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood dies aged 81

Gavin Williamson’s resignation letter to Rishi Sunak in full

<p>South Korea Koreas Tensions</p>

South Korea fires warning shots after North Korean boat crosses border