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BAFTA winning journalist. Seasoned broadcast news producer. Reformed political correspondent. Travel show director. Often on holiday. Yorkshire / London / USA

Harrogate, England
Joined January 2009
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Well played Barnard Castle
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Sky News with their usual accuracy, confusing the Swedish airline SAS with the British special forces unit, 22 Special Air Service Regiment.
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NEW 🚨| Head of Bectu @philippachilds spoke to @BBCr4today this morning to discuss the allegations surrounding Gregg Wallace. It is critical that freelancers feel empowered to come forward with concerns, and without fear that their careers will be adversely impacted.
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A story in 4 acts… Directly related - still seeking tickets for Manchester. Thanks @TicketmasterUK 🤣 #Ticketmaster #oasis
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Another truly brilliant piece of fact-based journalism by @ByDonkeys and @gavinesler Watch it and tell me that nobody should go to jail …
What we’ve learned so far at the Covid inquiry (turns out the Tories are terrible). With @GavinEsler
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Even in 2020 it was obvious Johnson and Cummings were the wrong people in the wrong jobs (location: Barnard Castle)
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16 years later and we still can't shift GMEX, good luck
Twitter will officially rebrand as X later today, Elon Musk confirms.
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Elton John, 1973
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🚨MPs FOR HIRE: a Led By Donkeys undercover investigation🚨 Watch the trailer…
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Message to Tory MPs. This is who you're voting on.
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Remember
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Thrilled to have been asked to collaborate with the fabulous @ByDonkeys guys #accountability – at Stockport, England
The Conservative Party and Putin's Russia: a story of total moral failure
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Fabulous to bump into @MadCowFudge preparing for the @HarrogateFest (& get her on the other side of the camera 📸) #nicelighting #harrogate
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But they did win. They made us proud of the England football team again, on so many levels #classact
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Ready, steady, eat! Dame Judi Dench has taken on the challenge of eating 100 of her favourite chocolate for #CaptainTom100 🍫💪 What challenge do you have planned?
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The first canons arriving now at Edinburgh Castle ahead of the 12 gun salute tomorrow to mark HRH Prince Philip’s death
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Fair play to @NASAPersevere It landed & started sending pictures faster than an influencer in Dubai #Perseverance
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I’m safe on Mars. Perseverance will get you anywhere. #CountdownToMars
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