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Robby West

@RobWestBBC

If news & bits about my life don't fill you with excitement, probably best not to follow.

 London, England
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Joined September 2010
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If this exit poll is correct, the political map of East Anglia is about to be re-drawn in a way we’ve never seen before. Conservatives telling me they are bracing themselves for big losses and where they don’t lose they expect very small majorities.
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Excl: The UK’s biggest supplier of unused Covid PPE has claimed £1.4 billion of its stock may have been incinerated or written off by the government because it was left to spoil in shipping containers. 1,000s of containers of PPE became stuck at Felixstowe in 2020. Thread 1/
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Top score goes to @bbclookeast Political Editor @AndrewPolitics who - 17 days ago - plumped for a JULY #GeneralElection .. when the politicians on the #politicseast sofa plumped for Oct, Nov and Jan.
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@BBCLookEast19 May 2024
'We're in our 20s but live in the 1940s' bbc.in/3QTBqBk
Norfolk couple in their 20s live like it is the 1940s

Norfolk couple in their 20s live like it is the 1940s

They dress in traditional clothing every day, own vintage furniture and limit time with technology.

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Our investigation into how more patients are being placed in corridors, sometimes for days to free up ambulances at hospitals. Full film on ⁦@BBCNewsnight⁩ ⁦10.30pm BBCLookEast⁩ and across the BBC. bbc.co.uk/news/health-689218…
More NHS hospitals leaving patients in corridors to free up ambulances

More NHS hospitals leaving patients in corridors to free up ambulances

A new policy sees people treated in NHS hospital corridors as admissions outstrip beds.

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I have to say I am struggling to find many people at ⁦@NorfolkCC⁩ who believes that this road will now be built bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-no…
Plans for Norwich Western Link in doubt over new bat rules

Plans for Norwich Western Link in doubt over new bat rules

Norfolk County Council says it is determined to press ahead with plans for the Norwich Western Link.

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@BBCLookEast25 Mar 2024
Here's a sneak preview of BBC Look East's new set. Catch it in full later.
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Officials raise concerns over Steve Barclay's role in local waste project bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-6…
Officials raise concerns over Steve Barclay's role in local waste project

Officials raise concerns over Steve Barclay's role in local waste project

The environment secretary has been a vocal opponent of a planned waste incinerator in his seat.

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Budget headlines for east of England: several major investment announcements to encourage housing transport and development in cambridge. Money to improve town centres of harlow, thetford, kings lynn and wisbech. Next stage of east west rail gets go ahead
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Labour loses control of Norwich City Council after four resign bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-no…
Labour loses control of Norwich City Council after four resign

Labour loses control of Norwich City Council after four resign

Four city and one county councillor have quit the party, citing national and local concerns.

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James Paget University Hospital declares critical incident bbc.in/46akTxL
James Paget University Hospital declares critical incident

James Paget University Hospital declares critical incident

The James Paget University Hospital is experiencing high demand in A&E and pressure on bed capacity.

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Daisy Souster, the woman who kickstarted the Captain Tom PR phenomenon, didn't want to capitalise on her story so she quietly posted it on her LinkedIn page. But her alleged treatment by the Ingram-Moores caused her huge distress. By me: bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-be…
Captain Tom: Public relations worker ‘cut out’ by Ingram-Moores

Captain Tom: Public relations worker ‘cut out’ by Ingram-Moores

Daisy Souster says she provided public relations services to the family for the fundraising appeal.

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Georgia Harrison 'had talks' about becoming Labour MP in Essex. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67181972
Georgia Harrison 'had talks' about becoming Labour MP

Georgia Harrison 'had talks' about becoming Labour MP

TV's Georgia Harrison, a violence against women campaigner, hopes to inspire young girls.

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.@greatyarmouthbc and @BrandonLewis issue statement saying cost of flood defences for Hemsby now much more expensive and unlikely to win funding. They say will keep trying but warn ’We are preparing for what now appears to be the inevitable situation of losing more properties”
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The brilliant ⁦@MikeLiggins⁩ leaves ⁦@BBCLookEast⁩ today. An exceptional talent and a wonderful human. We’ll be looking back at his career at 6.30 (and I will try not to cry…) bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-no…
Watch: Classic moments from BBC reporter's 35 years

Watch: Classic moments from BBC reporter's 35 years

Mike Liggins leaves Look East having made about 6,500 reports since 1987, in his own, unique style.

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Lou Birt@B1Lou16 Jan 2023
Basildon Hospital maternity staff exposed to 30 times legal gas limit bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-es…
Basildon Hospital maternity staff exposed to 30 times legal gas limit

Basildon Hospital maternity staff exposed to 30 times legal gas limit

A Trust knew about the exposure for more than a year before informing staff, documents show.

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Asylum seekers and charities raise concerns about the food given to migrants staying in hotels. Pics we have seen show food has sometimes been rotten and served frozen. Some are turning to food banks for help👇 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-es…
Hotel food given to migrants in Essex unhealthy - charity

Hotel food given to migrants in Essex unhealthy - charity

Seven hotels in Essex are being used to accommodate about 650 migrants and asylum seekers.

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What a privilege to spend 10 hours with ambulance crew from Waveney. Thanks to all concerned. Full piece on @BBCLookEast tonight 6.30pm bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-no…
East of England Ambulance Service: 'If we are queuing, we can't get to patients'

East of England Ambulance Service: 'If we are queuing, we can't get to patients'

Faced with increasing pressures, what is it like to be a paramedic trying to get to patients?

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Five men arrested on suspicion of murdering Simon Dobbin bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-es…

Five men arrested on suspicion of murdering Simon Dobbin

Simon Dobbin died five years after being attacked following a football match.

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@BBCEssex13 Apr 2022
BREAKING: The man who murdered Sir David Amess MP has been given a whole sentence and will spend the rest of his life in prison. – at City of London, London
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