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BBC Studios. TV and podcast senior producer. Manchester, Dunblane and Redcar.

Manchester, Dance Capital
Joined March 2009
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England walk off the pitch against Ireland the U15 World Cup after one of their players alleges he was called a monkey
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"I'm at the stage of not knowing whether I'm going to travel again." Actor Michael Palin opens up to @MishalHusain about the challenges of visiting some of the toughest countries at 83-years-old. Listen at bit.ly/4fwjedT or watch The Mishal Husain Show at bloomberg.com/videos
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Proper "old man Stepek" moment in the office this morning, explaining to younger colleagues how chequebooks worked back in the day. I've decided it's time to get a pipe, maybe work my way up to some elbow patches
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Warning: Distressing and graphic language A Reform councillor from South London has been recorded calling for King Charles to be decapitated because he “is a Muslim”, while another senior Reform councillor from Solihull said of Asian people: “drag out of their homes, stick them on planes and **** them off to Pakistan.” It’s part of an undercover investigation by ITV Exposure into Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. Councillor Dean Miller told us he was heavily medicated at the time due to a chronic pain condition and has since resigned from Reform. Councillor Raymond Dunning did not respond to our request for comment. In a statement shared with ITV News, Reform UK said "Where members, activists and councillors have clearly behaved inappropriately, investigations have commenced. In some cases, there have been suspensions and due process must be followed." "Reform UK has improved and prioritised its vetting procedures, but from time to time, a handful of individuals who do not share our values will initially make it through vetting. This is the same for all organisations." Watch ‘Undercover: A Year in Reform’ on ITV1 & ITVX from 10:20pm on Sunday
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Warning: Distressing and graphic language An undercover investigation by ITV Exposure into Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has found multiple elected councillors and party candidates expressing racist views and using offensive language. ITV has obtained secretly recorded footage showing Reform officials from across England and Wales using violent, racist and sexist language. Councillors Alan Feeney, Chris Whelan and Jamie Campbell did not reply to our request for comment. Councillors Feeney and Whelan have since resigned from Reform UK. In a statement shared with ITV News, Reform UK said: "Where members, activists and councillors have clearly behaved inappropriately, investigations have commenced. In some cases, there have been suspensions and due process must be followed." "Reform UK has improved and prioritised its vetting procedures, but from time to time, a handful of individuals who do not share our values will initially make it through vetting. This is the same for all organisations."
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The unusually long 100 minute time slot for ITV‘s ‘Exposure’ series this Sunday is interesting, particularly since there appears to be no publicity yet being generated by ITV about the programme. It is further worth noting that the Exposure series is produced by Hardcash, whose conduct has been complained about by Reform’s Richard Tice in his recent video upload.
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BBC Radio 2 has apologised after mistakenly paying tribute to George Benson following a news report announcing the death of composer George Fenton. radiotoday.co.uk/2026/10/bbc…
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That's Life: The Dog Who Says "Sausages".
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HMS Audacious with HMS Astute and HMS Anson - all alongside on the tidal berths at Devonport today.
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Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab. bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-…
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INVESTIGATION: Inside the US military “kill chain” that destroyed a school and killed 123 children in Iran. Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to the disaster. bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-… @business
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The overall waiting list for planned NHS appointments and treatment in England rose by 60,000 to 7.33 million in July - the highest since October last year. The number waiting more than a year went up by more than 1,000 to nearly 9,000.
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NEW: ITV brings forward #TheBox to earlier timeslot. The episode scheduled for Sunday 20th September will air at 7pm, with a repeat of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire taking its original slot of 8pm. tvzoneuk.com/post/itv-brings…
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Ryanair's Chief Operations Officer Neal McMahon calls out NATS CEO Martin Rolfe's incompetence with yet another UK ATC System Failure‼️
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101 days since the Royal Navy had an attack submarine at sea (SSN).
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Anyone who knows anything about me knows this hurts He was the greatest actor of his generation,making comedy look simple and solid drama even more effortless He was a rascal and I loved him… Richard O’ Sullivan RIP I’ll just say….sausage rolls…….!
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UK Foreign Secretary (@FCDOGovUK) Ed Miliband arrives at Dublin Airport with the UK Government jet; G-GBNI, an Airbus A321 Neo. The Foreign Secretary is attending an informal meeting of European defence and foreign ministers in County Wicklow as Ireland hosts the EU Presidency. @jdoyle597 @bluelightresponses Full video of the escorted motorcade linked below. 👇
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1/7 The National Press Club condemns the Treasury Department’s decision to bar journalists from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News from covering the G20 finance ministers meeting in North Carolina.
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