BBC journo, 🇷🇺 🇫🇷. Posts/reposts now usually deleted after a few days
England, United Kingdom
Joined March 2009
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Part of Antarctica named after former BBC science correspondent bbc.in/4zRWkon
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Good @BBCWorld report from east Ukraine war zone looking at hardship millions there endure. Includes this shocking exchange between journalist @Yollika & Minister of Social Policy Andriy Reva who—if he speaks for Kyiv—shows govt cares little about Donbas. m.facebook.com/story.php?sto… – at Ukraine
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My bit on whether the Socialists can silence Vox
Spain’s ruling party appears poised to win election and fend off far-right threat independent.co.uk/news/world…
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This was me from my teens into my twenties. Great that Abbie is opening up about an issue which seems so obvious yet is still so overlooked.
BBC News - Skin positivity: How I got comfortable with my acne bbc.com/news/av/stories-4805…
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While it’s great to see the variety of jobs people had before their current careers, it’s a little problematic for me as a disabled person.
There were so many jobs I’d have loved to have done as a student but couldn’t because of ableist perception gap! – at Paddington, London
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Worked with @mariejackson6 to tell the stories of honeymooners whose trips to Sri Lanka have been tarnished or thrown into doubt after the @foreignoffice advised against all but essential travel. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48060907 – at Paddington, London
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Notre-Dame fire: Has too much money been given to rebuild it? bbc.in/2ZAKOgC
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Geoffrey Servante passed away earlier this week. He was the last Briton to fight fascism in Spain with the International Brigades. tribunemag.co.uk/2019/04/bri…
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WATCH: As Sri Lanka grieves, many have come forward to do what they can to comfort and help those in pain, offering water, food and love. Here’s my piece on the volunteers in Negombo, done with Ayeshea Perera.
In Sri Lanka, victims of the Easter bomb attacks are being laid to rest. And respect is being paid by people of all faiths.
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Paris, rue de la Chaise. Sans nouvelles de toi, amours perdues, affaires ratées, URSSAF, joyeux anniversaire, intimité, secret de la correspondance, La lettre écarlate, Lettre au père, le respect de votre vie privée est notre priorité, hacking old school, send me an email.
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One of the best journalists around and a colleague has sadly passed away after a long illness.
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Thread: The story of Ramesh, a hero of the #SriLankaAttacks.
Ramesh was at church in #Batticoloa when a stranger w a backpack tried to enter, saying he wanted to film the Easter service. Ramesh said he couldn’t enter w a large bag + forced him outside. – at Sri Lanka
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For decades, thousands of Irish unmarried mothers were detained in homes and had their children taken away.
This is the story of one home, Bessborough, which stayed open until 1998.
The govt launched a state inquiry. Will the truth ever be revealed?
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A beautiful family lost in the violence of Easter Sunday. Rangana Fernando, his wife Danadiri, 6 yr old daughter Biola, 4 yr old daughter Leona and eleven month old son Seth, pictured here on Seth’s baptism. Today is their funeral. Unimaginable grief here in Negombo. #srilanka
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“I see many people driving in big SUVs and waving and saying ‘Oh Hi Greta, I love what you’re doing.’ ... We need to make people become aware that we are facing an existential crisis and that I am not a celebrity”
Greta #Thunberg on why “we should panic”
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48018034
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HIGH ALERT 🚨 : All police stations in Colombo advised to be on high alert about a lorry and van suspected to be carrying explosives : Police
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Some point out it probably takes more than a month to prep a multi-pronged suicide attack. But you can always tack on a justification to something you're already planning - its not mutually exclusive. We'll learn more as interrogations continue
"The preliminary investigations have revealed that what happened in Sri Lanka was in retaliation for the attack against Muslims in Christchurch," Ruwan Wijewardene, Sri Lanka's state minister of defence, just told parliament #NewZealandShooting
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British woman and her two children killed in Sri Lanka hotel bombing. Husband: “Mercifully, all three of them died instantly and with no pain or suffering.” 😔 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48004465
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has congratulated Ukrainian President-elect Golobor— I mean, Volodymyr Zelenskiy on his win.
Here's the clip in which TV President Goloborodko speaks by phone with Merkel, who offers EU membership... to Montenegro. (7:15) youtu.be/2aXIBGmAjRQ?t=435