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Anthea Lee

@thealee

Senior BBC producer that wants to make a little difference in the World. All views are my own.

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Joined March 2009
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Windrush man's son outraged at Home Office DNA request

Windrush man's son outraged at Home Office DNA request

Dijoun Jhagroo-Bryan says the request to prove his relationship to his dad was "outrageous".

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The BBC News camera team are reeling today. We have lost a dear friend. Raeph Ballantyne was one of the kindest, gentlest, most talented colleagues you could hope to work alongside. Gone far too soon.
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FAMILY 🥹❤️ #1Xtra20
Ms Rose’s Grandson. (@GMONEYizME) profile pictureMs Rose’s Grandson.@GMONEYizME16 Aug 2022
Happy Anniversary @1Xtra - Bare legends in this picture ❤️
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We're saddened to learn that Mona Hammond, known best to Desmond's fans as Aunty Susu, has passed away at the age of 91. Our thoughts are with her family and friends. She really did light up the screen every time she appeared...
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Bianca Williams search: Met Police officers to face gross-misconduct hearings

Bianca Williams search: Met Police officers to face gross-misconduct hearings

Five officers face gross-misconduct proceedings after the search of British sprinter Bianca Williams.

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EXCLUSIVE: Charles Darwin’s 2 “stolen” notebooks have been found and returned to @theUL But what a mystery … Find out more #BBCBreakfast #DarwinAppeal #TreeofLife
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Covid: What's life like for unvaccinated people in the UK? bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60316361
What's life like now for unvaccinated people?

What's life like now for unvaccinated people?

There are around five million people in the UK who still haven't had a Covid jab.

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Boxing Day: Festive film debut for Little Mix's Leigh-Anne Pinnock bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment…
Festive film debut for Little Mix star

Festive film debut for Little Mix star

Boxing Day, the first British Christmas rom-com led by an all-black cast, is released Friday 3 December.

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There’s never been an ad like this on UK TV up until now. It’s been created by ⁦@Afrocenchix⁩ and Chair of #BRiM Julian Douglas (⁦@VCCP⁩) says it’s a big moment for representation. bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-5916660…
'We hope natural Afro hair TV ad is first of many'

'We hope natural Afro hair TV ad is first of many'

The first UK television advert for a brand aimed at women with natural Afro hair airs this weekend.

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Thank you to pupils at Cardiff West Community School, @kehinde_andrews & @ignatius_sancho for being part of our news report about Black History Month. On BBC TV news programmes today. Produced by @thealee
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Microsoft's Jacky Wright has been named as the most influential black Briton, by The Powerlist 2022 bbc.in/3ndJ1er
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Thank you to @SickleCellUnite @JohnJamesOBE & access to film on the specialist ward at @GSTTnhs to mark this important story. A big team effort to make this happen including @thealee, Jon Hughes, @EmmaLBentley & Raeph Ballantyne
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My mate’s niece has been accepted into Cambridge. 3A*s. I’m sat here emosh. SO proud. Her grandparents came here from Guyana, parents from LDN. She’s the 1st in her fam to go to Cambridge. The “immigrant dream” is alive and well AND WORKS. Despite so many attempts to shatter it
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It was a real pleasure meeting @Molawa__ and of course working alongside @adinacampbell @JuliusPeacock bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-5804901…

'You can be African and black and play polo'

Molawa Adesuyi is calling for more young people from ethnic minority backgrounds to take up his sport.

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Spent the day at one of the busiest vaccination hubs in London watching @martinpgriff in action. More on TV and radio throughout the day. bbc.co.uk/news/health-559558…
Top surgeon tackles Covid 'vaccine hesitancy'

Top surgeon tackles Covid 'vaccine hesitancy'

Martin Griffiths is working hard to get more people from ethnic minority communities vaccinated.

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I’m very proud of this piece I produced. ‘No limits to what black scientists can achieve' - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-5584553…
'No limits to what black scientists can achieve'

'No limits to what black scientists can achieve'

Dr Mustapha Bittaye discusses the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trials and vaccine disinformation.

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#Gambia’s own Dr Mustapha Bittaye @MBittaye1 is one of the scientists who’s worked on the Oxford AstraZeneca SARS-CoV-2 #vaccine. Watch out for his main interview which will feature on the Six O'clock News on BBC 1. We are beyond proud of you Mustapha 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 #Gambia to the world!
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Meet Dr Mustapha Bittaye - one of the scientists who worked on the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. More from him & ⁦@CitizensUK⁩ about vaccine hesitancy coming up now in #BBCNewsSix
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My last report of 2020... St Pauls riots: 'People were shouting revolution' in Bristol bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55493457
'People were shouting revolution'

'People were shouting revolution'

The unrest in the St Pauls area of Bristol in 1980 was a defining moment for many black people in the city.

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