Daniel Sandford

I am UK/Home Affairs Correspondent for BBC News. Police, prisons, law, crime and terrorism. Before that Moscow Correspondent so still post about Russia/Ukraine.

[Daniel Sandford @BBCDanielS]

Premier League decision on Man City

https://t.co/Bs3S3rMaCr

[Daniel Sandford @BBCDanielS]

@Jonathan_K_Cook Facts, dear boy. Facts. The men were arrested under PACE so the 14 day rule does not apply.

[Daniel Sandford @BBCDanielS]

@docbankholiday @khodorkovsky_en If you want to see my news output please read BBC online, watch BBC TV News and listen to BBC radio. And remember to pay your licence fee. I only occasionally post on X.

[Daniel Sandford @BBCDanielS]

A very interesting and readable analysis of the leadership position in Russia from long-time opponent of President Putin @khodorkovsky_en

https://t.co/5ZeA2eCvvi

[Steve Rosenberg @BBCSteveR]

Today’s Russian papers write about “the deterioration of the economic situation in Russia”, where “housing construction is deep in the red” & “increasingly expensive groceries & petrol are making people worry more about inflation.” #ReadingRussia

[Daniel Sandford @BBCDanielS]

Most exciting 'politician goes to the poll' picture ever

[Francis Scarr @francis_scarr]

State news agency TASS has posted this clip of Putin voting online in the Russian parliamentary election

[Daniel Sandford @BBCDanielS]

Watch as a woman keeps a baby stork alive in Ukraine until it flies off as a young adult

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

Ms. Olena and her family rescued and raised a little stork. He has already set off for his wintering grounds and will surely return to Ukraine next year.

A beautiful video and a wonderful family.

📹: Olena Matviienko / Facebook

[Daniel Sandford @BBCDanielS]

Very interesting contrast to Putin - with Zelensky out in the open to greet his guests

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

We began talks.
Почали перемовини.
🇺🇦 🇺🇸

[Daniel Sandford @BBCDanielS]

Hopefully they did not accept the offer of a free USB stick....

[Кремлевский пул РИА @Kremlinpool_RIA]

Уиткофф и Кушнер улетели из Москвы с записями в блокноте из Кремля

[Daniel Sandford @BBCDanielS]

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner shaking hands with President Vladimir Putin, and sitting down face to face, as he tells them to send his best wishes to the President of the United states

[Кремлевский пул РИА @Kremlinpool_RIA]

Полная запись начала главных переговоров этого вечера. Выводы за вами

[Daniel Sandford @BBCDanielS]

Democracy Russian style

[Francis Scarr @francis_scarr]

On Russian state TV’s local news slot in Ryazan they were meant to be airing a debate ahead of parliamentary elections later in September… but none of the candidates showed up

[Daniel Sandford @BBCDanielS]

Right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos detained in the US by ICE https://t.co/iCxI60htNb

[Daniel Sandford @BBCDanielS]

James Cleverly to Suella Braverman "I spent most of my time as Home Secretary clearing up the mess you left."

[James Cleverly🇬🇧 @JamesCleverly]

Have you never read the Ministerial Code?

Are you not aware that ministers have to recuse themselves from decisions that would directly benefit themselves or their constituencies?

Also I spent most of my time as Home Secretary clearing up the mess you left.

[Daniel Sandford @BBCDanielS]

A bus stop cut off from the rest of the pavement by a cycle lane, and a "pedestrian crossing" which (almost) all the cyclists ignore. What can possibly go wrong?

[NFBUK @NFBUK]

.@cityoflondon these floating are not safe or accessible for blind people…

[Daniel Sandford @BBCDanielS]

Teenage Norwegian hitman guilty of UK assassination plot | BBC News https://t.co/9M2c4yitLh via @YouTube

[Daniel Sandford @BBCDanielS]

The first time I interviewed @YvetteCooperMP was when she was a junior health minister. Now she is back in the department as Health Secretary.

[Yvette Cooper @YvetteCooperMP]

It’s a real honour to be appointed Health Secretary by Andy Burnham - 27 years after I worked on the first NHS Cancer Plan as a junior health minister.

I’m looking forward to working urgently to improve maternity services, to take forward plans for social care, and to once again play a part in supporting our National Health Service, Labour’s proudest achievement.

Most of all I’m looking forward to working with the dedicated NHS staff, carers, healthcare professionals and volunteers on whom we all depend.

In leaving the FCDO, let me pay tribute to the brilliant diplomats and ministers I worked with at the Foreign Office, and to my fellow foreign ministers from across the world - for all the work we did together to support Ukraine, to recognise the State of Palestine, to keep the spotlight on Sudan and to treat violence against women and girls as the global crisis it is. The partnerships we build abroad make us stronger at home.

[Daniel Sandford @BBCDanielS]

He says:
"This will be a people versus the establishment by-election. A chance to stick two fingers up to the establishment."

[Daniel Sandford @BBCDanielS]

In his YouTube speech Nigel Farage says:
"the establishment have now decided that they can't beat us fairly, so they have decided to use foul means."
"I have done nothing wrong."
"The press would rather our members would have no assets, no wealth at all."

[Daniel Sandford @BBCDanielS]

Then he says he will re-stand in Clacton-on-Sea in the by-election that follows