Martin Patience

Senior Producer @NPRweekend Former @BBCNews foreign correspondent in Jerusalem, Kabul, Beijing, Lagos, and Beirut. Thriller writer (very slow.)

[Martin Patience @martinpatience]

Proper chuffed with this review in today’s @FinancialTimes thanks to @nprnishant for sending my way.

[Guillem Balague @GuillemBalague]

This 👀👇

[Martin Patience @martinpatience]

@BaronessRuth Slow going on! But I’m getting there …

[Martin Patience @martinpatience]

This guy’s books bring me such extraordinary joy - I parcel them out.

[Erling Haaland @Erling]

It followed me home 🦝🤣

[Mark MacKinnon @markmackinnon]

Crazy plan. Amazing reporting.

[Chloe Hadjimatheou @chloehadj]

She's the same age as me, grew up in London with immigrant parents like me...only she chose to marry a brutal dictator.
How did the Assad regime change Asma and who did she become?
Read our months long investigation and listen to the podcast.
@ObserverUK @GaryJMarshall90 @SarahDadouch

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[Martin Patience @martinpatience]

A wonderfully warm man …

[Mark Lowen @marklowen]

Very sad that David Willey, who became BBC Rome correspondent in 1972 and never left, has died aged 93. He was an incredible authority on the Vatican, reporting and travelling with five Popes, and was so kind, giving me insight and encouragement when I started in Rome in 2019.

[Sky News @SkyNews]

Dermot Murnaghan, former TV presenter and long-time Sky News anchor, has died. Murnaghan, 68, was an anchor for Sky News for 15 years until 2023. Before that, he presented for Channel 4, ITV and the BBC, and was loved for hosting the quiz show Eggheads.

https://t.co/6Lt68kUFjy

[Michael Crick @MichaelLCrick]

A former BBC colleague says:
"Of the hundreds of high profile politicians I dealt with as a floor manager Ann stood out as one who was unfailingly sweet and personable. In those high pressure moments of appearing on Newsnight to be interviewed by Jeremy, it was unremarkable if MPs were terse or barely noticed you were there, but she was a pleasure to bring into the studio, lovely to deal with.
What absolute horror."

[The Telegraph @Telegraph]

Count Binface has ruled out a pact with the Official Monster Raving Loony Party as he attempts to unseat Nigel Farage at the Clacton by-election.

“The fact is, the Loonies and Farage want to fight among themselves for the novelty vote.”

🔗: https://t.co/qsjcp4V7EX

[Damian Shields @DamianShields1]

Dawn rain over Knoydart #Scotland #Knoydart #Armadale #IsleofSkye https://t.co/ERVTYHnQjn

[Stephen Sackur @stephensackur]

One of the best things about writing a book is discussing it with readers. My book ‘Hard Truth’ is coming soon.
Join me at the brilliant bookshop Topping & Co in Bath on 10th November. If you care about the state of journalism and democracy book now!
https://t.co/r3UF6MxF21

[Stephen Merchant @StephenMerchant]

On the eve of The Office’s 25th anniversary, I’m taking it back to the very beginning with a clip from the unaired pre-pilot presentation we put together, which led to the BBC commission.

[Lucy Fisher @LOS_Fisher]

👀 Erdogan gave personalised revolvers to each of the leaders attending the Nato summit, along with live rounds of ammo

The Turkish president supplied export papers for each of the guns, which were inscribed with the name of their recipients (!!)

Starmer has not taken home the gun he was gifted as it would be illegal to bring it into the UK, but left it behind for decommissioning

[Beth Rigby @BethRigby]

BREAKING: Farage says he’s resigning as an MP and will force a by-election and he says it will be a people versus the establishment by-election

[stuart murdoch @nee_massey]

Happened to be in Kilcreggan when the Waverley came in, here she is backing out at impressive speed.

(For non Scots, the Waverley is about the most Scottish thing you’ll see outside of the Tartan Army.😊)

[Peter Frankopan @peterfrankopan]

I love the World Cup. But the older I get, the more I realise it's about far more than football: each tournament tells us something about empire, migration, identity, power and the changing world. So: a few quick thoughts ! 1/5

[Martin Patience @martinpatience]

@MarquardtA @AJEnglish Congratulations

[Bloody Scotland @BloodyScotland]

One of our favourite days here at Bloody Scotland HQ is when we unleash the McIlvanney Prize long-list - feast your eyes on this lovely bunch! That's your summer reading sorted. The winner will be announced on 18th September in Stirling: https://t.co/lZSTy5RZQr

[John McGinn @jmcginn7]

Scotland days at school, kids faces painted in saltires at nursery, the excitement and togetherness that this tournament brought to everyone in our country means so much to us all.

No one wanted to progress more than us players, and as much as the experiences and memories we’ll share will last forever, that doesn’t take away from how much this still hurts.

What the gaffer has given this group, on and off the pitch, has been immense. Not only by taking us to major tournaments but by how together we have felt as a squad and as a nation. Representing Scotland means everything to us and to him I’ll be forever grateful.

I hope the generation of young Scots who experienced this World Cup grow up believing that seeing Scotland on this stage is the new norm.

Thanks to everyone in the stands and in the streets of Boston and Miami, and to everyone back home for the incredible support.

Proud to be Scottish 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙