Nic Leech

Head of Audience. Journalist. Digital & TV producer. @thenationalnews. Previously: @bbcnews @itvnews @bbcbreakfast & @bbcnewsround

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

Video filmed from a street in the Harat Hreik suburb of Beirut shows the destruction after it was hit by Israeli bombing. Israel says it is targeting Hezbollah infrastructure but hundreds of thousands of civilians have been forcibly displaced.

[The National @TheNationalNews]

Attendees of the UN General Assembly stage a mass walkout as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enters the hall for his address.

[DeafProgrammer @DeafProgrammer]

Hey, hearing professionals, put the gloves away. This ChatGPT-4o can interpret and transcribe my Auslan videos into text with full context. It's a game changer for the future. It can read my Auslan signs and finger spelling, interpreting/transcribing them accurately. This is so awesome. Watch my video here 🤘😀#deaf #signlanguage #AI #chatgpt4o

[Chris Doyle @Doylech]

The full report of the independent review into @unrwa - can be read here. As I predicted nothing in this shows an organisation in crisis or in bed with Hamas. It is a huge UN agency operating in multiple conflict zones, with a protracted funding crisis. https://t.co/glJIZP6YPz

[The National @TheNationalNews]

Dubai Police have rescued a cat that was clinging onto a car's door handle to escape the floods caused by the heavy storms that battered parts of the UAE

[Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib @afalkhatib]

My opinion article for @TheNationalNews: Israel’s war has killed 31 members of my family, yet it’s vital to speak out against Hamas: To realize peace, the pro-Palestine movement must not buy into the militants’ self-serving, nihilistic narrative.
https://t.co/aJrUwF9CqM

[Mairav Zonszein מרב זו��שיין @MairavZ]

"The goal of toppling Hamas cannot justify abetting a famine that could claim tens of thousands of lives or more." We at @CrisisGroup have just released a report breaking down the roots of the humanitarian disaster and impending famine in Gaza.
https://t.co/IeGDMj07xE

[Nada Maucourant Atallah @MaucourantNada]

Leaked financial docs expose $8B FRAUD at Lebanon's central bank, 15% of the GDP at the time, which was described to me as unprecedented by experts. How did it happen? 1/
https://t.co/T09zYrXz2z

[Nic Leech @NicMLeech]

Raw and harrowing accounts of life in southern and middle areas of Gaza from four families who say they’re struggling to feed their young children or care for disabled relatives

Please do read, share ⁦@JumanJarallah⁩ ⁦@Rakanabdrahmn⁩’s report https://t.co/XHoHvWjqVX

[Nic Leech @NicMLeech]

At 91p to the £1, gender pay gap in Great Britain smallest since reporting first enforced but “at current rates of progress, it will take more than 20 years to bring men and women’s pay into line,” says ⁦@The_TUC⁩ https://t.co/NqUED1Sq4q

[Nic Leech @NicMLeech]

Wow! Our Beshara newsletter was named an honoree at @TheWebbyAwards

It’s an utter delight to write and the result of the hard work and genius of @Taylorheyman @Louiseontwitr among others (hence the fix below!) #dreamteam

🔗 https://t.co/bGwNmR8Ljz

#Webbys

[Mairav Zonszein מרב זונשיין @MairavZ]

World Central Kitchen is stopping its aid services in Gaza as a result of IDF strike on its employees. This was Israel’s go to alternative for UNRWA https://t.co/5IyySlQ5nq

[Shayan Sardarizadeh @Shayan86]

Gaza's al-Shifa hospital, before and after

New images released today by @Maxar compare what al-Shifa hospital, Gaza's largest medical facility, looked like in June 2022 with what it looks like now in April 2024.

[The National @TheNationalNews]

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[The National @TheNationalNews]

The humanitarian situation in Gaza is a “nightmare” for mothers and babies, said a UN official.

Doctors are reporting frequent small and sickly newborns, stillbirths, and women forced to undergo C-sections without adequate anaesthesia, said Dominic Allen, UN Population Fund representative for the state of Palestine.

“What they do see, tragically, is more neonatal deaths, caused in part by malnutrition, dehydration and complications."

[The National @TheNationalNews]

A poignant moment for the Gaza aid effort as Ramadan spirit shines through - this week's Beshara newsletter is about open arms and giving hands, literally and metaphorically

Read these stories and much more: https://t.co/aYcF8EASC9

[Nic Leech @NicMLeech]

@paulyq How much of this relies on @Meta APIs though?

[Nic Leech @NicMLeech]

@Shayan86 @SangitaMyska Exactly!
What will you switch to @Shayan86?

[Nic Leech @NicMLeech]

Rubymar is carrying fertiliser which if spilled could cause rapid algae blooms that threaten nearby marine life and coral - some of the most pristine coral in the world is close by https://t.co/1qagsD36el