BBC News North of England Reporter. Manc born, Stoke bred. Half Canadian. You'll find me on TV, on radio and online. Fmr North America Correspondent, BBC News
.@JimVandeHei w/ @mikeallen, accepts the Fourth Estate Award, @PressClubDC's highest honor:
"I hate this damn debate of 'we don't need the media' — it is not true!"
"This is a tragic day for American journalism, the city of Washington, and the country as a whole. I'm grieving for reporters...whose work upheld the truest and most noble callings of the profession," said Jeff Stein, chief economics corr, Wash Post.
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I’m on holiday at the moment, so just prepping everyone for the right KPI’s when I circle back to being on the same page again. (If you have time and they are coming near you, I highly recommend their live show. They’re finishing at the Ed Fringe tonight and then tour the UK)
Great get by @bbcblindgazza Best anecdote of the whole thing - he accidentally hung up on the White House before they started recording. Thankfully they rang back.
Donald Trump: My exclusive wide ranging interview with the President across all BBC platforms in which he criticises Vladimir Putin and says he trusts "almost nobody"
What you see on camera is a fraction of what goes into making TV. Live camera operators, shoot-edit cameramen and women to film and edit pieces, producers to help shape it, wrangle guests and everything in between. This was behind the scenes at the Great Yorks Show for @BBCNews@6
@ENGLISHFUTURES@craigie_b@PoliticsatHull@UniOfHull@HENLEYDARREN End of an era Simon! I still remember walking into your office and it having a poster on the wall which read “66 Was a good year for English football, Eric was born.” Next to a pic of Eric Cantona. Opposite was the Man U squad of 92/93. Now that was a football team.
This evening I managed to speak to some of the crew of the oil tanker involved in the collision today. They escaped with pretty much what they had on them. https://t.co/NZ4V920FVa
Mike Amesbury arriving at court this morning. The Labour MP has been suspended from the party and is sitting as an independent after admitting assault. He will be sentenced shortly.
Senior police officer says it's harder to buy paracetemol in some respects than buying a knife online. By @ruthgreen23 and @rowanbridge
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Tomorrow will see a gathering of an exclusive club. All five current and former presidents in National Cathedral in Washington for Jimmy Carter’s funeral. A man who outlived the man he beat to the role, and the man who beat him too. https://t.co/kwSB8UorGc