Toby Bakare

Senior Producer @Channel4news - Producer/Director on @UnreportedWorld and @BAFTA nominee

[Toby Bakare @tobybakare]

Time to diversify - username will always be the same (lucky me) @tobybakare

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Instagram - https://t.co/JNPFT1eSqh

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[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

A true giant in journalism, Jon Snow has spent his life asking difficult questions and telling important stories.

Now, in sharing his Alzheimer’s diagnosis, he is helping others feel less alone and raising awareness of a condition that affects so many families.

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Jon Snow, the former Channel 4 News Lead Presenter, has opened up about his Alzheimer's diagnosis.

The 78-year-old speaks about the disease in an interview with the Daily Mail, and forthcoming documentary.

In Jon Snow: A Last Big Story, he travels to Zambia to investigate a chemical spill and pollution in the Kafue River.

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After England’s local election results – who’s really in control?
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Channel 4 News has learned the Golders Green attacker left a psychiatric hospital run by South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust in recent days.

More tonight at 7pm.

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Palestine Action: Police face questions after 500 arrests at protest

https://t.co/zydYXkm2bR

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A huge night for Channel 4 News at the 2026 @RTS_media Television Journalism Awards 🏆

🎉 Five wins, eight nominations, including named Programme of the Year for the third-year running.

A particular spotlight on @lindseyhilsum - honoured with the prestigious Outstanding Contribution award, recognising 30 years of fearless, public service journalism that has defined our global reputation.

From Ukraine to Gaza, the White House to Westminster, our teams reported from the frontline of a rapidly shifting world.

Collecting the award, Editor @esmewren said: “In a reordered world, bearing witness is not optional. It is essential.”

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Government overhauls special education with £4bn plan

https://t.co/TaxjQftBL6

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Exclusive: ‘Spycam’-style footage inside Jeffrey Epstein’s living room uncovered in latest files

[Antonello Guerrera @antoguerrera]

If Keir Starmer resigned, Britain would have its 5th (!) Prime Minister since late 2022 — while Italy has had just one in the same period.
What a time to be alive.

[Lindsey Hilsum @lindseyhilsum]

Unbelievable that a man who spent US$75m on a film no-one wants to see about Melania Trump has just fired almost all the foreign correspondents on the newspaper he owns. You might think nothing was happening in this world. @JeffBezos @washingtonpost #SaveThePost

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Israel has demolished buildings inside the UN Palestinian refugee agency's East Jerusalem compound, which it seized last year.

The UN called it a violation of international law.

Israeli forces have also ordered dozens of families to leave their homes in southern Gaza in the first forced evacuation since the October ceasefire.

[Toby Bakare @tobybakare]

@symeonbrown @astndbh We do have a defined type of football - starting with attacking wingers/crosses. Youtube is your friend.

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SEND: families anxiously wait for promised government reform
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The Government has launched what it called a 'national conversation' on special education needs - known as SEND - saying it will put the experiences of parents at the heart of future reforms.

But many parents live in a state of constant worry about the future of SEND - and have to fight to get their children the right education.

And the white paper outlining the proposed changes won't come out until next year. Ruben Reuter has been to Dorset to hear from families anxiously waiting for the promised reforms.

[Peter Apps @PeteApps]

The images from Hong Kong are utterly nightmarish. It's still an early stage, but some thoughts and reflections are below:

https://t.co/JvIyYPWpWB

[Steven Swinford @Steven_Swinford]

The OBR says that the 'really big surprise' in the forecasts was the huge risk local authorities now pose to Britain's financial stability, particularly because of spiralling SEND costs

Richard Hughes says that the special needs programme is putting 'enormous pressure' on local authorities and has led to 'double-digit upward revisions to borrowing'

He says it added up to £22billion to financial pressures. 'Local authorities became suddenly a big source of risk and pressure'

The OBR points out that the government has said that the 'full cost of SEND provision' will be absorbed 'within departmental budgets

BUT no savings have been identified to offset the £6billion worth of costs

The OBR says that this would lead to a 4.9 per cent in mainstream school spending per pupil in 2028-29

[Mykola Kuzmin @mykkuzmin]

A major shift in education funding: The full cost of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision will be absorbed by central government departmental spending from 2028-29. This creates a funding pressure of £6.3bn. #Education #SEND

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Analysis by our @FactCheck team reveals that UK companies have exported over £17m worth of arms and ammunition to the UAE since January 2024.

We don't know exactly what was exported, but some items were categorised under "cartridges" and "munitions of war".
https://t.co/AAdoHpManz

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Anti-black discrimination is 'baked into the institutional design' of the Metropolitan Police - with darker-skinned staff labelled 'confrontational'.

Those: just some of the conclusions of a new independent review as the Met attempts to repair its relationship with black communities.

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said in response the Force was committed to 'listening, learning and acting'.

Harry Fawcett spoke to Former Detective Sergeant Nonso Anidi to understand his story.

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With the BBC in the middle of a leadership and reputation crisis, Channel 4 News spoke to former BBC presenter David Dimbleby to understand what went wrong.

“A vast organisation like the BBC can’t be held to ransom, it’s absurd” David told Channel 4 News.

BBC Director-General Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness both resigned on Sunday night, after a leaked memo criticised a 2024 Panorama programme about the US president.

Now, US President Donald Trump has threatened the BBC with $1 billion in legal action, pushing the organisation into deeper scrutiny.