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[Tom Barton @tombarton]

It's exactly 30 years ago today since the start of Britain's biggest rave, at Castlemorton Common.

To hear what happened when 30,000 people partied in a small village, and how it led to a change in the law, take a listen to my @BBCRadio4 documentary: https://t.co/BNmta1smrr

[Tom Barton @tombarton]

So proud of our @ITVTonight documentary That was broadcast last night. A really important story brought to a wide audience.

If you missed it, catch up on ITVX here:
https://t.co/bUDViolMnV

[Tom Barton @tombarton]

The full story can also been see on this evening at 7.30 on ITV1 in my documentary for @ITVTonight, Floods: New Build Nightmares - Tonight

[Tom Barton @tombarton]

EXCLUSIVE: In October 2024 I interviewed residents on a new-build estate who had been flooded twice in the space of six months. Since then I've been investigating the developer who built their homes.

This is what I found:
https://t.co/KfFSQKIKSv

[Tom Barton @tombarton]

For more than a year I've been investigating planning breaches on new-build estates. This week, we're able to report what I've found.

ITV1, Thursday, 7.30pm - Floods: New Build Nightmares

[Tom Barton @tombarton]

@tonyhodge Hi Tony - hoping to chat to you for ITV Tyne Tees about your experience on the Northumberland Line at the weekend (you shared it on Facebook). Please can you email me on [email protected] and I'll ping you my number. Many thanks! Tom

[Tom Barton @tombarton]

Missed it last night on ITV1? My documentary, Sycamore Gap: Britain's Lost Landmark, is now available to stream on ITVX.

https://t.co/3IYopiNEjl

[Tom Barton @tombarton]

🚨 Tonight, ITV1, 1045pm 🚨

I've got the full story of the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree, hearing from those who lived it, those who looked after it, and the police officer who cracked the case.

| Sycamore Gap: Britain's Lost Landmark |

[Josh Stead @JoshSteadITV]

Our documentary, Britain’s Lost Landmark, airs on @ITV tonight at 2245 and on @ITVX

@tombarton investigates why two men cut down the Sycamore Gap tree in the dead of night, and how police brought them to justice

🌳

[Tom Barton @tombarton]

If anyone's near a radio for the next hour my Radio 4 documentary about the 1990s rave scene 'A Succession of Repetitive Beats' is being repeated at 8pm.

Missed it? It's still on BBC Sounds here: https://t.co/NfQuwhHFWi

[Tom Barton @tombarton]

@GerryFoleyTV @itvtynetees Thanks so much Gerry - means a lot coming from you!

[Tom Barton @tombarton]

Pretty chuffed to find my Sycamore Gap documentary sandwiched between the Dark Knight Trilogy and Protection on the front page of ITVX.

If you're interested in the strangest court case I've ever reported on, the full story is here: https://t.co/njD6kF4UWi

[ITV News Tyne Tees @itvtynetees]

Newcastle United's Dan Burn becomes a hero in his hometown of Blyth after Carabao Cup final goal

Watch our full report on ITVX...

https://t.co/eNUvxmVMO7

[Tom Barton @tombarton]

@My_Metro Hi! What time is the last metro from Monument to the Whitley Bay tonight? Have times changed because of the flyover?

[Tom Barton @tombarton]

Where can one join this frontline of violence against the youth? #grammar #badhyphens

[Tom Barton @tombarton]

@BBCBlindGazza You were brilliant last night Gary. Fantastic coverage in difficult circumstances, every interview unfolding another facet of the story. Well done. Now have a rest.

[Tom Barton @tombarton]

Sometimes I'm amazed that anyone pays me for doing my job.
Sometimes I think I should pay them.
Yesterday was one of those days.

https://t.co/9Q7G47rBQo

[Tom Barton @tombarton]

@LeanneSmithhhh @thornaby_fc Hi Leanne, I'm covering this story for @ITVTyneTees. Would you mind sending me a DM so we can chat about this? Thanks so much! Tom

[Tom Barton @tombarton]

BREAKING: A second boy, who was rescued from the River Tyne on Saturday afternoon, has died in hospital.
The two boys who died have been named as David Radut, 14, and Aras Rudzianskas, 13. Both boys are from Newcastle.

📷 Aras (left); David (right)

[St Oswald's Hospice @stoswaldsuk]

Thank you to @tombarton and @itvtynetees for their sensitive and thoughtful coverage of our exhibition, Portraits with Purpose.💙

You can watch Tom's report and read more from his interviews with families and staff here⬇️

#StOswaldsHospice | #QualityTimeForEveryone

[Tom Barton @tombarton]

This is what AI thinks a Lucian Freud painting of Sam Bankman-Fried in court would have looked like.

[Tom Barton @tombarton]

Has Lucian Freud risen from the dead this Easter to do the court art for the Sam Bankman-Fried sentencing?