I am UK/Home Affairs Correspondent for BBC News. Police, prisons, law, crime and terrorism. Before that Moscow Correspondent so still post about Russia/Ukraine.
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Today’s Russian papers write about “the deterioration of the economic situation in Russia”, where “housing construction is deep in the red” & “increasingly expensive groceries & petrol are making people worry more about inflation.” #ReadingRussia
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A very interesting and readable analysis of the leadership position in Russia from long-time opponent of President Putin @khodorkovsky_en
blog.khodorkovsky.com/p/puti…
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Watch as a woman keeps a baby stork alive in Ukraine until it flies off as a young adult
Ms. Olena and her family rescued and raised a little stork. He has already set off for his wintering grounds and will surely return to Ukraine next year.
A beautiful video and a wonderful family.
📹: Olena Matviienko / Facebook
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Right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos detained in the US by ICE bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj06…
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James Cleverly to Suella Braverman "I spent most of my time as Home Secretary clearing up the mess you left."
Have you never read the Ministerial Code?
Are you not aware that ministers have to recuse themselves from decisions that would directly benefit themselves or their constituencies?
Also I spent most of my time as Home Secretary clearing up the mess you left.
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A bus stop cut off from the rest of the pavement by a cycle lane, and a "pedestrian crossing" which (almost) all the cyclists ignore. What can possibly go wrong?
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Teenage Norwegian hitman guilty of UK assassination plot | BBC News piped.video/3pLjoPg1uzU?is=dxR2… via @YouTube
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The first time I interviewed @YvetteCooperMP was when she was a junior health minister. Now she is back in the department as Health Secretary.
It’s a real honour to be appointed Health Secretary by Andy Burnham - 27 years after I worked on the first NHS Cancer Plan as a junior health minister.
I’m looking forward to working urgently to improve maternity services, to take forward plans for social care, and to once again play a part in supporting our National Health Service, Labour’s proudest achievement.
Most of all I’m looking forward to working with the dedicated NHS staff, carers, healthcare professionals and volunteers on whom we all depend.
In leaving the FCDO, let me pay tribute to the brilliant diplomats and ministers I worked with at the Foreign Office, and to my fellow foreign ministers from across the world - for all the work we did together to support Ukraine, to recognise the State of Palestine, to keep the spotlight on Sudan and to treat violence against women and girls as the global crisis it is. The partnerships we build abroad make us stronger at home.
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In his YouTube speech Nigel Farage says:
"the establishment have now decided that they can't beat us fairly, so they have decided to use foul means."
"I have done nothing wrong."
"The press would rather our members would have no assets, no wealth at all."
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