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Mishal Husain

3 months

Finally ready to share something I have been working on for a while and thinking about for even longer .. so here’s a 🧵 about ‘Broken Threads: My Family From Empire to Independence’ 🔽

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Mishal Husain

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3 years

A long shot .. can anyone help me locate this portrait of my mother? It was stolen while stored in a garage in London in the 1990s and most likely ended up in a skip. But if not - it would be amazing to find it. Artist was Bernard Hailstone

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4 years

This - from 12th March - has aged well (via @Jason_Keen )

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4 years

“This is the most serious epidemic since the end of WWI. You can use the police to enforce emergency measures, and call out the military to support.” Rory Stewart says the government has responded too slowly to coronavirus, and that tough measures need to be taken now.

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This happened today .. appreciative and rather overwhelmed as I am, I do want to say that in broadcasting, every ‘individual’ contribution comes amid a team effort. So - thank you colleagues and friends @BBCr4today @BBCRadio4 And of course thank you @vlvuk

The Voice of the Listener and Viewer (VLV)

@vlvuk

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Huge congratulations to the amazing @MishalHusain @BBCr4today @BBCNews on winning the VLV Award for Best Individual Contributor to Audio #publicservicebroadcasting

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7 years

The Westminster attacker is no more representative of Muslims than Jo Cox's killer is representative of Yorkshire @MrBrendanCox #r4today

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Malala condemns 'tragic & shameful' treatment of Rohingya: 'I am still waiting for my fellow Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to do the same'

Malala Yousafzai

@Malala

7 years

My statement on the #Rohingya crisis in Myanmar:

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9 years

An extraordinary and moving gathering #jesuischarlie http://t.co/UHetV8N5Aq

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2 years

Just been talking to ⁦ @AzeemRafiq30 ⁩ for tomorrow morning’s ⁦ @BBCr4today ⁩. Clearly exhausted by the intensity of the last 24 hours but also relieved .. he talks about having his hopes and dreams in cricket shattered - and the actions now needed. Across the game

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10 months

George was a trailblazer as well as outstanding journalist and human being. I remember seeing him on screen as Africa Correspondent in the 90s, the first Asian foreign correspondent I had seen on British television. He inspired so many of us

George Alagiah: 'Brilliant, kind' BBC journalist and newsreader dies aged 67

The award-winning journalist was a respected fixture on British TV news for more than three decades.

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4 years

I now await my family’s ‘feedback’ 😬

BBC News Press Team

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4 years

Here is the message in Urdu from @MishalHusain

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5 years

Sam Gyimah on @bbcr4today : There is a blocking minority in the Commons for every type of Brexit .. the most sensible path for both Leavers and Remainers could be a second referendum. 'The public will not forgive us if we don't level with them about the difficult choices'

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7 years

And here's @BBCRealityCheck on the £350m/week

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1 year

Today’s boss ⁦ @FreeNazanin ⁩ is here ⁦ @BBCr4today ⁩

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4 years

Would be interesting to know if Boris Johnson had read the Quran when he wrote this in 2005

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7 years

A name and a face to honour. One of the two men who died standing up to hate in #portlandattack

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2 years

The tree that our guest editor Mina Smallman hopes will bring shade and comfort close to where her daughters were murdered. Such care and thoughtfulness to her from these two gentlemen who planted it

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5 years

Spending the day working on it 😊

The Spectator

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‘You must be patient and not interrupt so much’, Rees-Mogg tells Mishal Husain

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2 years

Gathering my thoughts about Bill, simply too much to express. Generous colleague, outstanding individual professionally and personally. What a beautiful relationship he and Sesi had: a true partnership through life.

Bill Turnbull: Former BBC Breakfast presenter dies aged 66

The presenter hosted BBC Breakfast for 15 years and more recently hosted programmes on Classic FM.

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5 years

George Osborne says the 'massive mistake' made by the government was to dismiss the views of Remain voters & go for '100% Brexit'. Rather than trying to prove her leave credentials he says Theresa May should have begun with the conciliatory position she's now come to #r4today

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7 years

Closing the gender pay gap is about equality. It should matter to everyone #equalpayday @fawcettsociety

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I read this and then realised it was the same Irfan Halim I knew as a little boy when our fathers were doctors in S Arabia. He grew up to be one himself and now he is gone. Thinking of his family: his wife & their children, his mother, sister & brother. انا لله وانا اليه راجعون

Sky News

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COVID-19: 'Incredible' NHS doctor dies with coronavirus after spending two years saving others with the infection

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5 years

A name to remember and to honour. The Arabic means: ‘From Him we come and to Him is our return’

Jeremy McLellan

@JeremyMcLellan

5 years

The Muslim man in the video who heroically sacrificed himself to stop the terrorist has been identified as Naeem Rashid from Abottabad, Pakistan. His son Talha was also killed in the attack. Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un.

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4 years

One deeply disturbing video after another is emerging from India - this looks back and explains what we are seeing. A vital read featuring ⁦ @RanaAyyub ⁩

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3 months

More than 50 correspondents and presenters from ⁦ @SkyNews ⁩ ⁦ @BBCNews ⁩ ⁦ @cnni ⁩ ⁦ @Channel4News ⁩ @ITN @NBCNews ⁦ @abcnews ⁩ @CBSNews stand together to call for access. I am among them. This by ⁦ @AlexCrawfordSky ⁩ explains 🔽

Israel-Hamas war: Our first mission as journalists is to tell the full story, denied access to Gaza...

A group of journalists has written to both the Israeli and Egyptian governments asking for access to Gaza, so the war can be reported on fully.

news.sky.com

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1 year

I will never be able to handle a pomegranate as Nazanin does … here she is with Ottolenghi because at times in prison she was able to cook and she made one of his aubergine and pomegranate dishes. A conversation about food as comfort but also the grim reality of hunger strike

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4 months

Quite the start to 2024 on air @BBCr4today

‘Cool, calm, precise’: how Mishal Husain became the interviewer politicians dread

Before she started on the Today programme it was rare for the main interview to be done by a woman

www.theguardian.com

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5 months

The hotel where I stayed with a BBC team in 2018 after a reporting trip to southern Israel and Gaza - one of the rooms on the beach side was our on-air studio

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3 years

The ⁦ @dt_ni ⁩ and ⁦ @StephenNolan ⁩ podcast here .. not only important in the questions asked but really well crafted ⬇️

Nolan Investigates - Nolan Investigates: Stonewall - BBC Sounds

Nolan looks at the influence Stonewall has in public institutions across the UK.

www.bbc.co.uk

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2 years

Thinking back to all the occasions we looked through the glass to see Richard Ratcliffe in our green room, waiting patiently to come on air, finding the right words amid a diplomatic minefield & personal nightmare. Last time he brought Gabriella. Finally - they get their reunion

Nick Beake

@Beaking_News

2 years

NEW: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe - and another detained British-Iranian Anousheh Ashouri - are heading to a Tehran airport to leave the country, according to Reuters. The news agency says it's got the information from their lawyer Hojjat Kermani.

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19 days

There is so much more I could have said .. Uzbekistan is where Ulugh Beg’s observatory was mapping stars in the 15th century, and the native region of the man from whom we get the word ‘algorithm’. But mainly this is about travels with my mother!

Aditya Chakrabortty

@chakrabortty

19 days

Beautiful piece from @MishalHusain about a place i've always wanted to visit

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6 years

Here’s what @MuslimCouncil has asked the Conservatives to look into. Rather than engage, Sajid Javid says they don’t represent Muslims in this country (although they are an umbrella body for 500 orgs)

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5 years

This is the extraordinary reporting for which Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were arrested

Massacre in Myanmar: One grave for 10 Rohingya men

Reuters uncovers how Myanmar forces burned, looted and killed in a remote village.

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3 years

Mina Smallman has been speaking to us about the murder of her daughters Nicole and Bibaa last June - you can hear her at 0730 #r4today

'Daughters' deaths not as urgent because of race'

Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry's mother says the loss of her children left her "broken beyond words".

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2 years

Today’s boss is ⁦ @herdyshepherd1 ⁩ - who has left his 14 year old in charge of the farm. Parenting hero! Maybe his next book could be about that

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1 year

As heard on air this morning @BBCr4today we’ve unveiled the topic for next Tuesday night: how Brexit is working, exactly 3 years on from leaving the EU, with @Jacob_Rees_Mogg @campbellclaret 8pm on the 31st of January @BBCRadio4

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At a temporary UK visa processing facility in Poland - frustrations mounting as people waiting here have little clarity about when they will be seen, some have travelled for hours to get here

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8 years

Prayers of millions being offered tonight for a remarkable humanitarian and extraordinary man. RIP Abdul Sattar #Edhi , your example lives on

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4 years

He’s in the room ⁦ @MrMichaelSpicer ⁩

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Olha, draped in the Ukrainian flag, is outside Przemysl station where trains arrive from Lviv. She is here for her mother who arrived earlier but is also offering 40 places on a bus to Germany where she has families willing to host

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7 years

#bbcwomen

The Telegraph

@Telegraph

7 years

Female BBC stars' letter demanding equal pay to Tony Hall in full

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4 years

Quite a difference in the way the thoughtful @RosaSilverman take on our Svante Thunberg interview is presented in the paper vs @telegraph feed

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6 years

This is going to the printers next week, can’t quite believe it.. out on September 6th

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4 years

Today’s #comfortandhope poem. Thank you to the Gibran National Committee in Lebanon for allowing this use - and to producer @cswift2

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8 years

After attacks in Istanbul, Dhaka, Baghdad, Medina - difficult to think of this as a happy Eid. So my wish is for a peaceful Eid, above all

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2 years

That smile..

Dr Jehanzeb Mughal

@DrJMughal

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15 months baby first time seeing his father after #corneal #transplant at #PEBS #Hospital #NorthKarachi #charity #philanthropy #Karachi #Pakistan ماشاللہ

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8 months

Had to grab a picture with him 🔽

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Ahead of the 1000th episode of @BBCRadio4 's #InOurTime later this morning, presenter Melvyn Bragg tells @MishalHusain that he 'couldn't think of a better way to spend life in work' after hosting the programme for nearly 25 years. #R4Today

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2 years

A big jet has flown in to #r4today

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10 years

Malala was in her chemistry lesson when her teacher came and congratulated her for winning the Nobel

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9 years

Parisiens of all ages and all backgrounds represented here #jesuischarlie http://t.co/9FxNU5X4Rm

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7 years

Numbers I can't get out of my head: in the last 3 weeks, 400,000 Rohingya have become refugees

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6 years

I won’t forget the dignity of a people who have lost so much. Here’s 18-yr old Zainab. I can only hope her future turns out to be brighter than it appears today #RohingyaCrisis

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7 years

Following shocking news from #Finsburypark and just then - this popped up on my timeline..do watch.

HOPE not hate

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We have far #MoreInCommon than that which divides us. #JoCox #GreatGetTogether

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2 years

Slightly snuggled look in the newsroom this evening because we are on later than usual .. 20 past 10 @bbcone . Will lose the shawl by then

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4 years

Imagine leaving this legacy at just 23 years of age #saskiajones

Olivia Smith

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4 years

To her family and friends, I'm so sorry for your loss. Saskia's dissertation was so good that I cried with pride when I marked it. I hope @AngliaRuskin will make it public as we at @ARUcriminology were amazed by the beauty and power of her words.

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5 years

Moments after lifting the trophy Siya Kolisi spoke of growing up wondering where his next meal was coming from. Here’s his extraordinary story - deeply significant for South Africa and beyond 🔽

Rugby World Cup final: Siya Kolisi, South Africa's first black captain & legacy of 1995

South African success in Saturday's World Cup final sees their first black captain Siya Kolisi lifting the trophy in a landmark moment.

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6 years

Honoured to be involved in this morning’s ceremony in Parliament Square, placing the image of a woman alongside the men who stand there for the first time. Wonderful to think of Millicent Fawcett looking out at the building that represents our democracy

Millicent Fawcett: Statue of suffragist unveiled

Theresa May says she would not be PM and there would be no female MPs without Millicent Fawcett.

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15 days

Female author AND two women (my grandmothers) on the cover. This is the bound proof (thank you @4thEstateBooks ) and yes I am banking on both men and women picking it up..

Helen Lewis

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They mentioned this in the Great Lives anniversary programme and it’s really interesting. There’s a similar reluctance by men to buy books by female authors.

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4 years

Cushioning the blow of the name spelling..

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6 years

Prince Harry & Meghan Markle today: they met on a blind date set up by a mutual friend and went off on holiday to Botswana not long afterwards ..

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4 years

Tomorrow’s guest editor ⁦ @GretaThunberg ⁩ ⁦ @BBCr4today ⁩

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7 years

Statement from #BBCWomen

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3 years

Have been thinking in recent days about another August - 1947 - and how both my parents ended up on planes rather than the notorious trains across the new India-Pakistan border. It was a lifeline made possible by British senior officers in the final days of British India

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5 years

Thanks for tweeting us ⁦ @ukhomeoffice ⁩ - but how about a minister coming on air to discuss the scheme, as we have requested?

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6 years

Heading back to the BBC after interviewing this very happy couple. Watch later #bbcnewssix

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Congratulations Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle on their engagement! His Royal Highness and Ms. Markle this afternoon visited Kensington Palace’s Sunken Garden for a photocall to mark the happy news.

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What it feels like when the pay gap is personal. Unflinching, articulate @Sarah_Montague in @thesundaytimes

Sarah Montague on her gender pay gap: I’m furious about being paid less than men at the BBC

Finally we are talking about pay. You can criticise the gender pay gap figures for being too crude a measure of potential discrimination and for diverting attention away from equal pay but at least...

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3 years

It is done. Dry, mainly scissors with a bit of clippers: curly hair thankfully forgiving. Worst part was attitude of clients eg ‘You’re not qualified and I’m scared’

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7 years

Or - taking the breaks to which they are entitled at their desks.

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Nicholas Soames says he has never before felt such a poisonous atmosphere in the Commons. He's been there 37 years #r4today

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7 years

Ouch.. Katie Perrior in today's @thetimes

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3 years

This Eid - a prayer for peace and mercy عيد مبارك

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5 years

Here's the full @campbellclaret letter to Jeremy Corbyn. He tells #r4today Labour is no longer the party of Clement Attlee & Harold Wilson

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5 years

This will never get old! ❤️

Aisha S Gani

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Just in case you haven’t had enough Mo Salah’s daughter content from me

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Please Britain - don't let this be who we are

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8 years

Police online hate crime reporting site True Vision has seen a 57% increase since referendum compared to last month..

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8 years

Watching @SadiqKhan and wondering about the chances of a Pakistani bus driver's son achieving comparable office in Pakistan

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3 years

Perfect choice for Mastermind, bravo @CliveMyrieBBC ! So much respect and affection for this man throughout the organisation and beyond

Rob Lawrence

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The peerless @CliveMyrieBBC is to front #Mastermind . Clive was given a 2 minutes grilling on his new specialist subject by @BBCSimonMcCoy on @BBCNews Channel

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Beautiful tribute to a colleague and man none of us will forget. He journeyed far, in work and in life.

Steve Rosenberg

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It was an honour for me to play the piano at George Alagiah’s memorial service. Such an emotional, uplifting celebration of his life. Here’s the montage of George at work and at home for which I provided a musical accompaniment.

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When your heritage gestures become front and centre - adaab all the way for me from now

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A lifelong public servant sees his career destroyed

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So happy for the Yousafzais that they have been able to see Swat once again. When I stood outside their former home in 2013 it was hard to imagine the day Malala could return. Here’s what I wrote then #welcomehomemalala

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2 years

A beautiful farewell to - and from - a brilliant broadcaster 👏 @jonsnowC4 @Channel4News

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"It's been the greatest privilege of my life to bring you the news." @jonsnowC4 signs off from Channel 4 News for the very last time after presenting the programme for 32 years.

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Ten years ago today came the shocking news that Benazir Bhutto had been assassinated. Here's @ziadzafar with a long and important investigation into a heinous crime

Who killed Benazir Bhutto?

Eos explores the evidence unearthed during the investigation into the former premier's assassination.

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2 years

Back in Kyiv tonight is @CliveMyrieBBC - he and I will have the news for you @BBCOne shortly..

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Fiyaz Mughal of @TellMamaUK says @BorisJohnson column amounts to Islamophobia. Says there's been no follow up from Conservative Party to his June meeting with them over complaints of anti-Muslim incidents

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A detail within this: the doctor’s wife is breastfeeding orphaned Aya alongside her own 4-month old

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Thousands offer to adopt baby pulled from the rubble

The baby girl was rescued from a collapsed building in Syria, but her mother died after the birth.

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3 years

Don't think anyone who heard Sue Martin speak on @bbcr4today in April will have forgotten it .. we have now gone back to her and spoken to Mal for the first time. An incredible story of survival and love - also sobering on what consequences of Covid can be

Covid: 'Miracle' survivor Mal Martin feared his life was over

Mal Martin's family were told there was almost zero chance of survival after he contracted Covid-19.

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4 years

Saluting you all and thinking of your families #restinpeace

BBC Asian Network

@bbcasiannetwork

4 years

Almost 200 NHS staff have lost their lives during the coronavirus pandemic. Every person is equally valued and here we pay tribute to those from our British Asian communities. Voiced by BBC News presenter @MishalHusain and actor @TvSanjeev .

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A true leader

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"Racism exists, but it is not welcome here." New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern received a standing ovation as she addressed the crowd during a national memorial service honoring the 50 people who died in the mass shootings in Christchurch

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Svante Thunberg tells us he did not support Greta’s climate strike but has seen how his daughter - who has Aspergers and has had severe depression - has gained energy and happiness from her campaigning #r4today

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@thesundaytimes

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Place de la Republique ahead of the march #jesuischarlie http://t.co/6roigDIGgL

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Incredibly powerful. And important. And right

Jon Snow

@jonsnowC4

7 years

The tragic story of 12-year-old Firdows, a young girl I met two months before she was killed in the Grenfell Tower disaster

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Conservative MP David Davis accuses Home Office of ‘startling incompetence’ after the government’s ‘small boats week’ ends with Bibby Stockholm barge being evacuated

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@MishalHusain

6 years

We made it to the broom cupboard! #Vote100 @Sarah_Montague

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3 years

Brand new tools - because back to school has spurred me to finally attempt home hair cutting. What’s the best tutorial for a basic tidy up and trim? Bear in mind my clients are three reluctant and frankly suspicious teenage boys

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There are really only two words for John Lewis today - thank you. For the way you led your life, for your service to your fellow man, for your courage and your leadership over so many decades. Now rest in peace.

Obituary: John Lewis, US civil rights champion

John Lewis forged his legacy as a champion for civil rights and racial equality in the 1960s.

www.bbc.com

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@MishalHusain

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'The other global pandemic we should be worried about is where a generation of people seem to feel heartbreakingly out of sync with their country' says Riz Ahmed, talking race, racism & identity

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My #thepeopleswar story is the Indian Army in WW2, via the experience of my grandfather Shahid Hamid. He was in Burma through the rapid Japanese advance & British retreat 1941-42. Indian soldiers fought in Africa & Europe too & South Asia contributed weapons, uniforms & supplies

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Mishal Husain

@MishalHusain

7 years

Placing all those names .. via @metoffice

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@MishalHusain

5 years

Noun vs verb

BBC Radio 4 Today

@BBCr4today

5 years

. @MishalHusain : The PM should not use words like "betrayal" @JamesCleverly : He did not use the word "betrayal" MH quotes: "We will not betray the people" JC: "Yes, OK he said 'we will not betray...' but accusations against him were unfair" #r4today |

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We're ready.. #GE2017

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