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ITV News US Correspondent covering life’s rich pageant. Alfista, barista, Dadista. I write words to pictures, and speak into cameras.

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2 years
Kharkiv Subway tonight. Like something from the Blitz in London during WW2. Shocking. Where on earth will this all end?
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2 years
Exclusive: inside Kharkiv’s devastated Freedom Square
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Yakivlivka near Kharkiv today. A small village blown to bits. At least two dead here, countless lives ruined.
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4 years
Our terrifying journey out
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2 years
Just got into Ivankiv. A town cut off from the outside world until yesterday when a temporary bridge enabled access. Horrifying accounts of shootings, rapes, etc. Hospital trying to save injured with no electricity or running water.
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2 years
Appalling scenes in the village of Dmytrivka near Kyiv today. Civilians scavenging for discarded ration packs amid smouldering wreckage of at least 11 Russian armoured vehicles. Bodies of Russian tank crews burnt and disfigured. Grim beyond words.
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2 years
Looks like a lot of people choosing to leave Kharkiv right now. Seeing many more cars going out than we’ve seen over the last 3 days. I suspect the missile strike this morning in Freedom Sq has left many in no doubt the city faces bleak days ahead.
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2 years
Just a reminder to all journalists, bloggers and activists that posting footage/video of Russian prisoners of war is against the Geneva convention. Remember a lot of Russian soldiers are 19 year old kids who don’t want to be here and don’t know why there are.
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2 years
This is a deeply disturbing development LVIV, Ukraine, March 9 (Reuters) - Radioactive substances could be released from Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant because it cannot cool spent nuclear fuel after its power connection was severed.
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Dan Rivers
2 years
Terribly sad news from Anasia in Kharkiv who featured so memorably in our coverage - her father was killed at 10 am this morning by a rocket strike
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2 years
More photos of what we saw in Freedom Square
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6 years
This might have been the high point of my career!
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6 years
Iconic bloopers of our times... the moment @LeeLinChinSBS caught sight of @danriversitv ...
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2 years
Almost 7 weeks, & we are leaving Ukraine for a break. Moving to see so many people forced to leave their homes travelling the same way over the Danube. We’ll be back in Ukraine soon. Until then we’ll be thinking of everyone we met and all @itvnews crew still there
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10 years
I will never forget the utter shock on these kids faces - they thought they were safe in a UN school #Gaza http://t.co/0YRHVc6pxz
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2 years
The parallels are stark. Once again we are seeing mass graves, summary executions and rape. I still can’t quite believe this is happening in the twenty first century.
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2 years
Speeding through Ukraine listening to Stayin’ Alive by the Bee Gees, in a blizzard. Standard Friday really.
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7 years
Grim arrival in #Aleppo
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2 months
⁦⁦⁦⁦Wow - amazing speech and very well deserved for 20 Days in Mariupol . Incredible to see my former colleague ⁦ @derl ⁩ up on stage too!
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2 years
Amazing how a Russian news crew just happened to be there…
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2 years
Russian media "News Front" was conveniently on the site of shelling of Vasylivka water pumping station and published a video of hits last night
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2 years
This woman in Kharkiv’s Freedom Square summed up a nation this morning after the missile strike at the heart of Ukraine’s second city
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Two more journalists killed in Ukraine - another badly injured. Never forget the risks people take to bring you news from the wars like this.
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2 years
Breaking: The mayor of Irpin has just announced Irpin has been liberated and now is being cleared of remaining Russians. The mayor says it's not safe to return there yet. He also says the army is now going to liberate Bucha, Hostomel and Vorzel.
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2 years
Just now we saw people distraught as a military hotspot enabled them to finally connect to loved ones elsewhere. Their faces tell a story of grief after 35 days without news. Many learning about the horror of this war and who has perished
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4 years
Each and every one of these heroes deserves a medal. Day after day they run the gauntlet to get to communities like Manyana and save lives and homes.
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2 years
Nosedive for the Russian Ruble. Western ban on Russian oil and gas will cripple Russia’s economy. I can’t see how this ends well for Putin.
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2 years
Apologies I made a mistake in this - the missile strike was obviously this morning not last night. I’ve not had much sleep like everyone here so sorry fir any confusion .
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2 years
Exclusive: inside Kharkiv’s devastated Freedom Square
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2 years
Worst story I heard was a couple in hospital whose son died from what they claim was a cluster munition . Artem was 12.
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2 years
Situation in Kharkiv appears to be worsening - more footage emerging of damage to buildings. How Putin thinks he will occupy this city after inflicting such devastation is beyond me. The population will never forgive Russia for this.
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Globe Sentinel
2 years
Kharkiv Morning after intense fighting through out the night #Ukraine
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2 years
Seems like around Kyiv Ukrainians are putting up very stiff resistance. On the southern front where I am, Russian forces have taken Melitipol and will clearly be looking to push north along Dniper river.
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Dan Rivers
3 years
Protesters have just entered the reception of ITN. Heavy police presence here now.
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2 years
Quick update from Kharkiv
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4 years
This town ....ahah... is looking like a goat town 👻
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Andrew Stuart
4 years
Can’t believe I’m writing this... they’re back (again)
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Dan Rivers
2 years
I am witnessing Air strikes near Kropyvytskyi this morning. Multiple impacts on edge of the town - you can hear impact on this clip (sound up)
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2 years
I’ve just met the world’s biggest dog …
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2 years
His grandfather passed away the day Ukrainian troops reached the town, from a heart attack. He died without knowing the town had been retaken.
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4 years
While Australia burns Jakarta drowns
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2 years
Mariupol - where the living and dead co-exist, where hospitals no longer accept those whose limbs have been blown off because they can’t save them, where feral dogs roam shattered streets, where planes stalk the sky raining destruction at random.
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2 years
I took this photo north west of Kyiv yesterday - Russian tanks already rusting and now a monument to Ukraine’s resistance.
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2 years
Good morning from Ukraine. The war is one week old. More shelling and air strikes in Kharkiv. Russians claim they control Kherson. Kyiv still holding out against Russian advance. @itvnews will continue our coverage across as much of the country as we can today.
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2 years
The Ukrainian town of Bucha where atrocities on a sickening scale are being uncovered. We hear accounts of rape, mass executions. War crimes which must be investigated and one day brought to justice. This is distressing to watch but vital to bear witness
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Dan Rivers
5 years
Break: ITV News understands all lorry victims were Chinese nationals.
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2 years
Destroyed Ukrainian fighter jet in woods north of Kyiv. Pilot apparently unable to eject when forced down by Russian plane. Buried by locals - body recently recovered.
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2 years
Damage to town is limited but where it had been shelled it is devastating
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2 years
TV news is a team sport. I am lucky to have a fantastic bunch with me. @johnangier and @camera_markitv and our great translator, security expert and driver. I don’t want to name our Ukraine team for security reasons but they are so brave, hardworking & calm
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2 years
Queues forming for petrol in eastern Ukraine.
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People making their way to bomb shelter amid air raid sirens. Among them little girl clutching a teddy. This must be so terrifying for Ukraine’s kids.
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2 years
Whatever Putin’s plan was, I’m pretty sure this wasn’t part of it.
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Melitopol, occupied by Russians, massively protest against Russian invasion. Fearless Ukrainians
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2 years
Has this war only been going for a week?...Feels like a month. And feels the world will never be the same again.
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2 years
In Dnipro, the force protecting regional administration building - they know the Russians are advancing rapidly towards this city of a million people…and they are preparing to fight.
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2 years
This makes up for some of the horror we saw today. This man’s best friend finally reunited with his master…
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#Ukrainian military helped the dog from #Bucha find his home. See how warmly the dog met his owner.
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2 years
I had the pleasure of chatting with this Ukrainian gentleman, Ivan. 87 years old, he survived the SS in ‘41. He thought he’d seen it all but has just cheated death again after a Russian shell exploded in his garden, shrapnel piercing his leg. His handshake as firm as his resolve
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2 years
The distant sound of shelling reverberates along the platform as families say their farewells and leave, not knowing when they will return. The Russians are 20 miles away and advancing each day. The city of Zaporizhzhia slowly empties of women and children.
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Dan Rivers
2 years
The massive increase in wheat prices (up 40 % this week) will have a profound impact on countries like Lebanon. The impact of this war will be felt for years right around the globe.
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Dan Rivers
2 years
We were there. I can confirm barrage went on the entire time we were on the ground.
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Christopher Miller
2 years
Very bad sign when the Grad multiple-launch rocket systems get brought to the front. They rip apart everything around them and can blanket a huge area. Here’s an apparent Russian attack today on the Ukrainian town of Schastia, which translates to Happiness.
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2 years
The overwhelming theme of this war so far is defiance....
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Ukrainian children in a bomb shelter - what a way to start your life….
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2 years
This is a still frame from one of few videos to cone out of Mariupol. These poor children subjected to the most terrifying onslaught by Russian forces. How can there be any justification for not allowing them to leave this nightmare?
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Dan Rivers
4 years
This us the scene in a supermarket in Italy which is in lockdown. No shortages at all. Britain : grow up!
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2 years
Sums up the spirit of defiance and deep sense of humour we've encountered with many we have met here. Please, if you have a Javelin anti tank weapon, don't try this at home....
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Dan Rivers
2 years
Meet Alexander - putting his wife and two daughters on a train in Dnipro and then will take up arms to fight for his country
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A lot of dogs whose owners either fled or died were roaming the streets of Bucha today. Many hungry and thirsty. Adopted about 10 in my head…
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This is such awful news. Emily was a brilliant, brave, kind colleague and friend to us all. She will be sorely missed by the ITV News family. Her work in the pandemic set the standard for calm, measured, detailed reporting.
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We are devastated at the passing of our remarkable colleague Emily Morgan. Emily was a hugely talented journalist and a much-loved friend and mentor to so many here. She will be greatly missed. Our thoughts are with Emily’s family. Statement:
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2 years
The bravery of ordinary Ukrainians is astonishing. Not backing down as Russian troops fire over their heads.
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2 years
Ukraine 🇺🇦 clothed in the colours of its flag today
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Heard from witnesses about unspeakable horror in Bucha today, including rape and dismemberment. War crimes which need urgent investigation.
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3 years
Incredibly loud , each shot reverberating across this great maritime city - no one here can remember the last time the Royal Naval base conducted a 41 gun salute.
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2 years
I love the fact that someone has bothered to plant out these flowers even in the shadow of the bombed out shell of city hall in Kharkiv. Pride in this country is profound.
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4 years
This is brilliant. Hope this makes you all smile
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2 years
Well this made me laugh. You have to watch until the end for the kicker
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Poignant scenes in Portsmouth as 41 gun salute starts. Crew from HMS Collingwood ensuring the Duke’s passing is marked with accuracy and respect
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2 years
President Zelensky just gave a press conference in Bucha at the scene of a tangle and burnt column of Russian vehicles
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7 years
VERY proud to announce my grandfather Capt Alan Gilbert MBE, 97, has been awarded the Legion d'honneur for helping to liberate France in WW2
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2 years
Extraordinary video of moment of impact in Kyiv
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We’re seeing lots of destroyed Russian tanks and armoured vehicles north of Kyiv
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2 years
Update from the scene of attack in Dnipro #ukraine
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2 years
Couple of weeks before the war we were enjoying the vibrant city of Mariupol. Buzzing bars and cool restaurants …all now gone. And how many residents killed ? How many forced to flee? I still can’t comprehend how fast it has changed.
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Horrifying reports from #Mariupol ; thirsty people draining water from radiators; streams contaminated by rotting bodies; dogs feeding on corpses; people eating dogs & scavenging for food in bombed buildings. Apocalyptic nightmare in a place where, 1 month ago, life was normal.
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Dan Rivers
2 years
Very good idea
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Guy Walters 🇺🇦
2 years
OK. Here's an idea. What if everybody wore blue and yellow on Tuesday 1 March to show that we #StandWithUkraine ? It's the very least we can do. Retweet if you're up for it! PLEASE let's make this happen. #blueyellowTuesday
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Dan Rivers
2 years
On World Press Freedom Day, remember those who are in places like Ukraine risking it all to show you what is happening. Most aren’t on camera, but behind the scenes, filming, getting satellite dishes to work, setting up interviews, driving, watching our back. #WPFD2022
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2 years
Here he is.
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@johnangier playing a blinder as producer and cameraman for last couple of days reporting in Kharkiv.
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Several hundred people here at anti Trump demo now at Downing Street
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I’m being sent glimpses of the siege of Mariupol by someone who survived it - I’ll post a few short videos. Here cars burn after shelling.
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3 years
It is now , eh Stormzy
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8 years
#Aleppo : the world's shame
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Dan Rivers
2 years
This was the moment we filmed them being reunited earlier this year
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7 years
Amazing to witness the final end to the Battle for #Aleppo - overwhelming sense of relief but sadness too at the huge loss of life here
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2 years
Putin’s tone is especially bleak. Essentially Ukraine isn’t a proper country and shouldn’t exist. Still waiting for the final flourish after the history lesson, when he says what he’ll actually do..
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10 years
My report on school attack is now online - warning it is tough viewing. #Gaza http://t.co/uQqnSedaKi
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2 years
I can’t remember filming anything this grim in a war zone before. Ukrainian residents scavenge for abandoned rations amid charred and disfigured bodies of Russian soldiers. Our report is here
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Dan Rivers
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Here people in Mariupol cook the little food they have found in freezing temperatures outside.
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Dan Rivers
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This is just gut wrenching to watch. That they weren’t seriously injured or killed is a miracle. It underlines the risks around every corner in Ukraine these days.
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Sky News team's harrowing account of their violent ambush in Ukraine this week
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Dan Rivers
2 years
I know Anasia felt our coverage had helped draw attention to the plight of the Ukrainian people and wanted you all to know what happened to her father
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2 years
Yakivlivka : appears to have been an air strike . Death toll now at least 4.
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Dan Rivers
10 years
I just can’t get over what I have just witnessed at the Kamal Odwan hospital in #Gaza so many injured children http://t.co/HJCcVRix0z
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2 years
“Enemies will be killed” on the road near Uman
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I asked my 11 year old daughter what she’d learnt in 2020. Her answer: ‘Don’t eat bats’ 😂
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