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Josh Parry

7 years

On my undercover visit I was told to starve myself because being gay is a 'deceit of Satan.' Here's what I found:

This is the reality of gay 'cure' conversion therapy taking place in Liverpool

The government has moved to end gay conversion therapy in UK and tackle the practices offering 'dangerous' treatment following an ECHO exposé

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk

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Josh Parry

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3 years

My work here is done.

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1 year

Brianna’s coffin, pulled by white horses wearing pink plumes leaves the church followed by close family and friends.

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2 years

Really pleased to announce in 2022 I'll be taking up a new role as @BBCNews LGBT Producer! 🏳️‍🌈 It's a really exciting role and I can't wait to (hopefully) hit the ground running... so please get in touch with your stories! I start January 1st! josh.parry @bbc .co.uk

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It's my first day as @BBCNews LGBT+ Producer. Please do get in touch on E-mail (josh.parry @bbc .co.uk) with any tip-offs, story suggestions or just to say Hi!

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4 years

Sometimes I lie awake at night thinking about Linda Barker’s teapot disaster.

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5 years

This video threw the first brick at Stonewall, created gay rights, cleared my skin and corrected my posture.

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1 year

The cortege arrives at Brianna Ghey’s funeral at St Elphins Church, Warrington. People are wearing pink in memory of the 16-year-old.

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3 years

Anyone wondering if the madness of @BBCBreakfast today is genuine… @louiseminchin genuinely had no idea… @mrdanwalker and I went to great lengths to keep it secret 😂

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3 years

What a morning! We’ll miss you @louiseminchin ❤️ Sorry about the blindfold… 😭😂

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6 years

Claire’s reaction to the @OTRIITour opening was worth the ticket price alone

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2 years

EXCLUSIVE: Legal bid launched for The EHRC to lose its top-level status as a National Human Rights Institution.

Rights watchdog 'should lose status' over trans row

Britain's human rights watchdog shouldn't be considered an independent group, charities tell the BBC.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Josh Parry

@joshparry

2 years

CONFIRMED: The government have scrapped their 'Safe To Be Me' conference after a boycott by more than 100 organisations over conversion therapy backtrack. @LaurenM0ss & I with the latest:

'Safe To Be Me' LGBT conference cancelled after boycott

Over 100 LGBT+ groups had vowed to boycott the "Safe To Be Me" event over the government's stance on conversion therapy.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Josh Parry

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5 years

Shout out to the woman in coach C who just got the conductor to put a call out over the tannoy to ask if anyone could lend her a corkscrew for her wine.

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9 months

Breaking: The second homophobic attack in London in the space of a week. Gay couple Michael and Nat were enjoying Black Pride at the weekend when they were punched several times by a stranger. Police are treating the incident as homophobic.

Brixton: Couple injured in another homophobic attack in south London

Police are investigating an assault on two men in Brixton who were punched at a bus stop.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Josh Parry

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3 years

Big day tomorrow @BBCBreakfast . We were the world’s first crew allowed inside the factory producing the AstraZeneca vaccine for the UK. They take the raw ingredient and make it into a finished product! Incredible place, incredible people. BBC One from 0600am! Don’t miss it.

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@joshparry

3 years

Tell me you work on BBC Breakfast without telling me you work on BBC Breakfast.

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@joshparry

2 years

Scathing comment from one Tory MP: “Having failed to delivery for the LGBT community at home, we will now fail to deliver for LGBT Communities around the world. What a record.”

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@joshparry

4 years

@Lottsoflove21 Hiya Charlotte! This video is gorgeous, I'm a producer at BBC Breakfast and wondered if we could have a chat with you about this! Can you follow so I can DM?

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Josh Parry

@joshparry

3 years

I love living in Liverpool. Took Buster for his evening stroll.... walked right into the set of Doctor Who!

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1 year

Police have released the order of service from Brianna’s funeral.

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Josh Parry

@joshparry

4 years

Ever feel like someone is stealing your limelight @HollyHNews ? 🙈

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Josh Parry

@joshparry

9 months

BREAKING - The Metropolitan Police has released a CCTV image of a man they'd like to locate in relation to a suspected homophobic stabbing outside Two Brewers in Clapham. More here:

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Josh Parry

@joshparry

2 years

Fleeing Afghanistan: Free to Be Me - available on @BBCiPlayer . Thank you to everyone that has told us their story; even when they were taking a huge risk in doing so. Their bravery will undoubtedly help others.

BBC News - Fleeing Afghanistan: Free to Be Me

After a secret evacuation, this programme follows a group of LGBTQ+ Afghans now in the UK.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Josh Parry

@joshparry

3 years

Most of the #ItsASin cast weren’t alive in the 80s; but their portrayal of the AIDs crisis has led to more people than ever testing for HIV. On tomorrow’s @BBCBreakfast , they meet some of those who led the way through the darkest time in LGBT+ history. Tune in: 0645 & 0845am.

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Josh Parry

@joshparry

5 years

This is exactly the sort of 'treatment' I received as part of a similar undercover investigation. These so-called therapies have no basis in science. Glad more light is being shed on these practices.

Paul Brand

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5 years

REVEALED: The church that claims God can 'fix' gay people. Winners Chapel tells our reporter: - Satan is controlling parts of him - God can change him - Society's acceptance of gay people is like Nazi propaganda - Prayer can help First ever broadcast of conversion therapy in UK.

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3 years

On tomorrow’s #BBCBreakfast - could AC-12’s newest recruits help crack the code and unveil H’s identity? 🔎 (Spoiler: probably not.)

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@joshparry

4 years

The time I chased a paedophile police officer outside court... and then THIS happened. 😬I think about it almost daily.

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@fishplums

4 years

what's the most embarrassing thing you've done at work, and how often do you think about it?

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Josh Parry

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2 years

It’s my last day @BBCBreakfast and I couldn’t let it pass without sharing some of my favourite memories. The Breakfast family are the hardest working people I’ve ever met & I’m lucky to have them as friends. Thank you to everyone who’s shared their stories with me. ❤️

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2 years

I’m in Chester with @ChesterPride who are hosting a special Christmas lunch to tackle loneliness in the LGBT community this festive period! I am LOVING this reminder for their guests this morning 😬😬🎄 More on @BBCBreakfast at 0720 & 0820!

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Josh Parry

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5 years

We’ve got a sunrise, we’ve got a drone, we’re on a beautiful farm... oh and we’ve got @carolkirkwood ! What more could you want @BBCBreakfast ?!

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Josh Parry

@joshparry

3 years

Because we all need cheering up: My phone just reminded me that three years ago today I fell over (on camera) chasing a paedophile outside Liverpool Crown Court.

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Josh Parry

@joshparry

3 years

What had you done by the time you were 11? 💸Raised hundreds of thousands for charity? 🏆Won a Pride of Britain? 🤩Interviewed Hollywood Royalty SHARON BLOODY STONE? 🤯 Well Hughie & Freddie have accomplished that in less than a year! Catch them on tomorrow’s on @BBCBreakfast

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Josh Parry

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4 years

A viewer asked a simple enough question: “Why is a garden centre safe but not a garden if I observe socially distancing?” “Not everybody has a garden” MY question is.... if they have no garden, why would they be at a garden centre? 😂

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@BBCBreakfast

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We've been inundated with people asking why those in England can meet someone in a park but not in a garden. @louiseminchin put that question to Health Secretary Matt Hancock on #BBCBreakfast ⤵️ More here:

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4 years

Our new socially-distanced @BBCBreakfast night shift conference... we’ll be working through the night to bring you the latest on #Covid19 - including latest on measures to help the self-employed. Join us from 6am @BBCOne

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4 years

Is it.... pasta?

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@DailyMirror

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Jamie Oliver teaches us how to make pasta with only one item

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Josh Parry

@joshparry

4 months

On call today. 3pm comes.. no chance I’ll get called out now. 🥱 Call from my boss “The Blackpool Tower is on fire” 😱 Rush to my car, race from Liverpool to Blackpool. 🏃💨 I’m like 5 MINUTES AWAY when I get the call. There is NO FIRE. It is in fact ORANGE. NETTING. 🤦‍♂️

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3 months

The moment three and a half years in the making. Hughie ringing the bell to signal the end of his leukaemia treatment with his best friend Freddie.

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Josh Parry

@joshparry

2 years

We're taking an in-depth look at how hate crime is impacting the LGBT+ community after last weeks stats were announced. Trans hate crime up 56% and hate crime against lesbian, gay, bisexual people up 41% so particularly keen to hear about these experiences. DM me. #JournoRequest

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2 years

When the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, LGBTQ+ Afghans faced being killed on the spot. A small group were evacuated in a top-secret mission & are re-building their lives in the UK. This is their story. Fleeing Afghanistan: Free to be Me @BBCiPlayer Monday July 25.

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@joshparry

3 years

She’s back on dry land!! WHAT A HERO! @FionaLamdin @BBCBreakfast

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1 year

Paul was a trailblazer for the LGBT+ community. My favourite anecdote is from 1987 when the police raided the Royal Vauxhall Tavern at the height of the AIDs crisis wearing rubber gloves. “Well, well, ” Paul (Lily) said “looks like we’ve got help with the washing up”.

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Presenter and comedian Paul O'Grady has died at the age of 67. He passed "unexpectedly but peacefully" on Tuesday evening. On #BBCBreakfast Sally & Ben read out some of the tributes to him

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3 years

What a morning! Freddie’s 100k run for the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital has DOUBLED since they were on @BBCBreakfast !! 🤩 Thanks to all our generous viewers and Merry Christmas! ❤️🎄

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@joshparry

4 years

Thanks @ScottishPower .... I’ll try not to spend it all at once.

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3 years

Working at @BBCBreakfast our job often involves meeting celebrities, leaders, and big name politicians.. but by far my favourite part of the job is when we meet every day people who’ve done amazing things. So meeting history-making duo ‘Maggie May’ was a real privilege. ❤️

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Josh Parry

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4 years

It’s been a privilege to work on this: Our world-exclusive TV interview with Sir David Attenborough airs tomorrow @BBCBreakfast . He talks about his fears for our planet; and reveals who he thinks can save us.... Tune in from 0600 @BBCOne .

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2 years

I’ve never been interested in moving to London…. until they installed a giant picture of Harry Styles in the office.

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4 years

We are FREEZING🥶 and drenched ☔️ but @carolkirkwood is keeping our spirits up ❤️ and we’re powering through with the weather @BBCBreakfast

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Josh Parry

@joshparry

3 years

Still can't get my head around just HOW @OwainWynEvans is going to do the @BBCBreakfast 24-hour Drumathon. 🤯🤯 You can show your support at #BBCBreakfastdrumathon #ChildrenInNeed

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Josh Parry

@joshparry

4 years

Today is two years since I joined @BBCBreakfast ! Two years of no sleep, college green, crazy props, and the best team in the biz ❤️

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3 years

Just overheard a woman say “You can tell it’s Pride because all the men smell so nice” 😭

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1 year

Consider this my official petition to get the woman on tonight’s Six O’Clock News to host #Eurovision2023 I’ve always said Liverpool is the ultimate vox pop location and @DavidSillitoBBC is proving me right.

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4 years

No, you’re crying. Liverpool City Centre takes part in #ClapForCarers #ClapForNHS - and of course, they played You’ll Never Walk Alone. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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Josh Parry

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2 years

Absolutely dreadful news about Drag Race UK star Cherry Valentine (George Ward) - who has died at the age of 28. Their influence went way beyond the fun of the show; they spoke about mental health, life as an LGBT Roma Traveller and helped with the Covid vaccine rollout. RIP.

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6 years

😱😱only went and won it 😱😱(The award for the hardest trophy to photograph goes to @RegPressAwards ) #pressawards

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3 years

Name a more iconic trio... I’ll wait.

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3 years

There’s a lot of talk about so-called conversion therapies at the moment after three government advisors - who said not enough is being done to ban it - resigned. It’s something I’ve been investigating for years - so I joined @BBCKasiaMadera on @BBCNews to explain.

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2 years

Just accidentally printed my entire inbox - 57,000 e-mails - and I couldn't stop it from happening.

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3 years

Tune in shortly… @BBCBreakfast faves & Pride of Britain Award winners Hughie and Freddie will be live on the red sofa for the first time! They’ve already found the coveted stash of Breakfast mugs… don’t tell the boss! 🤩

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5 years

Loved the fact my first @BBC @BBCBreakfast report was on a scheme to help the #LGBT + community at a time they need it most. 🏳️‍🌈 ❤️ P.S - literally DREAMED of saying ‘Josh Parry, BBC News’ all my life... Do I get to end every conversation like that now?

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2 years

Guys I don’t want you to start treating me different or anything, but…..

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4 years

@smartin @ChrisMasonBBC I’m going to purposely get stuck in my patio door three times before I go through it, just to keep the spirit alive.

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5 years

Properly loved sorting this item - lovely to work on something so cheery and raise awareness of this terrible condition. It can really be as simple as "Are you OK?" #DoNiceThings

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What a pleasure to interview David & Rebecca on #BBCbreakfast after she helped him off train in Cardiff when he couldn’t move because of his Parkinsons. “If you’re kind you don’t know the impact it could have on someone’s day” 👏🏻 Wonderful 🙌🏻 @BECCATWN @DavidMurray680

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1 year

Lana Del Rey plays as her coffin is carried into the church.

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1 year

Mourners have gathered outside the church where the service will be played out on a speaker. Many are wearing pink and some are carrying pink balloons and trans pride flags.

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2 years

The mood in one Tory Party WhatsApp group is said to be “Privately heartbroken, furious.” A source added “We feel we’ve wounded the party. The fight goes on and we’re not anywhere near done or defeated on this.” We’re expecting an official government statement soon.

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2 years

Very humbled to be in this year’s Pride Power List in @guardian . ❤️ I’m very lucky to have a job involves telling stories that matter to our community. 🌈

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What is the single most embarrassing moment of you life?

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2 years

My analysis: Legal challenges arguably never come at the right time; but the timing of this one could be particularly embarrassing for the government: - It comes shortly after a Council of Europe report raised grave concerns about the UK’s direction of travel on LGBT+ rights.

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3 years

If I was in charge, I’d make it illegal to have a hotel room bed without a power socket next to it.

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7 months

The Home Office won't renew its Hate Crime Strategy, despite hate crimes against trans people rising 11% in past year. We spoke to hate crime victims incl a trans woman who admitted it was hard to speak to the BBC due to some of its past trans coverage.

Trans hate crime rises 11% in past year in England and Wales

However, the total number of hate crimes has fallen in the past 12 months in England and Wales.

www.bbc.co.uk

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3 years

My new favourite TikToker is Craig, manager of M&S Longbridge. Very Robert Dyas Christmas Ad vibes.

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3 years

My train to Leeds has apparently diverted through a Christmas advert.

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3 years

And for everyone asking... yes @FionaLamdin did rescue the shark tooth! 🦈🦷🤿

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2 years

BREAKING: Monkeypox vaccine rollout to pause as UK runs out. One sexual health worker told me: "It's unconscionable. More people are going to be getting monkeypox and it will be transmitted in our communities."

Monkeypox: Lack of vaccines sparks pause in UK rollout

UK Health Security Agency says clinics could run out of vaccine supplies by the end of August.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Josh Parry

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4 years

“When you’re out of self-isolation, what would you like to go and do?” “I’d love to go for a @NandosUK ” 😂😂 Just when we thought Lucy from Wigan couldn’t be even MORE of a hero 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 But here’s the real reason:

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3 years

Today’s work seems a little bit less fun than yesterday…. can’t think why 😂😂

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2 years

Big "meeting for brunch the morning after Manchester Pride" energy.

Alain Tolhurst

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Cabinet looks laugh a minute this morning

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None of the whistleblowers we spoke to disputed things needed changing at Gids; but all shared concerns about how the handover had been managed. NHS England say patients will have “continuity of care”. Leaked emails reveal child gender service concerns

Leaked emails reveal child gender service concerns

BBC News has seen emails from senior NHS bosses saying some patients could be at risk.

www.bbc.co.uk

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1 year

Some mourners are wearing T-shirts with the words “Rest in Power Brianna”. These are from the many vigils that were held across the country (and indeed the world) after Brianna’s death.

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8 months

For clarity’s sake; this didn’t happen within the event site for UK Black Pride, but after the couple had left the event site to continue their Black Pride celebrations. They referred to Black Pride as a day rather than just what goes on in the confines of the event site itself

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3 years

@PatrickStrud I said this yesterday to a friend. Often when interacting with a woman who could feasibly be a bit intimidated (for example in a queue for a taxi outside a night club) I will make myself more obviously camp.

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Day two in Manchester Crown Court at the trial of a boy and girl who are charged with murdering teenager Brianna Ghey in Warrington in February. Please note this is an on-going trial so I am switching off replies.

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2 years

Hundreds have turned out in Liverpool city centre to remember 12-year-old Ava White and to send a message to those who carry knives.

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2 years

An honour to watch ‘Sir Kev’ complete his 101-mile challenge for MND research, raising more than £1m (and climbing) in the process. You can support him there:

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3 years

The best post! Charity Christmas cards designed by @Rob7Burrow ’s kids Maya, Macy and Jackson in aid of @mndassoc ❤️

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3 years

Incredible! Freddie's total is at more than £30,000 after his appearance on @BBCBreakfast

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2 years

How it started: How It’s going:

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2 years

As of today, I am retiring.

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4 years

Ordered a custom photo card for my friend... accidentally left the default text in it. ‘To Harriet, love from Granny’ 😭😭

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3 years

Oh yeah, and THIS happened. I joined The Pink Palace for just a few seconds... LA! ❤️🏳️‍🌈 #ItsASin @alexander_olly @nathancurtis90 @davidcarlyle_ @marsdoug @russelldavies63 @JayneMcCubbinTV

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2 years

Out of office ✅ Manchester Pride 🏃🏻💨 For the next week I want either a cocktail or a dog close by at all times.

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3 months

@blondietori88 Somebody once bought my favourite leather jacket (that would never fit me again after Covid 😂) and absolutely had my life. Glad it’s not just me.

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4 years

No-one: “How did the Breakfast Christmas party go Josh?” Me: “Oh it was just a quiet one. Quite civilised really. Didn’t drink that much.” My camera roll:

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3 years

This is possibly the BEST @BBCBreakfast intro EVER from @its_tayce & @biminibabes . I am SCREECHING with my morning coffee. 🤩🤩🤩

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2 years

- This summer, the UK gov is set to host its first ever global LGBT conference “Safe To Be Me.” They’re unlikely to want a legal row over their NHRI’s stance on trans rights hanging over them during it.

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5 years

That’s a wrap! Time to say 👋🏻 to The Stanleys and their beautiful farm (and of course the 🐮s and 🐶s) #BBCFarmingFocus @BBCBreakfast

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1 year

I have a literal pint of wine and Peppa Pig is here. #Eurovision has peaked.

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