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Samantha Washington

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3 years

Least surprising news of the week is the report that Gordon Brown spent nothing on refurbishing the Downing Street flat during his tenure.

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Sky’s @kvittozzi has just confirmed that number plate seen in Barnard Castle did belong to Dominic Cummings @skynews . Govt denied reports he was there this morning.

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An emotional Mary Robinson, Chair of @TheElders and former President of Ireland slams leaders for not being in crisis mode and blames Saudi Arabia for blocking @skynews #COP26 Today will be very important.

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The split second when I know I’m about to interrupt our programme to announce the death of HRH Prince Philip. We rehearse these events and just as well. You never think it will happen on your watch. I won’t ever forget the weight of that moment. @skynews #PrincePhilip

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3 years

RIP Charlie Watts, the unlikely rock n roll star, who steadied the turbulent ship of The Rolling Stones. My favourite anecdote about him:

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4 years

Dear men of London, I know the weather’s nice and all that, but please, for the love of God, do not walk around in public bare chested. Thank you.

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3 years

Please remember in the inevitable feeding frenzy that there’s a woman and children who didn’t ask for any of this.

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3 years

Why do some of the parliamentarians laugh when the PM mentions hairdressers and nail bars? One of the hardest hit sectors and one that’s sorely missed by many.

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2 years

Ukraine solidarity protest in Oxford

Aleks Majak

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🇺🇦 Can you help me make this post and photo BIG on Twitter? It’s @UniofOxford solidarity protest against the war since we #StandWithUkriane ! Please follow @oxford_ukraine media to learn how may we help from the UK

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4 years

@kingstonwrites I was asked what my father did for a living and I said he was dead, because I couldn’t remember the word for accountant.

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4 years

Major incident declared in Birmingham by @WMPolice . Reports of multiple stabbings in early hours. People advised to stay away from the city centre.

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6 years

Live Interviews get cut short ALL THE TIME to do with live timing and our need to hit ad breaks. It does not make me a warmonger, a scumbag, a bitch (though some may say that’s debatable), or a whore. Nor do my kids deserve to die. But thanks for your helpful feedback.

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4 years

The head of Lombardy's intensive care just told me 50% of people in intensive care, battling for their lives are younger than 65. Many in their 20s/30s. Stay home he says, and be ready. @skynews

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4 years

Congratulations to my fantastic colleague and all round lovely person @skygillian on her 15 years at @skynews . Looking forward to co presenting with her today 12-2.

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2 years

Heading out to work and daughter says “read well”, to which I reply “I do more than read, you know”. She responds “I know that, but if you mess up the reading, it doesn’t bode well for the rest of it”. 🙈

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4 years

Profile of our inimitable Political Editor, who is fiercely smart, unrelentingly hardworking, and a bloody good craic. But I wouldn’t have picked this line as the headline of the interview..

Beth Rigby: 'I’m going to have to get off telly soon, because I’ll be too old'

Sky’s political editor on the pressures of being a woman in her job, cutting her own fringe, and that extraordinary Dominic Cummings briefing

www.theguardian.com

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2 years

This is how I love to think of her. And I confess, I own the outfit.

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4 years

Last 3am alarm for me tomorrow. And when I get home, I’m going to tear the pants out of some gin.

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2 years

Saw a great play tonight. Right up my alley.

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5 years

When not showing up can actually produce a worse interview performance than the car crashes on LBC/BBC etc etc Maybe you’ll rethink standing up @KayBurley in future, @JamesCleverly ? This is why she’s the best in the business

Wes Streeting MP

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Don’t mess with @KayBurley ...

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5 years

Who says the Germans don’t have a sense of humour? 🇩🇪🇩🇪👇👇

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4 years

“Oh shit, HELLO?”. Robert Peston embodying the whole country’s experience with remote working on national TV, while questioning the Chancellor.

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4 years

This will be a massive moment for my friend @Billbrowder who was campaigned tirelessly, all over the world, imperilling himself to do so. 👏👏

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4 years

BREAKING: UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to announce implementation of U.K. Magnitsky Act today. First group of sanctions will be applied to Sergei Magnitsky’s killers. Huge milestone in our 10 campaign for justice.

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4 years

I’m off work for 14 days. Very able colleagues stepping in to cover me. No idea if I have COVID19, but had a few symptoms. I intend to keep reading/listening/watching, and am v much enjoying people’s interiors and evolving hairdos. Keep ‘em coming. #strength ❤️👊 #StayHome

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3 years

My Dad (73) got his Pfizer shot yesterday at Epsom race course. Said it was the best Saturday night out he’s had in ages. Looking forward to meeting up, like we used to (below at Coya, Mayfair in a previous life 🤣) sometime in 2021!

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4 years

Much meanness of spirit out in force on social media today. If you feel so bad about yourself or your circumstances that you need to attack people you don’t know, take a breather. Put your phone in a drawer. And do something else. Ugliness of the soul is not good for anyone.

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3 years

Quick catch up with the lovely gravid lady of gravitas @SophyRidgeSky before her last show as she sets sail into maternity leave. We’ll miss you!

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3 years

Need to add: The Browns kept the refurbishment costs within the £30k/year allowance...

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4 years

Asked twice if she was going to apologise to NHS workers about the lack of PPE, the Home Secretary said both times "I'm sorry people feel that way" @skynews

Sophy Ridge

@SophyRidgeSky

4 years

Asked to apologise about the lack of PPE equipment, Priti Patel says: I am sorry if people feel there have been failings... but we are in an unprecedented global health pandemic... the demands on PPE are going to be exponential

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2 years

Timely reminder that anyone who tags me in a tweet with the phrase “scum media” will get an immediate block. It’s fine to criticise or disagree with our coverage, but I’ve no time for abject insults. Thanks and have a great weekend.

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2 years

4 yrs ago, MrW and I founded and funded a scheme which meets needs of one of the most susceptible groups to homelessness. Women leaving prison are met outside the gates and installed in a permanent home. No hoops. An address. A home of their own. Run by @SHPcharity Look!👇

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3 years

Quiet Boxing Day at Sky Central but it’s keeping me from the mince pies and sherry

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3 years

A night out with this one @IsabelWebster_

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3 years

10 years ago today, I walked into @Skynews to start as a business presenter. MF Global went bankrupt that day, and it’s been a rollercoaster ever since.

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2 years

Happy Christmas Eve, one and all.

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2 years

Good morning, you’re stuck with me again if you’re watching @skynews this morning. Do drop in and say hello from 10-2. I’m in a friendly mood. (That’s not an invitation for abuse, though that won’t trouble me).

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3 years

Has anybody asked “When’s International Men’s Day?” yet?

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3 years

I don’t think I can ever recover from this. Sorry.

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4 years

I wasn’t expecting to be here today, but here I am. Do join me from 2pm @skynews . We are expecting a statement from Dominic Cummings later.

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2 years

Good morning, I’ll be bringing you all your news this October morning from 10am @skynews . Drop in, if you fancy it, and say hello.

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4 years

Something to look forward to klaxon: For those far cooler than I, there’s a virtual Hacienda house party revival going on for 12 hours tomorrow. It’s free and features well known DJs and their sets. Here’s the legend that is @peterhook

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5 years

Essex Police: all victims now recovered from the lorry and are in the hospital where post mortems are taking place. Stresses need for dignity of the deceased, and cannot confirm identity or nationality at this stage. @skynews

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4 years

That question about testing. Health sec @MattHancock adamant they’ve hit targets. The interim plan was to scale up to 25k tests daily within 4 weeks. That was on March 18th, which would mean hitting that target by TODAY. Current daily figure is c16kAm I missing something?

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2 years

Good morning! I’ve got all your news from 10am on @skynews . Maybe see you there. Grim faced selfie not a particular inducement, I acknowledge.

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2 months

Good Friday newsing done ✅

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3 years

And it’s a wrap. Loved working with this wonderful woman in a tag team. And with our formidable team. #COP26 @skynews

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4 years

When we saw the death toll in Italy reach 10,000, we were horrified and despite the warnings from Lombardy that it was coming to the UK, it didn't seem real. And now, here we are, nearly 10,000 people have lost their lives here (and this doesn't report many not in hospital)

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2 years

All wired up and made up and ready to take the hot seat from @KimberleyeLeo at 8pm until midnight. Hope to see you. @skynews

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1 year

The Outstanding Human Rights Activist award goes to former NBA Boston Celtics star @EnesFreedom whose sneakers’ slogans about human rights abuses in China caught the attention of the world, and cost him his career. #magnitskyawards

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3 years

@EmmaKennedy Girl with a Pat Butcher Earring

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4 years

Good morning. Up and at ‘em at 6am with @skystephen . We’ve got @MrWongo Billy Ocean on the show later and the 80s music fangirl in me is beyond excited.

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3 years

Still life Entitled: the glamour of tv on the road. #COP26

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Samantha Washington

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4 years

How about this unintentional one? 😂🥱 @SkyNewsIsabel #disinfectyourballs

Isabel Webster

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4 years

It's a day for quotes. This next one from @skynewsSam perhaps less profound, but noteworthy nonetheless. "Lockdown renders you either a drunk, a hunk or a chunk"... Just brilliant !

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Still taking in the strange world in which I’m now bizarrely a key worker. But the best thing that happened today was coming home from 3 hours of grim news and my kids had made me a gin&tonic drizzle cake with a g&t in it!!!

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2 years

Operation Big Dog

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3 years

Signing off here for a while. Thanks for your company, keep safe. And thanks to all of our hardworking colleagues (too many to tag, but you know who you are)behind the camera who’ve been stretched very thin to keep our shows @skynews on the air. See you in a few weeks. S 🥰

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4 years

Let’s not forget that this exact day 12 years ago, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy. Seems so far and yet so close.

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3 years

Back in business. Good evening. On @skynews with you tonight from 9pm-midnight and talking through tomorrow’s papers tonight. Hope to see you later. If not, have a lovely weekend, whatever you’re doing.

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3 years

Waiting in the wings, with a dodgy self administered hair do, to take over from 10am @skynews . Plenty more on the hope for 2021 which is the vaccine roll out, and the growing row about schools.

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3 years

As I said to my youngest, if you haven’t got someone else’s beer all over your glasses, are you even alive? Hard to watch, but all of the lads did themselves proud.

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I’m with @skynews viewers from 8pm tonight. Will be going through the papers at 1030/1130- can’t imagine what will be on the front pages 🤣? ⚽️⚽️ Here’s a ropey selfie which might well put you off.

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2 years

End of an era. Goodbye to @adamboultonSKY who is leaving the building for the last time.

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4 years

This, here, is the face of humiliation. Daisy, the Saint Bernard, bred for mountain rescue, rescued from Scafell Pike.

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3 years

Here for you @skynews from 12-2. Good afternoon

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Bad hair, don’t care. It’s 10 hours since I was last here. All your news from 10-2. Apparently there’s some football match on today...

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6 years

Not a morning person but seeing this face makes the 02:55am alarm worth it. @skynews @skystephen

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2 years

Much happening? I’ll be bringing you the news from 11am @skynews . Maybe see you later?

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3 years

Words have consequences

Brandon Wall

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3 years

Rudy Giuliani: "Let's have trial by combat"

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These 5pm press conferences are not helping to moderate my alcohol intake. #martini

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3 years

It’s au revoir but not goodbye to @SkyNewsGamal . A gentleman and a friend. He won’t need luck, but all his future success will be deserved and unsurprising. All the best, G. Xx

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3 years

It’s Good Friday, and good morning from me. I’ve got all your news on @skynews from 10-2 today. Maybe see you later?

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4 years

Can I just say: so many people are being aggressive and hurling insults. To our guests, my colleagues, me, those on my feed. Please can everyone moderate their language? It’s really not helpful in times like these. Conserve energy for looking after yourselves. Don’t @ me w abuse.

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2 years

Morning! Back with you on good old @skynews this morning from 10am. Maybe see you later.. If not, have a wonderful weekend. 👋

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3 years

Hello old friend. It’s been a while 🤓

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6 years

Interpol will need to put out a new notice. A missing person's notice. For its own President. Reported missing after travelling to China. Couldn't make it up @skynews

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4 months

Just sat hopefully my last exam ever wearing this delightful uniform, @UniofOxford call sub fusc. This is my second time in the same exam halls,several decades apart. Am I too old? I feel it.

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Good morning. I’m in the studio from 11am this morning as @adamboultonSKY gets installed in Washington. Plenty to discuss Stateside. And more on the vaccine roll out. @skynews

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4 years

Right, I’m back in the saddle. Taking over in the glass box from @adamboultonSKY at 2pm. Anyone joining me?

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3 years

Wonderful to have hair and make up done @skynews for the first time this week in more than a year. Check out @KimberleyeLeo photobombing. Will be with you from 2pm in a dodgy white suit. 😎

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I’m looking after all your news needs today @SkyNews from 10am-2pm. Hope you’re having a lovely weekend. Apparently there’s some 🏉??

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3 years

My husband & boys were at Wembley last night for that historic match. Their team 🇩🇪didn’t win and they’re ok about that. What they didn’t like at all was overt abuse towards Raheem Sterling by England fans and loud booing of the German anthem. We should be better than that. ⚽️❤️

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2 years

Back in the studio @skynews after the Glasgow odyssey. Hope you can join me from noon.

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4 years

Let’s get this show on the road. I’m not going to list the news stories as they’re all a bit grim. But here’s a photo of me looking daft, but ready to go once @jonathansamuels slings his hook. 2-5pm @skynews

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4 years

I hope this light fingered man is enjoying my dog walking jacket and hand sanitiser 😹

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4 years

Gotta love subtitling. Though knowing what I’m like, I’m half wondering if I did actually say it

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4 years

Erm....

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26 days

With you from 2-5 today @skynews . Lots of news! Roll up, roll up.

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3 years

Happy Friday evening. I’ll be coming at you @skynews from 7pm tonight. Speaking to former BBC Royal Correspondent Michael Cole at 730pm.

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3 years

Got rained on this morning on my commute to the City. But drowned rat aside, do join me for the business show today at 10am @skynews . Barclays is restarting its divi, and @thatginamiller is calling for an independent investigation into Neil Woodford. Plenty more too.

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5 years

Morning! Look who it isn’t. Bringing you all your news and discussion, and a few laughs hopefully too @skynews @skystephen from 6am on Sunrise

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2 months

Happy Good Friday. I’ve put my Easter outfit on specially. Do join me for all the latest on PM Honours, Easter travel getaway backlogs, and an exclusive interview with Haiti gang leader Jimmy Barbecue Cherizier. @skynews 10-2

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2 years

A busy day today. Join me for all the latest @skynews from 2pm

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4 years

Back on your box from 2pm, I’m afraid. Make up has gone a bit orange. No tango jokes please.

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3 years

Quick turnaround for me: back with you @skynews from 6am-9. The latest on Prince Andrew, remembering 9/11 with @KayBurley in NY, and more exciting sport than you can shake a stick at with @SkyJacquie

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9 months

Good morning one and all. If you want news today, I’ve got you covered from 10-2pm on @skynews . Do say hello if you tune in.

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2 years

Nothing makes the heart sing with untrammelled joy more than the child who tells you he needs a royalty themed costume for school TWENTY minutes before he leaves for said school and when you’re about to leave for work. 🤪🤣

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26 days

Good morning, I’ve got all your news and analysis on this fine Saturday morning @skynews from 10am. Please join us if you’d be so obliged.

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2 years

To date, the only person who ever laughed at my joke of asking the guys who heave in the tree “are we erect, fellas?”, is me. Every year.

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Having read the weather forecast twice an hour @skynews , I think I’m being somewhat delusional about the Bank Holiday weather. Have a great long weekend, whatever you’re doing. Particularly those who are working. SW

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This extraordinary woman who is deaf blind, is running the @LondonMarathon tomorrow to raise money for @guidedogs like her Bosley. Then she’s climbing Everest. Humbling. Good luck, Karolina. @skynews

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I wasn’t expecting to be here tonight, but here I am. Talking through the Sunday papers at 2230/2330. @skynews

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