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Senior Journalist for the Latest News Playlist @BBCSounds | Formerly @BBCR1 and @BBCRadio4 | [email protected] | Shakespeare nerd

London
Joined April 2019
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It’s always been a dream to report in @BBCRadio4’s Six o’clock News - and yesterday that happened! Thrilled to have successfully pitched and reported on this piece!
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Being featured on the BBC homepage is always great!! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0h608…
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Really thrilled to be featured so prominently on the BBC homepage! Exciting stuff, especially if you don't know what hogweed is... I didn't until today... bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/curati…
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A real joy making this 5 Minutes On podcast @BBCSounds as part of the BBC's Coronation coverage... I went to meet royal photographer @ArthurJEdwards to find out how he prepares for an occasion like this... bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0fjmy…
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Enjoyed making this silly little explainer for @BBCSounds
The company that makes Angry Birds has agreed to be sold in a £625m deal Find out what it all means for the popular franchise ⬇️

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Amazing work from this amazing producer 🤩⛏️ proud pal
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Good morning! Why not listen to the news on the go with BBC News Catch-Up... bbc.co.uk/sounds/curation/m0… 🌍The latest on aid to Syria, 🏠Council Tax rises, and 🥤the scrapping of the brand Lilt...
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Some of @WilliamChalk's finest podcast work on display here... with some special guest stars too (former X Factor winner, Cliff Richard's xmas songwriter... oh and my god-awful custom-made fake Christmas song at the start)... Find it here! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0dqpv…
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Proud of this profile of Kylian Mbappé I put together for @BBCSounds Take a listen ahead of Saturday's 🇫🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿clash bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0dlzm…
This is on-demand news on @BBCSounds It's the best way to hear the latest headlines, and the podcasts to make sense of them. Find it on the Sounds app, or online here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/curation/m0…
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Ok, I was not expecting that from my moo cow friend 🐄 🤨😂👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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The new look BBC News & Podcasts - all in once place! And you might even hear me reading it to you too 😄
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'Political fantasy football' summed up nicely by @nickeardleybbc
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BBC: David Tennant and Catherine Tate are going to reprise their roles for *three* episodes of #DoctorWho in November 2023.
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A graduate earning £50k will pay a *higher* marginal rate (51%) than someone on £150K (42%) A graduate earning £25k will pay a 40% marginal rate, just 2 points less than top earners.
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Great to be a part of the team behind our latest 5 Minutes On podcast: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0cy7l… Find out what it was like behind the scenes before @bbclaurak's new Sunday show aired for the first time.
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Reporting on 'The Taylor Swift Songbook' university module (...yes really) for @BBCNews Digital Audio News...for More, just ask your Alexa device to 'Play BBC News'
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NEW: Grant Shapps backs Rishi Sunak
Huge thanks to my team for helping to pull together my leadership bid in literally no time! Amongst a field of brilliant candidates I've spoken to @RishiSunak who I believe has the competence and experience to lead this country.
🗣 Alexa, say BBC News
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