Journalist and broadcaster. Writes about cars a lot. Also planes. Likes mountains, especially pointy ones. Story? DM me. Now on the blue sky thing
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Good time for a reminder: The new #tvlicence fee works out to £3.02 a week or £13.13 a month. For that sum, you get multiple national TV channels including kids TV, 10 national radio stations, 40 local radio stations, the BBC website, the radio app BBC Sounds and BBC iPlayer.
According to the latest update of my ancestry DNA profile, I’ve become 29% more Midlander and 4% less Dutch over the past year. I find this very disorientating…
Yes or no? Retrotastic or retrotacky? Citroen brings back the 2CV
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Come on, @f1! The best drivers and cars in the world should be able to race in the damp! This is rubbish #singaporegp
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👇Deadlines, deadlines!
Tick tock. Get your scoop news entries in @gomw_uk .
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BREAKING NEWS: Calling all #motoring & #automotive newshounds - get your entries in for the brand new @gomw_uk News Journalist of the Year Award sponsored by @renaultgroup
Open to all. Deadline looming . Don't miss it!
#Media #Awards #Journalism #Scoops
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It’s all about that Jag. What do you think, folks? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6je…
This is brilliant! @Elfynevans has been second so many times, now he’s No.1. Well deserved! Also, rallying’s points system is nuts. bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/a…
The best drivers in the world in the highest tech cars in the world can’t complete a formation lap in the damp. *Maybe* the formula needs a tweak or two #F1
Jaecoo 7, aka ‘Temu Range Rover’ was the bestselling car in the UK in September - a key month for new registrations. Chery and BYD showing huge increase in sales. Whether you like Chinese cars or not, they’re rapidly becoming mainstream.
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NEW: BBC warned it faces entering “doom loop” as it pushes ahead with cuts.
Local specialist correspondent numbers cut.
Local radio dialled back.
And more to come.
No easy answers here, but Brittin said no salami slicing. All feels a bit salami-esque.
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#Ryanair’s boss Michael O’Leary says air fares could rise by up to 20% next year due to high fuel prices.
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The BBC's Mark Doyle, best known for his reporting on conflicts in Africa in the 1990s and 2000s, has died aged 67 after a short illness. He was a friend and a correspondent that I greatly admired. His reporting from the Rwandan genocide was a legendary
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Another week, another ATC glitch leaves passengers angry and airlines fuming. So what’s going wrong? A few thoughts… bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmde…
For motorsport fans, this is great news. A couple of decades ago, rallying was huge in this country. McRae and Burns were legends. Today Elfyn Evans is closer than ever to a first world title and hardly anyone knows about it. Let’s make rallying mainstream again!
The BBC will broadcast the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) from 2027 to 2029.
A new three-year agreement will bring live coverage of every round of the global motorsport series to audiences across the UK.
Read more➡️bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2026/b…
ALT Two rally cars alongside a banner with the World rally championship and BBC Sport logo
And while you’re about it, @BBCSport - why not bring back Duel by Propaganda? Rallying’s equivalent of The Chain!
Hello X hive mind! I’m looking for sports fans who use ‘unofficial’ ways to view events that are normally available only on subscription or pay per view. All in confidence/anonymised. I’m interested in what/why/how. Please get in touch.
This is Rocky. He was desperate to join me on Radio 4 and Radio 5 this morning and didn’t appreciate being locked out. Not sure whether his plaintive wails made it on air, but he really tried.
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Part of the answer here is that I was on long term sick leave looking after my dying wife. You can put that in your story.
Staff at BBC Northern Ireland missed more than 3,500 days because of sickness in one year.
The average employee was absent for more than 10 days — the highest rate in the UK.
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Tough gig this one, but if my bosses are looking for a new presenter… I could help out for a bit. Just saying… bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clym…
