
Producer on Radical with Amol Rajan & @BBCr4Today // Former @BBCWorldatOne @BBCPM // Cheese Lover. Aussie in London. All views are my own.
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My radio feature, ‘Sara’s Spirit’ is now available for you to listen on BBC Sounds. Check it out! 🧡✨
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"Ukraine are holding much of their own."
For the second night in a row there was no advance warning from Ukraine's allies of an overnight assault on Kyiv by Russia.
Former Head of MI6, Sir John Sawers, says Russia is resorting to aerial strikes because it’s not doing well on the front line.
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Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, has been fined $567m for failing to warn people about the dangers its platforms pose to children.
Jess Phillips, who was the Minister for Safeguarding until May, says governments around the world are beginning to have an impact on Meta's activities.
A spokesperson for Meta said: "We disagree with the ruling and will appeal. We work hard to keep people safe on our platforms and have been transparent about the challenges of identifying and removing bad actors and harmful content. We remain confident in our record of protecting teens online and will continue to defend ourselves against claims that misrepresent the facts."
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Andy Burnham has said that before assisted dying is considered in England and Wales, the funding of palliative and social care should be 'fixed'.
Labour MP Lauren Edwards is moving to bring back the Terminally Ill Adults Bill following its failure to pass in the House of Lords.
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“It's tragic. Live at the Apollo was the pinnacle of British stand-up.”
Susie McCabe - one of many comedians to appear on the show - reacts to news it's being axed as part of BBC cuts.
The BBC said it's had to make 'really tough choices in light of our funding challenges'.
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"People have underestimated me all my life and if you tell me that I can't do something, I'll go hellbent to get it done."
Housing Minister Angela Rayner acknowledges that her 1.5m new homes target is 'difficult' but says she won't be 'defeated'.
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Former Conservative MP and running enthusiast Matthew Parris, says 'it's become so common' for politicians to be photographed running, after Andy Burnham was seen jogging amid his candidacy for the Makerfield by-election.
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Very interesting conversation: thanks Radical with Amol Rajan - Irrational Humans: How Our Behaviour Shapes the Economy (Professor Richard Thaler) - BBC Sounds bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002lp…
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“It is inevitably going to increase.”
Gaia Vince, author of Nomad Century, says we need to plan for mass migration caused by climate change and embrace the benefits of immigration.
Listen to Radical with @AmolRajan on @BBCSounds
Thank you @choppen5 for joining us.
"It's critical to keep understanding that the threat of nuclear weapons has never left us."
Charles Oppenheimer, grandson of 'the father of the atomic bomb' J Robert Oppenheimer, warns the world faces 'a much more dangerous and unstable situation' than ever before.
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"It's critical to keep understanding that the threat of nuclear weapons has never left us."
Charles Oppenheimer, grandson of 'the father of the atomic bomb' J Robert Oppenheimer, warns the world faces 'a much more dangerous and unstable situation' than ever before.
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"We need to face that the modern world is getting more dangerous."
As 80 years is marked since an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, former defence secretary Sir Ben Wallace tells #R4Today the UK is 'one of the few countries in Europe that's gone backwards' on its resilience.
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The First Minister of Scotland is due to meet President Trump this week during his private visit to Ayrshire and Aberdeenshire.
@JonnyDymond asks John Swinney if he's 'blown his chances' of influencing Trump because of previous critical comments.
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Joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/statem…
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"The challenge for many organisations is just making it a priority... recognising the urgency."
Richard Horne, National Cyber Security Centre CEO, speaks to #R4Today after it said it was dealing with at least one ransomware attack a day.
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Laugh, frown and ponder - and a very good conversation with Nick Robinson from BBC. Thanks for having me.
Coming up on @BBCr4today - What’s making the new leader of Germany @bundeskanzler laugh, frown & ponder ? Listen at 8.10 & later the full half hour conversation on Political Thinking on @BBCSounds & @BBCiPlayer. Stills - @JeffOvers
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“Is Donald Trump indifferent to the fate of Europe?”
@bbcnickrobinson asks German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who says Europe have been ‘free riders’ of the US in the past.
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Do you miss Britain in the heart of the European Union, @bbcnickrobinson asks Germany's chancellor.
"I do," replies Friedrich Merz.
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“The threat is Russia… Far beyond Ukraine.”
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warns that President Putin poses a threat to the ‘political order of Europe’.
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I’ve been speaking to Germany’s new leader Freidrich Merz on the day @bundeskanzler & @Keir_Starmer sign the first Friendship Treaty between the UK & Germany. Listen tomorrow on @BBCr4today from 6am
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New Labour MP Cat Eccles tells @BBCWorldatOne that the welfare climbdown is “too little, too late”.
More experienced rebel ringleaders say the government’s concessions will get them over the line on Tuesday — but can what’s happened in the 2024 intake be put back in the bottle?










