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BREAKING: Leader @BhamCityCouncil @BrumLeader says city will fund 61k children who receive free school meals over this half term
@bbcwm @bbcmtd
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Hundreds queuing outside #Birmingham #Primark this morning - they’ve opened the doors ahead of the official 8am start because of demand @bbcwm @bbcmtd
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‘The @metpoliceuk failed to work with us...in doing so they created a risky and unsafe situation’
Statement on the policing of #ClaphamCommon tonight from #ReclaimTheseStreets👇🏻
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After finding a lump in my left breast I got a GP appointment the next day, a referral text immediately, 2 more updates plus a call for a clinic - all within ten days. Yes I had to travel a little further than my nearest hospital but still in Brum. All well. Amazing NHS service.
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Just interviewed 13 yr old Shamsher reunited with his dad after 3 months in The Jungle - he gave special thanks to @lilyallen @bbcwm @bbcmtd
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Following disturbance at her #Birmingham office @jessphillips: ‘I'm not going to leap to blame Boris Johnson for this attack. But we need to all be better and he's the PM and I wish he would choose instead of trying to divide try to lead...that’s what the country wants to see"
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Farewell to the wonderful @louiseminchin from @bbcbreakfast - who once called specifically to say sorry for getting my name wrong.
And it was only a tiny bit wrong too.
What an amazing connection to the audience and people in general…good luck with the next chapter 😊
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My dad, the new Mayor of #Bewdley
Here he is, channelling famous son Stanley Baldwin.
He only got emotional in his address when he mentioned his family - & how my Ukrainian grandad would have been incredibly proud. My auntie brought him along in her wallet.
We all are 💞
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Broadcasting live as the first people arrive at #Birmingham #MilleniumPoint mass vaccination centre for their Oxford/AZ jabs - as moments in a career go, it’s one of the big ones
@bbcwm @bbcmtd @bbcnews
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People trying to get into work at the London Stock Exchange being routed to a different entrance - 7 protestors glued together here are now being filmed individually by police and asked their names #ExtinctionRebellion @bbcnews
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Just a little insight into being a political reporter in #2020 - responses below from @DHSCgovuk and @NHSEngland on when #Birmingham might be getting vaccination rollout...
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ELECTED: Labour’s Simon Foster as #WestMidlands Police and Crime Commissioner
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This just made my morning - #Longbridge retirement village doing exercise sessions from the pavement so folk can join in from their balconies 😍 @ExtraCareOrgUk @bbcwm @bbcmtd
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Jeremy Corbyn enters to 'Altogether Now' at #Birmingham @labour #rally #Ge2017 and apologises to those who can't get in
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My adopted city, home as soon as I stepped foot in it 20 yrs ago & remains so no matter where I go, that I’ve always been passionate about but never quite got what it deserved.
Now on the eve of one of the biggest events in the world I feel SO proud to ❤️it.
Bring it on #Brum!
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At least 1500 people gathered on #ClaphamCommon tonight despite #ReclaimTheseStreets cancelling an official vigil for #SarahEverard - there were chants of ‘shame on you’ as more police presence arrived and tried to control bandstand @bbcnews
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Little bit of work news from me folks ⬇️
I am so very excited (also the odd butterfly I’ll be honest!)
But WHAT a way to start #2022 - a brand new radio programme for the best region in the country 🤩
radiotoday.co.uk/2021/12/sch…
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BBC local radio services are vital and they belong to the listeners. That’s why staff are out on strike today over changes and programme sharing. @NUJofficial
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*Work News*
Delighted this’ll be my view for a while on a Friday afternoon.
I’ll be presenting Drivetime here @bbcwm - with a round-up of the biggest news of the week in politics and elsewhere, plus lots of fun and celeb guests too...
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After years of being the reporter into the @bbc5live breakfast show it was great to be in the presenting seat this morning for the first time 🤩
Back tomorrow from 7am with @chriswarburton_ 📻
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#Brum. Flawless live outdoor sequence for the #commonwealth2022 handover @birminghamcg22 @bbcwm @bbcmtd
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Was great to see 29-yr-old rough sleeper Sulaiman move into his new home in #Birmingham today - a new start for many of the 70 now being housed by @BhamCityCouncil after staying in a hotel since start of #coronavirus crisis - more @bbcmtd 1830
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Dear @RevRichardColes, you just made me cry. I’m trying not to know that it started when you said the word pubs.
But seriously. Beautiful. 🌟
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Students protesting against A level results system in South Staffs arrive Ed Sec @GavinWilliamson constituency office this lunchtime @bbcwm @bbcmtd
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Liam Byrne in his speech pays tribute to Andy Street’s difficult year due to the loss of his mum to #coronavirus - saying how proud she would be
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Specialist @metpoliceuk officers who deal with glued on protestors arrive at entrance to London Stock Exchange where 7 #ExtinctionRebellion protestors are blocking the main entrance @bbcnews
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This is brilliant if you’re wondering what on earth just happened👇🏻
75 seconds on the week that led to Liz Truss' resignation. Part of the first edition of our new series. Watch it all at 0010 tonight on BBC1 or whenever you like on @BBCiPlayer from first thing Friday. This video was edited by @StuartDenman.
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I’m being borrowed by national @bbcnews this week - still blows me away to be in this kind of running order company for the @BBCRadio4 1800 bulletin tonight 👇🏻
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One final handover to a man who has taught me so much about broadcasting.
44 years @bbcwm, a true great. We’ll miss you Franksy x
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This all-too-brief but truly stunning walk through #CoftonPark earlier - as the setting sun burnt off the freezing fog - is what kept me going on a pretty trying day (not) in the office ♥️
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A cross-party letter from @BrumLeader and #Birmingham MPs says city has urgent concerns about the government’s #testandtrace - in first 6 days only 60% of #Covid cases contacted, and on average ‘less than one contact per person’ given to follow up on @bbcwm @bbcmtd
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I can’t remember a day I’ve been prouder to work for the #BBC. From the call earlier @bbcwm that led to us helping a family bereaved by #coronavirus to online explaining the science to the way @bbcnews #BBCNewsSix reflected schools closure & an amazing @bbcmtd bulletin #whatwedo
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LET’S GO #WESTMIDLANDS!!
Broadcasting my show from two squares today - Victoria and Centenary - as @birminghamcg22 gets underway 🤩
Live from 10am @bbcwm
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My 93 yr old nanny had her vaccine in her #Worcestershire care home yesterday - another teary moment 🥰
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‘This was what we call a ‘significant incident’ - only have 1 or 2 of these a year’
Group Commander Mark Price tells me every single @WestMidsFire appliance was used to control the #TyseleyFire.
Public still being told to keep windows & doors shut in the area.
@bbcwm @bbcmtd
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Police estimating numbers up to 20k for today's anti-austerity protest in Birmingham #CPC16 @pplsassembly @bbcwm @bbcnews @bbcmtd
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7 years ago on a day as stunning as today. Not about the sunshine bits though is it? And if you can muddle through the others, you might just be on to something 😎
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Perimeter put in place around #Birmingham #VictoriaSquare after some kind of incident - shouting was heard during #Vigil @bbcwm
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Police have begun removing seven glued #ExtinctionRebellion climate change protestors blocking the entrance of London Stock Exchange. Police on site say they can be arrested on two charges - criminal damage and aggravated trespass. @bbcnews
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And that’s a wrap on my first year as a fulltime radio presenter! It’s been incredible, and so different from what I expected in some ways - highs and challenges - but the absolute best thing is being much closer to the audience. I’m delighted to say I’ll be continuing in #2023😍
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This is the new food hub set up by @BhamCityCouncil to help the most vulnerable - thousands of packages will be delivered from here each week @bbcwm @bbcmtd
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Out of all the proper great proper pubs in #Birmingham that I’ve loved over two decades - Aston Tavern, Craven, Old Joint Stock, Black Eagle, Old Mo, British Oak, Fountain…I’d still not managed to get to the Bartons Arms.
Until now. Merry Christmas 🤩
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Every day I hear the difference @bbcwm makes to listeners, the connections it forms within the communities it serves. More so this year as a presenter than ever.
Very little else in the #BBC can claim to be as close to its audience as #localradio.
That should be preserved.
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This text came in this morning. It sums up what @bbcwm and all your #BBClocalradio stations are trying to do. And it made our producer cry. We’re all feeling uncertain too. But be assured, we will do absolutely everything possible to be here for you every step of the way.
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Some loud shouting round corner during end of #Birmingham #Vigil - armed police now - who've asked people to leave due to security alert
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Just saw an absolutely extraordinary performance from @siobhni in Beckett’s Happy Days @BirminghamRep. Extraordinary.
But the amount of mobile phones going off was so utterly ludicrous that me and my mum wondered if it was some kind of social experiment?! Livid for her.
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Emma is one of the bravest people I’ve ever worked with.
Follow the next part of her story this week on @BBCBreakfast @bbcwm @bbcmtd 👀
#gunlicensing
A big day for me tomorrow.. A meeting at the @ukhomeoffice to discuss the changes we want to see made to the current gun licencing process. Accompanied by @stanchers for the @BBCBreakfast. @UKGunControlNwk @LukePollard Wish me luck!!
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BREAKING:
Around 25 USED swab kits were mistakenly handed out in #SellyOak yesterday as part of @BhamCityCouncil drop off & collect service, council confirms.
Students say they were shocked & desperately worried after opening boxes and sealed bags before realising the mistake
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Police wouldn’t be drawn on the topic of whether the attempt was boosted by the lorry being a double decker. Fair to say he hasn’t come out of it smelling of roses.
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Exciting to be back in the @bbc5live studios this morning!
Looking forward to doing some presenting with a station I’ve loved being part of as a reporter for quite some years 🤩
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Shadow Chancellor @johnmcdonnellMP out on campaign trail in Kings Norton with @RichardBurdenMP @labour #Ge2017 #Northfield (majority 2509)
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After 14 months of lobbying for specialist bleed control kits to be put into pubs, hotels and other 24 venues in #Birmingham - @lynnebaird8 launches them today in the name of her son Dan - more @BBCBreakfast @bhamcomsafety @BhamCityCouncil @WMPolice @wmasofficial @WestMidsPCC
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On the train into #Birmingham this morning for #Day6 of @birminghamcg22 @bbcwm and heard two strangers, a guy from Durham who’s working as a sports therapist and a woman visiting from New Mexico talking about how great the city is and how ‘it’s a shame it’s not longer’ ♥️
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Cannot believe it!!
Ran the whole way - 10km for the first time ever in my life.
I enjoyed SOME of it. But it wasn’t easy, JQ’s hilly innit?!
Great atmosphere tho, and we are very proud of ourselves 🤩
Pints now 🍺
More @bbcwm tomorrow #GreatBirminghamRun
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Beach volleyball? In Birmingham?
Yes 😃
Two years to go until @birminghamcg22 - and the urban backdrop of #Smithfield markets is revealed as site for 3x3 basketball and beach volleyball this morning @bbcwm @bbcmtd @bbcnews
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Just counted at least 150 cars waiting to get into the #LiffordLane @BhamCityCouncil tip from all approaches - apparently some people have been waiting since 3.30am. Yes. You read that right. @bbcwm @bbcmtd @bbcnews
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Candidate for @ConservativesWM in #WestBromwichEast tells us she’s getting warm reception on the doorstep - even from previous Tom Watson fans. If elected Nicola Richards would be amongst youngest MPs in Parliament at 24 #ge2019 #electionroadshow @bbcwm @bbcpolitics @BBCtrending
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Standing room only at the beautiful Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in Central London this morning for the first service of the day.
I’m here for @BBCBreakfast and @bbcnews as the #Ukrainian community gathers in pain and solidarity.
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Big smile from @andy4wm as he arrives at the #Birmingham #WestMidlandsMayor count - could this be a first preference win for the Conservatives?
I am hearing that the #PCC election more likely to go to second preference
#BBCElections #Elections2021
@bbcwm @bbcmtd
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Man who stole 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs convicted bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sh…
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The UK’s first ever specialist ‘bleed control cabinet’ has been installed in Hurst St #Birmingham by @TheDanielBaird1.
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Olga Leach-Walters, #Birmingham nurse & head of @uhbtrust BME network was here as frontline worker.
‘It’s been brilliant, I’ve been so excited. It’s very important that I come out & show my colleagues as well as the BME community how important it is to take this Covid vaccine’.
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Ready!
Join @ElizabethGlinka and me for a #PoliticsMidlands #CommonwealthGames special @bbcone in the #WestMidlands now 😊
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Have always wanted to do a sleeper train in the UK after doing lots of them in other parts of the world and decided to treat myself 🚂
(They even bring you a cuppa in the morning☕️😊)
#CornishNightRiviera #GreatWesternRailway #miniadventure
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A letter has been sent to the BBC’s Director General Tim Davie from 13 cross-party #WestMidlands MPs concerned about proposed changes to #BBClocalradio 👇🏻
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Ian Ward said that the provision will be similar to Easter, with pupils receiving food vouchers.
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A joy of an interview and a very positive new update on my show today - 50 years since *that* song was released ❤️
Slade's Noddy Holder remains cancer-free, his wife says bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bi…
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Sometimes, I still just can’t believe they let me be in charge of buttons, and actual airwaves, for a few hours. Still feels an utter privilege 📻😊
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So...I spend quite a lot of my time holding @BhamCityCouncil to account. But credit where credit’s due - seeing people happily using the cycle lanes up and down Bristol Rd is so good.
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They have literally turned the lights off @UtilitaArenaBHM 🤣
Gotta love the quick clear down post-election counts. Even though me and @ElizabethGlinka are still very much here 😊
You can catch us tomorrow morning @bbcone rounding it all up on #PoliticsMidlands
#Elections2021
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The #OxfordCircus #ExtinctionRebellion campaigners doing some warm up stretching after a night in their tents. The junction remains closed off this morning and the climate change group says they’ll continue their action up to 29th April @bbcnews @bbc5live
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Finishing off a hectic week with by far the most important thing I’ll have achieved
😊🩸@GiveBloodNHS
#GiveBlood #savealifegiveblood #blooddonor #blooddonation #birminghamdonorcentre #no18
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BREAKING - @BhamCityCouncil will send a letter to @DHSCgovuk today asking for an exemption to the new household mixing restrictions for those with specific childcare issues
This is a HUGE issue for many families with new #Birmingham #Sandwell #Solihull rules
@bbcwm @bbcmtd
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Sorry for shameless retweet but really really tough long day made better in an instant by somebody nice like Dan.
If you're in the West Midlands the timeline of BBC political reporter @stanchers who has answered Q&As about lockdown changes is essential. #topeffort.
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In #Dudley to switch on the lights - a first time thing for me this year and is so lovely to be invited 😍
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‘Cllr, your screen is still on, and we can see you dressing’.
Please tell me #2020 is nearly over.
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This is a radio station in Belgium doing a story about me going over there to do a story.
I’VE GONE META.
@bbcwm @PoliticsMids @BenRTWeisz
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CONFIRMED: @BhamCityCouncil won’t be seeking any #CleanAirZone payments for the FIRST TWO WEEKS
@bbcwm @bbcmtd
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