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  1. Pinned Tweet
    11 Feb 2018

    We're loving these North Korean cheerleaders this morning. @nickmmbbc

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  2. Apr 2

    In very exciting heated gilet news:

    It’s official, is just too hot to handle in his heated gilet! 😆 Hands off !!
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  3. Retweeted
    Apr 2

    We’ve heard of vintage wine, but says they’re looking forward to pouring a vintage larger that’s been brewing since Christmas, when the pubs open on the 12th April.

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  4. Apr 1

    It’s still got *most* of its needles. I’m at this morning for , as they prepare to reopen for the first time since Christmas. 🎄🌲

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  5. Apr 1

    The beer and pub industry says being closed over the Easter weekend will cost it £325m in lost sales. I’m at one brewery for finding out how they’re preparing to reopen outside on April 12th.

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  6. Apr 1

    It’s April, which surely means it’s time for my annual lambing trip for . 🐑 Right?

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  7. Mar 26

    Random dinner chat leads to the discovery that it’s TWENTY years since this beauty. 20. YEARS.

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  8. Mar 15

    And for the record, I am wearing trousers.... 🤣

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  9. Mar 15

    Hand sanitiser, home workout equipment and comfy clothing enter the ‘basket of goods’ used to calculate inflation. Shop bought, lunch hour sandwiches are out. I’ve been chatting to the . More here:

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  10. Mar 14

    CANNOT wait for my new battery powered heated gilet to arrive.... 🥶🥵🌡

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  11. Mar 12

    Take your kids to school day. 😂

    My phone has just thrown this up from 2 years ago today ...me, ⁦⁩ and our two dads ⁦⁩ and ⁦⁩ 😂😂
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  12. Mar 11

    Here's how the economy fared as the third national lockdown took hold. The economy is still 9% smaller than it was before the pandemic began.

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    BREAKING: New figures have been released which show how the UK economy fared in January. Correspondent Ben Thompson tells us more on ⤵️
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  13. Mar 11

    Service sector shrank 3.5%, manufacturing shrank 2.3% (first decline since April) as car making slowed sharply. But trade figures also show trade with EU slumped 40% - possibly due to pre-deadline stockpiling but also delays at border.

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    Mar 11

    GDP fell by 2.9% in January, remaining 9% below its pre-pandemic peak. Services fell 3.5% (10.2% below), manufacturing fell 2.3%, (5.7% below) while construction grew 0.9% (2.6% below)

    GDP monthly January monthly compared with February 2020 GDP January 2021 – down 2.9% Change since February 2020 – down 9% Services Jan 2021 – down 3.5% Change since Feb – down 10.2% Manufacturing Jan 2021 – down 2.3% Change since Feb 2020 – down 5.7% Construction Jan 2021 – up 0.9% Change since Feb 2020 – down 2.6%
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  15. Mar 11

    BREAKING: The economy shrank by 2.9% in January, and it’s still 9% smaller than it was before the pandemic began. I’ll look at which sectors suffered the most next on

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  16. Mar 11

    What impact did the third national lockdown have on economic growth? We’ll get the latest GDP numbers at 0700, and unsurprisingly they’re expected to show a sharp fall. I’ll have the details on

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  17. Mar 11

    Good morning from our glorious view this morning on top of BBC HQ for . Happy Friday! ☀️🌤

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  18. Mar 10

    👇🏼👇🏼

    Thank you to for hosting our and charity auction this evening! There is still time to here:
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  19. Mar 10

    We can’t do this in the normal glamorous surroundings of the Langham but it’s the tonight raising money for . Top team - and quiz hosting duties from 👋🏻

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  20. Mar 3

    Thanks for all your questions tonight. Keep them coming via and we’ll try to answer as many as we can.

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  21. Mar 3

    What the Budget could mean for your own finances:

    This is what the was all about for you and your finances
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