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Broadcaster, writer, foreign affairs specialist. Author ‘The Killing in the Consulate'. 'Reporting at its best. Immaculately researched.' - John le Carré

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  1. Nov 2

    A good day for and I hope its foreign coverage in particular:

    3/4 I'm hugely excited to be appointed Editor of Channel 4 News and lead their fantastic team of talented presenters, reporters & producers. C4 has a rich history of reporting from across the globe, leading some of the most significant investigations of our time ..
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  2. Oct 18

    Sad if this is Colin Powell’s legacy. His UN speech on Iraq’s alleged WMD in Feb 2003. “My colleagues, every statement I make today is backed up by sources, solid sources. These are not assertions. What we’re giving you are facts and conclusions based on solid intelligence.”

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    Oct 16

    So many concerns about the takeover of NUFC. Adam highlights one here; after publishing chilling book Killing in the Consulate, about the life and murder of Jamal Khashoggi, I’d point to that too.

    NEW: I spoke to Saudis who risk their lives to reveal struggle to exist in KSA. Allege brutal cure therapy in some hospitals, gay man imprisoned for posting shirtless photo, police entrapment fears, accuse Premier League/ of pinkwashing (1/10)
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  4. Oct 14

    Looking forward to this exhibition of photographs from conflict zones by ex-soldier and fine friend of the road ⁦⁩ :

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    Oct 8

    People arriving on Kingsdown beach this morning. They said they were from Iran and Iraq. Some small children and families, and a lot of young men. 25 to 30 in total.

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  6. Oct 8

    Another winner from the Saudi purchase of Newcastle Utd - the Saudi Ambassador, Prince Khalid bin Bandar al Saud, whose wife Lucy is a niece of the Duke of Northumberland. Beaufront castle, her family's home, is a 35 minute drive from the Newcastle ground.

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  7. Oct 8

    A record number of early career journalists have applied to be mentored by . denies she only did it for the free lunch…

    Mentor & Mentee meet up #2!
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  8. Oct 7

    Not to be confused: Jamal (murdered Saudi journalist) & Jamaal (Newcastle Utd captain):

    Isn’t life strange? Newcastle’s new owners now have a team captained by a person with the same name as a man who was brutally murdered by a death squad flown out on a plane also owned by them.
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  9. Oct 7

    A good day for bankers, lawyers, football agents, player salaries, many NUFC fans, the Saudi state. A bad day for anyone who thinks some state sponsored crimes are so reprehensible that sport should stay away.

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  10. Oct 7

    Er, Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy. To quote Louis IV, ‘l’etat, c’est moi’. There is no separation of powers.

    'The Premier League has now received legally binding assurances that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not control Newcastle United Football Club.'
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    Oct 7

    Put in context. The Saudi coalition has carried out 62 air raids on sports facilities in Yemen including 36 on stadiums, killing at least 16 civilians in the process, 3 of them children - Some of the 18,625 civilian casualties in Saudi's air war

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  12. Oct 6

    Why was the phone of Jamal's Dubai-based wife targeted with NSO spyware in 2017 and 2018 and was Dubai involved? Why was Jamal's wife held under house arrest in Dubai for 10 days? Why was Jamal barred from the UAE when he attempted to visit and told to return to Saudi Arabia?

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  13. Oct 6

    More questions for Sheikh Mohammed of Dubai: Why did a Gulfstream jet carrying some of Jamal Khashoggi's killers fly from Istanbul to Dubai en route for Riyadh in the early hours of Oct 3rd 2018 and was it carrying Jamal's body?

    The Dubai rule and the United Arab Emirates prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, "hacked the phone of his ex-wife Princess Haya using NSO Group’s controversial Pegasus spyware in an unlawful abuse of power and trust," rules a UK judge.
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  14. Oct 2

    At 1.14pm today 3 years ago, Jamal Khashoggi disappeared inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. His body has never been found. There has been no justice worthy of the name. RIP Jamal - and all journalists killed in the pursuit of speaking truth to power.

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  15. Sep 16

    Very sorry to hear today of the death of Geoff Hill. A great swashbuckling journalist in the best tradition of and a lovely man with it. Condolences to his family and shellshocked colleagues.

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  16. Sep 11

    Thinking today of the 61 Eurobrokers employees who lost their lives on and around the 84th floor of the second World Trade Center tower. I made 2 films with the survivors not long afterwards alongside . The chief executive was in tears. I was holding back my own. RIP.

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  17. Sep 9

    There is so much history and sadness amid the smiles of this British-Afghan embrace:

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    This is the moment a former Royal Marines commanding officer is reunited with his Afghan interpreter after 10 years - after he and his family were among those evacuated from Kabul. Watch the full piece by on Channel 4 News at 7pm.
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  18. Sep 9

    Happy memories of our September 10th report back in 2001. On September 11th itself, I was down to do the lead story for from the TUC conference in Brighton. Until I was told to forget it and catch a train back to ITN.

    Twenty years ago I was a producer on Channel 4 News and working with the great on a report about PPI which we had spent weeks filming. It was broadcast on September 10 2001. It was not much discussed, or even recalled, the following day.
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    Sep 1

    “Over the horizon” CT is a myth w/o eyes & ears on the ground. W/o Embassy, bases, allies, CT is hobbled. Presence & force apply fundamentally in CT. A lesson learned painfully after the 2011 withdrawal from Iraq. It will become evident again in Taleban-controlled Afghanistan.

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  20. Aug 23

    This takes ‘always look on the bright side’ to new heights. Never mind the chaos.

    For two decades our mission in Afghanistan has been a shared endeavour 🇺🇸🇬🇧. The current efforts - working together round the clock to evacuate our nationals and vulnerable Afghans - reflect the UK’s close and enduring partnership with the United States on Afghanistan.
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