Rachael VenablesVerified account

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I talk for a living 🎙 | Correspondent for and radio stations | 2x Winner ‘Reporter of the Year’ | 📧 rachael.venables@lbc.co.uk

London, Mostly.
Joined January 2012

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    Folks I’m done. I just got a reply to an FOI to the Department of Housing addressed to… “Mr Terry Venables” HOW

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  2. Tubes aren’t back to normal yet so hundreds of people are queuing for buses in the rain outside Liverpool Street. Misery.

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    Mar 1

    Sunsets are to be enjoyed with those you love. Instead I sob in tears as I handed my babies to their grandmother. My youngest is 9 months today. Her mini birthday. I return to the people of to help where I can

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    Mar 1

    Understand the Government is about to announce extending the refugee scheme so if you have parents or siblings in Ukraine, they can come to the UK without a visa. Relates directly to the 200,000 refugees the PM just said this country would be willing to offer sanctuary.

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    Feb 27

    Ukraine is a hub of commercial surrogacy, trading the wombs of women who need the money. The least stories like this could do is mention what happened to the birth mother, 9 days after delivery, and presumably now left in a warzone.

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    Absolutely lost for words, these are ALL donations for Ukranian refugees and soldiers at the Polish White Eagle Club in Balham. And this is just one room!!

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  7. The knock-on effect from the strikes mean bad services also expected on Wednesday and Friday mornings.

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  8. 🚆TfL says Londoners should work from home tomorrow There's a 'high chance' there will be NO tube lines running Tuesday and Thursday thanks to a strike by the RMT union.

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    Feb 28

    Exclusive: The Government is going to force its MPs to vote against amendments that would crack down on "sex-for-rent” predators.

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  10. Defense Sec Ben Wallace asked on if Brits should be flying out to fight in Ukraine? He says there are lots of ways to help - such as donating aid or time to refugee charities, but "if you are determined to go, be a trained person because it is very dangerous."

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    Feb 25

    Ukrainian defence forces urging the use of Molotov cocktails on invading Russian forces.

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    Ukrainians protesting outside of Downing St calling for the West to immediately introduce “North Korean style sanctions” as Russia invades the country they call home

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    Feb 23

    This is what Putin meant by the "demilatarization" of Ukraine. Launching missiles into civilian neighbourhoods. A war crime.

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    Feb 22

    hollywood unlocked reporter accidentally pressing publish on their queen elizabeth is dead draft

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    Feb 23

    As someone that failed to get a GCSE in maths (30+ years ago) and retook English GCSE twice this would have left me unable to go into higher education and ultimately land a job I love and have been doing for 27 years.

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  16. Foreign Sec Liz Truss says that if an English team makes it to the Champions League final in St Petersburg, they should boycott it. "If I was on an English team, I would boycott it"

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  18. Yesterday Boris Johnson announced the end of free tests for all from April - and now there are no Lateral Flow kits available for home delivery. A drop in supply, or people stocking up?

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    Feb 21

    If you're gonna listen to any speech about 🇺🇦, let it be this one. The Kenya ambassador to the UNSC perfectly explains how people across Africa understand Ukraine, and what the Kremlin's acts of aggression mean in our post-colonial world.

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    Feb 21

    Boris Johnson has given the Tory right - David Davis, Mark Harper etc - what they were looking for. One by one, they stand up to praise him for lifting Covid restrictions. All helps to strengthen his position ahead of conclusion of Partygate saga.

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