Just finished watching #Scoop . What utter nonsense. First, they showed the BBC canteen with a wide-ranging and healthy food selection. Second, they show the unflappably glamorous Sam McAlister riding a BUS. Cannot possibly imagine her in anything other than a Bentley. Nonsense.

I mean who says this pairing wouldnt work brilliantly on BBC News (UK)!?

(Make it happen, Joe O'Brien!)

Oh look - I made my #Gogglebox debut! (Love the 'Oh, a new face Mary!' Only been doing this four years 😅)

Big news from me. I’m leaving the BBC and giving up on dogs. I’m starting a new endeavour as a cat trainer. Cats are smart, quick learners, and love working as a team.

Can’t wait to get started!

Israel has carried out airstrikes in Lebanon, near Baalbek. Israel says it struck a Hezbollah manufacturing site containing weapons. Hesham Shawish | هشام شاويش from BBC Monitoring explains what we know and the significance of Israeli strikes deeper inside Lebanon.

Simon Harris is due to become Ireland's youngest ever Taoiseach, or Prime Minister, today after Leo Varadkar announced his resignation last week 🇮🇪. Watch our special BBC News (UK) report - Produced by Mary Atkinson and Editor Jonny McGuigan
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Richard Taylor - the father of Damilola Taylor, who was murdered in London aged 10 in 2000 - has died. After Damilola's death, Richard dedicated years to improving the lives of disadvantaged children and campaigning against knife crime, including establishing DamilolaTaylorTrust

The Islamic State group says it was behind the deadly attack on #Moscow 's #Crocus concert hall. Mina Al-Lami - Jihadi specialist with
BBC Monitoring - explains what we know about the group's claims ⬇️

Covering the final moments of the 2024 Russian presidential election with these brilliant colleagues around the world earlier: Vitaly Shevchenko from BBC Monitoring, Sarah Rainsford in Kyiv, and Will Vernon outside the Russian embassy in Washington DC

Rather nice compliment from News director, Chris today he said our chat here, informed fully, yet had the personal down the pub feel Okay, it’s not like any pub I’ve been to before but a massive compliment. Thank you

In January, I was honoured to learn that I'd been selected as a 2024 Fellow with the John Schofield Trust. Yesterday, I learnt of my pairing with the talented Rich Preston. Things are looking up. Can't wait to get to know you, Rich, and liaise more with the JST Class of 2024!

Ishrat Baig gave £40,000 to charity Penny Appeal in #Ramadan 2017 to build an orphanage, but says she feels 'cheated' because, seven years later, the job has yet to be finished. #BBCNews
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'If you don't endorse Donald Trump, you're done as a Republican.' Former congressman Joe Walsh speaks to the BBC in the immediate moments after Nikki Haley withdraws from the presidential race, and says Donald Trump is a risk to Europe and will help President Putin.

Rich Preston Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) I once got very excited when a Police Scotland press release thanked the SAS for their assistance at an incident.

But it turned out to mean the Scottish Ambulance Service. Obviously.

As someone with an interest in the world of Intelligence, I always get very excited when I get an email offering an interview with someone from the Federation of Small Businesses…then immediately have an “Oh. Wait. Never mind 😔” moment. (No offence, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)!)

'I thought I was ready...but it threw me back to that day in a second.' Noa Kalash survived the Hamas attack of October 7th - she says a new film, #Nova , which documents the experiences of those at the Nova festival came about through a need to show people what happened that day

Rishi Sunak says Britain must face-down 'extremists' who are trying to undermine democracy, and that a robust new framework is needed to deal with the issue. But Jonathan Hall KC, the Independent Reviewer of State Threats Legislation, says 'extremism' is very hard to define

A respectable 10th place for BBC News Channel team (joint with Sky News! at last night’s Ultimate News Quiz. Congrats to runners-up GB News Times Radio Channel 4 News and winners BBC Newsnight 👏👏👏 Top team effort Maryam Moshiri Adrian Bradley Rajini Vaidyanathan Olga Malchevska Ben Brown