This one hits close to home. Five older, very experienced, female BBC anchors have been off the air since March. On our latest “The 5 of Us” podcast we talk about the women we’ve dubbed “The BBC 5” because we’ve got a lot of experience in this area. open.spotify.com/episode/0VcOmV…

Let’s hope NI’s Annita McVeigh won’t be another female victim of ageism at BBC. She’s one of five women presenters, all aged 48-plus, missing from BBC News for 16 weeks now.Sadly, like much of its output, ageism seems to be repeated endlessly at the Beeb belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/column…

I’ve recorded this tribute to George Alagiah: one of the finest and nicest journalists at the BBC. For the former Africa correspondent, I play Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (Lord Bless Africa). Thank you to George's close friend Allan Little Allan Little for suggesting the music.

MOHAMMED KUDUS THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE! 🤯 #UEL

Peter Odemwingie scored 30 Premier League goals for West Brom. Also played for Cardiff & Stoke City. Played in two World Cups and even won an Olympic medal in 2008. In his post-football career, he turned to golf and is now a fully-fledged PGA Professional!

The Minister of Happiness 🙌 A nickname so good, Ons Jabeur got it on a t-shirt! 😊 #Wimbledon

Trump has no right to talk about women's rights! Locker room banter? So disgusting! Hateful human being! Is this the best America can do? Gawd! I despair.

Why do CNN keep addressing Trump as President Trump? DOH!

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Walthamstow tonight ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 This is what a mass movement against the far right looks like WFSUTR #StandUpToRacism

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So proud of the teamwork we achieved together in creating now Grammy nominated « Sunlight To My Soul » 🙏🏿  Thank you Soweto Gospel Choir, Diane Warren and Shizzi for your incredible talent! ❤️

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#Algeria’s Nabil Bentaleb, 30, has been cleared to return to football eight months after he suffered a cardiac arrest. Lille president Olivier Letang: “It's a real joy to see after the long and difficult ordeal that Nabil and his family have been through.”

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“The detention of Tesfalem Waldyes, even after a court-ordered his release, underscores the Ethiopian government’s disregard for judicial processes and press freedom,” said CPJ Africa Program Coordinator Mûthoki Mumo. cpj.org/2025/06/ethiop… “Authorities must immediately release