Ben Thompson
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LGBT ‘issues’? Like what? That we exist? One of them, RIGHT HERE, is on your TV every morning. I held back on this, hoping it was clumsy writing, done in haste. But it’s still online. Would you ask if it’s ‘morally right’ to learn about gender/race/religion/disability ‘issues’?
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Re stockpiling: when I lived in New York, Hurricane Sandy hit. They ordered 500,000 to evacuate, it did $70 billion in economic damage, was fourth-worst storm in U.S. history. I lost power, heat & water for two weeks but stayed. At no point did I run out of toilet paper. 🤷🏼♂️
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Sources at Morgan Stanley tell BBC it's already begun process of moving 2,000 London based investment banking staff to Dublin or Frankfurt
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I've loved every minute and i'm not going far. They're just letting me in from the cold and rain. I’ll keep the
@BBCBreakfast
sofa warm at weekends and during the week, I’m (re)joining our global channel
@BBCWorld
and
@BBCNews
. So here's some nice pics they took. See you soon!
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It’s been a long day that started with
@BBCBreakfast
this morning and ended with
@BBCNews
tonight. But I get to work with THE best people. Now for a 🍷
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Our neighbours just got their new puppy. LOOK HOW GORGEOUS SHE IS. 😍 (my massive hand for scale...)
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Do a taste test they said. Live. It'll be fine..... It wasn't. The stuff they make us do on
@BBCBreakfast
....
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Before/After: Big shout out to our amazing
@BBCNews
make-up team who had to transform my messed up face this morning after I came off the bike riding home yesterday. 🤕 (and yes, everything aches)
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Spoke to
@Nigel_Farage
earlier on
@BBCNews
as he announced he will stand as a candidate in the general election. Here’s some of our conversation.
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My phone tells me it’s two years since
@carolkirkwood
popped in for a hug and we could all sit so close together! 😍🤣
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Our ‘using up stuff from the cupboard’ is going well. Just had Christmas pudding for dinner and it was AMAZING.
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Did a ‘big shop’ last night at
@sainsburys
. And amid all the chaos of the last few days (and last 9 months) the staff were AMAZING. Can’t imagine how stressful it is right now, but thank you to all supermarket staff keeping it all going. 👍🏻🥳
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Good morning!
@TVNaga01
and me with you til 0915 this morning on
@BBCBreakfast
. Latest news headlines coming up plus
@hughlaurie
,
@joelocke03
and
@Solemani
. Grab a ☕️ and see you soon.
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Today began at 4am in Birmingham. Then London. I’m now in Dublin. And I have to get to Belfast. McDonalds to the rescue. 😳🙄*otherfastfoodrestaurantsareavailable
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Take your kids to school day. 😂
My phone has just thrown this up from 2 years ago today ...me,
@mikebreakfast
and our two dads
@mrdanwalker
and
@BBCBenThompson
😂😂
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One of my very first
@BBCBreakfast
shifts in 2010 was with
@louiseminchin
. I was terrified, she was - and always is - utterly lovely and helped me every step of the way. We’ll miss her hugely.
“I have decided it is time I stopped setting my alarm for 0340 in the morning’’
Presenter Louise Minchin has revealed she is stepping down after more than 20 years on
#BBCBreakfast
Louise told millions of viewers this morning that she is leaving later this year ⤵️
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This shouldn’t need to be ‘a brave thing to do’. But it is. Visibility. Representation. It matters. This will help so many people. 🏳️🌈
Blackpool forward Jake Daniels speaks exclusively to
@SkySportsNews
on becoming the UK's first male professional footballer to come out publicly as gay since Justin Fashanu.
Read more:
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As California becomes first US state to require solar panels on every new home, we want to know - should other countries follow suit and demand all new houses have renewable energy as standard? Let us know,
#BBCBizLive
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The look of 😍 🤣🤣
I’m going to really miss Friday mornings (and occasional Thursday evenings) with my identical twin
@BBCBenThompson
😢😢
#BreakfastFamily
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Psyching myself up for the early, cold, wet, dark starts on
@BBCBreakfast
again next week. Til then tho... 🌅🤣
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Good morning London. Getting up at crazy o’clock for
@BBCBreakfast
sometimes has its perks. 🌅
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It’s a tight squeeze on the
@BBCBreakfast
sofa this morning. We never get to be in the same room at the same time but we’ve got all your news, sport, business and weather this morning on
@BBCOne
#fullhouse
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It’s not often we’re all together. So we tried to take a photo. Hope you had a lovely Christmas. And here’s to 2023!
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Proud boyfriend alert. He (and a lot of other people) have been working on this for ages. Hello Disney+ (your timing is impeccable)
#othertvservicesareavailable
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Delighted to have kicked off our newly merged
@BBCNews
Channel. There are a few changes you may notice over the coming weeks and some new ways of explaining and reporting stories. Hope you can join us.
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Didn’t realise how much we’d missed travelling this year, but we finally made it away. See you soon. ☀️🌴
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Apologies for accidentally giving the nation the middle finger this morning on
@BBCBreakfast
😳
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Visibility. Diversity. Representation. They’re more important than ever. Delighted to celebrate - and recognise - the importance of LGBTQ trailblazers in the
#Attitude101
this afternoon. 🏳️🌈
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We might not be able to sit together, but we're still here with your
@BBCBreakfast
this morning. Happy Friday! ⛅️☕️
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Oh hi, Amsterdam 😍☀️ Quick work trip but i’m a quarter Dutch so it’s a joy being among all the other tall folk! 🇳🇱
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Oh, and for those of you asking which is my favourite outside broadcast location... i'll just leave these here... 🤣
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Allllll by myseeeeeelf. Lots of news and guests to keep me company but grab a coffee and join me on
@BBCBreakfast
this morning. 😂
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That was WAAAAAY stronger than I’d expected. 😳🤭
That moment when you really wished you hadn’t just necked whisky on live tv
@BBCBreakfast
🥴
Love ya
@BBCBenThompson
! 👏🏻
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When you ask your cameraman to take a quick pic, and you get this. Good job he’s better at filming! 🤣
#sticktothedayjob
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Good morning. It’s Monday. We’re up and awake on a bank holiday. On
@BBCBreakfast
duty with
@sallynugent
for a couple of days.
@BBCOne
til 0900 this morning ☀️
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Dammit. Gonna have to rethink those plans for my wine called ‘the news, travel and weather where you are’. 🤣
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Today’s glamorous ‘waiting to be on the telly’ location. We’re looking at the billion pound market for bikes on
@BBCBreakfast
as more of us ditch public transport after coronavirus.
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Held it together this morning, watching all this from the studio, but this has tipped me over the edge. 😭 What an amazing man.
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Our
@BBCNaga
in very good company here 👑 But it calls her ‘quietly fabulous’. She ain’t quiet, but she is fabulous. 🤣
#bestdressed
#bbcbreakfast
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Here’s our rooftop view from BBC HQ for my last live report of 2021. Happy New Year!
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This is fantastic news. Jon is - and will be - brilliant on
@BBCBreakfast
. Congratulations
@jonkay01
.
We are pleased to announce Jon Kay will permanently join
#BBCBreakfast
as a Presenter.
Jon has been with
#BBCNews
for more than 25 years.
He’ll join Sally, Naga and Charlie on the UK’s most watched morning show waking up millions of viewers every day.
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New series of FirstDates looks rubbish
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Morning! It’s Sunday. We’ve been up since 4am. We *may* be a little delirious. Right
@sallynugent
??
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Good morning. Sofa duty this morning with
@sallynugent
. We’re on
@BBCOne
til 10. Make a coffee, and join us. ☀️
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Here’s
@AndyJTR
’s awesome ‘lots of icing cake’ I talked about on
@BBCBreakfast
this morning.... 😍
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Not only do you get a whole extra five minutes of
@BBCBreakfast
tomorrow (coz we’re on
@BBCOne
til 0905 👍🏻) but there’ll be a special guest appearance from the lovely
@NinaWarhurst
. See you all in the morning, bring the coffee. ☕️☕️
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I’m on leave for a bit, and trying to stay offline, but thank you for ALL your messages about
#pride
and the new BBC guidelines. As a news organisation, clarity and detail is important. I’m hoping we will get that today.
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When the producer reminds you to film in a well-ventilated place. 🤪
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He tried to sit down without getting sand on his hands. 🙄
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Someone’s gotta keep those
@BBCBreakfast
Christmas presents safe under the tree.
#starwars
🎄
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If you gotta get up at 4am, it might as well be with this lot. Mooooorning from
@bbcbreakfast
.
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What an absolute treat to pop in to
@bbcstrictly
last night and get a tour of the telly juggernaut in action. Oh and my seat buddy
@mrdanwalker
and I somehow managed to dress identically 😂 💃🏻🕺🏻🪩✨
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Working the eyebrow at last night’s
#AttitudeAwards
. Inspiring and moving night honouring some amazing people and stories, catching up with old friends and new. Thank you
@AttitudeMag
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