Ex Chief Global Corr. NBC, International Ed. ITN, Sky, BBC. Still husband, father, marathon runner, amateur Triathlete, wine lover & forever Leeds United fan.
BREAKING: Lebanese Prime Minister says
#Beirut
explosions caused by an estimated 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate left unsecured for 6 years in a warehouse. He vows to punish officials responsible. 50+ dead, 3,000 injured, hospitals overwhelmed.
3 things I have learned about the
#coronavirus
crisis. 1. Hospitals are not the frontline in this war. You are. The medics treat the fallen. 2. The virus doesn’t spread. You spread it. 3. There is no medical solution yet (& maybe ever). You are the solution.
BREAKING US Def. Sec. claims Turkey is 'likely to expand its attack further South" than planned & that Kurds are trying to ally with Russia & Assad for help. US misled by 1 NATO ally & now its former ally is hooking up with Russia. Diplomatic failure, almost military humiliation.
BREAKING: The entire UK strategy for fighting
#coronavirus
was based on false analysis. Scientists advising the Gov’t now say the UK only realised "in the last few days" that its Coronavirus strategy would "likely result In hundreds of thousands of deaths"
BREAKING: America's top
#coronavirus
scientific adviser says a US trial of 1,000+ volunteers shows a drug CAN block this virus.. & it's a clear cut..positive result in diminishing the time to recovery. This is very optimistic." The drug is remdesivir, the trial by Gilead.
#COVID19
Dr. Fauci speaks on the clinical trial for potential coronavirus treatment drug remdesivir:
“What it has proven is that a drug can block this virus ... This drug happens to be blocking an enzyme that the virus uses."
I’m stunned at how little coverage there is on
@BBCNews
,
@thetimes
@Telegraph
and other British media of the killing of a journalist, a British citizen, shot dead on a British street by a gunman attacking police. It was in Derry, not London. Metropolitan elite should be ashamed.
If this isn’t an endorsement of ethnic cleansing, what is? “They had to have it cleaned out” says
@realDonaldTrump
of the Turks desire to get rid of Kurds from their Southern border.
Horrifying reports from
#Mariupol
; thirsty people draining water from radiators; streams contaminated by rotting bodies; dogs feeding on corpses; people eating dogs & scavenging for food in bombed buildings. Apocalyptic nightmare in a place where, 1 month ago, life was normal.
BREAKING: The UK Gov't's target to test 100,000 people by y'day has NOT been met.
@DHSCgovuk
figures show 73,191 people were tested y'day. 81,978 tests were actually done, a further 40,369 were posted to homes & other stations. Fig. below of 122,347 counts tests mailed & not done
As of 9am 1 May, there have been 1,023,824 tests, with 122,347 tests on 30 April.
762,279 people have been tested of which 177,454 tested positive.
As of 5pm on 30 April, of those tested positive for coronavirus, across all settings, 27,510 have sadly died.
Germany has increased its
@coronavirus
tests to half a million a week, while the UK is managing 6,000-7,000 a day; TWENTY times less. And the UK is not testing its health workers; only patients. There's a point where British people will no longer accept this
#COVID19
discrepancy.
I’m sure this Tweet is violating Twitter’s rules. As a regular citizen, try posting this about someone and see what happens- I suspect your account would be suspended. Twitter?
To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE NO LONGER A COUNTRY THAT WILL STAND FOR YOUR DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH. BE CAUTIOUS!
My deepest respect to all those journalists in Ukraine bringing us the news. It takes courage to go out every day & gather stories; checkpoints, nervous soldiers, poor sleep & food, the dying & dead & occasionally, terrifying war. I salute
@itvnews
@SkyNews
@BBCNews
@Channel4News
This killing, plus video'd execution of Kurdish prisoners & disappearance of Kurdish ambulance crew of 4, is mounting evidence that Turkish backed Islamist militias may be committing war crimes. If so, pressure will mount on US Pres. US troops also now "at risk of being cut off."
Turkish state-backed media hails a “successful operation” to “neutralize” an unarmed 35-year old woman working to unite Arabs, Christians, and Kurds in NE Syria. Ms. Hevrin Khalef was reportedly dragged from a vehicle and shot to death. That’s a war crime.
The formal US protest to the UK (démarche) is very rare,especially among allies. It marks the UK’s new & unwanted reputation as a nation whose word cannot be trusted,signing a treaty it broke almost immediately & refusing to recognise the impact on law in Europe. Hard to recover.
I find it scarcely believable that the UK Gov’t released this tweet, which I thought was fake; the same Gov’t that fought for a hard Brexit, that agreed the Protocol & signed it into law & now says “it” undermines Britain’s prosperity & threatens peace.
@BorisJohnson
signed “it”.
And a reminder that the Golan Heights are recognised as part of Syria by the UN. Resolution 242 calls for Israel to withdraw from Golan (& other occupied territories; Gaza & the West Bank)
Israel's army admits killing 8 civilians from one family in an airstrike in
#Gaza
on Wednesday, including 5 children. "We thought the house was empty" says the Army. The family were sheep herders, not Islamic Jihad militants.
A typical hatchet job on Biden (and the Irish) from an English journalist paid for his cutting edge. But sadly also another example of the arrogant stereotyping, not far off sheer racism, that some journalists exhibit- e.g. Brookes’ drunk leprechaun cartoon in
@thetimes
.
Some personal news: after 7 years as Chief Global Correspondent
@NBCNews
, I’ve decided to hang up my mic. for now, ending my career at a network I could never have imagined working for when I was a cub reporter
@BBCNews
in 1981. After 40 years as a broadcaster, time for a break!
So this is NOT new- Summit agreement.... "Reaffirming the April 27, 2018 Panmunjom Declaration, the DPRK commits to work towards the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula." REAFFIRMING. TO WORK TOWARDS... This is an intention only.
BREAKING: Britain now has the highest number of
#COVID19
deaths per million population in the world as its toll tops 100,000 for the first time, according to
@ONS
official figures. More than 104,000 deaths are recorded. UK deaths per million are 1,451, exceeding Italy & the US.
It’s a disgrace that Johnson, Truss, May & yes,Cameron, are allowed anywhere near the city they’ve plunged into turmoil by their decision to pursue a hard Brexit, sacrificing stability in N. Ireland for party advantage. Political vandalism. Peace matters.
The footballer who suffers ‘more abuse than any other.“When it’s a black player receiving abuse, people are rightly in arms. When it’s anti-Irish & anti-Catholic abuse, it seemed to be ignored..people are frightened to talk about it, or they don’t want to”
The final divers and doctor who stayed with the 12 trapped Thai boys in their cave have now left by ambulance. The rescue is over. The boys are all in hospital. Huge cheers from locals here. Relief. Disbelief. But spare a thought for the 1 diver who gave his life so save the boys
It’s important to say that the US is not “withdrawing” from the Iran nuclear deal. It is violating it. The terminology matters. Also
@realDonaldTrump
implied Iran has an ongoing nuclear weapons prog.(not true,say inspectors).Also not true European leaders “agree” with him on Iran
Asking hard questions of those in power is what we do. It’s part of democracy. And kudos to my colleague
@PeterAlexander
for immediately defending
@JimAcosta
& then asking an even tougher question of (and being abused by)
@realDonaldTrump
.
BREAKING: White House aide grabs and tries to physically remove a microphone from CNN Correspondent Jim Acosta during a contentious exchange with President Trump at a news conference.
The UK is now officially the 2nd worst country in the world for
#coronavirus
deaths. Latest figure is 29,427, with Italy (previously the worst hit country In Europe) now at 29,315
#COVID19
deaths. And for 3rd day in a row, UK has failed to meet Gov't's target of 100K tests a day.
The first ever woman to win one of the UK’s major sporting events, racing’s Grand National says “I don’t feel male or female, I don’t even feel human. I feel unbelievable.” Rachel Blackmore wins a place in history & in the hearts of millions,beating a field of mostly male jockeys
New York City’s death toll from
#coronavirus
- 4,009- is now higher than the terrorist attacks of 9/11. The US had its worst single day of deaths Tuesday- 1,997-with a total of nearly 13,000. New York State is
#COVID19
epicenter- more cases than Italy, which has X3 its population.
4 Thai boys have now been freed after more than 2 weeks trapped in a cave. 2 are now in hospital. One being treated at the entrance to the cave. The boys are coming out 2X2. “It’s D Day” said the rescue commander as he launched op. “we have to act now”
#ThaiCaveRescue
Italy’s agony grows. The number of deaths from
#coronavirus
there has risen to 1,266 - an increase of 250 in a day. The 25% spike is the largest rise yet, says the Civil Protection Agency. The total number of cases in
#Italy
has jumped by nearly 20% from 15,113 to 17,660.
Thai rescue commander says it’s going better than expected. 90 divers involved- 10 at the Apex, taking the boys out two by two. 4 now out & in hospital. Divers put each boy underneath them as they swam/dived out.
#ThaiCaveRescue
Her sign says "war with Ukraine is Russia’s disgrace.” She's in the heart of Moscow. She's a Russian journalist. She is highly likely to be arrested. She's brave.
#UkraineWar
Anti-war solo pickets like this are popping up in cities across Russia. It’s not much but they’re arrested almost immediately, often upon leaving their homes when the cops know to expect them. Here’s Sofya Rusova, co-chair of Russia’s Trade Union of Journalists.
In awful times, a wonderful story of a 99 year old, World War Two veteran who has raised £2m ($2.5m) for Britain's health service by walking lengths of his back garden. His original target was £1,000 ($1,260). He turns 100 later this month. Bravo.
The UK is now just behind Italy and set to become the country with the 2nd worst
#coronavirus
death toll in the world. UK today 26,711, Italy 27,967, with UK
#COVID19
daily deaths today at 674 & Italy 285. It is difficult to justify
@borisjohnson
's boast about Britain's record.
The US begins to accelerate away from the rest of the world in
#coronavirus
infections. The number tested is of course a factor but these numbers speak volumes.
#COVID19
US forces in N Syria likely to be out within a day or 2, ceding ground to Pres. Assad & Russia. Strategic collapse of counter-terrorism aims & former anti-Assad goals. US policy of past eight years is in shreds.
This is probably the most extraordinary end to any funeral service you’ll ever see (short of the corpse reviving…and there was fair chance here that he might have).
A rousing performance of 'Fairytale of New York' was given by Glen Hansard and Lisa O'Neill at the funeral of Shane MacGowan in Nenagh, Co Tipperary. The performance was greeted by cheers inside and outside the church |
Let’s hope the Brits who voted for Brexit and are tempted to vote for Nigel Farage in
@Election2024
, understand exactly what they’re voting for, unlike
#Brexit
.
#Farage
claims Russia was provoked into
#Ukraine
war. Utter deception from a
#Putin
apologist.
@realDonaldTrump
alleges a London hospital is as bad as a war zone hospital, with blood everywhere. No name given. No evidence given. Uses it to claim UK knife attacks are like US gun attacks. This, in the land of mass shootings.
Watch the moment
@realDonaldTrump
feigns a knife attack as he tells the NRA an unnamed London hospital is "like a war zone for horrible stabbing wounds"
BREAKING: The UK's new figures for deaths from
#Coronavirus
in & outside hospitals show there were NINE days when
#COVID19
deaths were more than 1,000 a day (April 24,21,18,16,14,10,9,8,7). Four consecutive days when around 4 & a half thousand died- the worst figures in Europe.
A slur against
@bbcnews
by potential UK Prime Min.
@trussliz
goes unremarked & unchallenged on the right leaning channel
@GBNEWS
. That she casually demeans a terrific news organisation is beneath her. And no, it wasn’t just a jolly joke. Even if everyone laughed
@AlStewartOBE
As well as rising
#COVID19
deaths & infections the UK is way behind other countries in testing. Gov't figures show 7,000 people a day are being tested. In Germany it's 70,000+ a day. The UK Gov't promised more, has delivered less.
#coronavirus
Lovely tribute to Emily from
@itvnews
chief
@RachelCorp
“her absence will be felt by our viewers..given her courageous, calm & compassionate reporting during Covid..When our viewers were in lock-down..it was Emily who was there for them”.
Amazing quote from German Industry Chief on UK exit from EU “I understand that you don’t want to be like Norway,(or)..Switzerland. I understand that you don’t want an agreement like the one with Canada. But for God’s sake, give us a bit of an idea of what you want.” Theresa?
Amazing words from S. Korea Military about Jt. Exercises cancelled..”Regarding President Trump's comment regarding ending of the combined military drills..we need to find out the exact meaning or intention behind his comments at this point," a SK military official told NBC News.
This is such a tragedy & a loss, to her family, to
@itvnews
& to British journalism. She was a brilliant health correspondent, a lovely person & a great colleague. We all feel so sorry for Emily Morgan’s children, her family & close friends.
After telling stories around the world for more than 40 years, we’re wishing
@BillNeelyNBC
all the best as he hangs up the mic.
@LesterHoltNBC
shared a tribute on tonight’s broadcast.
Sorry Novak, Kosovo is not part of Serbia. When it was, your leaders massacred 1000s of its civilians, as they’d done earlier in Bosnia. I was there. For Djokovic to defend his ‘Kosovo is the heart of Serbia’ message is his business. It’s also poisonous.
.
@maitlis
: “You went to work for a man who was a consistent liar.”
@Guto_Harri
: “There are lies that matter, and lies that don’t’.”
Listen back on
@GlobalPlayer
This post was taken down but not before almost a quarter of a million people had shared it. There are renewed calls for Facebook to do more to stop the spread of fake ‘news’.
To get one tribute like this is amazing, to get more than one (as I did) is dangerous for my head size. Thank you to all my wonderful, generous colleagues
@NBCNews
for taking the time to put (another) large lump in my throat. Looking forward to that hug
@mitchellreports
. Amazing.
After more than 40 years as journalist, and a decade at NBC, Chief Global Correspondent
@BillNeelyReport
is hanging up his mic.
Here’s a look back at his career with some farewell messages from his
@NBCNews
colleagues.
Watch NOW:
The dogs of war are unleashed- an extremely graphic video (won't show this) shows several armed Kurdish men & civilians clearly dead in explosion- perhaps 10+ in the video. Many injured including, say reports, 2 French journalists. Chaos today. A third of a million fleeing.
Can this possibly be true? And if so, can the British Home Office & the Government’s handling of the 14 day
#coronavirus
quarantine for arriving passengers be any more embarrassing and disastrous? The USSR? Southern Rhodesia?
The truth? The
#COVID19
vaccines were developed by a German-Turkish couple and by Oxford scientists in England. That’s the “Pfizer” vaccine and the “Astra Zenica” vaccine, created by scientists who didn’t work for these companies & who had nothing to do with Pres. Trump.
The entire WORLD is being badly hurt by the China Virus, but if you listen to the Fake News Lamestream Media, and Big Tech, you would think that we are the only one. No, but we are the Country that developed vaccines, and years ahead of schedule!
The UK Gov’t will pay people's wages - 80% for 3 months initially. It’s a step that has never been done before in Britain, either in war time or in recessions; anytime. This will cost a huge amount of money.
#coronavirus
is a war Britain is throwing everything at.
I think this man should receive the highest journalistic honour for his courage & professionalism; his refusal to buckle in bitterness. He lost 9 of his family, including his wife & children,in an airstrike on a Gaza “safe area”. He’s now back at work.
4 boys now out of
#ThaiCaveRescue
Ambulances with 3rd & 4th boy just passed my position. They came out 12 minutes apart. First two being treated in hospital. It’s going faster & (so far) better than expected. But it’s still a dangerous operation.
Leeds United coach Marcelo Bielsa has won 54 of his 98 matches in charge of
@LUFC
; a victory ratio of 55% – the largest of any manager in the club’s history. Leeds’ 16 year exile is the longest any relegated club has endured out of the Premier League. But we’re back!
A crowd of several 100 jeers & boos as
@realDonaldTrump
emerges from Downing St. Talks with British PM
@theresa_may
, also chanting “Donald Trump Go Back Home!”
Great read and the best analysis of the US & Trump. “He has destroyed the country he promised to make great again. He promised to stop ‘American carnage’. But now that the real carnage has arrived, he is revelling in it”. By the terrific
@fotoole
@markaustintv
puts his finger on it. As usual. This is an important ruling. And confirms a critical pillar of freedom of expression in the U.K. (& throughout the West), amid a torrent of attacks on it.
This is the most interesting part of the Ofcom ruling on
@piersmorgan
. It seems to be talking about presenters of programmes as well as guests on them ….
As
@BorisJohnson
compares himself to
#Roosevelt
, he appoints as the UK’s National Security Adviser a negotiator who has yet to make a trade deal, David Frost, formerly Ambassador to Denmark & head of the Scotch Whisky Association. But he’s a trusted Brexiteer. Some Roosevelt.
Hardly surprising that the vile
@DailyMailUK
calls protesters a “rent-a-Leftie mob” that “shames Britain”. It seems to have forgotten free speech, the right to protest &
the 77% quoted here. But then the Mail doesn’t value those pillars of democracy. (‘Enemies of the People’ etc)
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu canceled his appearance at an election rally outside Tel Aviv tonight. Reports claim he received "an in-depth study suggesting he might lose (Tuesday's) election". Officials say he called instead for an emergency meeting of his Party.
BREAKING Reports emerging that Chemical Inspectors are not being allowed access to site of
#Syria
poison gas attack in Douma. OPCW Dir. Gen. has briefed that Russia and Syria have refused for now, according to 1 diplomat.
#SyriaStrike
Jared
#Kushner
's remark has been airbrushed from the White House Official record, like it was never said. But it was said & even by the standards of poorly timed comments it was a memorable swipe at
#Palestinians
... "those provoking violence are part of the problem".
Wow!! Jared Kushner’s controversial comment about Gaza during Embassy opening saying “as we have seen from the protests of the last month & even today, those provoking violence are part of the problem & not part of the solution” was omitted from official White House transcript!
Just 3 asymptomatic
#COVID19
carriers were identified at a local hospital in China. The result? 9 million people being tested, 4.2 million samples collected in 2 days. Tests are free. City scale screening that the US & UK can only dream about. Criticise China all you like, but...
BREAKING- Italian government will lockdown the Lombardy region of 10 million people because of coronavirus. A draft decree would extend the quarantined ‘red zone’ areas, ordering people not to enter or leave the region until April. The Italian Alps ski resorts will close too.
This is honestly the
@BBCNews
top stories for tonight? Are you kidding? I’m a huge supporter, and admirer of, the BBC. But you have to be kidding. The
@BBCwebsite
is awful.
This really concerning. Evidence is mounting that the
#Coronavirus
death figures for the UK are being vastly underreported- by almost 80%- and this is just deaths in hospital. By the excellent
@ChrisGiles_
@FT
@ONS
#COVID19
In 1918 as Spanish Flu swept the world, Philadelphia held a parade to help returning veterans. Hundreds of thousands gathered. Philadelphia’s death rate spiked dramatically afterwards. Fact One might say the U.K. Government is gambling with people’s lives.
Tonight, 1000s of Atletico Madrid fans are in Liverpool - despite their own city being in virtual lockdown, INCLUDING their own matches, because Madrid's been ravaged by Coronavirus (782 cases, 35 deaths).
This is total madness.
What the hell is the British Government doing????
Up to 16 million people are about to be locked down by Italy’s Gov’t. The cities of Milan, Venice,Parma & Modena will be quarantined in Lombardy & 11 provinces worst hit by virus. Until now 50,000 people had been quarantined
Those who break the lockdown face three months in jail
Police radio here in the Thai jungle is saying the trapped boys are getting out of the cave complex 2 x 2. First group may be out imminently.
#ThaiCaveRescue
President attacks the US as he prepares to meet Russia’s President Putin. Ignores Russian annexation of Crimea, invasion of Ukraine, hacking of US election. Jawdropping start to summit.
@realDonaldTrump
A very touching tribute to Emily Morgan of
@itvnews
from her friend & colleague
@tombradby
. She was a model correspondent & human being, taken so suddenly & too soon.
A personal tribute from
@tombradby
to his friend,
@emilymorganitv
who lost her short battle with cancer.
Tom worked with Emily for most of her 23 years at
@itn
.
They are his words, but they reflect how we all feel in the
@itvnews
newsroom this week.
This is a serious escalation in the confrontation between the US and China. One country, two Systems is cracking. China cracking down on
#HongKong
, believing the world is too distracted by
#coronavirus
to do anything.
BREAKING:
@SecPompeo
announces State Dept. has determined Hong Kong no longer has sufficient autonomy under China. That means Trump administration will likely curtail special trade relations w/ HK. China is about to pass national security law on HK.
The clear implication from what US Special Counsel Robert
#Mueller
said was; if Donald Trump wasn't the President, we'd have charged him with a crime. It's hard to see any other interpretation of his central argument today; he couldn't do that because it isn't constitutional.
Another example of what many will see as the almost criminal neglect by the U.K. Gov’t in not shutting down this madness. Days ago, almost a quarter of a million racegoers gathered because the Gov’t advise to everyone was “go ahead”. More concerts planned. This will cost lives.
** EXCLUSIVE **
Boris Johnson has said he does not want to resign and will stay on if the membership backs him
The PM told former treasurer
@peteratcmc
over lunch at Chequers on Friday he wishes he could "wipe away" his resignation.
These numbers- look at the wounded total- are horrifying by any standard; not least that of a toll for one day, in one narrow strip of land, when there is no declared war. And please friends, don't just nit-pick that last point.
When will British (right leaning) people (and US TV News networks) waken up to this appalling rag of a “news”paper that is
@DailyMailUK
@MailOnline
. It’s not about news. It has no values (unlike
@BBCNews
it campaigns against). Waken up Brits; don’t be led!
Wow. Barely controlled anger from Germany at the EU’s bungling of
#Covid
vaccine orders. It’s from Germany’s biggest selling newspaper. There’s fury at Brussels. Ireland’s PM only heard about 1 EU decision when it went public. Shambles.
@BILD_English
via
@thetimes