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Alex @AlexOfLoftus
Joined February 2017
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BBC Sussex
@BBCSussex
17 Aug 2025
Dozens of drivers took to a field in Wisborough Green overnight for an annual 12-hour lawnmower race. Tap below to read more: bbc.in/4lv1EGw

Lawnmower racing: West Sussex field hosts 12-hour endurance event

Teams race through the night in 'Le Mow' - Wisborough Green's take on a motorsport classic.

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BBC Devon
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8 Jun 2025
Festival brings 'big names in intimate spaces' bbc.in/43PMwNn
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Dr Ally Louks
@DrAllyLouks
14 Feb 2025
Spoke to the BBC today about the smell of ancient Egyptian mummies. What a delight. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crr0…

Ancient Egyptian mummies smell "spicy" and "sweet", study finds

Researchers find nine mummies they examined all smelled "woody", "spicy" and "sweet".

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BBC News (World)
@BBCWorld
24 Jan 2025
Pakistan Youtuber ordered to make welfare videos for owning lion bbc.in/40KcJMJ

Pakistan Youtuber ordered to make animal welfare videos for owning lion

Court orders Rajab Butt to produce one video a month for a year after he was given cub as wedding gift.

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BBC News (World)
@BBCWorld
24 Jan 2025
Man jailed for 30 years for Charlie Hebdo meat cleaver attack bbc.in/4h20FfE

Charlie Hebdo: Man jailed for meat cleaver attack outside former office

Zaheer Mahmood, from Pakistan, seriously injured two people outside magazine's former offices after republication of Muhammad cartoons.

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Jason@NickMotown
25 Dec 2023
I got a Stewart Lee joke in my Christmas cracker.
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BBC News (UK)
@BBCNews
15 Dec 2024
Dartitis: The condition where you try to throw a dart - but can't bbc.in/3VFNgS1

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BBC News (World)
@BBCWorld
29 Nov 2024
Crypto entrepreneur eats banana artwork bought for $6.2m bbc.in/49efxEP

Crypto boss eats banana artwork bought for $6.2m

Justin Sun described Maurizio Cattelan's infamous 2019 work as "much better than other bananas".

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BBC News (World)
@BBCWorld
25 Nov 2024
Malaysia government told to return seized LGBT watches bbc.in/412mIxD

Malaysian government ordered to return LGBT Swatch watches

A court ruled the government, which said the watches had "LGBT elements", did not have authority to seize them.

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Chris Molanphy@cmmolanphy
1 Nov 2024
I spoke to @AlexOfLoftus for this @BBCNews story about the new LP by @tylerthecreator dropping on a Monday rather than the global-standard Friday. Giving up 3 days of streams may not matter to Tyler, who is set to hit No1 on both sides of the Atlantic. bbc.com/news/articles/czxv7g…

Chromakopia: Tyler the Creator lands first UK number one album

The rapper hit the top spot despite his album only being available for four of the last seven days.

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BBC News (World)
@BBCWorld
25 Oct 2024
Mafia cocaine trafficker arrested after posing by Escobar's grave bbc.in/3NH62Uy

Fugitive mafia cocaine trafficker posed by Pablo Escobar's grave

Luigi Belvedere has been arrested in Medellín after almost four years on the run in Colombia.

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BBC News (World)
@BBCWorld
25 Oct 2024
Italian government's praise for El Alamein troops sparks fascism row bbc.in/3NCgv3J

Italian government's praise for El Alamein troops sparks fascism row

The Ministry of Defence says soldiers under Mussolini "sacrificed their lives for our freedom" in North Africa.

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Alex@AlexOfLoftus
27 Apr 2024
I dunno what compass they’re looking at
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Pogal@NewspaperPogal
25 Apr 2024
I love, love, LOVE this story. How Sir Keir Starmer helped protect Druid rights at Stonehenge... salisburyandavon.co.uk/young…
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British Comedy Guide@BritishComedy
18 Jan 2024
Following his recent criticism of the duo, Stewart Lee has been recalling a sitcom he pitched for Ant & Dec in which they played lighthouse keepers: bit.ly/3SobOO8
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Alex@AlexOfLoftus
18 Jan 2024
Nice coverage of the interview, read the full thing here: blackmorevale.net/ricky-gerv…

Chortle Comedy@chortle
18 Jan 2024
How Stewart Lee almost wrote a sitcom for Ant & Dec: A Samuel Beckett style premise with the duo as isolated lighthouse-keepers chortl.es/48DldXK
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18 Jan 2024
I was fortunate enough to interview Stewart Lee, he spoke at length about constructing a show, Sean Lock, Acaster, Gervais, etc... blackmorevale.net/ricky-gerv…

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