Editor @BBCBreakfast & @BBCNews at One - Ex @ITN @itvnews & @granadareports. @BAFTA wins 2007/2014/2025, @Uni_Lancashire, @portsmouthuni, Family, friends @PNEFC
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11 May 2025
Proud beyond words #BBCBreakfast
First time ever #BAFTA has recognised Breakfast TV on any channel since it began more than 40 years ago
And the News Coverage BAFTA goes to… BBC Breakfast: Post Office Special 👏
#BAFTATVAwards with @pandocruises
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'I'm just Kev'
After being awarded a knighthood in the Birthday Honours, rugby league legend Sir Kevin Sinfield spoke to Sally Nugent for #BBCBreakfast about being made 'Sir Kev', running for the MND community, the 'pride' of his parents and how his great friend and Leeds Rhinos team mate Rob Burrow would have reacted
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Richard Frediani retweeted
Jun 12
Arise... Sir Kevin Sinfield.
The rugby league legend, who has raised over £11 million for MND causes, inspired by his late friend and team-mate Rob Burrow, has become Sir Kevin in the King’s Birthday Honours list.
He spoke to Sally Nugent for #BBCBreakfast
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Jun 12
Congratulations Sir Kev.
Captain. Leader. Knight ❤️🧡💙
There is no more deserving MND campaigner, sportsman and selfless human being to be recognised in the Birthday Honours than Sir Kevin Sinfield.
Proud to know you.
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Jun 11
Incredible audience ratings for #BBCBreakfast on Wednesday with a peak share of more than 47% of all morning viewers post 8am - one of our highest ratings all year.
Exclusive stories, original journalism - all you need to know every morning from 6am
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Richard Frediani retweeted
Jun 10
'I feel like I arrive in this MND space in a much more hopeful space because of the amazing work Doddie Weir did'
Former England rugby union captain Lewis Moody, who was diagnosed with MND last year, spoke to #BBCBreakfast about his seven-day cycling challenge in aid of the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation - a 500-mile trip from Newcastle to Twickenham, to deliver the match ball for the Prem final in June
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Richard Frediani retweeted
Jun 10
'There have been bad faith actors both in the UK and further afield... who were deliberately encouraging people to take to the streets'
On #BBCBreakfast Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Naomi Long criticised 'commentators on the far right who were clearly trying to stoke racial tensions' after homes, cars and a bus were set on fire in Belfast, following a knife attack on Monday night - a Sudanese asylum seeker will appear in court charged with attempted murder
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Richard Frediani retweeted
Jun 10
'There is nothing that they are doing now which is going to help the gentleman who was so greviously injured'
Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Naomi Long spoke to #BBCBreakfast after homes were set on fire and a bus went up in flames in Belfast, following a knife attack on Monday night - a Sudanese asylum seeker will appear in court later charged with attempted murder
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Richard Frediani retweeted
Jun 9
'She was adorable'
On #BBCBreakfast singer Barry Manilow praised Sabrina Carpenter's performance at Coachella - and revealed who he would most like to work with
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Richard Frediani retweeted
Jun 9
'There has to be accountability for those who have failed'
The families of Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates told #BBCBreakfast the public inquiry into the Nottingham attacks revealed a 'catastrophic collapse of responsibility' and an 'undoubted miscarriage of justice'
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Richard Frediani retweeted
Jun 8
'There's a real community of sports people that have come forward to try and fight and stand alongside the MND community'
Rugby League legend Kevin Sinfield spoke to #BBCBreakfast about his seventh and final running challenge, raising awareness and funds for motor neurone disease, which will take place in September
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Richard Frediani retweeted
Jun 8
'We wanted to bring it back to our roots'
On #BBCBreakfast Kevin Sinfield launched his seventh and final running challenge for motor neurone disease which will visit every English rugby league side in September
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Jun 7
'They have more right to be here than I have, they gave everything'
On #BBCBreakfast 100-year-old veteran Kenneth Hay spoke to John Maguire at the British Normandy Memorial where nearly 100 more names were added to mark the 82nd anniversary of D-Day
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Richard Frediani retweeted
Jun 6
D-Day veterans mark anniversary as nearly 100 British names added to the British Normandy Memorial in northern France.
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Richard Frediani retweeted
Jun 3
The oldest surviving victim of the Post Office scandal has said the King told her it was a "dreadful thing" and "should never have happened".
Betty Brown told #BBCBreakfast King Charles made the comment as she received her OBE at Windsor Castle
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Richard Frediani retweeted
Jun 3
'Our law enforcement and our criminal justice system are being corrupted by political correctness and left wing ideology'
Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Timothy spoke to #BBCBreakfast as police chiefs say they will review anti-racism guidance that suggests officers should treat ethnic minorities differently in order to ensure equality of outcomes
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Jun 1
'Legs have recovered but heads are still spinning'
Jordan and Cian Adams, the FTD Brothers who are fundraising for dementia initiatives in memory of their mum Geraldine, spoke to #BBCBreakfast on their return to the UK after completing 33 marathons in 33 days across every county of Ireland, as well as the London Marathon
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May 31
For nearly two hours on Saturday more than 50% of all TV viewers from 7am to 9am were watching #BBCBreakfast on @BBCOne.
That’s a huge number given how much choice there is for audiences.
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Richard Frediani retweeted
May 29
'Oops'
Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson has told #BBCBreakfast about poking fun at West Ham on social media by claiming Team GB will win more medals at the London Stadium than the Hammers have "in their entire history", if the 2029 World Athletics Championships are held there
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Richard Frediani retweeted
May 28
They’ve done it.
Thirty-three marathons in as many days, the FTD Brothers Jordan and Cian Adams have completed their challenge - to raise funds and awareness for a rare form of dementia.
Crowds in Dublin cheered and music played as Jordan and Cian crossed the line for the final time.
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Richard Frediani retweeted
May 28
'This is just the start'
Jordan and Cian Adams - known as the FTD Brothers - spoke to #BBCBreakfast after completing 33 marathons in 33 days to raise awareness of frontotemporal dementia - after the brothers were diagnosed with the gene that causes it, inherited from their mother Geraldine who died aged 52
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