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Marcus Stead retweeted
11 Sep 2021
That's saved British tennis reporters for the next 15 years.
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11 Sep 2021
Emma Raducanu is not only a world-class tennis player at the age of just 18, she's also modest and well-spoken. She's a real asset to this country. And if she can stay injury-free, this is just the start! #USOpen
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11 Sep 2021
Prime Video presenter (who I don't recognise) to Tim Henman: "Tim, how does this compare to winning a title yourself?"
Whisper this quietly to her, but Tim has never won a Grand Slam title! #USOpen
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Marcus Stead retweeted
11 Sep 2021
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The first British woman to win a Grand Slam title since 1977.
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11 Sep 2021
Massive congratulations to Emma Raducanu! What a wonderful Great British success story this is. These are great scenes at Flushing Meadows. To think that this is just the start of the story for her! If she can stay free from injury, the years ahead should be tremendous! #USOpen
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11 Sep 2021
The sheer number of survivors, first responders and local residents/workers who have either died or suffered significant health problems from the toxic dust they inhaled on 9/11 and in the period that followed is enormous. They are 9/11 victims too. #911Anniversary
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11 Sep 2021
On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we remember the 2,974 people lost their lives that day. However, let us also remember that the death toll continues to rise. 4,343 survivors and first responders have died in the years since. Let us remember them all. #911Anniversary
10 Sep 2021
What a terrific fight that was! Congratulations to Sam Eggington - that was wonderful to watch. I hope we'll be seeing a lot more of Bilel Jkitou in the months and years ahead. He deserves another crack at the big time! #boxing
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10 Sep 2021
This is absolutely extraordinary stuff from Emma Raducanu. This tournament is her US Open debut, but she's playing with the confidence and demeanour of a much more experienced, world class player. It's certainly worth staying up late for! #USOpen
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Marcus Stead retweeted
10 Sep 2021
Quite simply one of the great voices of sport. The peerless Al Michaels. #NFL
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9 Sep 2021
In terms of the scope of coverage of the US Open, it's now way ahead of the days when the BBC provided limited coverage. Amazon Prime is a decent platform for entertainment, and increasingly, live sport. But people who aren't tech-savvy often struggle to find it. #USOpen
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9 Sep 2021
We have a major British success story to enjoy with Emma Raducanu, and yet it feels as though it's somewhat 'hidden' from view because the UK TV rights are with Amazon Prime. A lot of people who use Prime for shopping etc probably don't know they can watch it. #USOpen
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9 Sep 2021
Good luck to Emma Raducanu in her semi-final later tonight. Her rise over the course of the last few months has been extraordinary. I won't call it a 'meteoric' rise, because, as the late Keith Waterhouse pointed out in 'Waterhouse on Newspaper Style', meteors FALL. #USOpen
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6 Sep 2021
Anthony Blair has a nerve. His lies and deceit have led to the deaths of British and allied service personnel, not to mention countless innocent Afghans and Iraqis. We do well not to treat him as some sort of elder statesman and we shouldn't give him the dignitaries of the role.
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair delivers a speech to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and discuss the withdrawal of British forces from Afghanistan.
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Marcus Stead retweeted
6 Sep 2021
The more I read this NHS blog, the more it enrages me. How can any white NHS employee read it without feeling in a Kafka-esque bind?
It offers 5 principles. The first is "Don't be defensive."
The last is "Be uncomfortable."
On average each Briton pays Β£5k annually to the NHS.
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Marcus Stead retweeted
5 Sep 2021
When thirteen million of us are on NHS waiting lists, theyβll at least give us something to read.
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6 Sep 2021
There are numerous jobs where you're required to have various inoculations as a condition of you taking the job - serving in the armed forces, working in hospitals and care homes, and lots more.
Now, the same applies to the Covid jab. It is NOT an attack on civil liberties.
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6 Sep 2021
Nobody should be 'forced' to have the Covid jab, but it offers a substantial degree of protection to the individual and those they come into contact with.
Therefore, if you have the jab, you can expect to have a great deal more freedom to work and socialise as you choose. Fair.
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6 Sep 2021
Norman Tebbit talks a lot of sense in his latest Telegraph column. A reality check:
1. Covid cases & hospitalisations are heading in the WRONG direction.
2. Nobody is forcing you to have the vaccine, but you can expect a great deal more freedom to work and socialise if you do.
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