BBC News Presenter and Correspondent. Previously in Rome, Istanbul, Athens, Belgrade & lots in between. Dad. Heart belongs to a Portuguese.
Joined December 2010
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After a week of horror in #Belfast at the stabbing attack turned to violent riots, Northern Ireland’s other voice is being raised. Anti-racism protest underway in the city centre
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Bus set alight in Belfast protests now being scrapped. This city is braced for more to come
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Arrived in Belfast, where the fumes and charred metal from a night of violence hangs in the air. The Sudanese man charged with Monday’s stabbing is in custody. The victim remains in serious condition in hospital. Belfast braced for more trouble. We’ll be live all day @BBCNews
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The Trump family generated at least $2.3 billion in profit from their main crypto ventures, while more than a million investors had net losses totaling $2.3 billion, a Reuters examination finds reut.rs/3RNzMVc @specialreports
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Gearing up to anchor a stream for @BBCNews live on the latest after the Belfast stabbing attack last night. Press statements coming from Northern Irish authorities. You can watch live on the BBC News website and iPlayer - and we may be on other platforms too.
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Jun 9
He was set to be the first Somali to referee at a World Cup.
He’s just been denied entry by the US. bbc.co.uk/sport/football/art…
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They say it’s like riding a bike…let’s hope so… first shift back after 7 months paternity leave. See you on air from 18.00-23.00 London time on the @BBCNews Channel - broadcasting around the world and across the UK. Tune in as I try not to fall off the bike…
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Jun 7
For Portuguese speakers: @PedroZegrePenim and I welcomed @Publico journalists into our home to talk about love, power, parenting, and our family story. You can take a read here: publico.pt/2026/06/07/impar/…
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WaPo: Trump appointees push $250
banknote with his portrait
The printing director who resisted the effort said she was reassigned last month. "The buck stopped here," she wrote in her goodbye.
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May 27
FT Exclusive: Four months after its establishment, the organisation’s financial fund set up by the World Bank has received no money from donors, according to four people familiar with the matter. ft.trib.al/aqWkkaM
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May 27
TRT'nin Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu'na ayırdığı süre:
- 2023 seçim süreci: Toplam 32 dakika
- Bugün yaptığı açıklama: Kesintisiz 28 dakika
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A photo from one of the CHP protests in Turkey. A widely-held belief for some time.
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May 24
Erdogan shuts down major university on Thursday, then reopens it on Sunday.: “The presidential decree that had canceled the university's operating permit was annulled by another presidential decree”
May 24
Bilgi Üniversitesi üç gün sonra tekrar açıldı: Üniversitenin faaliyet iznini iptal eden cumhurbaşkanı kararı, başka bir cumhurbaşkanı kararıyla yürürlükten kaldırıldı bbc.in/3RvbPBI
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May 25
Silence from Turkey’s western allies as the government pummels the main opposition party. It’s too important a country to face any criticism.
An itibarıyla polisler, plastik mermilerle CHP Genel Merkezi’ne giriş yaptı.
Milletvekilleri, CHP Genel Başkanı Özgür Özel’i koruyor.
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May 24
Trump communications director on Mike Pompeo, Trump first term secretary of state and CIA director
May 23
Mike Pompeo has no idea what the fuck he’s talking about. He should shut his stupid mouth and leave the real work to the professionals. He’s not read into anything that’s happening, so how would he know.
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Turkish court removes head of main opposition CHP, Özgür Özel (a thorn in President Erdogan’s side) and replaces him with Kemal Kilicdaroglu (who poses no threat to Erdogan and has repeatedly lost to him). Turkey’s opposition is dealt another blow. theguardian.com/world/2026/m…
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May 21
Spain is set to overtake Italy and become the EU’s 3rd-largest economy within the next 15 years.
From 2023 to 2025, Spain’s GDP expanded by 9%, while Italy grew only 2.3% — meaning Spain grew almost 4x faster.
And the European Commission expects the gap to continue in 2026, with Spain growing 2.4% versus only 0.5% for Italy — almost 5x faster.
The demographic gap is just as important:
Spain’s population and labour force are still growing, while Italy’s are declining.
Latin Americans account for almost 48% of Spain’s immigrant population, Europeans for around 27%, and together they represent roughly three-quarters of all immigrants in Spain — while Italy faces one of Europe’s deepest demographic declines.
If Spain maintains a nominal growth advantage of 2–3 percentage points per year, it could overtake Italy around 2036–2040.
Even under a more conservative scenario, with a smaller but sustained growth advantage, Spain could still overtake Italy around 2041–2045.
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World leaders take note: Hungary’s new PM travels by commercial flight, with a connection, and then by train. No private jet, no 20 car convoys.
I am on my way to my first official visit to Poland as Prime Minister.
We are arriving in the beautiful city of Kraków on a commercial flight via Vienna, from where we will continue by train to Warsaw later this evening.
Joining the prime ministerial delegation are Foreign Minister @_OrbanAnita, Minister for the Economy and Energy István Kapitány, Minister for Transport and Investment Dávid Vitézy, Minister of Defence Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi, Minister for Social Relations and Culture Zoltán Tarr, and Minister of Agriculture and Food Szabolcs Bóna.
We will hold official talks with the Prime Minister of Poland. I will also meet the President of Poland, as well as the Marshal of the Sejm and the President of the Senate.
As of today, in the event that both Deputy Prime Minister Anita Orbán and I are simultaneously unable to perform our duties, I am appointing Minister Dr Bálint György Ruff as Deputy Prime Minister.
On Thursday morning, I will travel from Warsaw to Vienna, where I will also hold official talks with the Austrian Chancellor and President.
On Thursday evening, I will return to Budapest by train.
"Polak, Węgier, dwa bratanki
I do szabli, i do szklanki
Oba zuchy, oba żwawi
Niech im Pan Bóg błogosławi. "
"Lengyel-magyar két jó barát
Együtt harcol s issza borát
Vitéz s bátor mindkettője
Áldás szálljon mindkettőre."
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