George Sandeman
@georgesandeman.bsky.social
Writing news and features for BBC News, worrying about the bounce of the ball.
Driving Home for Christmas singer Chris Rea dies aged 74 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
> Starting in uni, it is the soundtrack to my annual pilgrimage home for the best time of year. Thanks for the tune. 🚘 🎄
> Starting in uni, it is the soundtrack to my annual pilgrimage home for the best time of year. Thanks for the tune. 🚘 🎄
Chris Rea, Driving Home for Christmas and Road to Hell singer, dies at 74
The singer died in hospital on Monday following a short illness, his family said in a statement.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Driving Home for Christmas singer Chris Rea dies aged 74 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
> Starting in uni, it is the soundtrack to my annual pilgrimage home for the best time of year. Thanks for the tune. 🚘 🎄
> Starting in uni, it is the soundtrack to my annual pilgrimage home for the best time of year. Thanks for the tune. 🚘 🎄
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... - interesting behaviour by the freeholder after the damage was done...
'It's ruined my life': Flat-owner says building work by freeholder has left her homeless
A botched roof extension caused the ceiling to collapse at Kate Morris’s top-floor flat.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... - interesting behaviour by the freeholder after the damage was done...
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'Prof Ashton found the evidence he was looking for when he wandered away from the main dig to have a sit down under a tree.'
'Prof Ashton found the evidence he was looking for when he wandered away from the main dig to have a sit down under a tree.'
The moment the earliest known man-made fire was uncovered - BBC News
Archaeologists in the UK have discovered the world's oldest evidence of humans lighting fires
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December 11, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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'Prof Ashton found the evidence he was looking for when he wandered away from the main dig to have a sit down under a tree.'
'Prof Ashton found the evidence he was looking for when he wandered away from the main dig to have a sit down under a tree.'
Parents threatened and blamed by authorities as 1,000 adopted children returned to care
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"What if we just can't do this any more?" The social worker's reply came without a moment's hesitation: "You'll be prosecuted for child abandonment."
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"What if we just can't do this any more?" The social worker's reply came without a moment's hesitation: "You'll be prosecuted for child abandonment."
Parents threatened by authorities as 1,000 adopted children returned to care
Families seeking help for their children’s complex needs describe threats of police action against them.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Parents threatened and blamed by authorities as 1,000 adopted children returned to care
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"What if we just can't do this any more?" The social worker's reply came without a moment's hesitation: "You'll be prosecuted for child abandonment."
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"What if we just can't do this any more?" The social worker's reply came without a moment's hesitation: "You'll be prosecuted for child abandonment."
Inside Gaza, BBC sees total devastation after two years of war
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Inside Gaza, BBC sees total devastation after two years of war
With endless rubble and destroyed streets as far as the eye can see, any plans for Gaza's future are a far cry from where it is today, writes Lucy Williamson.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Inside Gaza, BBC sees total devastation after two years of war
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The train worker who intervened during a knife attack has been named as 48-year-old Samir Zitouni.
British Transport Police described his response as “nothing short of heroic” and credited him with saving multiple lives.
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British Transport Police described his response as “nothing short of heroic” and credited him with saving multiple lives.
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Train hero who saved passengers during attack named
The rail worker credited with saving multiple lives is named as Samir Zitouni.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The train worker who intervened during a knife attack has been named as 48-year-old Samir Zitouni.
British Transport Police described his response as “nothing short of heroic” and credited him with saving multiple lives.
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British Transport Police described his response as “nothing short of heroic” and credited him with saving multiple lives.
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www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... 👇 an excellent listen
Archive on 4 - A People's History of Gaza - BBC Sounds
Gaza's history, from the 1940s to the 2010s, told through the memories of ordinary people
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October 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... 👇 an excellent listen
This month between 250-300 people lost their jobs at the company, which had 448 employees at the end of 2024.
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MindsEye: How ex-Grand Theft Auto boss’s grand vision became a £200m flop
Lesley Benzies was one of the architects behind one of the most successful video games in history.
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October 20, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This month between 250-300 people lost their jobs at the company, which had 448 employees at the end of 2024.
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Featuring a white rhino embryo, observant beetle and scene-stealing rodent
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year: snapping the world's rarest hyena
Photographer Wim van den Heever got the winning shot beside an abandoned diamond mining settlement.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Featuring a white rhino embryo, observant beetle and scene-stealing rodent
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He reads, buys flowers and plays the ukulele. A dream man or is it all a performance?
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Performative male contest London: Best crowned after Soho Square event
Competitors with tote bags full of sanitary pads and feminist literature faced off in central London.
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October 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
He reads, buys flowers and plays the ukulele. A dream man or is it all a performance?
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The BBC, alongside AFP, AP and Reuters, is again calling for international journalists to be given access to Gaza youtu.be/-cVKQB2aj54?...
The BBC Calls For Access To Gaza
YouTube video by BBC
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September 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The BBC, alongside AFP, AP and Reuters, is again calling for international journalists to be given access to Gaza youtu.be/-cVKQB2aj54?...
Brits are buying more air-con units after another roasting summer - due to be hottest ever recorded - and I tried to find out if it was worth getting one too.
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Britain is getting hotter – but are air conditioners the answer?
Air-con sales are rising but there are fears over its medical, financial and environmental impacts.
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August 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Brits are buying more air-con units after another roasting summer - due to be hottest ever recorded - and I tried to find out if it was worth getting one too.
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It's all getting rather weird at Marineland Antibes, where two orcas are kept in a shuttered marine zoo.
The place closed in January but nobody can agree where the pair should be moved to. A bureaucratic nightmare, it seems, with no end in sight.
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The place closed in January but nobody can agree where the pair should be moved to. A bureaucratic nightmare, it seems, with no end in sight.
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Marineland orcas: Male 'sexually stimulated' to avoid inbreeding
Wikie, 24, and her 11-year-old son Keijo still don't have a new home despite months of wrangling.
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August 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
It's all getting rather weird at Marineland Antibes, where two orcas are kept in a shuttered marine zoo.
The place closed in January but nobody can agree where the pair should be moved to. A bureaucratic nightmare, it seems, with no end in sight.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The place closed in January but nobody can agree where the pair should be moved to. A bureaucratic nightmare, it seems, with no end in sight.
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I saw a kaleidoscopic light before going blind, says survivor of Laos methanol poisoning www.bbc.com/news/article...
Methanol poisoning: Man saw kaleidoscopic light before going blind
Calum Macdonald and the families of three people who died in South East Asia call on the Foreign Office for clearer travel advice.
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August 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
I saw a kaleidoscopic light before going blind, says survivor of Laos methanol poisoning www.bbc.com/news/article...
An Indian nationalist who fought for the Empire against the fascists - a truly remarkable story
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VJ Day: The WW2 veteran who moved Queen Camilla to tears
Yavar Abbas reflects on his experiences on the front line - and the wars engulfing the world today.
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August 16, 2025 at 8:49 AM
An Indian nationalist who fought for the Empire against the fascists - a truly remarkable story
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Spoke to four students on why they want to work for the civil service, what it means to be working class and where they go now after reforms to the summer internship programme.
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Working class students divided on civil service summer internship reform
Some feel left out of a new government jobs scheme, but others are excited about the opportunity to get into the civil service.
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August 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Spoke to four students on why they want to work for the civil service, what it means to be working class and where they go now after reforms to the summer internship programme.
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Violent Channel-smuggling gang's French and UK network exposed by undercover BBC investigation
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> public buses, cash in envelopes and deals in Birmingham’s train station
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> public buses, cash in envelopes and deals in Birmingham’s train station
Cross-channel migrant-smuggling gang exposed by BBC undercover filming
Exclusive: Secret filming reveals smugglers' forest hideout and cash deals at UK train station.
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August 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Violent Channel-smuggling gang's French and UK network exposed by undercover BBC investigation
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> public buses, cash in envelopes and deals in Birmingham’s train station
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> public buses, cash in envelopes and deals in Birmingham’s train station
Another excellent series from Sport's Strangest Crimes, this time on how South Africa's beloved captain went from helping win games to fixing them. He died in a plane crash shortly afterwards.
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BBC Sounds - Sport's Strangest Crimes - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of Sport's Strangest Crimes on BBC Sounds.
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August 3, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Another excellent series from Sport's Strangest Crimes, this time on how South Africa's beloved captain went from helping win games to fixing them. He died in a plane crash shortly afterwards.
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Joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters
July 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters
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July 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM