Will Vernon
@willvernon.bsky.social
BBC journalist
“A nobody” - Andrew Tate
“Slightly blind” - Alexander Lukashenko
“NATO propagandist” - Donetsk People’s Republic
“A nobody” - Andrew Tate
“Slightly blind” - Alexander Lukashenko
“NATO propagandist” - Donetsk People’s Republic
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Will Vernon
@willvernon.bsky.social
· Dec 30
BBC: Emotion as Ukrainian POWs released
YouTube video by Will Vernon
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The BBC was invited to the prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine today. The scenes were incredibly moving.
📺 Our report for @BBCNews at 10
Prod: Danny Wittenberg
Cam/edit: @malikmudassir.bsky.social
Prod: Svitlana Libet
youtu.be/kg7OWcebEug
📺 Our report for @BBCNews at 10
Prod: Danny Wittenberg
Cam/edit: @malikmudassir.bsky.social
Prod: Svitlana Libet
youtu.be/kg7OWcebEug
The Witkoff-Putin talks lasted for 5 hours but failed to achieve anything tangible.
But they could claim to be the longest so far:
Feb: 3.5 hrs, according to SW
Mar: Putin reportedly kept SW waiting for 8 hrs, talks rumoured to be short
11 Apr: 4.5 hrs
25 Apr: 3 hrs
Aug: <3 hrs
But they could claim to be the longest so far:
Feb: 3.5 hrs, according to SW
Mar: Putin reportedly kept SW waiting for 8 hrs, talks rumoured to be short
11 Apr: 4.5 hrs
25 Apr: 3 hrs
Aug: <3 hrs
December 3, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The Witkoff-Putin talks lasted for 5 hours but failed to achieve anything tangible.
But they could claim to be the longest so far:
Feb: 3.5 hrs, according to SW
Mar: Putin reportedly kept SW waiting for 8 hrs, talks rumoured to be short
11 Apr: 4.5 hrs
25 Apr: 3 hrs
Aug: <3 hrs
But they could claim to be the longest so far:
Feb: 3.5 hrs, according to SW
Mar: Putin reportedly kept SW waiting for 8 hrs, talks rumoured to be short
11 Apr: 4.5 hrs
25 Apr: 3 hrs
Aug: <3 hrs
The High Court has refused an injunction to force two London homeowners to allow the family of Muriel McKay, who was kidnapped fifty-five years ago, to conduct a “ground-penetrating radar survey” of their shared back garden in a bid to find her body.
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The High Court has refused an injunction to force two London homeowners to allow the family of Muriel McKay, who was kidnapped fifty-five years ago, to conduct a “ground-penetrating radar survey” of their shared back garden in a bid to find her body.
The temperature in the village of Oymyakon, in the Siberian region of Yakutia in Russia, has reached -50 degrees Celsius, according to local metereological officials. Oymyakon is often dubbed "the coldest place on Earth".
November 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The temperature in the village of Oymyakon, in the Siberian region of Yakutia in Russia, has reached -50 degrees Celsius, according to local metereological officials. Oymyakon is often dubbed "the coldest place on Earth".
I chatted to the BBC Global News podcast about money laundering!
👀📽️Watch it below
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👀📽️Watch it below
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Billion-dollar money-laundering gang helping fund Russia's war effort | Global News Podcast
YouTube video by BBC News
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November 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I chatted to the BBC Global News podcast about money laundering!
👀📽️Watch it below
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C3C...
👀📽️Watch it below
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C3C...
UK Defence Secretary John Healey says Britain has "military options" to respond with if the ship heads south...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Russian spy ship pointed lasers at RAF pilots tracking it, says UK
John Healey says he has updated the Navy's rules for tracking the vessel after the
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November 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
UK Defence Secretary John Healey says Britain has "military options" to respond with if the ship heads south...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What's in store for fans under the expected ban on profit-making ticket resale?
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BBC: Will concert tickets get cheaper?
YouTube video by Will Vernon
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November 18, 2025 at 9:45 AM
What's in store for fans under the expected ban on profit-making ticket resale?
youtu.be/7zQ8ySGWhx0
youtu.be/7zQ8ySGWhx0
A man from the Russian city of Voronezh has been fined 50,000 rubles (£470, $615) for playing a song in his car by Ukrainian singer Verka Serduchka, who is blacklisted in Russia. ('Gulyanka', which is one of Serduchka's best, IMHO). The charge: 'discrediting the Russian military'
November 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A man from the Russian city of Voronezh has been fined 50,000 rubles (£470, $615) for playing a song in his car by Ukrainian singer Verka Serduchka, who is blacklisted in Russia. ('Gulyanka', which is one of Serduchka's best, IMHO). The charge: 'discrediting the Russian military'
The clean up in Monmouth has begun...our report for BBC News at 10
Camera/edit: Alex Shaw
youtu.be/19j-XHySpRw
Camera/edit: Alex Shaw
youtu.be/19j-XHySpRw
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The clean up in Monmouth has begun...our report for BBC News at 10
Camera/edit: Alex Shaw
youtu.be/19j-XHySpRw
Camera/edit: Alex Shaw
youtu.be/19j-XHySpRw
As Ulyanovsk becomes the first region to admit switching off mobile internet in areas, was the Russian communications agency preparing the public for more shutdowns? This is what they posted on social media on 8 November: the joys of living without wi-fi (on intnl wifi-free day)
November 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
As Ulyanovsk becomes the first region to admit switching off mobile internet in areas, was the Russian communications agency preparing the public for more shutdowns? This is what they posted on social media on 8 November: the joys of living without wi-fi (on intnl wifi-free day)
Authorities Russia's Ulyanovsk Region say mobile internet in large parts of the province will stay switched off until the end of the war in Ukraine. Officials claim the restrictions were imposed by Moscow, & will only be in place near strategic sites but could include whole towns
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Authorities Russia's Ulyanovsk Region say mobile internet in large parts of the province will stay switched off until the end of the war in Ukraine. Officials claim the restrictions were imposed by Moscow, & will only be in place near strategic sites but could include whole towns
The governor of Russia's Transbaikal Territory, in the far east of the country, has appealed to officials in Moscow for help solving fuel shortages. Alexander Osipov reportedly wrote to the Russian Prime Minister and Energy Ministry after petrol stations ran dry in several towns.
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The governor of Russia's Transbaikal Territory, in the far east of the country, has appealed to officials in Moscow for help solving fuel shortages. Alexander Osipov reportedly wrote to the Russian Prime Minister and Energy Ministry after petrol stations ran dry in several towns.
Chinese astronauts say they've held the first ever barbecue in space. The crew of the Tiangong space station are seen cooking and eating chicken wings using a specially-adapted space oven that enables smoke-free baking in a microgravity environment.
November 6, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Chinese astronauts say they've held the first ever barbecue in space. The crew of the Tiangong space station are seen cooking and eating chicken wings using a specially-adapted space oven that enables smoke-free baking in a microgravity environment.
Russian authorities say Ukrainian drones caused damage to an oil-exporting facility at Tuapse, one of the largest oil terminals on the Black Sea. Officials in the Krasnodar Region said drone fragments hit a tanker & damaged port buildings. Videos posted online showed big fires
November 2, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Russian authorities say Ukrainian drones caused damage to an oil-exporting facility at Tuapse, one of the largest oil terminals on the Black Sea. Officials in the Krasnodar Region said drone fragments hit a tanker & damaged port buildings. Videos posted online showed big fires
When I tried to pronounce the longest word in Russian on the BBC News channel...
Тетрагидропиранилциклопентилтетрагидропиридопиридиновые
Тетрагидропиранилциклопентилтетрагидропиридопиридиновые
November 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
When I tried to pronounce the longest word in Russian on the BBC News channel...
Тетрагидропиранилциклопентилтетрагидропиридопиридиновые
Тетрагидропиранилциклопентилтетрагидропиридопиридиновые
The state institute that studies the Russian language says it's discovered the longest word in Russian. The Pushkin Institute says a chemical compound described in an academic paper has 55 letters. In English, the word is tetrahydropyranylcyclopentyltetrahydropyridopyridine.
November 1, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The state institute that studies the Russian language says it's discovered the longest word in Russian. The Pushkin Institute says a chemical compound described in an academic paper has 55 letters. In English, the word is tetrahydropyranylcyclopentyltetrahydropyridopyridine.
An eighteen-year-old musician from the Russian city of St Petersburg has been fined for "discrediting the armed forces" for playing a song by a blacklisted popstar. Diana Loginova was taken to court immediately after being released from a thirteen-day jail sentence for...
October 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
An eighteen-year-old musician from the Russian city of St Petersburg has been fined for "discrediting the armed forces" for playing a song by a blacklisted popstar. Diana Loginova was taken to court immediately after being released from a thirteen-day jail sentence for...
The speaker of Georgia's parliament has said the ruling party has filed a lawsuit to ban the country's three largest opposition parties. Shalva Papuashvili said the Georgian Dream faction has asked the constitutional court to declare the parties' activities as unconstitutional.
October 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The speaker of Georgia's parliament has said the ruling party has filed a lawsuit to ban the country's three largest opposition parties. Shalva Papuashvili said the Georgian Dream faction has asked the constitutional court to declare the parties' activities as unconstitutional.