Woke up this morning to do the school run. Read this. If you too parent a SEN child you’ll know how I felt. This should never happen. Appalling. We put so much trust in those who should be caring & educating our children. #autism
Is #Cop29 on verge of collapse? Vulnerable islands & some African nations walk out of climate negotiations in Baku over funding goal. What next if those countries don’t return to the talks?
“What will I tell my children when I get back home? You left us for two weeks, for what? For nothing! Not even peanuts!" Tetet Lauron at #COP29 on the text for the #NCQG on #ClimateFinance failing to deliver US$ 1.3 trillion a year whilst the #ClimateCrisis claims lives and livelihoods.
Post you from a different era.
First foreign reporting assignment. Kabul, Afghanistan, 2002.
A test in patience! You are not alone in that request for certified degree and bank paperwork… in another part of the world certified GCSE exam certificates were required for a press card!
Someone recently said to me “I feel journalism is dying…” the answer is no, it’s not! Far from it. This @fpalondon.bsky.social awards shortlist alone shows just how much brilliant, powerful and investigative journalism is being done out there. And the work continues 👏
Breaking News: President Biden authorized the first use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine for strikes inside Russia, U.S. officials said. His decision is a major change in U.S. policy.
Ukraine’s foreign minister. Andrii Sybiha described Putin as a war criminal & says this is his “true response to those who called & visited him recently”, pointed comment on Scholz’s call to Putin Friday “we need peace through strength not appeasement”. Updates here on CBC’s World Report.
Morning from CBC’s London Bureau. We’re covering the massive overnight missile and drone strikes by Russia on Ukraine. “Peaceful cities, sleeping civilians, critical infrastructure targeted” says Ukraine’s foreign minister.
Zelenskyy’s reacted angrily to a rare call between Scholtz & Putin. He says it will open “Pandora’s box” & reduce Putin’s isolation.
Busy day in CBC’s London bureau. We’re covering Zelenskyy’s comments that war will “end sooner”in Ukraine once Trump enters White House. A note of optimism maybe, but one laden with caution as he admits situation on battlefield difficult, Russia making advances.
Hello Bluesky from a grey sky London. Time for a fresh start here. Sending strong coffee vibes to those also working the weekend 🙋🏻♀️☕️
