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Geraint Owen

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Wales Bureau Editor 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿, BBC News. Golygydd Newyddion i'r BBC. News and #FPL obsessive (🌍21st in 23/24 if you must ask). A bit of cycling too.

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If anyone is friends with any Georgian air traffic controllers, buy them a nice bottle of wine. As guardians of pretty much the only narrow gap still available between Europe and Asia that avoids both Iran, the Gulf, Ukraine and Russia, they are under some substantial pressure.

03.03.2026 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2834    πŸ” 953    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 89
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Incredible Dylan Lawlor goal

28.02.2026 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

When are Inverness Caledonian Thistle playing next?

26.02.2026 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Caerphilly Senedd by-election (with a not dissimilar narrative to Gorton and Denton) had a turnout of 50%, six points higher than the Senedd election of 2021 in the same constituency.

24.02.2026 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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How far back in time can you understand English? An experiment in language change

"As his post goes on, his language gets older. 100 years older with each jump. The spelling changes. The grammar changes. Words you know are replaced by unfamiliar words" Fascinating. So how far back in time can YOU go?

22.02.2026 07:43 β€” πŸ‘ 323    πŸ” 147    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 79

Best performance of the day for Wales from Lauren Jenkins, conducting an interview in French and translating to Welsh for the S4C audience #WALvFRA

15.02.2026 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nice to see a bit of sunshine. I wonder what tomorrow will bring?

08.02.2026 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ireland just trying to get to the adverts here #FRAIRE

05.02.2026 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've been to Windsor on a bank holiday, and Billund during Danish term time. I'd gladly pay exorbitant air fares to avoid the former and repeat the latter.

04.02.2026 08:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The first of those in 93 was the infamous Steve Morrow final.

03.02.2026 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I thought that hoarding transfers in #fpl would leave me in a great position for the big pivot in #gw24. Turns out the choices are incredibly underwhelming πŸ˜”

30.01.2026 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Spotted in Cardiff..

Divorce - Four Nine Nine!

30.01.2026 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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SCENES! πŸ”΄βšͺ

Benfica goalkeeper scores at the death to keep them in the Champions League! #UCL

Mourinho with the ballboy 🀣

28.01.2026 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1526    πŸ” 180    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 47

*DOLLAR TUMBLES AFTER TRUMP SAYS NOT CONCERNED WITH ITS DECLINE

27.01.2026 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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β€˜The Traitors’ Hits Record High Audience For Season 4 Finale On The BBC 'The Traitors' Season 4 came to a dramatic conclusion on the BBC last night. A record number of viewers were watching as a winner was crowned.

9.4 million for #TheTraitors finale (9.6 million peak), up 2 million on last year.

The Celeb Traitors was out ahead with 11 million deadline.com/2026/01/the-...

24.01.2026 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 124    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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Easter Eggs in January

Easter Eggs in January

Someone is already buying these 😱

10.01.2026 11:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also need ideas for a team lingering at *checks notes* 934k overall 😩

10.01.2026 08:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Liverpool FC legend Kevin Keegan reveals cancer diagnosis Two-time European Footballer of the Year and LFC hero announces health battle

Liverpool legend Kevin Keegan has been diagnosed with cancer, his family have revealed.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

07.01.2026 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 5
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Britain’s big squeeze: middle-class and minimum-wage The strange politics of wage compression

There's an excellent Economist piece on the issue. (a little old, but the problem persists, clearly)

www.economist.com/britain/2024...

06.01.2026 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fantasy Premier League: Is AI ruining fantasy football? Some fans of FPL and other leagues are turning to chatbots and apps to get a leg up over other players.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

06.01.2026 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An antique store in Stratford-upon-Avon

An antique store in Stratford-upon-Avon

Before you ask, it's Β£12 for the Fosters ashtray.

03.01.2026 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A modern telling of David Copperfield in Appalachia

A modern telling of David Copperfield in Appalachia

A memoir about a career in public affairs at Facebook

A memoir about a career in public affairs at Facebook

Probably read less really good books this year than previous years. But these two are the standout fiction and non-fiction reads of 2025 for me. #booksky #booksof2025

31.12.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Y Crwydryn Dyma bererindod gerddorol Wil TΓ’n drwy Gymru wledig yn archwilio bywyd, marwolaeth a chanu gwlad. Finding solace in song - Wil TΓ’n is on a journey, confronting love, loss, and m...

Y peth gorau dwi wedi wylio'r dolig hwn, a does gen i ddim diddordeb mewn canu gwlad.

A Welsh road trip that feels like a Western, beautifully filmed.

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

28.12.2025 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I remember driving on the m4 in dense fog, somewhere near Heathrow, with this blasting out. Arrived in Aberystwyth several hours later, utterly drained!

22.12.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Same here 😩

04.12.2025 08:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#FPL #GW11

We've got to that point in the season where everyone's team feels a bit similar (seems to come earlier every year, like πŸŽ„)

Gyok>Mateta
🌍 OR 1.09m

08.11.2025 10:34 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I didn't need my watch to tell me that my sleep last night was poor!

24.10.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Being up all night covering a by-election is not great for #FPL transfer planning when there's a Friday deadline.

24.10.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Before the gw6 wildcard: 4.3m 🌍
After the gw8 bench boost: 1.1m 🌍

83pts this week. I think Saka's calling. #FPL

20.10.2025 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0