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Anna Botting

@annabotting.bsky.social

Journalist & Broadcaster Chief Presenter, Sky News Press Preview #skypapers & Sky News at Ten

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Laura, you are amazing - and will bring such vim & verve to your next role. The TV gallery will miss you though. Good luck! Xx

13.01.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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And that’s a wrap from the Sky News TV gallery! Edited my final programmes yesterday and last night before I move roles - ending with a doubled-headed News at Ten. A bumper finale with a great team-photo mementos from Director Fin! @annabotting.bsky.social @jayneseckersky.bsky.social πŸ“Ί 🎬

13.01.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Luke Littler is flying - 4 sets up!

03.01.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING - Donald Trump told to appear for sentencing (in person or virtually) on Jan 10th for his convictions in the hush money case in New York.

Judge dismisses Trump’s efforts to have case dismissed due to his election victory.

Judge not inclined to impose jail sentence.

03.01.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sara Sharif - pure torture.

Bite marks.
Iron burn marks.
Fractures.
Bone breaks from manual strangulation.
Brain injury.
Ankles tied.
Trussed with masking tape.
Hooded with plastic bags.

Horrific.

Sentencing now.

17.12.2024 12:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Syria latest - Reuters say Syrian army command told officers President Bashar al-Assad's rule is over, following lightning rebel offensive - @reuters.

Syrian rebels: Damascus was 'now free of Assad'.

Notorious prison Saydnaya β€˜liberated’.

Questions about flightpath of Assad’s possible plane.

08.12.2024 04:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ready for the press preview on @SkyNews - coming up shortly with @annabotting.bsky.social and @alimiraj.bsky.social!

26.11.2024 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lovely sense of renewal about autumn, nutrients ploughed back and all thatβ€¦πŸ

21.11.2024 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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February 2022, just before the invasion.

Pulled out, on one of the last flights from Kyiv, as my producer had Covid.

So memorable.
Such a great city.

19.11.2024 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

⚑️The foreign ministers of UK, Germany, France, Poland, Italy & Spain issue joint statement
⚑️ saying β€œMoscow's escalating hybrid activities against NATO and EU countries are unprecedented in their variety and scale, creating significant security risk,".

19.11.2024 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

⚑️Zelenskyy also reiterated that Ukraine would not trade its sovereignty or relinquish its right over its territories.

19.11.2024 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

⚑️President Zelensky, in an hour long speech, had fired up weapons production - 30,000 long-range drones to be produced next year, & 3,000 cruise missiles & missile drones (no time frame)
⚑️Zelenskyy outlined a β€œresilience plan” for the nation (energy infrastructure under attack & power outages)
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19.11.2024 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

1000 days since Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, lots happening:

⚑️Russia’s defence ministry says Ukraine fired 6 US-made long-range ATACMS (for the first time) reportedly on a military facility 100 miles north of central Kursk. Russia says 5 shot down, one damaged.
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19.11.2024 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘‹ hi Alan ☺️
Bed for me now - hope US is cool?

19.11.2024 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Big fan of yours! especially your weekly American round-up, wish it was on more …tell the bosses 😁

19.11.2024 03:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Too late for Kier Starmer to mention this πŸ‘‡ to the Chinese President…

19.11.2024 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ukraine war latest: Biden administration lifts ban on Ukraine using US weapons to strike deep inside Russia - reports Joe Biden has allowed Ukraine to strike inside Russia with long-range US missiles, according to reports. Meanwhile, at least seven people have been killed in one of Russia's largest air attacks on Ukr...

This would be big.

Reports from @Reuters that Biden has lifted the ban on Ukraine’s use of U.S. long-range weapons on Russian soil…

news.sky.com/story/ukrain...

17.11.2024 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no, this is not good πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«

17.11.2024 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sympathies from another late-to-bed-type.

Stare at the ceiling in the dark, eyes open - it’s exhausting.

17.11.2024 02:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Blind David Blunkett, badly injured after falling into gap at tube station DAVID Blunkett has spoken of his terror after he fell into the gap on the platform at a tube station while boarding a train. The blind former Home Secretary required hospital treatment after last m…

www.thesun.co.uk/news/3176067...

17.11.2024 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Goodness, sending all the best to ⁦β€ͺ@LordBlunkett‬⁩ - after his fall into a platform gap, while boarding a train on the London underground. As reported by The Sun on Sunday.

Had the pleasure of plundering his vast political knowledge about Labour’s election win this summer - so insightful.

17.11.2024 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Fab! Thank you 😊

16.11.2024 10:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello Bluesky,
New here - just back from covering the US Election in Washington & Philadelphia. Love news, & would love a follow😊

14.11.2024 02:51 β€” πŸ‘ 115    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 0