Editor @BBCBreakfast & @BBCNews at One - Ex @ITN @itvnews & @granadareports. @BAFTA wins 2007/2014/2025, @Uni_Lancashire, @portsmouthuni, Family, friends @PNEFC
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Proud beyond words #BBCBreakfast
First time ever #BAFTA has recognised Breakfast TV on any channel since it began more than 40 years ago
And the News Coverage BAFTA goes to… BBC Breakfast: Post Office Special 👏
#BAFTATVAwards with @pandocruises
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Huge numbers for #BBCBreakfast exclusive interview with Prince William on Kevin Sinfield’s MND challenges..
Our biggest audience in October and largest number for more than 2 months - massively outperforming all other morning shows.
Thanks for watching
Richard Frediani retweeted
"We are all in awe of Keith"
Keith Dungait, who was told he would never walk again, has managed about 50 steps a day in support of the Alan Shearer Foundation's Move a Mile campaign - and the former Newcastle United striker paid a surprise visit to his home
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Richard Frediani retweeted
'Do you think it's racist'
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was questioned on #BBCBreakfast after his former senior aide Raheem Kassam called Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch as a 'Nigerian scammer'
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'That's what dedication does for you'
Former England captain Alan Shearer spoke to #BBCBrakfast after attending the Ballon d'Or awards where Harry Kane was named the world's best footballer
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Richard Frediani retweeted
Andy Burnham's 'Strictly' dance video, found by #BBCBreakfast
The PM said on TV show 'Gogglebox' for Stand Up To Cancer he has a "clang of anxiety" when discussing dancing - after taking part in a charity event for the Rob Burrow centre for MND
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Richard Frediani retweeted
'I will never move ahead of the British public when it comes to Brexit'
Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he will not return the UK to EU freedom of movement rules without a referendum, after his call at the weekend for an “honest discussion” on the issue
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8e3…
Richard Frediani retweeted
“What Kevin does is he can bind and glue communities together"
Prince William has led tributes to Sir Kevin Sinfield, who has raised more than £13m to support motor neurone disease charities in memory of his friend and Leeds Rhinos teammate Rob Burrow, who died in 2024.
Watch Thank You Sir Kev, from 26 October on BBC iPlayer.
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Richard Frediani retweeted
On #BBCBreakfast on Monday an exclusive interview with HRH The Prince of Wales.
Prince William pays tribute to Sir Kevin Sinfield and his efforts to support people living with MND.
We talk about leadership, the power of community and helping each other when times are tough.
From 6am on BBC One.
Then a special film - Thank You Sir Kev - on BBC One at 8pm and also on BBC iPlayer.
Pick of the Day in most newspapers
Thank You Sir Kev
Must Watch TV 📺 on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Monday 26th October at 8pm
Richard Frediani retweeted
‘The more Kev’s we have in this country the better’
Prince William on Sir Kevin Sinfield who has raised more than £13m for MND.
Watch ‘Thank You Sir Kev’ - @BBCOne at 8pm on Monday 26th October and on @BBCiPlayer
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/guide/bbco…
A massive peak audience of more than 53% of all morning viewers watched #BBCBreakfast just after 8am on Monday
The biggest stories and interviews on the UK’s most watched breakfast show from 6am on @BBCOne
Richard Frediani retweeted
Killers and serious sex offenders detained in hospital are among the criminals who will no longer receive benefits worth up to £800 a month, under proposals called for by victims' families.
Emma Webber, whose son Barnaby was one of three people killed in an attack in Nottingham, spoke to #BBCBreakfast about the change
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv62…
RT @BBCBreakfast: 'Thank You Sir Kev'
Sir Kevin Sinfield has raised more than £13m over 7 years for MND - Prince William leads the tribute…
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'It feels like there's hope'
Swimmer Archie Goodburn told #BBCBreakfast he's been inundated with messages from people affected by brain cancer after his successful efforts to improve research and care for patients following a meeting with Prime Minister Andy Burnham
bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cxnv01…
Richard Frediani retweeted
The mother of Vickrum Digwa, the man who murdered teenager Henry Nowak, could be freed early under the Government's prison release scheme.
But the Home Office has said Kiran Kaur, who was jailed for three years in July for removing the knife used by her son to kill the student, could also be deported to India
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqze…
Richard Frediani retweeted
'There is no panic on the streets of London'
Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for Scotland, spoke to #BBCBreakfast over calls from the SNP for a second Scottish independence referendum by 2031
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmly…
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'I'm totally opposite to this character'
Rock icon Alice Cooper spoke to #BBCBreakfast about his memoir, Devil on my Shoulder, and how he's very different to his on stage persona
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