Freelance producer, camera operator-editor, DOP in news and documentaries. Mostly Channel 4 News, but many others too. Formerly with the BBC in China.
London and Asia
Joined February 2011
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Got to take a flight in this Ehang autonomous flying taxi. Perhaps a bit of a gimmick for now, but the ambition from China is there. Companies are pumping money and expertise into developing flying vehicles as China aims to develop a ‘low-altitude economy’. #china
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Amazing: journalist does journalism to discover something, and because everyone is so used to people living by press release, they literally can't believe the journalist found it out on their own.
holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2026/…
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Update: Pakistan has quietly reversed this decision and allowed Taiwan’s two main civilian airlines to use its airspace again. While this unprecedented move was short-lived, it still sets a concerning precedent for China to take note of.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
An unprecedented development by Pakistan to close its airspace to Taiwanese airlines under its so-called "One China" policy, which in reality is more aligned to Beijing's "One China Principle" in this particular case.
It's unclear if Islamabad made this decision unilaterally, but given its close relationship with Beijing, it could be another concerning precedent where countries with close relationship to China weaponize access to airspace to squeeze Taiwan's international space.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Taiwanese carriers started flying to Europe through Russian airspace a few days ago, the first time since 2022.
While I don't know whether this is connected to the closure of Pakistani air space, it would fit together.
Pakistan has denied carriers from Taiwan access to its airspace in support of Beijing’s One-China policy, the first move of its kind by any country. Full story: bloom.bg/4e697uV
📷: I-Hwa Cheng/Bloomberg
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This is incredible
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Exclusive:
Three of Britain’s four nuclear deterrent submarines are out at sea in an "unusual" situation, @thetimes has been told
It has been at least five years since this happened, according to former naval source
thetimes.com/article/17663c5…
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"When I changed the subject to China, Chiang suddenly became visibly uncomfortable, looked at his watch and told me that he had forgotten he has somewhere else to be". asia.nikkei.com/opinion/coul…
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"Top officials in the State Department made clear that only candidates who voted for President Donald Trump would be eligible for the mid-to-upper level foreign service roles. They also told candidates that their campaign donation history would be examined and any donation to Democrats would be disqualifying."
SCOOP: The State Dept has started asking career diplomats up for promotion if they voted for Trump in 16, 20, 24.
Federal law prohibits politically based hiring for career staff.
State tells @washingtonsun it's screening for "fidelity" and execution of the president's vision👇
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Cyprus must be a strange place: Russian and Ukrainian oligarchs, Greeks and Turks, Israelis feeling Israel, English military base, drunk English tourists, porn and crypto servers, offshore banks, every intelligence agency spying on each other — all on one medium sized island.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed that he, President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet next month to attempt to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine that would favor Moscow, said people familiar with the discussions. on.wsj.com/4BeZLqz
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EXCLUSIVE: Putin has proposed that he, Trump and Xi meet next month to talk about Ukraine in an attempt to negotiate an end to the four-year conflict that would favor Moscow, said people familiar with the discussions wsj.com/world/russia/putin-f… @Lingling_Wei @learyreports @tggrove @jdawsey1
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I’ve been in London Fields tonight, watching the first ever Lime Bike joust - here’s a thread of my best shots:
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🚨 NEW: The BBC has now suspended its secondment scheme for civil servants after revelations they helped write and fact-check stories on contentious issues such as small boats
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A kid in Shaanxi, China, came home from school on Oct 15 and immediately launched a “trash can investigation.” Realizing Mom and Dad had been feasting without him, he burst into tears.
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🚨 NEW: The French Government has launched an investigation after 4x4 vehicles funded by the UK to stop migrants crossing the Channel were used to ram student protestors
Source: "I don’t think the British are aware that their money is being used to beat French kids"
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In January 2007, a woman was refused entry to the UK because immigration officials claimed it was ‘not credible’ that someone wanted to spend a week in Gateshead.
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Party to celebrate Ian Hislop's 40 years as editor of Private Eye & 65 years at the magazine. Has anyone currently in public life held the same job for longer? The Eye is the greatest journalistic institution of my lifetime. Long may Ian and the Eye reign.
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To be clear: Some facts are neither in dispute nor unclear. Our photographer was clearly marked as Press. She was clearly beaten. These are not partisan or risible statements, but indisputable. We urge a thorough investigation and accountability.
The Prime Minister’s Office:
The facts surrounding the confrontation near Abu Falah, during which Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine was allegedly assaulted, remain unclear and are under investigation.
Israel unequivocally condemns violence against anyone—Jews, Arabs, Christians or journalists. Those responsible will be held accountable.
But serious questions remain. Reports indicate some 200 Arabs and far-left activists confronted approximately 40 Israeli youths. Footage shows masked individuals on both sides hurling objects, amid reports of fireworks fired at Jewish youths. Other footage appears to show Levine knocked down and immediately helped to her feet by the same unidentified individual.
The investigation must establish the facts, including who initiated the violence.
We will not allow disputed incidents to be exploited to demonize the hundreds of thousands of law-abiding Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria.
The facts must determine the conclusions. Not the headlines.