Paul Heaney

‘Speaking outside his chateau in France, former Brexit Party and UKIP MEP Coburn answered "no" when a BBC journalist asked him whether he had ever been paid to give a speech to promote pro-Russian campaigners.’

Great work from @BBCWales. Keep going

Over last year I've been building a Senedd Election Simulator tool. It gives a useful (I hope!) visual explainer of how the new election system turns votes into seats.

🧵 on some of what it can do below:

jaclarner.github.io/senedd_ethol...

'Google AI presented my April Fools' story as real news'

One day someone will simultaneously need a charger for an old Toshiba laptop, and a 0.3m phono cable at the same time. And I'll be ready.

Toxic town impact as most high-risk contaminated sites unchecked BBC investigation finds nine out of ten high-risk contaminated areas have not been tested.

Toxic town impact as most high-risk contaminated sites unchecked
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Myfanwy - 'The greatest love song ever written" - cello and piano YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg

For St David’s Day we present our latest Channel 4 News/BBC News long-distance musical collaboration. Ciaran Jenkins (cello) is in Glasgow and I’m in Moscow (on the piano). Together we play Myfanwy. @c4ciaran.bsky.social

MI5 lied to courts to defend handling of violent neo-Nazi agent In an unprecedented admission, the Security Service apologises for “inaccurate” evidence.

When the BBC stood up to some of the most powerful people in the UK.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Male suicide: Director makes film to raise awareness Film producer Andrew Jenkins is selling an Aston Martin to fund a film to raise awareness of suicide.

I first met Andrew 10 years ago. He knows dozens of people who have killed themselves, and wants to do something about it. A decade on his story is as importnat as ever. www.bbc.com/news/article... #mentalhealth

YouGov: Few Britons think Brexit has been good for anything

I feel seen 👀

Thank you for the kind words about our podcast. What is it like to go undercover for almost a year, to investigate the far right? Available here, now: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

👏 Fantastic BBC Wales documentary tonight following a brave undercover journalist infiltrating the vile Patriotic Alternative group.

Also includes a shout-out for @hopenothate.org.uk from a PA activist who lost his job at HMRC after we exposed his violent racism:

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

South Wales Police to probe far right in Wales following undercover doc Emily Price South Wales Police are set to investigate the activities of the far-right in Wales following a year-long undercover probe by the BBC. ‘Unmasked: Extreme Far Right’ documented an undercover...

South Wales Police are set to investigate the activities of the far-right in Wales following a year-long undercover probe by the BBC ✍️ @emilypricejourno.bsky.social

BBC investigation exposes 'far-right' group in secret filming Undercover reporter infiltrated far-right group and exposed group's extreme views in secret filming.

"Creating a climate conducive to terrorism." Growing calls for far-right Patriotic Alternative to be banned following an undercover BBC investigation. (They say they're not racist nor extreme, despite language and opinions heard in our doc.)

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

'Tripadvisor for smugglers' Welsh car wash owners plead guilty The smugglers offered the migrants bronze, silver, gold and platinum packages, depending on risk.

Our investigation into two prolific criminals who ran their business "like a travel agency for smugglers" from a car wash in Caerphilly. @BBCWalesNews www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Patriotic Alternative: A year undercover with a far-right group I'm a BBC journalist, but for the past year I've been going undercover in a far-right group.

For nearly a year our team followed the far right, undercover. Here's what we found. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #farright #undercover #journalism