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Deputy Digital Managing Editor, Newsgathering - Investigations @lbc.co.uk | Specialist Field Producer | OSINT | Got a story? ej.ward@lbc.co.uk

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'How's the policy of smashing the gangs going, as it's now nearly 50,000 people that have arrived here since Labour came to power?'

Nick Ferrari puts Labour's Baroness Jacqui Smith on the spot.

12.08.2025 08:37 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 0
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The renaming of HMS Agincourt is sinking our heritage to solve a problem that doesn’t exist The decision to rename the Royal Navy’s HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles has sparked considerable debate, and rightly so. It feels like an unnecessary act of self-censorship, bending over backwards to av...

LBC Views: Why erase Agincourt? The French won’t care about the name of one of our submarines, but our history takes the hit.

www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...

28.01.2025 12:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Breaking: 18-year-old Axel Rudakubana has pleaded guilty to three charges of murder, over the stabbings of three girls in Southport in July.

20.01.2025 11:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'No beards, no glamour, and always carry cash': MI5’s secret tips for rookie spies revealed in declassified documents Avoid false beards, carry plenty of spare change and know what to do when you need to tell a taxi driver "follow that cab!" - these were some of the tips given to rookie MI5 "watchers".


🚨 No beards, no glamour, and always carry cash! πŸš•πŸ’·

MI5’s newly declassified wartime guide reveals the secret tips rookie spies used to tail suspects. From cab chases to avoiding Tube blunders, this is espionage like you’ve never seen it.

πŸ‘€ #Declassified #MI5

www.lbc.co.uk/news/mi5-adv...

14.01.2025 07:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Chaos on the frontlines: North Korean troops accidentally kill 8 Russian soldiers in β€˜friendly fire’ language blunder North Korean troops have opened fire on Russian forces, accidentally killing eight soldiers due to a language barrier, Ukrainian military intelligence has claimed.

North Korean troops accidentally kill 8 Russian soldiers in a deadly β€˜friendly fire’ incident.

A language barrier leads to chaos on the battlefield as Moscow struggles to integrate foreign forces into its ranks.

Read more ⬇️

www.lbc.co.uk/news/chaos-o...

17.12.2024 09:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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UK defence firms to be prioritised in new strategy as war game tests supply chain resilience and military readiness The Ministry of Defence (MoD) will prioritise British defence firms for government investment under a new industrial strategy aimed at bolstering the UK’s security and economy.

UK defence firms will take centre stage in a new strategy prioritising military readiness and supply chain resilience.

πŸ’‚β€β™€οΈπŸ’Ό A "first-of-its-kind" war game kicks off Monday to test how Britain could sustain the front line under fire. #Defence #UKSecurity

www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk-defe...

02.12.2024 08:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The pint performance: is the ritual worth the wait, or is the two-part Guinness pour just clever marketing ploy? There’s something undeniably fascinating about Guinness. It’s not just a drink; it’s a symbol, a culture, a phenomenon...

This might be the most controversial thing I have ever written...

www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...

25.11.2024 09:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.

The arrest warrant is for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed from at least 8 October 2023 until at least 20 May 2024.

21.11.2024 12:03 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The British Army’s Β£1.35bn Watchkeeper drone programme: From ambition and innovation to delays, failure, and abandonment The British Army has officially scrapped its troubled Β£1.35bn Watchkeeper drone programme, marking the end of a project plagued by delays, cost overruns, and persistent technical failures.

The British Army’s Β£1.35bn Watchkeeper drone programme: From ambition and innovation to delays, failure, and abandonment - why scrapping it might not be so bad

www.lbc.co.uk/news/british...

21.11.2024 08:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜The storm of war is gathering’: Defence cuts leave UK 'woefully unprepared' for a 'bumpy decade', warns ex-minister The government’s decision to decommission several naval vessels and helicopters has ignited a political firestorm, with former Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood warning that decades of defence budget cu...

β€˜The storm of war is gathering’:

Defence cuts leave UK 'woefully unprepared' for a 'bumpy decade' and 'coming threats', warns ex-minister

www.lbc.co.uk/news/the-sto...

21.11.2024 07:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My bin lid was frozen closed this morning!

20.11.2024 11:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wagner funnels $2.5 billion in 'blood gold' to Russia’s war chest as it rebrands and expands in Africa The Wagner Group has generated over $2.5 billion from illegal gold mining since the start of the Ukraine invasion, according to a report by the World Gold Council.


πŸ’° $2.5 BILLION IN DIRTY GOLD πŸ’°

Wagner funnels cash from illegal gold mining into Russia’s war chest while expanding in Africa.

Slick recruitment films, secret deals, and brutal tactics – here’s how it’s fueling global conflicts πŸ‘‡

www.lbc.co.uk/news/wagner-...

20.11.2024 07:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Met Police says the official Farmers' March on Whitehall has ended and people are leaving. I'd estimate around 15k people attending

19.11.2024 13:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Protest group Just Stop Oil say they've joined the NUF Farmers’ March "in solidarity with agricultural workers," the group is demanding governments work together to end the extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030.

19.11.2024 12:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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LIVE: Jeremy Clarkson gives stark warning as farm protest descends on Whitehall Thousands of farmers are in Whitehall today to protest Labour's planned changes to inheritance tax on warms worth over Β£1m.

Follow the LBC live blog for the latest on today's farmers' protests on Whitehall, curated by my wonderful colleague @katyr.bsky.social

www.lbc.co.uk/news/live-je...

19.11.2024 12:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Spoke to one farmer who described the IHT reforms as the 'tipping point,' admitting it probably wouldn't impact him he said there were so many other issues facing the farming community in the UK at the moment he felt the need to come out.

19.11.2024 12:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wellies are not the warmest footware either!

19.11.2024 12:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'Your number crunchers in the Treasury have got their sums wrong'

Speaking at the Farmers' protest Nigel Farage says The Chancellor needs to rethink inheritance tax plans warning 'decent people will not survive this'

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A sea of tweed and sensible footware is descending on Whitehall for today's Farmers's Protests against Labours new Inheritance Tax rules.

19.11.2024 11:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0