Ben Thompson
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News Presenter & Correspondent | Former New York & Middle East | Northern | Links below ⤵️
Joined February 2009
'If one person in that proceeding five years had done their job properly then the attack would have been prevented' Lawyer Chris Walker represents the families of Elsie Dot Stancombe, Bebe King and Alice da Silva Aguiar who were murdered in the Southport attack in 2024. He told
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'You were Energy Secretary for 11 months, why didn't you do it?' Shadow Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho was questioned on #BBCBreakfast about plans to roll back green energy rules to cut energy bills by £165 a year https://t.co/oUlxkDtAZx
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Both men remain on the run. Here's the latest from Justice Minister Alex Davies-Jones MP.
'Why are we in this position again?' Justice minister Alex Davies-Jones MP told #BBCBreakfast there will be 'an urgent meeting of prison governors today' when she was questioned after two men were mistakenly released from Wandsworth prison in the past week
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Most holiday stress isn’t real — it’s fear wearing tinsel. The Fear Season How to Resimplify What You Imagine Article link in comments...
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Send us your pictures of the supermoon last night. And if the weather got in the way for you, @carolkirkwood tells us you'll get another chance on December 4th
The largest and brightest Moon of the year - the full Beaver supermoon - has been spotted overnight/ On #BBCBreakfast Dr Megan Argo, an Astrophysicist from the University of Lancashire, explained what causes a supermoon https://t.co/gi5tRsl97o
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'The entire criminal justice system at this moment in time is in complete meltdown' Mark Fairhurst from the Prison Officers Association spoke to #BBCBreakfast after two prisoners were separately released in error from a London prison in the past week https://t.co/VFUcBRtywl
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At last. Benjamin!
Storm BENJAMIN Set to cross England/Wales on Thursday, but named by the French weather service due to the greater impacts expected there. Here’s what it means for the UK… Latest warnings https://t.co/V5GBoYW6KP
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'I will have a look into that' Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds spoke to #BBCBreakfast about Prince Andrew's water bills at his Royal Lodge home https://t.co/MWO3eCAdy4
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I leave the studio for one minute.... @piersmorgan
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BREAKING: I’m back on breakfast TV.. with my old rivals! This should be fun.
On #BBCBreakfast on Monday the latest on Prince Andrew, plus on the sofa - Sam Ryder - Sir Bradley Wiggins - Piers Morgan Join @sallynugent and @BenThompsonTV on @BBCOne from 6am
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On #BBCBreakfast on Monday the latest on Prince Andrew, plus on the sofa - Sam Ryder - Sir Bradley Wiggins - Piers Morgan Join @sallynugent and @BenThompsonTV on @BBCOne from 6am
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G’morning! Happy Sunday! 👋🏼
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'People have taken pot shots at Keir Starmer before' Communities Secretary Steve Reed reacted on #BBCBreakfast to an interview with Andy Burnham in the Telegraph newspaper in which the Mayor of Greater Manchester said some Labour MPs have privately called on him to challenge the
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'We need to be focussed on the country not on the party' On #BBCBreakfast Communities Secretary Steve Reed reacted to comments from Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham that some Labour MPs have privately called on him to challenge Sir Keir Starmer to become Prime Minister
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G'morning!
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“It’s about what our country does when things go catastrophically wrong.” More from our special programme with victims of the Post Office scandal after the first report from the Post Office inquiry was published:
'Is this fair?' Mohammad Rasul was wrongly prosecuted in the Post Office IT scandal and he was one of 10 former sub-postmasters who spoke to #BBCBreakfast about their battle for compensation and accountability Watch the BBC Breakfast: Post Office special here
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Post Office compensation schemes 'cruel and never-ending'
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People harmed in the scandal say they have no faith in the government to speed up compensation.
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'Just stop being cruel to people' Ten sub-postmasters returned to the #BBCBreakfast sofa and had a direct message for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to 'get a grip' and sort out the ongoing injustice of the Post Office IT scandal https://t.co/jrtoRuTTjt
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'It is something that has dragged on far, far too long' Ten sub-postmasters who are victims of the Post Office IT scandal have returned to the #BBCBreakfast sofa to tell of their anger at still having to fight for justice - this time for compensation for being wrongly accused
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