Charlotte Lynch
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News presenter & reporter š»ā”ļøLBC News. IRN National Reporter of the Year 2024. [email protected]
Joined July 2017
National reporter of the year š!!! . Iām so beyond proud of the stories I was able to tell in 2023 and the justice I helped to get for victims. I love my job so much for that reason, and this is the cherry on top. Thank you @IRNAwards!.
š„ The winner of reporter of the year (national) is Charlotte Lynch ā LBC & LBC News. @LBC.@charlotterlynch.#RadioNewsAwards.
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Yesterday I was arrested by @HertsPolice whilst covering a protest on the M25. I showed my press card, and I was handcuffed almost immediately. My phone was snatched out of my hand. I was searched twice, held in a cell for 5 hours, and I wasnāt questioned whilst in custody.
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Just boarded a flight to Portugal for reporting purposes for @LBC. Itās almost full. Actual announcement just now: āThis isnāt a kindergarten, this is a two hour flight. If you canāt wear your masks you will be starting your holiday in Portugal in a police stationā.
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It was absolutely terrifying being in a cell with a pad for a bed in one corner and a metal toilet in the other. I was just doing my job. Whatās also terrifying is what this means for press freedom. It was blindingly obvious I was a reporter. Thank you for the kind messages x.
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EXCL: Senior Home Office source tells me Home Sec refused to sign off on hotel bookings for migrants at Manston last week ābecause they were in Tory areasā. @LBC.
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On the day that ānoisyā protest becomes unlawful under the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, at least 20 police officers have just surrounded anti-Brexit protestor Steve Bray outside the Houses of Parliament and seized his loud speaker. @LBC
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Thank you @HertsPolice. I look forward to being contacted for an apology and for this arrest to be expunged from my record.
Hertfordshire Police has admitted the arrest of LBC reporter Charlotte Lynch who was detained while covering a Just Stop Oil protest yesterday was not necessary.
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BREAKING: Doncaster Sheffield airport to close. They'll start to wind down at the end of October. In her first PMQs just over two weeks ago, Liz Truss said she'd protect it. @LBC.
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I shared my experience with @NickFerrariLBC this morning.
'The only question was how I knew to be there.'. After being arrested while covering an eco-protest LBC Reporter @charlotterlynch recounts her experience.
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This is absolutely despicable. You cannot talk about a woman like this, about ANYONE like this, simply because you disagree with them. Let alone on national television! How on earth does this go unchallenged? How is this allowed?.
Laurence Fox just did a whole speech on GB News on why men apparently wonāt shag me ?
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Review of @HertsPolice response to recent protests on the M25 and arrests of *four* journalists, incl myself, has found:. - Arrests werenāt justified.- Officers lacked understanding of the role of the press.- Two officers involved hadnāt done compliance training @LBC.
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After two days Iāll never forget I just want to say thank you for all of the touching messages of support, not just from colleagues and friends, but also from countless @LBC listeners and people whoāve heard my story. Your words mean more than you know and Iāve read every one.
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BREAKING: paramedics and police have just rushed in to the cemetery in Hilly Fields where searches for Kyle Clifford are centred - dozens of armed police here too @LBC
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Source close to Manston claims Suella Braverman only approved three hotels last week which were in Labour constituencies. Priti Patel accused of doing the same when she was Home Sec and āthey saw this comingā. @LBC.
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EXCL: Police will not investigate an NHS worker who filmed and shared video of a patient whilst naked . Lancashire Police say no crime took place when a female mental health patient was covertly recorded by a staff member, who then showed it to others @LBC
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Protestors in Peckham surrounding a coach outside of a hotel which they believe is here to take migrants to the Bibby Stockholm. Groups say they received āintelligenceā the coach was going to three other locations to pick people up & removals happening all over the country @LBC
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Braverman has repeatedly denied ādeliberately ignoring adviceā and Home Office says any claims advice was ignored are ācompletely untrueā. But is that the same as refusing some hotels but not others? @LBC.
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We have permission to share that the patient attempted to take her own life after finding out. Family say they donāt know who else has the video. Online Safety Bill made specific offence of recording & sharing intimate footage without consent. (Excl with @HandyMan_18).
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Hello. I've written some more about my arrest alongside some footage of it. I wanted to share it because I have been able now to fully digest what happened, how serious it was, and why it matters to you. @LBC
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āØ Protection for journalists! āØ. Thrilled to have been in the House of Lords tonight to see Public Order Bill amendment pass with majority of 91, to ensure protection of journalists reporting on protests. Thank you to Baroness Chakrabarti for tabling it following my arrest.
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šØJournalist @richfelgate arrested AGAIN whilst filming JSO protests. This time by @metpoliceuk at the Coronation. A reminder - the Public Order Bill includes a clause which states police canāt use powers to prevent journalists or observers covering protests. Answers needed ASAP.
Yesterday I got arrested whilst filming a @JustStop_Oil supporter holding a banner on the pavement near the coronation route. I'm a filmmaker and had my @BECTU press accreditation visible around my neck. Police deemed this to be "conspiracy to commit a public nuisance".
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Very interesting and suggests this may have been policy over the Summer as my source claims - also told by a councillor in Brighton and Hove that a hotel which was earmarked for Surrey was ditched and it went to B&H instead.
@charlotterlynch @LBC In August we found out about a plan to house asylum seekers in a well-known local hotel before it was made public. Itās in the constituency of Tom Pursglove, who was immigration minister at the time. A few days later, it was inexplicably ditched š
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@SangitaMyska @British_Airways This happened to me last year! I got fully reimbursed for the flight, all expenses incurred as a result, plus compensation. Keep all of your receipts and submit here!
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If you don't understand why politicians, particularly the Shadow Foreign Secretary, would engage with a peaceful Palestinian group with absolutely nothing to do with Hamas, I politely suggest you educate yourself on this conflict and more broadly how international relations work.
Is @DavidLammy showing his true colours?.
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Lib Dems say this is āyet another example of the Conservatives putting their partyās interests ahead of the national interest and the rule of law.ā. āNow more than ever there must be a Cabinet Office Inquiry, this is the final straw." @LBC.
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Also found:. - Police powers werenāt used appropriately.- Direction to arrest was given and no alternative, so arrest was likely regardless. (Whatever we said or did, it was going to happen). Itās revealed a 4th journo was arrested along with @richfelgate, @tomsdinner and I. @LBC.
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The new laws are to tackle the likes of Insulate Britain and whoāve caused huge disruption by blocking roads. But it defines excessive noise as āhaving a significant impact on people or causing serious disruption to the activities of organisations in the vicinityā. @LBC.
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In huge personal news, hereās me meeting/gatecrashing a video with Pedro Pascal at work and being really cool about it
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BREAKING: In his latest stunt, Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey has just taken a ride on āRushā at Thorpe Park with @sarahjolney1 š¢ . We know youād love to see it in full, so here it is @LBC @LBCNews
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The BBC's Political Editor @ChrisMasonBBC is reporting live on Johnson's partygate evidence from his desk, complete with empty coffee cups and Pret soup, and honestly it's great to see such accurate representation
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Sadiq Khan says the money Tory-led councils have spent challenging the ULEZ expansion in the High Court could have paid for 350,000 free school meals. @LBC.
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Canāt believe our @LBC interview with Ed Davey on the Thorpe Park teacups has broken America! Thanks @iamjohnoliver @LastWeekTonight š¤©. (and massive thanks to @JamesCropper95 for somehow managing to film this so well)
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Ambulance delayed and forced to navigate through the gridlock at Knightsbridge after Just Stop Oil protestors blocked the roads @LBC
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A fire engine trying to get to an emergency has been blocked by Just Stop Oil protestors at Knightsbridge @LBC
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Right to abortion overturned by the US Supreme Court. I feel sick. This is so so so so wrong.
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Jeremy Corbyn buys a jar of honey from a market stall in #Scarborough. He says a no-deal Brexit could leave families Ā£220 worse off next year thanks to the cost of their food shopping rising.
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I know Iām not the only one. @richfelgate and @tomsdinner, who also suffered this treatment, have my support and respect. I hope that my experience will at least mean this never happens to another journalist in Britain again, simply for doing their job.
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Hundreds of LGBTQ+ activists are marching in Oxford against a speech by feminist author Professor Kathleen Stock, whoās controversial views on gender identity should be heard, according to Prime Minister @RishiSunak. @OULGBTQ @LBC @LBCNews
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BREAKING: The Metās launched a full investigation in to Russell Brand. The force says a ānumberā of allegations of non-recent sex offences have been made after Dispatches & Sunday Times investigation, and theyāll also take responsibility for cases raised outside of London. @LBC.
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Thank you to my amazing team @LBC and @global. They could not be more supportive and Iām so grateful. Iām so lucky to have had on air backing from @NickFerrariLBC, @mrjamesob, @ShelaghFogarty, @TomSwarbrick1 and @IainDale, plus amazing behind the scenes support at every level.
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Grace Kumar and Barney Webber were just doing what any student would, walking home from a night out. Both first years with their whole lives ahead of them, promising sporting careers and tons of friends. It could have been anyone. Cruel does not cut it.
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Saturday night in the presentersā chair! Thought it was about time I learned to drive a desk and present a radio show for myself, so itās me in charge of @LBCNews for the next 4 hrs šššššļø
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Little bit of job news - I'm joining the breakfast team @LBC!. I'm so excited for a new challenge reporting for @NickFerrariLBC, and thrilled to have been given the opportunity to work alongside Nick and his brilliant producers, who I know I'll learn a lot from.
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Been left in charge of a whole radio station again tonight so naturally Iām taking selfies ā¦@LBCNewsā©
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Iām also grateful to @libdemdaisy for raising the matter in the House of Commons, @_OliviaBlake for submitting an EDM, and to Baroness Chakrabarti for raising in the Lords. Thank you @BenKentish for raising with No 10 and @theousherwood for contacting MPs about my case.
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Of all people to bump in to whilst reporting on a jubilee street party - itās only @LBC legend Brian Hayes!
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The ātouch of balanceā offered doesnāt even begin to cover these completely irrational and frankly disturbing insults. The way they both laugh through it is terrifying. This is SO beyond dangerous.
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@richfelgate @JustStop_Oil @bectu Iām so sorry Rich. Remember public order bill protection for journalists clause was added in wake of our arrests in Herts.
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Iāve just realised that 6 years ago today I was in the middle of a week of work experience at Global in Newcastle, with no idea that it would lead to my first job in journalism. I was still in Uni, had 0 experience, but they invested so much time in me and taught me EVERYTHING.
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Huge protest outside of Peckham Hair & Cosmetics after this incident. People here tell me itās not the first time something like this has happened here and theyāre calling for the store to be shut down @LBC
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Congratulations Carol and welcome officially to the family! So excited that youāre joining us @LBC and what a year for it š.
NEWS .I'm genuinely delighted to be joining the @lbc family from today ā¤ļøš¤š. Sundays 4pm -7pm every week. I've been dying to tell you for ages š. Live radio is an incredibly important platform, never more so than in this election year. YOUR stories. YOUR views. Join me ā¤ļø
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Me being asked to wash up after I helped grate the cheese.
Education secretary Gillian Keegan is recorded on camera saying others āhave been sat on their a***sā on schools Raac crisis and shares frustration about not being thanked for doing āa f***ing good jobā.
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THERESA MAY HAS ARRIVED. āEither my right honourable friend had not read the rules, or they did not think the rules applied to them. Which was it?ā. š„š„š„.
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"This isnāt a kindergarten, this is a two hour flight. If you canāt wear your masks you will be starting your holiday in Portugal in a police stationā
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Petrol already over Ā£2 a litre at Washington services on the A1 near Sunderland - just sent to me by @PamelaTickell. This is one of the poorest areas of the country seeing some of the highest fuel prices. And itās only predicted to get worse @LBC
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Iāve wanted to go to Wimbledon for as long as I can remember and now I get to be part of @globalās coverage this year! EEEEEK #Wimbledon
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Confused about the defence that the āmainstream mediaā are simply out to get Russell Brand when #Dispatches literally exposed a disgraceful culture within those very organisations that allowed his behaviour to continue and worsen. It was just as damning for them.
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š„³ So honoured to be selected for this yearās @radioacademy 30 Under 30!. I never imagined ever being considered for this so I feel very lucky. And what a bonus that itās on my birthday too! Thank you @radioacademy and congratulations to all of the other winners! #RWRA30.
Well done to @charlotterlynch, a reporter for @LBC, who has been chosen as one of the 30 Under 30, Class of 2021. #RWRA30. Hear more from Charlotte, hereā¬ļø
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Me right after crying to the nurse about my stupid phobia of injections and so buzzing that I did it š was so anxious and had absolutely nothing to worry about! š
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This is why itās dangerous. Because people like you listen.
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*Googles how to print and frame a video*.
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A lovely shock!!.
REPORTER OF THE YEAR - OVER 1.5M TSA, NOMINEE: Charlotte Lynch ā LBC @charlotterlynch @LBC @LBCNews #RadioNewsAwards.
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āSir David Amess, champion of human rights and democracyā is the message left by visibly emotional members of the National Council of Resistance in Iran, whom Sir David supported and campaigned with. @LBC
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So excited to be nominated for national reporter of the year! Thank you @IRNAwards š.
REPORTER OF THE YEAR (NATIONAL) NOMINEE:. Charlotte Lynch - LBC and LBC News. @LBC .@LBCNews .@charlotterlynch.#RadioNewsAwards.
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New: Photos of Elianne Andam, the 15-year-old girl who was killed on her way to school in Croydon yesterday, have now been released by her family. The say Elianne was "the light of our lives. She was bright and funny, with many friends who all adored her." @LBC
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Whilst itās been emotional at the covid inquiry this was so surreal - the first person I asked to interview, and my first q was her name. She repliedā¦ Charlotte Lynch! She says sheās always asked if sheās left the NHS for @LBC. And was as lovely as youād expect š«¶š¼
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Ryan Wellings has been jailed for 6.5 years for the sickening abuse of his girlfriend Kiena Dawes. She took her own life, blaming him in a suicide note. He'll be out in a few short years. A reminder of what he did to her:
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Boris Johnson jokes he wonāt be getting a job behind the bar, after pulling a pint at Sedgefield Cricket club. Heās visiting Tony Blairās old seat less than 48 hours after it elected its first Conservative MP since 1935. @LBC
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This passenger reacts as the pilot of her Portugal flight warns travellers they risk prison if they don't wear face masks. Read more:
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I was lucky enough to work in our @LBC London newsroom over several points this year and got to report from the studio in front of the cameras for the first time! Hereās a selection of my best facial expressions of the year. The last one is me showing 2020 the door x
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@LBC It's because the government is amending the Public Order Bill to add protection for journalists covering protests. I'm grateful to have been able to offer this explanation, too, of why it impacts you.
In a moving conversation with @NickFerrariLBC, reporter @charlotterlynch opens up about her arrest ordeal whilst covering an eco-protest.
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Thatās a wrap Paris 2024! It has been the most unbelievable privilege to cover the Olympics from @globalās Team GB house studio and Iām still in disbelief I get to call this work š„¹ . (thereās way too many highlights for a tweet so theyāre over on my Insta @ charlottethereporter)
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Wow. Treasury admits to @BenKentish Oliver Dowden's PMQs claim that Labour's plans to invest Ā£28bn a year in green energy would add Ā£1,000 a year to āeveryoneās mortgagesā. was baseless. @LBC.
EXCL: Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden accused of misleading Parliament after government is forced to admit that figure he used while covering for Rishi Sunak at PMQs is not based on any official analysis.
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Couldnāt hide my excitement live on @LBC earlier, having just been in the middle of the crowd with tens of thousands of people, as the military fly past went overhead. Forgot I was there as a journalist and just enjoyed it as a spectator. Pinch me moment!
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