george alagiah
@georgealagiah
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Journalist and author. My first novel, The Burning Land is in paperback now. Also @BBCAlagiah
London
Joined January 2011
RT @AdamAlagiah: Wow. Depressing - but important - report out today by @TheIFS on educational inequalities in England. Some lowlights of no….
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Did he say anything like this when his brother was in office?.
"This is what happens when we get greedy for power/posts, we must learn to let go at the right time," brother MP Chamal Rajapaksa says Mahinda Rajapaksa should have retired after concluding his 2nd term as President of Sri Lanka
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RT @RefugeeCafe: Anddd… WE’RE LIVE!! Our #Crowdfunding campaign seeks to raise £20,000 to open a refugee-led physical café in #Lewisham, of….
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Launch a refugee-led café in Lewisham, providing employment training and jobs to out-of-work refugees whilst serving delicious food for all.
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RT @BBCAlagiah: So glad to have had the opportunity to write this. America has one, so do Germany, France, Canada and Australia. So why don….
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Congratulations to all the team. Great memories of my shifts on this brilliant channel.
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BBC World News looks back at the last three decades as it celebrates its 30th anniversary.
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Big shout out for @MPSStamfordHill for acting so promptly when @lizglomseth reported cars parked on cycle lane when she was cycling with my granddaughter.
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RT @sarfrazmanzoor: My wife’s parents sent this and it was too good not to share- taken today near Dumfries.
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RT @FriendsSriLanka: We must all #StayHome to:. ▶️ protect the NHS.▶️ save lives. Here's what you can & can't do in England as explained b….
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If you’re having trouble @BBCRoryCJ imagine what it’s like for a tech no-hoper like me. I’ve just subscribed to Now TV but still can’t work out how to watch #theundoing.
If there’s a worse user experience than the Now TV app I don’t want to find it. Doesn’t know what you’ve watched before, no easy way to find its hit show The Undoing
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Really enjoyed chatting to my colleague and friend @theJeremyVine
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The broadcaster and journalist answers the question.
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RT @FairtradeUK: Today is International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade & its Abolition. In a new blog, our CEO @fairtrademg reflect….
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RT @malagiah: This week we launched Grads 2020, a showcase of some of the top creative talent graduating this summer. It's clearly a tough….
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Thank you everyone for lovely messages after my first newsroom appearance in a couple of months. The chemo was tough so all the sweeter to feel well enough now to do what I enjoy.
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RT @francesrobathan: . and when much of the world is talking about Black Lives Matter - wherever they are.
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RT @SizweMpofuWalsh: Follow the historic #RhodesMustFall protest to demand the removal of the Rhodes statue at Oxford live now.
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