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The town of #Swidnik in #Poland, along with 5 others, declared itself an "#LGBT ideology free zone". There is #homophobic rhetoric from the main governing party ("homosexuality is a threat to Polish identity") and the religious right too, says Lucy Ash bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

The town of #Swidnik in #Poland, along with 5 others, declared itself an "#LGBT ideology free zone". 
There is  #homophobic rhetoric from the main governing party ("homosexuality is a threat to Polish identity") and the religious right too, says <a href="/LucyAAsh/">Lucy Ash</a>  bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…
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"Everybody knows 3 or 4 people who have just left the country or who are planning to do it," says Bart Staszewski, an #LGBTQ campaigner in Poland, at a demonstration in one of six towns that voted to be "#LGBT ideology free zones". Lucy Ash reports. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

"Everybody knows 3 or 4 people who have just left the country or who are planning to do it," says Bart Staszewski, an #LGBTQ campaigner in Poland, at a demonstration in one of six towns that voted to be "#LGBT ideology free zones". <a href="/LucyAAsh/">Lucy Ash</a> reports. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…
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Emirati Rashed already has offers to meet him at the airport in #Israel once flights start from #Dubai, following the signing of the #AbrahamAccords. Yolande Knell on new friendships - and the sense of betrayal of #Palestinians bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… #UAEIsrael #Bahrain

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"I thought we had lost everything", in a fire that "moved with a speed and ferocity that was both bewildering and terrifying" Peter Bowes on what it's like to be caught up in #California #wildfires. Why are they so bad now? bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… #wildfires2020 #WestCoastFires

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“We came here for a better life, for our kids, but I don’t see the difference between here and #Afghanistan says a woman displaced from the #MoriaCamp in #Lesbos in #Greece. Where can she go now, asks Bethany Bell. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… #Moria #EU #Refugeesgr

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The tiny village of #Viscri in #Romania has become a big tourist attraction - not just because of the #UNESCO World Heritage church, but also because of the Prince of Wales. You can even stay at the #royal's house, says Stephen McGrath. #PrinceCharles bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

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#rhinos relaxing, lionesses getting skittish. #elephant and #hyena sand prints. It's peak #safari season in #Tanzania, but few visitors due to the #coronavirus. Michelle Jana Chan had the stunning #ngorongoro crater and its #wildlife to herself. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… #serengeti

#rhinos relaxing, lionesses getting skittish. #elephant and #hyena sand prints. It's peak #safari season in #Tanzania, but few visitors due to the #coronavirus. <a href="/michellejchan/">Michelle Jana Chan</a> had the stunning #ngorongoro crater and its #wildlife to herself.  bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…  #serengeti
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It's the annual migration of millions of #wildebeest trying to get across the #Mara river in the #Serengeti. Michelle Jana Chan had a front-row seat, as #safari #tourists stayed away this year. Spot a wildebeest leap off the river bank in the video. #Tanzania bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

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Millions of #wildebeest cross the #Mara river in the #Serengeti at this time of year. Watch Michelle Jana Chan's timelapse video of one of nature's grandest spectacles. #tanzania bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

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Take a #frontrow seat at one of nature's grandest spectacles: the annual migration of millions of #wildebeest in the #Serengeti in #Tanzania. Michelle Jana Chan had the place to herself, as #covid19 kept #safari tourists away. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

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Millions of #wildebeest cross the #Mara river in the #Serengeti at this time of year. Watch Michelle Jana Chan's timelapse video of one of nature's grandest spectacles. #Tanzania

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There’s a true story I know of a woman who had five children under ten. After years of not working because her husband wouldn’t allow, she finally managed to get a job in the industry she worked in and adored before her marriage. She was so excited. 1/11

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New 🚨 I wrote for the i about the unique kind of abuse I get as the BBC’s specialist reporter, investigating online disinformation and covering the casualties of viral conspiracies. I love my job - but want to highlight perils of digital frontline. inews.co.uk/news/long-read…

New 🚨 I wrote for the i about the unique kind of abuse I get as the BBC’s specialist reporter, investigating online disinformation and covering the casualties of viral conspiracies. 

I love my job - but want to highlight perils of digital frontline. 

inews.co.uk/news/long-read…
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In English, it's "flouted." Also in English, the "criminal" is the one who administers the poison, not the victim of the poisoning.

In English, it's "flouted." Also in English, the "criminal" is the one who administers the poison, not the victim of the poisoning.
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As Russia attacks Ukraine it's destroying itself too & that's sad for me to see Today I saw MPs 'vote' to imprison people for 15 yrs for telling the truth about this unprovoked, unjust war The BBC has been blocked, our team suspended work for safety, others have left. It's huge