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chris bockman

@chrisbockman

Telling off-beat stories from SW France. Occasionally they're true. My book "Are you the foie gras correspondent?" Sometimes do serious work: Website for more

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Tune in to the BBC News (World) French Election special from 1900 London/2000 CET when we will have projected results with @CFraserBBC and Mark Lowen with Le Pen supporters, Azadeh Moshiri with the left, Katya Adler andrew harding and chris bockman live in Toulouse

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There's been a major surprise in France's parliamentary elections with the far-right National Rally beaten into third place. Official results show a victory for the left-wing New Popular Front alliance, but no party has an overall majority. Chris Bockman is in Toulouse for

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Next week hundreds of thousands of people are expected to watch giant minotaurs wander through #toulouse but the Catholic Church isn't happy - especially with one #Lilith half woman half scorpion - and fears the dark side has arrived in the city. My story coming up on BBC Radio 4

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Is it art or evil? Very serious debate in #Toulouse over a looming street art parade. Show down between popular art form and the Archbishop. The debate focuses on mythological creature #Lilith . My long format report on BBC News BBC Radio 4 Sunday bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

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The European Space Agency European Space Agency and its astronauts are working with both Stade Toulousain rugby club Stade Toulousain and Toulouse FC Toulouse FC to improve athletes physical and mental performance. My report on BBC Sportshour bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

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Verdict and sentencing day here in Avignon for the 50 defendants in the Pelicot trial . Tense & moving atmosphere stay with BBC News (World) for updates from the team here

Verdict and sentencing day here in Avignon for the 50 defendants in the Pelicot trial . Tense &amp; moving atmosphere stay with <a href="/BBCWorld/">BBC News (World)</a> for updates from the team here
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He's French with London estuary English, discovered Thierry Henry, Van Persie, monitors data from 70 football leagues to find new talent & beat Liverpool in the Europa League & doesnt like French referees at all. Damien Comolli Toulouse FC tells me more on BBC Sport tomorrow

He's French with London estuary English, discovered Thierry Henry, Van Persie, monitors data from 70 football leagues to find new talent &amp; beat Liverpool in the Europa League &amp; doesnt like French referees at all. <a href="/DamienJComolli/">Damien Comolli</a>  <a href="/ToulouseFC/">Toulouse FC</a>  tells me more on <a href="/BBCSport/">BBC Sport</a> tomorrow
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Always great to do a story from #toulouse and here is an interview with the club president #Comolli Toulouse FC on his remarkable success finding new talent before anyone else - and his eyes on English players in the January transfer market BBC Sport bbc.com/sport/football…

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France used to have the highest #fertility rate in western Europe, no more.. The region #occitanie (with Corsica) is showing the biggest drop. The town #colomiers near #Toulouse one of the biggest falls in the country -31% My story tomorrow on BBC News (UK) and BBC World Service

France used to have the highest #fertility rate in western Europe, no more.. The region #occitanie (with Corsica) is showing the biggest drop. The town #colomiers near #Toulouse one of the biggest falls in the country -31%
My story tomorrow on <a href="/BBCNews/">BBC News (UK)</a> and <a href="/bbcworldservice/">BBC World Service</a>
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Deaths of Dawn and Andrew Searle in their home in ville franche in #aveyron still a mystery investigating magistrate tells BBC News (World) in statement. Locals in their neighborhood tell me they were very kind social couple

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I moderated rountables in Bordeaux bringing together the world's experts fighting wildfires. 13x size of Italy burns each year costing $900 billion . Current aircraft (from N. America) are ancient. Urgently needed European innovative firefighting aircraft will soon be ready

I moderated rountables in Bordeaux  bringing together the world's experts fighting wildfires. 13x size of Italy burns each year costing $900 billion . Current aircraft (from N. America) are ancient. Urgently needed European innovative firefighting aircraft will soon be ready
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Im in the small town of #moissac for BBC News (World) an hour north of #toulouse with a far right mayor. Overwhelming opinion Le Pen was brought down unfairly - by political judges

Im in the small town of #moissac for <a href="/BBCWorld/">BBC News (World)</a>  an hour north of #toulouse with a far right mayor. Overwhelming opinion Le Pen  was brought down unfairly - by political judges
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Prosecutor in charge of investigation of British couple, Dawn and Andew Searles in the #aveyron in February tells me this morning no evidence so far that any one else involved in their deaths, focus now on murder followed by suicide. bbc.com/news/articles/…

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Thank you Elgan for the book plug, indeed I went to Toulon many times to cover the characters in that club when Laporte and Mourad Boudjellal ran it. Back then no more exciting place to report on rugby in France. The sport and its personalities a little too tame these days

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Sustainability, earth monitoring from Space to prevent climate change and the goal of common European defence sovereignty. These are the roundtable topics I will moderate with aerospace execs, senior military and astronauts at the #ParisAirShow2025 in Le Bourget. Cant wait

Sustainability, earth monitoring from Space to prevent climate change and the goal of common European defence sovereignty. These are the roundtable topics I will moderate  with aerospace execs, senior military and astronauts at the #ParisAirShow2025 in Le Bourget. Cant wait
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The Paris Air Show is the biggest of its type in the world and this year focused on sovereignty, decarbonization and Space. The team behind the event asked me to do a video report from there on the key events. Here it is youtube.com/watch?v=HunWR1…