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Alex Farber

@alexfarber

Media correspondent @thetimes. i like tea and telly. Mr @CatNeilan [email protected]

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Joined May 2007
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Cat Neilan@CatNeilanOct 24
Excl: A second member of staff working under Reform UK mayor Luke Campbell has claimed they were suspended from their job after raising concerns about threatening and racist behaviour in the workplace observer.co.uk/news/national…
Fresh complaints over Reform mayor’s ‘toxic’ office

Fresh complaints over Reform mayor’s ‘toxic’ office

Threats and racist behaviour reported at Hull workplace, as police investigation into Luke Campbell’s alleged cyberflashing continues

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TEAM NEWS! 🚨 Today's Addicks as drawn by our Schools Partnership Scheme students ✏️ #cafc
Image from Charlton Athletic FC (@CAFCofficial)
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@ObserverUKOct 17
Reform mayor under police investigation for alleged cyberflashing Luke Campbell, an Olympic gold medallist boxer and rising star in Nigel Farage’s party, is accused of showing naked pictures of himself to female colleague ✍️ Catherine Neilan bit.ly/4zvosgW
Reform mayor under police investigation for alleged cyber...

Reform mayor under police investigation for alleged cyber...

Luke Campbell, an Olympic gold medallist boxer and rising star in Nigel Farage’s party, is accused of showing naked pictures of himself to a female colleague

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Cathy Newman
@cathynewmanMay 27
EXCLUSIVE on my show tonight: the fury of female screenwriters about the @BBC decision to commission a man to write a drama about the murder of Sarah Everard and the national soul searching about misogyny that ensued. Watch at 7 on @SkyNews & @YouTube
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RT @CAMERAorgUK: So, it was all just a silly misunderstanding. No apology. Nothing to see here. And, CERTAINLY, no antisemitism. @gua…
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John McAndrew@johnluciusFeb 10
Fantastic job alert - Executive Editor, Today (BBC News/R4) careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Execut…
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Noel Gallagher wins songwriter of the year, despite releasing no songs The Oasis star will be honoured at the Brit Awards, but industry figures hit out at the lack of recognition for musicians with more recent songs thetimes.com/culture/music/a…
Noel Gallagher wins songwriter of the year, despite releasing no songs

Noel Gallagher wins songwriter of the year, despite releasing no songs

The Oasis star will be honoured at the Brit Awards, but industry figures hit out at the lack of recognition for musicians with more recent songs

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Sam Jackson@classicjackoFeb 6
Pleased to see this piece by @alexfarber in @thetimes covering our new initiative with @officialcharts, which will see @BBCRadio3 further champion the impressive range of new classical releases: thetimes.com/culture/music/a…
Classical music chart will showcase new talent

Classical music chart will showcase new talent

The Official Charts Company and BBC Radio 3 will launch a new rundown for the genre but be limited to releases from the previous 12 months

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ITV launches naming format for 2026 ents slate: The Neighbourhood The Floor The Box The Summit The Heat
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Cat Neilan@CatNeilan22 Nov 2025
From January, driving tests will include qus about defibrillators, as part of govt efforts to “boost cardiac arrest survival rate” And yet, my investigation for @ObserverUK has unearthed a system that's neglected, lacking oversight and unreliable 👇 observer.co.uk/news/national…
Faulty and inaccessible defibrillators linked to dozens o...

Faulty and inaccessible defibrillators linked to dozens o...

Life-saving equipment across the UK is falling into disrepair as safety checks are neglected

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BIG NEWS BREAKING NOW #BBC thetimes.com/uk/media/articl…
Tim Davie resigns as BBC director-general

Tim Davie resigns as BBC director-general

The corporation is expected to apologise on Monday for broadcasting a doctored clip of a speech by President Trump — who welcomed the resignation

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Cat Neilan@CatNeilan24 Oct 2025
New: Farage confirms my scoop for @ObserverUK from two weeks ago - that Reform has started to receive crypto donations He told @ReutersUK that Reform UK had received "a couple" of donations in the form of crypto assets, without giving further details Original story 👇
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Exc: The Electoral Commission has been given early notice of the UK's first ever crypto donation The sum has been "made, but not declared" to a party understood to be Reform observer.co.uk/news/politics…
Calls for transparency on political funding after first c...

Calls for transparency on political funding after first c...

Electoral Commission notified of financial contribution, which is understood to have been handed to Reform UK

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🏰 The first episode of The Celebrity Traitors has already been watched by over 11.7m viewers to date and continues to grow, with 2.2m 16-34 year olds tuning in. Plus, the highly anticipated finale date has been CONFIRMED for iPlayer and BBC One More ➡️ bbc.in/48sL8Eh
Claudia Winkleman, dressed in black ruffles, reclines in a high backed red armchair against the backdrop of a stone fireplace

ALT Claudia Winkleman, dressed in black ruffles, reclines in a high backed red armchair against the backdrop of a stone fireplace

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The former BBC journalist Mishal Husain has questioned whether Shamima Begum would have been treated differently by the media if she were not Muslim ⬇️ thetimes.com/uk/media/articl…
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Cat Neilan@CatNeilan11 Oct 2025
Exc: The Electoral Commission has been given early notice of the UK's first ever crypto donation The sum has been "made, but not declared" to a party understood to be Reform observer.co.uk/news/politics…
Calls for transparency on political funding after first c...

Calls for transparency on political funding after first c...

Electoral Commission notified of financial contribution, which is understood to have been handed to Reform UK

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EXCLUSIVE CLIP: For any killer whale who wants to become a whale killer, practice makes perfect. Orcas caught on film for first time learning how to drown victims in a grisly training session Read full story + watch David Attenborough clip here: thetimes.com/uk/science/arti…

Orcas learn to be whale killers by practising drowning each other

Killer whales have been captured on film for the first time in a macabre training session, learning how to prevent their prey from breathing as they attack

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Tommy Shelby is a Blue, he hates Villa: thetimes.com/article/657e11a… Excellent interview by @alexfarber with Stephen Knight, creator of Peaky Blinders, about his upcoming @BCFC series on Amazon Prime. The Blues are back!
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Our story @thetimes @alexfarber: thetimes.com/uk/media/articl… BBC review: bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2025/b…
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Comedian shocked audience members with the gestures at the taping of a Christmas special of Would I Lie To You? thetimes.com/uk/media/articl…
David Walliams gives Nazi salutes at BBC recording

David Walliams gives Nazi salutes at BBC recording

The comedian shocked audience members with the gestures at the taping of a Christmas special of Would I Lie To You?

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Here for this youtu.be/TQK1QSYZ29Q?si=TaTa…
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