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It's exactly 30 years ago today since the start of Britain's biggest rave, at Castlemorton Common.
To hear what happened when 30,000 people partied in a small village, and how it led to a change in the law, take a listen to my @BBCRadio4 documentary: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0017f…
So proud of our @ITVTonight documentary That was broadcast last night. A really important story brought to a wide audience.
If you missed it, catch up on ITVX here:
itv.com/watch/tonight/1a2803…
EXCLUSIVE: In October 2024 I interviewed residents on a new-build estate who had been flooded twice in the space of six months. Since then I've been investigating the developer who built their homes.
This is what I found:
itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2026-…
The full story can also been see on this evening at 7.30 on ITV1 in my documentary for @ITVTonight, Floods: New Build Nightmares - Tonight
For more than a year I've been investigating planning breaches on new-build estates. This week, we're able to report what I've found.
ITV1, Thursday, 7.30pm - Floods: New Build Nightmares
Missed it last night on ITV1? My documentary, Sycamore Gap: Britain's Lost Landmark, is now available to stream on ITVX.
itv.com/watch/sycamore-gap-b…
🚨 Tonight, ITV1, 1045pm 🚨
I've got the full story of the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree, hearing from those who lived it, those who looked after it, and the police officer who cracked the case.
| Sycamore Gap: Britain's Lost Landmark |
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Our documentary, Britain’s Lost Landmark, airs on @ITV tonight at 2245 and on @ITVX
@tombarton investigates why two men cut down the Sycamore Gap tree in the dead of night, and how police brought them to justice
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If anyone's near a radio for the next hour my Radio 4 documentary about the 1990s rave scene 'A Succession of Repetitive Beats' is being repeated at 8pm.
Missed it? It's still on BBC Sounds here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0017f…
Pretty chuffed to find my Sycamore Gap documentary sandwiched between the Dark Knight Trilogy and Protection on the front page of ITVX.
If you're interested in the strangest court case I've ever reported on, the full story is here: itv.com/.../sycamo.../10a587…
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Newcastle United's Dan Burn becomes a hero in his hometown of Blyth after Carabao Cup final goal
Watch our full report on ITVX...
itv.com/watch/news/newcastle…
Where can one join this frontline of violence against the youth? #grammar #badhyphens
Sometimes I'm amazed that anyone pays me for doing my job.
Sometimes I think I should pay them.
Yesterday was one of those days.
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BREAKING: A second boy, who was rescued from the River Tyne on Saturday afternoon, has died in hospital.
The two boys who died have been named as David Radut, 14, and Aras Rudzianskas, 13. Both boys are from Newcastle.
📷 Aras (left); David (right)
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Thank you to @tombarton and @itvtynetees for their sensitive and thoughtful coverage of our exhibition, Portraits with Purpose.💙
You can watch Tom's report and read more from his interviews with families and staff here⬇️
#StOswaldsHospice | #QualityTimeForEveryone
"I can adore her and see her any time"
A painting of Aarvi, who died at 23 months, is one of a series of portraits exploring grief and the bonds between loved ones when someone dies. @stoswaldsuk
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Has Lucian Freud risen from the dead this Easter to do the court art for the Sam Bankman-Fried sentencing?
Here is the full, awful, story of the murder of Dwelaniyah Robinson. A truly horrific crime which left several members of the jury in tears after delivering their guilty verdicts.
itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2024-…
BREAKING: A jury in the murder trial of Christina Robinson has found her guilty of murdering of her three-year-old son Dwelaniyah by shaking him so violently she caused a fatal brain injury.
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Chuffed to bits to win the Journalism Presentation
Award at the Royal Television Society Awards for the North East and Borders.
Love being part of team @itvtynetees
