Martin Dawes @Martin_Dawes
Former BBC correspondent and aid communicator in Africa and South Asia. Author ebook 'Deadly Inception'. A cautionary tale on AI, drones and our future. UK Joined April 2011-
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This will be MASSIVE on the news … because they really go big on high profile politicians and tax arrangements.
This will be MASSIVE on the news … because they really go big on high profile politicians and tax arrangements.
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Today, NRC issues an urgent appeal for earthquake-stricken Afghanistan: We urgently need USD 2million to support 25,000 people in the next 6 months:
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CPJ calls for an independent investigation into Israel’s killing of five journalists by multiple strikes on Nasser Hospital in #Gaza.🚨 The press cannot function under fire. When journalists die without answers, truth dies with them. Read more: cpj.org/2025/08/cpj-de…
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Why isn’t this headline news? The implications are horrifying … theguardian.com/environment/20…
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.@CarolfloreUN is an exemplary UN leader and committed humanitarian. Full solidarity, admiration and thanks.
.@CarolfloreUN is an exemplary UN leader and committed humanitarian. Full solidarity, admiration and thanks.
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I was delighted to see both "Do Not Disturb" and "It's Our Turn to Eat" - my books on Rwanda and Kenya - are included in this roundup of the best books on African, Asian and Latin American countries.
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The Coldstream Guards Band performed Black Sabbath's masterpiece Paranoid outside of Buckingham Palace as a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne on the day of his funeral. Don't let anybody tell you this isn't a great country. householddivision.org.uk/musicians
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Joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/st…
Have occasionally seen this beauty over the summer at Mutters Moor @sidmouth and boy has it grown @DevonWildlife
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Ian Hislop, "It is pretty ludicrous we have got to a state where a man is arrested for carrying a joke? I mean, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, all those things we claim to be interested in?" Shame on @YvetteCooperMP and @Keir_Starmer - this isn't the change any of us…
Disgusting and appalling - The director of Gaza's Shifa Hospital tells the BBC 21 children have died of malnutrition and starvation across the Strip over the past 72 hours bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvg9…
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Israel has ordered mass relocations from displacement camps in Deir al-Balah — forcing families who already lost everything to move yet again. 93% of Gaza is now off-limits. This is like relocating the entire UK population to Wales. Overcrowded, aid-dependent communities are…
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I still don’t know how we are letting this happen. It’s utterly heartrending. Those poor children.
I still don’t know how we are letting this happen. It’s utterly heartrending. Those poor children.
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Where do people go when they're forced to flee their homeland – and which countries take them in? This animation, made with @f_l_o_u_r_i_s_h, tells the story of the last 50 years.
Love the Big Butterfly Count @savebutterflies -this Brimstone seen near Bruton, Somerset today
Excellent and revealing reporting by @guardian theguardian.com/society/2025/j…
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This is day **118** with no access for critical NRC life-saving aid to Gaza’s women and children. Every day we hope to get through with our relief trucks to a starving population. Every day the Israeli military blocks our relief - including over 3,000 tents to families that…
Just some of the characters @ChalkeFestival it’s not just waffles! Love it
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