A wonderful tribute from one great reporter to another on a very sad day. RIP George. A lovely man, who inspired so many of us with his empathy, humility and warmth. bbc.co.uk/news/entertain…

Thanks so much to everyone at WAMU 88.5 for all your help and for such a warm welcome. It was great to work with you!

Good night & good luck to ritula shah - a brilliant colleague over many years. As warm in person as she is on air. Always supportive, thoughtful and encouraging. The World Tonight family is going to miss her x

Today's BBC coverage of the anniversary is full of poignant testimonies and stories, many of which were genuinely hard to read. I am especially unlikely to forget this one, as told to James Coomarasamy

On this week’s BBC World Service Pick of the World with Anna Doble we’ve amazing audio from SenatorSherryRehman Umer Draz Nangiana Rystad Energy James Coomarasamy Tanya Beckett Emily Naylor Alice Gioia @clarkerowbotham Dawn Marie Gratton 09.32 BST or via BBC Sounds bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

Breaking a long silence here to congratulate ‘psychic Sue’ ⁦Sue Smith⁩ for accurately predicting a 2-1 win after extra time for ⁦Lionesses⁩ on #Newshour ⁦BBC World Service⁩ yesterday lunchtime.. (from 35 mins in) bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w1…

Credit for this goes to vera krichevskaya whose new film about Дождь has its premiere in Russia this week

With thanks to and the help of.. Senator Chris Coons Edgars Rinkēvičs Vadym Prystaiko lyse doucet Arkady Ostrovsky

The Danish film #Flee has just become the first to get an #Oscars nomination for best animated film, best documentary and best international feature. We've an interview with director Jonas Poher Rasmussen coming up on Newshour BBC World Service

I loved hearing ⁦@mullingar_rc⁩ & ⁦Marty Mulligan⁩’s memories of Meat Loaf’s 1989 tour of rural Ireland. Great stories! The last 7 minutes or so of last night’s programme. Enjoy. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Please listen BBC World Service #Newshour 1300GMT for a tribute to #richardrogers from his great friend and #pompidou partner, Renzo Piano. He is speaking to James Coomarasamy What a titan Richard was. And what visionary and changed landscapes he has left us 🙏🏽RSHP

Back with 2nd edition of Newshour. Among the highlights: Governor Jay Inslee on #COP26 & the US infrastructure bill; Sierra Leone's Vice President on the Freetown tanker explosion & Guilherme Machado Notícias da TV on the death of 'Brazil's Adele' #MariliaMendonca

On air with Newshour BBC World Service. The mayor of #Freetown Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE has the latest on the fatal oil tanker explosion.

On Newshour BBC World Service at 21GMT: IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️ & Iran agree on nuclear monitoring; Neamat Naqdi on Taliban violence;
Naomi Broady on #EmmaRaducanu ; Barbara Sampson on 9/11 forensics & reports by Mariko Oi 大井真理子 Quentin Sommerville Laura Trevelyan

⁩Old school radio reporting takes on tyrannical big tech in the latest humdinger of a read from my sadly soon-to-be former colleague ⁦Peter Hanington⁩. Highly recommended!

Thanks Adrian Sherwood for paying tribute to your friend and collaborator #LeeScratchPerry on Newshour BBC World Service (20 mins in) bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w1…

Afghanistan’s acting President - according to the constitution - ⁦Amrullah Saleh⁩ spoke to me on Newshour ⁦BBC World Service⁩ about talking to the Taliban & resisting a ‘clerical dictatorship’ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

On Newshour shortly.. interviews with the man who says he's caretaker Afghan President Amrullah Saleh, filmmaker Sahraa Karimi / صحرا کریمی on her escape from Kabul & Will Oldham Connie Killy on #DonEverly

Huge thanks to Sunday's teams elleotz pcoletti Dee Sebastian Albana Kasapi Lucy Bailey Wahiba Ahmed and Jonathan Fenton-Fischer Rozita Riazati @ellispalmer94 Usman Azad 🇬🇧 🇦🇺 & everyone who spoke to us on a momentous day. Back on air with more Afghanistan coverage at 1400 today..

On air now BBC World Service with an extended edition of Newshour. Entire programme devoted to rapidly unfolding events in Afghanistan with Rangina Hamidi @suahilshaheen1 Kate Clark Tom Tugendhat and - of course - lyse doucet