Latest on Syria from BBC Verify… satellite images show Russian military equipment being withdrawn from Moscow’s key strategic port Tartous @matt-murphy96.bsky.social t.co/2zuVT6kH25

Satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify have shown a major oil slick spreading across the Kerch Strait between Russia & annexed Crimea, a month after two oil tankers were damaged in the area @jcheetham.bsky.social @matt-murphy96.bsky.social @erwanrivault.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Vessel tracking reviewed by BBC Verify shows that two Russian ships linked to its military have docked at the Kremlin's naval base on the Syrian coast at Tartous, with experts suggesting that an anticipated evacuation of the facility has finally begun. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The situation in #Gaza, 15 months after Oct 7 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @nickeardleybbc.bsky.social @paulybrown.bsky.social @matt-murphy96.bsky.social

29th December and… the Easter eggs are out in east London shops 😱 #earliereveryyear

Signing off for a wee social media detox. Have a great Christmas everyone 🎄. If you’re free on 27th (or 30th, 31st, 3rd), I’m filling in for great @MattChorley @bbc5live. Will be chatting about the mad year we’ve just had, and the potentially mad year ahead!!!

Russia is moving military equipment to its two major bases in Syria, suggesting it’s getting ready for at least a partial withdrawal (according to various analysts) Latest satellite images below 👇 t.co/uH8SdBRSi1

Why has an additive called Bovaer sparked controversy online? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... (with @nickeardleybbc.bsky.social @olgar.bsky.social and Matt Murphy)

People are pouring milk down the toilet and throwing butter in the bin. Here’s why - and why experts say there’s no danger in a new additive being used to reduce methane from burping cows (!!) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New cabinet secretary - top civil servant in the country - is Sir Chris Wormald He moves from being permanent secretary at the DHSC

IDF establishing new military corridor across northern Gaza, its third in #Gaza along with Netzarim and Philadelphi, with @nickeardleybbc.bsky.social & @matt-murphy96.bsky.social Analysis from @drhahellyer.bsky.social (RUSI) and Dr Eado Hecht (BESA) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Israel building new military dividing line across Northern Gaza, satellite images suggest Expert suggest north could be permanently cut off using this new partition. Others agree it exists, but question whether it will be permanent. @benedictgarman.com www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What a view (Primrose Hill,0815) 😍

Ukraine front could 'collapse' as Russia gains accelerate, experts warn Data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) shows that Russia has gained almost six times as much territory in 2024 as it did in 2023. Read more from BBC Verify here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is by my colleague and pal Glenn Campbell. Honest, brave and inspiring from one of the BBC's very best. Please give it a watch if you have a spare 30 minutes... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sad news this morning. Former Labour deputy prime minister John Prescott - one of the great political characters of recent decades - has died www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce...

How many farms will be affected by Budget tax rises? www.bbc.com/news/article...

May have picked a bad day to run in to the office… ❄️

What a week @ScotlandNT 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿