Alfie Tobutt

London

Senior Journalist at BBC

Senior journalist at @BBCNews and @BBCWorldService. ABBA superfan. Karaoke aficionado. British-Australian, depending on how I feel. #TomorrowsPapersToday

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Iraq sandstorm leaves 1,800 with breathing problems

2 months ago | bbc.com | Alfie Tobutt

Alfie TobuttBBC World ServiceReporting fromLondonYang TianBBC NewsReporting fromSydneyMore than a thousand people have been left with respiratory problems after a sandstorm swept across Iraq's central and southern parts of the country, health officials said. One official in Muthanna province reported to the AFP news agency at least 700 cases of what they said was suffocation.
Starmer moves Thatcher portrait from her former study

Aug 29, 2024 | yahoo.com | Alfie Tobutt |Becky Morton

Alfie Tobutt - Reporter and Becky Morton - Political reporterAugust 30, 2024 at 6:17 AM·3 min readA portrait of Margaret Thatcher has been moved from her former study in Downing Street, weeks after Sir Keir Starmer arrived in No 10, according to the new prime minister's biographer. Tom Baldwin said he believed the painting of Lady Thatcher, who served as Conservative prime minister from 1979 to 1990, was now hanging in another part of the building.