Duncan Leatherdale
Senior Broadcast Journalist at BBC
An online newshound for the BBC. My views are my own (or copied from someone else), not those of the Beeb etc.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Duncan Leatherdale
How brothers survived rip current surf terrorDuncan LeatherdaleBBC News, North East and CumbriaBBCEuan and Andrew survived being caught in a rip currentOn Saturday 17 May, two brothers got caught in a terrifying rip current at a popular surfing beach in north-east England. They hope sharing their experience will save lives. It was a great day for a surf, with 5ft-high swells sweeping along the shore at Tynemouth.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Duncan Leatherdale
Families welcome Norway rig deaths compensationDuncan LeatherdaleBBC News, North East and CumbriaReporting fromThe Storting Building, OsloBBCLaura Fleming and Tara Pender lost their fathers in the Kielland disasterFamilies of British workers killed in an oil rig disaster 45 years ago have welcomed the Norwegian government's decision to pay them compensation.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Duncan Leatherdale
Rig death families to get compensation from NorwayDuncan LeatherdaleBBC News, North East and CumbriaReporting fromThe Storting Building, OsloBBCLaura Fleming and Tara Pender both lost their fathers in the Kielland disasterSurvivors and families of those killed in an oil rig disaster 45 years ago will finally get compensation from the Norwegian state after a close vote passed in the country's parliament.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Duncan Leatherdale
Meet the man who sketched the Sycamore Gap trialDuncan LeatherdaleBBC News, North East and CumbriaUniversity of SunderlandNick Lewis's sketches gave many their first glimpse of the Sycamore Gap duo's facesThe trial of two men who chopped down the much-loved and world famous Sycamore Gap tree garnered global attention. With cameras not allowed in court, Nick Lewis's sketches of proceedings were used by many media, including the BBC. How did he do it?
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1 month ago |
bbc.co.uk | Mark Denten |Duncan Leatherdale
Image source, Family handoutImage caption, Archie York was killed in an explosion at a block of flats in OctoberBBC News, North East and CumbriaSeven-year-old Archie York was killed in a blast in Newcastle caused by his neighbour's illegal attempts to make cannabis sweets. As one of his killers is jailed, Archie's mother says her son's death should serve as a warning to other criminals.
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Once again, @CrossCountryUK doing its absolute best to make travel as difficult as possible. Train to Stansted has been abandoned at Cambridge because there is no driver. Good luck to anyone relying on this shambles to get them anywhere
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There’s a lot of news around at the moment, most of it deeply unpleasant. So here is a slow-read piece about a talon-ted guy just doing something he loves https://t.co/qqu8bjx8Lg