John Simpson

Sitting in my garden on this lovely evening, watching the swifts zooming around overhead, catching their evening meal. Sheer joy. https://t.co/B8eqnFlQ8k

A consortium of independent specialists tasked by the UN and international NGOs with assessing the risk of famine in crises says the entire population of Gazais now suffering high levels of food insecurity, while one in five (half a million people) are facing starvation.

RT @LauraPh222: @JohnSimpsonNews Yet this from @UKLabour govt. https://t.co/QFh7di2re5 After c40% cut to BBC’s public funds by @Conservativ…

This charmer (‘Chivalrous Brit’) calls himself a Christian. Bye!

Chivalrous Brit ✝️ 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @TheGBChronicles

@JohnSimpsonNews @Jackiew80333500 John's here licking his own arse again.

An independent research organisation, Tapestry, has found that the BBC is the most trusted international news provider worldwide. It’s also by some way the UK’s most recognised cultural asset around the world.

When he claims that Russia won WWII, it seems to have slipped Vladimir Putin’s mind that from 1939 to 1941 Stalin was Hitler’s faithful friend, ordering Communists everywhere to oppose the war with Nazism.

RT @VitalyBBC: There's not much hope that Trump will be able to broker a lasting ceasefire let alone peace in Ukraine - my latest for @John…

RT @shrabanibasu_: On the 80th anniversary of #VEDay, let's remember the 2.5 m Indian soldiers who volunteered to fight. It was the biggest…

Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s finance minister and an ally of PM Netanyahu: ‘Gaza will be entirely destroyed, civilians will be sent to … the south to a humanitarian zone without Hamas or terrorism, and from there they will start to leave in great numbers to third countries.’

I found taking part in this very satisfying. Katja’s memories were fascinating and Adam’s incisive questions as ever brought out the key stuff. I remembered things I’d long forgotten.

Katja Hoyer @hoyer_kat

The fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 Nov 1989 was a huge moment that touched the lives of millions of ordinary people. I discussed it with @JohnSimpsonNews and @adamfleming for the BBC's Newscast and was so absorbed that I nearly forgot I was in a studio!👇 https://t.co/Rcd4cpUv78 https://t.co/GBewzDGlzo

It’s probably just a joke. But can you think of any previous US president who might have made a joke like this?

Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump

Donald Trump just posted a photo of himself as the Pope. It's full-on lunacy at this point. https://t.co/7be1cIgUwK

Mike Waltz, Donald Trump’s national security adviser who’s now been downgraded to UN ambassador, mistakenly sent details of the US attack in Yemen to the distinguished editor of The Atlantic — then called him ‘the bottom scum of journalists’ when he reported it.

RT @magdalenoxford: In case you Missed it: Hymnus Eucharisticus sung from the top of the Great Tower by Magdalen College Choir https://t.c…

May Day sunrise over Oxford: one of the rewards for getting up early. https://t.co/YNi2OwEb11

In Oxford, as ever, vast crowds of people turned out at 6 am this May Day morning to hear the choir of Magdalen College sing songs of spring and listen to the ringing of the bells. If you don’t mind getting up early, it’s a magical experience. https://t.co/6GHMSxYFti

RT @IneBackIversen: 💔1: Impossible to read the news about Victoriia Roshchyna without feeling tremendous pain & anger. Her body returned fr…

The production team for tonight’s Unspun World on BBC Two, 11.05: Kate Cornell (our new producer), Sharam Heidari (camera), Ben Watt (exec producer), & Dave Murphy (camera). Catch us on iPlayer or the News Channel if it’s past your bedtime. https://t.co/nXHOuHf1nX