Leigh Boobyer
Multimedia Journalist at BBC News
Multi-award winning journalist. BBC multimedia journalist covering the West Country. Previously LDR editor and LDR for Reach. Arsenal 🔴⚪
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Leigh Boobyer
Man who had Covid for 290 days dies years laterLeigh BoobyerJon KayBBCDave Smith was left with just 51% of his lung capacity after having Covid for 10 monthsA man who was once infected with coronavirus for 290 straight days - longer than almost anyone else recorded in the world - has died. Dave Smith, 76, died peacefully at his home in Bristol on 1 April, his family said. The BBC understands he did not have coronavirus at the time of his death.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.co.uk | Leigh Boobyer |Jon Kay
Image caption, Dave Smith was left with just 51% of his lung capacity after having Covid for 10 monthsA man who was once infected with coronavirus for 290 straight days - longer than almost anyone else recorded in the world - has died. Dave Smith, 76, died peacefully at his home in Bristol on 1 April, his family said. The BBC understands he did not have coronavirus at the time of his death.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Leigh Boobyer
Violin used in 1997 Titanic film sells for £54kLeigh BoobyerGetty ImagesJonathan Evans-Jones played band leader Wallace Hartley in the 1997 filmA violin played by the band leader of the Titanic as it sank in the 1997 Hollywood film has been sold for £54,000 at a "record breaking" auction. The violin was used to play the hymn Nearer My God To Thee as the ship went down.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Leigh Boobyer
Search queryFinal Glastonbury tickets sell out in 20 minutesLeigh Boobyer - BBC News, West of EnglandSun, April 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM UTCThe world-famous festival returns to Worthy Farm in June [Getty Images]The final batch of resale tickets for Glastonbury Festival have sold out in 20 minutes after "incredible demand". The general admission tickets for the world-famous event in Somerset were released at 09:00 BST on Sunday, and the festival announced on X they were gone by 9:20 BST.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Leigh Boobyer
Final Glastonbury tickets sell out in 20 minutesLeigh BoobyerBBC News, West of EnglandGetty ImagesThe world-famous festival returns to Worthy Farm in JuneThe final batch of resale tickets for the Glastonbury Festival have sold out in 20 minutes after "incredible demand". The general admission tickets for the world-famous event in Somerset were released at 09:00 BST on Sunday, and the festival announced on X they were gone by 9:20 BST.
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