
Olimpia Zagnat
Senior Journalist at BBC News
BBC Senior Journalist | Soroptimist Award Winner | Romanian & Moldovan, now living in 🇬🇧 | Got a story? 📩[email protected]
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1 week ago |
bbc.co.uk | Asha Patel |Olimpia Zagnat
Image caption, Hundreds of people attended the market opening on SaturdayShoppers have been welcomed back into Derby's Market Hall after a £35m refurbishment. The Grade II listed indoor market was closed for three years while the work took place and reopened at 11:00 BST on Saturday. Council leader Nadine Peatfield cut the ribbon to the entrance at the official grand opening as range of traditional and contemporary traders were poised to serve a large crowd of eager customers.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Sarah Rainsford |Paul Kirby |Olimpia Zagnat
The liberal, pro-EU mayor of Bucharest, Nicusor Dan, has fought off a strong challenge from a Romanian right-wing nationalist to win the presidency after months of political turbulence. George Simion, the leader of the far-right AUR party, won a dramatic first-round victory earlier this month, riding a wave of anger from Romanians who had seen the presidential race annulled late last year because of claims of Russian interference.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.co.uk | Sarah Rainsford |Paul Kirby |Olimpia Zagnat
Image source, Andrei Pungovschi/Getty ImagesImage caption, Nicusor Dan had to wait until late into the night before he could be certain of victorySarah Rainsford, Paul Kirby & Olimpia ZagnatThe liberal, pro-EU mayor of Bucharest, Nicusor Dan, has fought off a strong challenge from a Romanian right-wing nationalist to win the presidency after months of political turbulence.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Olimpia Zagnat
Teenager died after car crashed into treeOlimpia ZagnatGooglePolice were called to the crash in The Dale, alongside the A623, in the early hours of Saturday An 18-year-old man has died after a car crashed into a tree in Derbyshire. The VW Polo left the road and crashed in The Dale, Stoney Middleton, at 03:50 BST on Saturday, police said. The driver suffered serious injuries and died at the scene. Police are appealing for anyone with information or dashcam footage of the crash to get in touch.
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4 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Olimpia Zagnat
Drivers are being asked to avoid a main route after a bus caught fire on the road. Fire crews were called to the blaze on the A52 westbound between Gamston and West Bridgford in Nottinghamshire at about 18:20 BST on Wednesday. No-one has been injured, a spokeswoman for the fire service said. Traffic is currently blocked towards Nottingham, and police are also at the scene. Pictures of the aftermath show the bus completely burnt out.
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