Natalie Berry

Thanks to the AIPS Sport Media Awards for longlisting my @thefence.bsky.social feature In the Shadow of the Mountain.

Looking for scientists working on conservation projects on the front lines of endangered species research and recovery with strong human angles (overcoming obstacles, challenges etc.) for a potential film project. Based anywhere. Baby Bornean Orangutan photo for attention/timeline cleanse. Thanks!

A woman was researching her late husband's family but became stuck. She saw my post in a Lithuanian genealogy group, noting similar names/places. I realised that my gt-gt-grandmother and her husband's grandmother were sisters and shared birthplace/details. A good day on the internet!

“I hope that we will achieve our final victory. We’ll get our warriors back home and our children will grow up and continue building a democratic state.” [7/7]

"If our leadership does not change, there will be no future. Even despite all the sacrifices that Ukrainians are now giving to the state, defending it. If we change, and we love, and we honour veterans, then my daughters will have a future, and Ukraine will have a future." [6/7]

"The very best future, that this will end soon, peace will come to Ukraine, and all the forests will be cleared of mines, and Ukraine will become the safest country in the world." [5/7]

"We definitely want the war to be over. We definitely would like some more certainty in our lives. But now, we don't have it. So definitely tomorrow." [4/7]

"That soon everything will end, and we will be able to live peacefully, freely, as before. We will clear our land so that it can be plowed, planted, walked on safely, and breathe freely. I hope for freedom." [3/7]

"A big hope for victory, big hope for families, that we will be working and living in peace, and that we will be living in a country without this war. We hope for a successful future. We hope that Ukraine will win and we will finally find peace." [2/7]

Four years of war. During our reporting trip to Ukraine last summer, I asked people about their hopes for the future of the country. It felt futile to ask the same, unoriginal question, but each person had their own unique wishes and shared a nuanced interpretation. [1/7]

No context Epstein files: "Dud you see your pal Andrew on the News last night climbing down the London skyscraper? Crazy! They make the Royals work to hard over there."

What is SkiMo, the new Winter Olympic Sport in Milano-Cortina 2026? - The British Mountaineering Council Ski mountaineering — or SkiMo for short — will make its Olympic debut at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Games. As qualification heats up and the GB SkiMo Squad progress through the ranks, here’s a loo...

Ski mountaineering makes its Winter Olympics debut today at Milano Cortina 2026. Last year, I wrote a short explainer for the British Mountaineering Council on the format and the ones to watch. www.thebmc.co.uk/en/what-is-s...

Edinburgh scenes from the last few months.

I lost my translation job to AI last month: "There will be no more human translations." Not even post-AI proofreading. Eek.

Vienna.

Кохана ветерана Азову загинула, захищаючи Азовсталь. Тепер він виховує її дочок

My story for @pravda.ua has just been published in Ukrainian. life.pravda.com.ua/society/koha...

@natalie-berry.com is gazing on our Wonderwall

Optimistic Lithuania puts Britain to shame Thriving despite the shadow of Russia, the Baltic state never took a holiday from history

"Unlike us, Lithuanians never took a holiday from history." Researching my ancestors' stories - from the closest who lived under and then fled the Russian Empire, to those who endured deportations and loss under the USSR - has been a very valuable history lesson. www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

An Azov veteran's girlfriend died defending Azovstal. Now he's raising her daughters "The girls could have ten Uncle Mykolas, but they only have one mother," Mykola Ivanchenko told Maryna Aleksiuk in February 2022. She was defending Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks from the Russian sieg...

New work for Ukrainska Pravda. A story that reverses the situation faced by many military families in Ukraine: a father left behind, grieving the loss of his soldier-partner while raising the daughters she entrusted to him: "I love you, take care of the children." www.pravda.com.ua/eng/articles...

Alex Honnold's Instagram following has jumped up by 700,000 in the days since his free solo of Taipei 101. (23-27 January).

I'll be live on BBC Radio Scotland from 16:45 GMT talking about Alex Honnold's free solo of Taipei 101. Tune in!

When the word count is quite literally your Everest.

Free solar? Alex Honnold’s other mission He shocked audiences with his outrageous climbing feats. Now he’s bringing solar power to isolated communities

Lots of mixed opinions on Alex Honnold's solo of Taipei 101 today, which will be streamed live on Netflix (!). Many won't know about his non-profit, Honnold Foundation, to which he donates around 1/3 of his earnings. My interview with him for FT HTSI from 2023: www.ft.com/content/fdc1...

My feature for Ukrainska Pravda about love, loss and sacrifice in the Azov Regiment. Veteran Mykola Ivanchenko’s girlfriend Maryna Aleksiuk died while defending the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works in May 2022. Now he's raising her two daughters. Thank you to the IWMF for supporting my reporting trip.

Best BBC interview background ever.

Looking forward to reading these.

Nice to see my Ukraine stories in print in their respective 5280 Magazine issues.

Well it's certainly contextual useful! I did Russian for a year at university so tbf I could read Cyrillic and skipped some bits earlier.

Ukrainian DuoLingo doesn't mince words.

Thanks!