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Vincent McAviney

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Freelance Correspondent and Presenter: BBC News, ITV News, Channel 4 News, Global News and Monocle Radio. John Schofield Trust Senior Fellow. ๐Ÿ’ปwww.vincentmcaviney.com ๐Ÿ“งVM@VincentMcAviney.com

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๐Ÿ“บ"Yet again, an example of particularly those with money and wealth, often internationally, being able to get close access and privilege to those at the seat of power".

@danieljbruce.bsky.social spoke with @vinnymcav.bsky.social for @globalnews.ca on the latest Mandelson revelations.

04.02.2026 12:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump in Qatar and the UAE; Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul Podcast Episode ยท The Globalist ยท 15/05/2025 ยท 59m

Presented todayโ€™s Monocle Globalist podcast:
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Trumpโ€™s ongoing Middle East tour
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐ŸŽค๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ Eurovision fever sweeps Switzerland
You can listen here:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

15.05.2025 09:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธFinished my first #LondomMarathon yesterday, it was tougher and more emotional than I expected. Thank you to everyone who has donated in support of the @johnschofieldtrust.bsky.social and CALM, it really means a lot
www.givewheel.com/fundraising/...

28.04.2025 06:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธFinal prep for tomorrowโ€™s #LondonMarathon! Iโ€™ll be running for two great charities @johnschofieldtrust.bsky.social and CALM - thank you so much to everyone who has supported me already, if youโ€™d like to donate please go to โžก๏ธ givewheel.com/fundraising/71โ€ฆ

26.04.2025 11:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธJust collected my #LondonMarathon bib number, amazing atmosphere at the ExCel! Iโ€™ll be running for two great charities @johnschofieldtrust.bsky.social and CALM - thank you so much to everyone who has supported me already, if youโ€™d like to donate please go to โžก๏ธ givewheel.com/fundraising/71โ€ฆ

25.04.2025 13:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In 4 days time Iโ€™ll be running the #LondonMarathon for the @johnschofieldtrust.bsky.social and C.A.L.M.

Itโ€™s my first ever marathon, after a long 6 months of training. Thank you to everyone who has already kindly donated, if you would like to please use this link
www.givewheel.com/fundraising/...

23.04.2025 07:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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UK hosts Sudan summit and Lisbonโ€™s Strategic Noise Map A potential path to peace in Sudanโ€™s two-year conflict begins in London. Donald Trump cuts billions in funding to Harvard, the expulsion of French officialsโ€ฆ

Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @elisabethbraw.bsky.social and @vinnymcav.bsky.social on the day's stuff, plus Artem Chapeye on his tremendous new Ukraine war memoir "Ordinary People Don't Carry Machine Guns". monocle.com/radio/shows/...

15.04.2025 18:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hi, in 2 weeks time I'll be running my first #LondonMarathon raising money for two great charities the @johnschofieldtrust.bsky.social + www.thecalmzone.net. Today I ran a half marathon before I taper my training, any support you can give would be hugely appreciated
www.givewheel.com/fundraising/...

13.04.2025 18:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿง—๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธReporting for BBC London today on the incredible Lux Losey-Sail whoโ€™s aiming to represent Great Britain in paraclimbing at the LA 2028 Games!

10.04.2025 21:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Reporting for BBC Breakfast this morning on Prince Harryโ€™s fight at the Court of Appeal for his tax-payer funded security in the UK be restored.

09.04.2025 09:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hi, in 3 weeks time I'll be running my first #LondonMarathon raising money for two great charities the @johnschofieldtrust.bsky.social + www.thecalmzone.net. It's been a tough but rewarding 5 months of training, any support you can give would be hugely appreciated
www.givewheel.com/fundraising/...

07.04.2025 14:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Government to drop asylum hotel provider Stay Belvedere Hotels The hotel group provides around a quarter of asylum accommodation.

Me for BBC News: Government to drop asylum hotel provider Stay Belvedere Hotels after a Home Office audit uncovered unspecified concerns about performance and behaviour.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

25.03.2025 08:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What fresh hell is this?

04.02.2025 09:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Great to have my first meeting with Roxanna Wright, whom I'll be mentoring for the next year as part of the @johnschofieldtrust.bsky.social's early career journalists' scheme johnschofieldtrust.org.uk

30.01.2025 18:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reporting for @channel4news.bsky.social from Birmingham this evening:

22.01.2025 20:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Biden is leaving US TikTok ban for Trump to decide
Biden is leaving US TikTok ban for Trump to decide YouTube video by Channel 4 News

Reporting for @channel4news.bsky.social on the potential demise of TikTok in the US, featuring authors @yassmin.bsky.social and @shelbyleighpoetry.bsky.social on how important BookTok has been for platforming new voices and boosting reading in younger generations

youtu.be/v28Bgl0T5hc?...

18.01.2025 21:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆReporting for Canadaโ€™s @globalnews on Prime Minister Netanyahuโ€™s batlle to approve the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, as Palestinians in Gaza continue to be killed in airstrikes๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Bluesky still short on video so watch here:
www.instagram.com/reel/DE-dTi9...

18.01.2025 17:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Israel and Hamas โ€œon the brinkโ€ of Gaza ceasefire deal, Biden says
Israel and Hamas โ€œon the brinkโ€ of Gaza ceasefire deal, Biden says YouTube video by Global News

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆReporting for Canadaโ€™s @globalnews.ca.web.brid.gy on reports negotiators in Qatar are on the brink of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ
youtu.be/Y_lubD8DvFE?...

14.01.2025 12:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Another death-knell for Jeremy Huntโ€™s fledgling local TV initiative as Culture Secretary over a decade ago - London Live goes off air just days after being sold by Evgeny Lebedev:

13.01.2025 17:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Greenland "can't be bought," says resident after Trump's comments
Greenland "can't be bought," says resident after Trump's comments YouTube video by Global News

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆReporting for Canadaโ€™s @globalnews this weekend on the reactions in Greenland๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑ and Denmark๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ to Trumpโ€™s threat to take the worldโ€™s largest island by military force from a fellow #NATO member
youtu.be/mPGmFyWRtC4?...

12.01.2025 15:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Spent the afternoon at Kentish Town City Farm for BBC London where people have been able to make a donation to recycle their Christmas trees, providing feed for the goats and sheep, plus funds towards a new goat house ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿ‘

Watch here:
www.instagram.com/reel/DEdHVAs...

05.01.2025 20:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Quite far from started in journalism but we all have to do the โ€˜and finallyโ€™ items at some point and itโ€™s good for us to mix the light in otherwise the job would be unrelenting!

05.01.2025 16:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Well that โ€œspecial relationshipโ€ didnโ€™t last longโ€ฆ

05.01.2025 14:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Watch me try to interview Kentish Town City Farmโ€™s goats on BBC London tonight ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ„

05.01.2025 14:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Reporting for BBC London on how the cold snap is affecting those experiencing homelessness in the capital. If youโ€™re worried about a rough sleeper in these freezing temperatures you can flag them to support services via the Streetlink website. Watch here:
www.instagram.com/reel/DEb9mjE...

05.01.2025 10:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#TheTraitors just sealed another BAFTA with this chefโ€™s kiss moment

03.01.2025 23:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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OMG Maddy from The Traitors is actually acting in the Call The Midwife Christmas special!

25.12.2024 20:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I may love Mini Eggs, but itโ€™s December 20th Co-Op.

20.12.2024 12:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ukraine assassinates Russian chemical weapons chief Podcast Episode ยท The Monocle Daily ยท 17/12/2024 ยท 40m

Great to do my final Monocle Daily of 2024 with @andrewmueller.bsky.social unpacking the killing of a Russian general. Plus why there were so few young men at the impeachment rallies in South Korea and new research showing consuming culture is good for your health podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

17.12.2024 22:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Is Labourโ€™s immigration plan working?
Is Labourโ€™s immigration plan working? YouTube video by Channel 4 News

Reporting for @channel4news.bsky.social on Labourโ€™s international approach to bringing down small boat crossings and the fallout from Prince Andrewโ€™s spy saga youtu.be/PsOsM3zkeUM?...

15.12.2024 21:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0