Benjamin Wright
@benwrightjourno.bsky.social
Journalist at BBC News. Formerly of WalesOnline, PA News, The South Wales Evening Post and Gair Rhydd.
Newcastle United fan. Bedroom guitarist extraordinaire.
Newcastle United fan. Bedroom guitarist extraordinaire.
One of my favourite songs of his - Wakomono No Subete
July 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
One of my favourite songs of his - Wakomono No Subete
Happy birthday / お誕生日おめでとう
to Masahiko Shimura, who would have been 45 years old today.
Sad to think he’s been gone for more than 15 years. But I’m grateful to the music and lyrics he left behind
Thoughts with his mum, dad, family and friends today
to Masahiko Shimura, who would have been 45 years old today.
Sad to think he’s been gone for more than 15 years. But I’m grateful to the music and lyrics he left behind
Thoughts with his mum, dad, family and friends today
July 10, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Happy birthday / お誕生日おめでとう
to Masahiko Shimura, who would have been 45 years old today.
Sad to think he’s been gone for more than 15 years. But I’m grateful to the music and lyrics he left behind
Thoughts with his mum, dad, family and friends today
to Masahiko Shimura, who would have been 45 years old today.
Sad to think he’s been gone for more than 15 years. But I’m grateful to the music and lyrics he left behind
Thoughts with his mum, dad, family and friends today
January 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Trump threats cast ominous shadow over icy fjords of Greenland
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January 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Trump threats cast ominous shadow over icy fjords of Greenland
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The father of Molly Russell, the teenager who took her own life after seeing harmful content online, has personally appealed to the prime minister to tighten rules that protect children and has warned the UK is "going backwards" on internet safety
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January 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The father of Molly Russell, the teenager who took her own life after seeing harmful content online, has personally appealed to the prime minister to tighten rules that protect children and has warned the UK is "going backwards" on internet safety
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Gritters blocked in by '200 cars' in Peak District
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January 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Gritters blocked in by '200 cars' in Peak District
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The chosen ones – 10 people trusted to deliver for Trump
The people he has nominated to the most powerful jobs share a common theme – loyalty. But each individual also brings their own ideas about how to enact Trump's policies.
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January 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The chosen ones – 10 people trusted to deliver for Trump
The people he has nominated to the most powerful jobs share a common theme – loyalty. But each individual also brings their own ideas about how to enact Trump's policies.
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'My father should die in prison', daughter of Dominique Pelicot tells BBC
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January 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
'My father should die in prison', daughter of Dominique Pelicot tells BBC
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Loved hearing this guy’s classical guitar at Bond Street station. Nice way to end Friday.
January 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Loved hearing this guy’s classical guitar at Bond Street station. Nice way to end Friday.
'I woke from a coma to find my baby had been born'
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January 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
'I woke from a coma to find my baby had been born'
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Inside the UK's first legal drug consumption room
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January 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Inside the UK's first legal drug consumption room
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Donald Trump will now serve as the first president with a felony conviction.
President-elect, Trump, was sentenced to unconditional discharge on all 34 charges. He won't face jail, fines or probation
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President-elect, Trump, was sentenced to unconditional discharge on all 34 charges. He won't face jail, fines or probation
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January 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Donald Trump will now serve as the first president with a felony conviction.
President-elect, Trump, was sentenced to unconditional discharge on all 34 charges. He won't face jail, fines or probation
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
President-elect, Trump, was sentenced to unconditional discharge on all 34 charges. He won't face jail, fines or probation
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Los Angeles wildfires: Powerful images of destruction, loss and heroism
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January 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Los Angeles wildfires: Powerful images of destruction, loss and heroism
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January 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
January 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
🐘The punk hit that nearly topped Christmas charts - and gave Wham, Band Aid and Madonna a run for their money
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✍️ HartleyAndrew
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✍️ HartleyAndrew
December 16, 2024 at 3:56 PM
🐘The punk hit that nearly topped Christmas charts - and gave Wham, Band Aid and Madonna a run for their money
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✍️ HartleyAndrew
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🎄The Christmas number one race - and how to win it
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✍️Paul Glynn
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✍️Paul Glynn
December 15, 2024 at 12:53 PM
🎄The Christmas number one race - and how to win it
🎸https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg6ejq7zpyo
✍️Paul Glynn
🎸https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg6ejq7zpyo
✍️Paul Glynn
Does everybody know what time of year it is? That’s right it’s…..
December 10, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Does everybody know what time of year it is? That’s right it’s…..
I’ve only just seen the draw for the FA Cup third round just now…..
December 3, 2024 at 10:06 AM
I’ve only just seen the draw for the FA Cup third round just now…..
Belgium's sex workers get maternity leave and pensions under world-first law
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December 1, 2024 at 11:35 AM
Belgium's sex workers get maternity leave and pensions under world-first law
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December 1, 2024 at 10:57 AM
November 27, 2024 at 1:12 PM
CCTV from a school shows autistic children being shoved into padded rooms, thrown to the floor, restrained by the neck and also sitting in vomit
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November 27, 2024 at 10:48 AM
CCTV from a school shows autistic children being shoved into padded rooms, thrown to the floor, restrained by the neck and also sitting in vomit
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A mother who kept her baby daughter hidden in a drawer for the first three years of her life has been jailed for seven years and six months for "extreme neglect".
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November 26, 2024 at 7:18 PM
A mother who kept her baby daughter hidden in a drawer for the first three years of her life has been jailed for seven years and six months for "extreme neglect".
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How your old tech ends up piled up in giant junkyards overseas - and then set on fire as people nearby end up choking down the toxic fumes
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November 25, 2024 at 6:00 PM
How your old tech ends up piled up in giant junkyards overseas - and then set on fire as people nearby end up choking down the toxic fumes
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