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Stephen McDonell @stephenmcdonell.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Manya has found lots of examples of these nationalist videos in #China. Tapping into racism like this really is the lowest. bsky.app/profile/many...

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Edward Lawrence @edwardlawrence.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Tonight on #C4News, with the world's focus on the Israel-Iran conflict, we report from the occupied West Bank where activists and Palestinians say settlers are acting with impunity to push the local population out.

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Edward Lawrence @edwardlawrence.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

China announces visa-free entry for UK and Canadian citizens for business and travel for up to 30 days will be implemented from Tuesday 17th February - Foreign Ministry. #china

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Edward Lawrence @edwardlawrence.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Six years ago, heading into locked-down Hubei province with @stephenmcdonell.bsky.social as the coronavirus became very serious. We were then promptly kicked out... #throwback #china #covid19

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Edward Lawrence @edwardlawrence.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

#throwback China, January 2020. Panic and worry as a mystery respiratory virus began to spread from Wuhan…

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Edward Lawrence @edwardlawrence.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

5 years ago on China’s northernmost border with Russia - “Your body is in the northernmost part of China but your heart is towards the Central Party Committee.” (Behind the trees is Russia) #china #heilongjiang #beijicun #propaganda

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Stephen McDonell @stephenmcdonell.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

At a press conference in #Beijing, #Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney just said that his country's relationship with #China is now more predictable than that with the #US and that you can see the results of this state of affairs.

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Paul French @chinarhyming.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

The Romanesque Revival St Joseph’s Church (1904), Wangfujing, Beijing. The perspective has benefitted from some landscaping, & it’s now a sci-fi pilgramge spot after featuring in Cixin Liu's The 3 Body Problem, where the 3 vaults mirror the nature of the physics conundrum at the heart of the novel….

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Andy Kostrub @andrewkostrub.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Updating my LEGO White House

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Edward Lawrence @edwardlawrence.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Always love logging into Student Finance to find my student loan debt has risen by thousands yet again despite regular payments.

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Edward Lawrence @edwardlawrence.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Took 5 months for Italian rail operator Trentitalia to refund £70 for a train cancelled due their staff being on strike. It took several emails, and even a phone call to Italy. It's since taken 4 months to pay. Mad.

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Edward Lawrence @edwardlawrence.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Slow clap for the halfwit who’s parked this here… #london

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 30/09/2025

In National Day address, Xi Jinping warns against Taiwan independence and ‘external interference’ – SCMP: ‘While he used similar language about Taiwan in his National Day speech last year, Xi did not single out external forces then.’

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Xi renews warning against Taiwan independence in National Day address

Xi Jinping pledges to ‘practice true multilateralism’ and urges protection of national sovereignty.

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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 28/09/2025

One man opened a series of cinemas in abandoned London buildings (from Catford to Ealing, from Sidcup to Sutton) as part of a plan to revive the capital’s high streets. Politicians love the idea and provided millions to help. So why do they keep going bust? www.londoncentric.media/p/preston-be...

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The man who can't stop opening disastrous London cinemas

Preston Benson received millions of pounds in public funds to help revive London's high streets with a chain of cinemas stretching from Ealing to Catford, and Sidcup to Sutton. What keeps going wrong?

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Edward Lawrence @edwardlawrence.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

We witnessed Israeli police aggressively break up a small and peaceful protest against the war in Gaza with one man being dragged out of his car, strangled and arrested for simply beeping his horn in support. From 1.37 @channel4news.bsky.social #Israel #Gaza www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B1p...

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'Go to Gaza!' - harsh Israeli crack down on anti-war protest

YouTube video by Channel 4 News

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John Peters @johnthejack.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Peaceful demonstration in Arab town northern Israel broken up violently by police, who even drag a man out of a car for honking support and assault him. 'As soon as you start saying anything, the police come in very hard.' Secunder Kermani who is himself subject to aggression #c4news

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Edward Lawrence @edwardlawrence.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

As the UK and other nations recognise a Palestinian state, we’ve again travelled across the occupied West Bank to explore what recognition might mean to the Palestinians living there as settlements expand at an unprecedented rate. #Israel #Palestine From 8mins 30. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xjt1...

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Israel ramps up Gaza offensive - as France set to recognise Palestinian state

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Edward Lawrence @edwardlawrence.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Just finished a very intense three week stint in Israel and the occupied West Bank with the brilliant Channel 4 News team. Now back to London… #c4news

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Edward Lawrence @edwardlawrence.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Our @channel4news.bsky.social piece tonight on the killing of Awdah Hathaleen, a Palestinian activist and filmmaker who was shot dead by an extremist Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank. Please share. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5C7... #Israel #WestBank

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Israeli settlers encroach on West Bank village again one month after killing

YouTube video by Channel 4 News

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Mark Stout @markstout.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

I was hoping that the Greenland madness had abated. A key unanswered question in this piece is who is behind these operations. Are they seld-initiated? Did Trump recruit amateurs to do this a la FDR? Is this a CIA endeavor?

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Denmark summons US envoy over report on covert American ‘influence operations’ in Greenland | CNN

The US envoy to Denmark was summoned by the Danish foreign ministry on Wednesday, after the country’s public broadcaster reported that a number of American men have attempted to conduct “influence ope...

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Edward Lawrence @edwardlawrence.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Annnd more of our work from last week on the day that Israel announced the approval of a controversial new settlement that would cut right through the middle of the West Bank. Activists and far-right ministers have both said it will mean the end of a Palestinian state… #israel #westbank

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Edward Lawrence @edwardlawrence.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Also few seconds before @c4ciaran.bsky.social was due to begin presenting, an air-raid alarm and an alarm of an incoming strike from Houthis in Yemen, according to the IDF. Iron dome launch and thuds in the background handled brilliantly by Ciaran.

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Edward Lawrence @edwardlawrence.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

From us last week. Been a bit busy so a bit late to post…

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Edward Lawrence @edwardlawrence.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Presenting channel 4 news from Tel Aviv last night.

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Edward Lawrence @edwardlawrence.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Our piece from yesterday after Israel approved a plan that both far-right ministers and activists say could end the two state solution. t.co/sBDksyL5At

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Edward Lawrence @edwardlawrence.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Last night’s #C4News live shot from Tel Aviv. A tight balcony and a high wall to deal with. A dark backdrop too, so hair light was essential.

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Ricardo Autobahn @ricardoautobahn.co.uk · 07/08/2025

This is such a funny paragraph of a BlueSky-style "well actually" in real life. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Edward Lawrence @edwardlawrence.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Covering the Palestine Action protest in Westminster today. Everyone with the words ‘Palestine Action’ on their placard is being arrested. #palestineaction #protest #london

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Edward Lawrence @edwardlawrence.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court’s finding that the raids appeared to exclusively rely on a person’s race and other factors, like speaking Spanish. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/u...

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Judges Keep Restrictions on L.A. Immigration Arrests, in Setback for Trump Agenda

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

The House of Lords just released a major report on media literacy. Its core message is that the UK is falling behind, and it’s putting democracy at risk. committees.parliament.uk/work/9030/me...

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Media literacy - Committees - UK Parliament

This inquiry will seek to establish a clear vision for what good media literacy would look like in the UK, and examine the barriers to achieving this vision. The committee will consider the roles and ...

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Edward Lawrence @edwardlawrence.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Latest piece I’ve been working on with @abcnewsbot.bsky.social We joined a NATO mission in the Baltic Sea aimed at countering sabotage of critical infrastructure by Russia’s so-called shadow fleet. t.co/R8RV4m2bvg

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-01/inside-mission-to-stop-russian-ghost-ships-cutting-sea-cables/105355746

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Robert Postings @robertpostings.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

On Tuesday 3rd June I'll be moderating a talk about 'Reporting on China'. Come along to hear from a diverse group of four great journalists about the realities of reporting on China. Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-disc...

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Edward Lawrence @edwardlawrence.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

A bit late to post, but here’s our Channel 4 News feature from the end of March. We travelled across the Occupied West Bank, where Israel has been carrying out its largest military operation there in decades - with hundreds of Palestinians displaced. #israel #westbank youtu.be/REu_08p-iMs

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Inside Israel's devastating army operation in the West Bank

YouTube video by Channel 4 News

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 14/04/2025

Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...

Old mobile phones and keyboards. Overlaid text reads: FT Exclusive: EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones to avoid espionage

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Edward Lawrence @edwardlawrence.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

The best part of my Hanoi street cut was when he pulled out a mini leaf blower…

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Edward Lawrence @edwardlawrence.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Credit to my former colleague and mate @stephenmcdonell.bsky.social who’s seemingly been on air 24/7 over the past few days with solid analysis from China.

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Edward Lawrence @edwardlawrence.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

There’s a QR code to enter my London gym to be scanned with their app. I’ve just spent a full few minutes trying to scan it with WeChat and Alipay. Opened Alipay for the London Underground the other day too. Old habits… #china

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Edward Lawrence @edwardlawrence.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Three years ago today, Shanghai went into lockdown. Four days turned into two months… #shanghai #china

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 30/03/2025

With global attention fixed on the war on Gaza, Israel is rapidly redrawing the map of the occupied West Bank through intensified assaults, paving the way for full annexation. On Palestine Land Day, we map out what is happening ⤵️

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Mapping how Israel’s land grabs are reshaping the occupied West Bank

Israel’s assault in Jenin and Tulkarem seeks to suppress resistance and tighten control amid a demographic crisis.

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