Michael Race

Tax rises could push food prices higher, warn supermarkets bbc.in/4oAA4tt

“What wretched question have you prepared?” My surreal Q&A with Alexander Lukashenko last Sunday. He claimed his opponents had “chosen” prison or exile (in reality the authorities had chosen to target them.) Thanks @LizaShuvalova @AntonChicherov

@fayeharland @AndyDavidJones It just wouldn't be Christmas without this, would it?

@AndyDavidJones It’s all gone a bit @MRaceBBC

On the right, @fayeharland’s “Secret Santa” present from last year, a picture of my face on a pillow. On the left, MY “Secret Santa” present for this year. I can’t wait to see who gets a pillow next year… 😂

My first opportunity to ask Vladimir Putin a question since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It came at the end of the BRICS summit in Kazan. Producer @LizaShuvalova

NEW & EXCL 🚨 Tesla owner Elon Musk not invited to next month’s UK Government International Investment Summit, after his social media posts during August riots. Musk made civil war predictions & spread [later deleted] false stories about detainment camps bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

🚨INVESTIGATION🚨 How is Russia importing sanctioned British & EU cars in industrial quantities without it showing up in the trade data? I've spent the past few months trying to find out. My & @aoifeyourell's film from the Caucasus on how it happens👇 youtube.com/watch?v=qzcGVi…

Bank of England expected to hold interest rates at 5% bbc.in/3BaP4uR

EXCLUSIVE from ⁦@ChrisMasonBBC⁩ and me Keir Starmer's top aide Sue Gray is paid more than the PM Meanwhile her junior colleagues are complaining they are underpaid Another sign of deep tensions at the top of government bbc.com/news/articles/…

NAO confirms that HS2 without phase 2 will result in trains with less space between Manchester and Birmingham than current west Coast services, and might require demand management to dissuade passengers… bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@KenWood30786656 Thanks - corrected now

Goods prices have moved from inflation to DE-flation. It will take a while, of course, for that to relieve the pressure for most households - because the cost of living is still well up on where it was. But it was goods prices that drove it up - and now they're pulling it down:

@Tanisha85680934 @OfficialPLT Thanks, if you could follow me back I can message.

@MRaceBBC @OfficialPLT Hi! Yes definitely. Feel free to message me on here

Can’t believe I’ve been BANNED from PLT?!?! Seen hundreds of tweets of people saying it checked my email and I had the same email. If you’re sizing wasn’t different for every single fucking item I wouldn’t have to return so much! Fuck offf @OfficialPLT

@meganbethany_x Hi, I am a reporter for the BBC looking into this as it seems several people have the same issue. Would you be free to talk more about this? Thanks, Michael

@laurenkeeley_ @OfficialPLT Hi Lauren, I'm a reporter for the BBC who is looking into this as it seems a lot of people have had the same email. Would you be free to chat about this? Thanks

@its_jodes @kiyahmaari Hi, I am a reporter for the BBC looking into this as it seems several people have the same issue. Would you be free to talk more about this? Thanks, Michael

@kiyahmaari I’ve just had the same email!! What is going on!

@kiyahmaari Hi, I am a reporter for the BBC looking into this as it seems several people have the same issue. Would you be free to talk more about this? Thanks, Michael

@simonnread Newcastle upon Tyne! Just to the left of where you took that photo there's a great Italian restaurant, Uno's. Been there for decades.

Bonus Tuesday trivia: 11 years ago today I took this pic of this bridge. Where is the bridge?

NEW Bank of England HOLDs rates at 5.25% for sixth consecutive meeting… but one more vote from Bank Deputy Governor for a cut… 7-2 vote Forecast growth of 0.4% in Q1, recession over

This is how close Coventry were to winning the #FACup semi-final in the final minute of extra time. 😮