Josie Verghese
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Josie Verghese
@josieverg
News-junkie, ex-BBCNews Ass Ed + Head of Young Reporter, school governor who ❤️ beaches, books, sun, sleep, cats, cups of tea, cake and chatter. Views my own.


"Recently something unexpected happened to produce a rare chink of light in dark times." From Moscow, my dispatch for BBC Radio's From Our Own Correspondent. Congratulations to the programme, which celebrates its 70th birthday in 2025. @BBCRadio4 @BBCSounds @bbcworldservice



Not all the news that happens in London is bad, sometimes a nice story sparks a smile in the heart of even the most stone-faced Londoner. So as 2024 comes to a close, we've gone back through the year to find five moments that brought joy to people in our city




"I whip my wig off, and down came these beads... The rest is history." Baroness @FloellaBenjamin, TV presenter and guest editor for #R4Today, tells @amolrajan about the screen audition that led to her becoming known as 'the lady with the blue beads'. #R4Today














