Zoe Tabary

Thrilled to join @BBCNews as a senior news editor, where I’ll be running their growing newsletter portfolio. I can’t wait to get stuck in and work with @nmalinarich and the brilliant digital development team

Can’t recommend Marriage Material by @Sathnam highly enough. Beautifully evocative on family, migration and belonging.

Thrilled that seven of our BBC News newsletters - from Politics Unspun by @awzurcher to Off Air with @bbclaurak and Royal Watch by @seanjcoughlan - have been shortlisted in the Publisher Newsletter Awards publishernewsletters.com/2025/en/page/s…

Keir Starmer @bbclaurak interview — says UK and France will lead a “coalition of the willing” to provide security guarantees for Ukraine — they’ll also work on a plan to end the war with Russia and then discuss it with the US — that was the result of Starmer’s conversations with Zelenskiy, Trump and Macron on Saturday — says he felt “uncomfortable” watching Oval Office row. “Nobody wants to see that” — can’t confirm that Trump agreed to a US backstop in Washington. Says it was an “intense part of discussions” — but insists he still trusts Trump and thinks he has the UK’s back — says he thinks Saturday was a “step in the right direction.” Says “we have to bridge this — says his approach was to hit the phones rather than take to Twitter

The names of those working in the Trump admin with close ties to Musk have leaked out gradually over the last weeks. We are publishing 20+ names we can confirm independently. Many of these have been published elsewhere—some are are being published here for the first time.

During a gaggle on Air Force One tonight, I asked Donald Trump about British PM Keir Starmer. He said he was “a very good person” and he’d done “a very good job so far.” Adds that they are going to have a phone conversation in the next 24 hours.

Don’t miss this by my talented colleague @KamilahMcInnis

So excited to start my new role as a deputy editor ⁦@restofworld⁩. I will be overseeing our coverage of LatAm, China and labor+tech with my brilliant colleagues. Happy to send any LatAm and China pitches their way! Email me: rina@restofworld.org restofworld.org/inside/rina-ch…

@AASchapiro @HannahAllam @propublica @Bing_Chris The best hire! So pleased for you

Extraordinary moment in France. Parliament has just voted down Michel Barnier’s government, thanks to the left and Le Pen’s far right voting together. It’s the first time parliament has overthrown a 🇫🇷 government since 1962

Vamos, @RafaelNadal!   As you get ready to graduate from tennis, I’ve got a few things to share before I maybe get emotional.   Let’s start with the obvious: you beat me—a lot. More than I managed to beat you. You challenged me in ways no one else could. On clay, it felt like I was stepping into your backyard, and you made me work harder than I ever thought I could just to hold my ground. You made me reimagine my game—even going so far as to change the size of my racquet head, hoping for any edge.   I’m not a very superstitious person, but you took it to the next level. Your whole process. All those rituals. Assembling your water bottles like toy soldiers in formation, fixing your hair, adjusting your underwear... All of it with the highest intensity. Secretly, I kind of loved the whole thing. Because it was so unique—it was so you.   And you know what, Rafa, you made me enjoy the game even more.    OK, maybe not at first. After the 2004 Australian Open, I achieved the #1 ranking for the first time. I thought I was on top of the world. And I was—until two months later, when you walked on the court in Miami in your red sleeveless shirt, showing off those biceps, and you beat me convincingly. All that buzz I’d been hearing about you—about this amazing young player from Mallorca, a generational talent, probably going to win a major someday—it wasn’t just hype.   We were both at the start of our journey and it’s one we ended up taking together. Twenty years later, Rafa, I have to say: What an incredible run you’ve had. Including 14 French Opens—historic! You made Spain proud... you made the whole tennis world proud.   I keep thinking about the memories we’ve shared. Promoting the sport together. Playing that match on half-grass, half-clay. Breaking the all-time attendance record by playing in front of more than 50,000 fans in Cape Town, South Africa. Always cracking each other up. Wearing each other out on the court and then, sometimes, almost literally having to hold each other up during trophy ceremonies.   I’m still grateful you invited me to Mallorca to help launch the Rafa Nadal Academy in 2016. Actually, I kind of invited myself. I knew you were too polite to insist on me being there, but I didn’t want to miss it. You have always been a role model for kids around the world, and Mirka and I are so glad that our children have all trained at your academies. They had a blast and learned so much—like thousands of other young players. Although I always worried my kids would come home playing tennis as lefties.   And then there was London—the Laver Cup in 2022. My final match. It meant everything to me that you were there by my side—not as my rival but as my doubles partner. Sharing the court with you that night, and sharing those tears, will forever be one of the most special moments of my career.   Rafa, I know you’re focused on the last stretch of your epic career. We will talk when it’s done. For now, I just want to congratulate your family and team, who all played a massive role in your success. And I want you to know that your old friend is always cheering for you, and will be cheering just as loud for everything you do next.   Rafa that!   Best always, your fan, 
 Roger

At this year’s @WebSummit I joined @ZoeTabary of BBC for a conversation reflecting on the decisions we’ve made at @TIME, including removing TIME’s digital paywall two years ago, shifting to a B2B-focused revenue model, launching new platforms and communities, and more. During our panel on how AI is transforming the media industry, I joined CEO of The Atlantic @nxthompson and CEO of The Independent @Christian_B to discuss how at @TIME we're working with AI leaders to embrace new technology for our businesses and ultimately to support independent, objective, rigorously reported journalism.

Senator Lisa Murkowski said she didn’t have Matt Gaetz “on her bingo card.” But Trump’s pick shows that none of this is a game. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Delighted to be back at #WebSummit in Lisbon to interview @TIME chief @jsibo about the decision to remove Time’s digital paywall, how AI is reshaping the way they work and where she sees the media industry going

.@nxthompson of @TheAtlantic: The scenario I worry about the most is AI turning the web into garbage - but plenty of ways for for journos to use it to make their jobs easier #WebSummit

Alexei Navalny widow @yulia_navalnaya invites Ukrainian protester on stage, who asks whether she supports the war in Ukraine. Navalnaya: don’t look for enemies among your friends. I do no support the war nor do I support Putin’s regime #websummit2024

From Our Own Correspondent... Donald Trump's victory was, in part, down to finding new support among African-American and Hispanic voters. @awzurcher reflects on how he pulled off a decisive win over a well-funded Harris campaign. 🎧 on @BBCSounds bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

.@Christian_B of @Independent: We need to disrupt traditional media habit of keeping your reporters out of the story as readers want to know more - Joe Rogan is at the centre of his podcast, why not us #webSummit2024

.@daniellecbelton The biggest threat I see to US media post-election is renewed litigation eg the lawsuit that bankrupted Gawker #webSummit2024

One of the most powerful stories I’ve ever covered bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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