Will Edwards
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Head of UK & Ireland video coverage @AFP
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"His death is a terrible reminder of the risks and dangers faced by journalists every day covering the conflict in Ukraine." -- AFP News Agency chairman Fabrice Fries, on the death of Arman Soldin Full story: u.afp.com/iLtR
RIP: Arman Soldin, from Sarajevo to reporting on Ukraine's front lines. AFP News Agency's Ukraine video coordinator Arman Soldin was killed on 9 May near Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine. The AFP team came under fire with Grad rockets while they were with a group of Ukrainian soldiers.
Thank you BBC Newshour for giving me the opportunity to talk about AFP's Arman Soldin, who was killed in Ukraine earlier this year and has just been awarded France's highest honour, the Légion d'honneur. Listen here (38 mins in) bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w1…
VIDEO: 🇬🇧 London's new 'super sewer' set to clean up Thames The 25km-long Thames Tideway Tunnel will divert sewage and water from drains which used to flood into the river during heavy rainfall. The megastructure is being broadly welcomed by environmental groups 📹 Will Edwards
"We have been working 24/7 for four months. But we must because what we are watching is Gaza disappear in front of us." Heart wrenching account of reporting the war from AFP News Agency's journalists in Gaza. afp.com/en/inside-afp/…
Wishing our lovely Good Morning Britain colleague Lorna Shaddick the best of luck with a very special upcoming assignment. Today was her last scheduled live report, before taking a break from broadcasting to produce her most exciting story yet.
🏆 The first "Arman Soldin" scholarship for journalism students has been awarded at the SarajevoFilmFestival, in honor of the French-Bosnian #AFP journalist killed in Ukraine. 👏 Congratulations to the laureate Nejla Mulić for her project about "Women of Bosnia and Herzegovina"!