Will Vernon

Will Vernon is a producer for BBC News. He has been covering the former Soviet Union region since 2010, and has produced a huge amount of material from Ukraine for BBC TV, radio and online during the current crisis. Previous to joining the corporation, Will worked as a translator for a gold-mining company in Russia.

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Sunday 19 October 2014, 14.00 Garden Room

Hunger in the UK: the food banks phenomenon

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