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Investigative reporter for BBC News | Former Newsnight and BBC health correspondent | ARIAS Podcast of the Year winner. DMs open or 📨anna.collinson @bbc .co.uk
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Egg freezing is booming.
I have spent time with some of the people who’ve done it, including
@VickyPattison
, to find out why they chose a procedure described as expensive and invasive but also empowering.
Egg freezing and Me is available on the
@iplayer
now.
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Erin is 15.
Her mum has health problems so can't work and money has become so tight she often goes to bed hungry so her younger siblings have enough food.
"I'll be sad because I didn't get to have what they did, but then I'm happy because at least they got to eat," she says.
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At the end of our debate with undecided voters, a few revealed they had made up their mind. I spoke to a couple of them afterwards and they all said Labour would get there vote because of Angela Rayner's performance
#VictoriaLIVE
“We’ve had 9 years of Tory austerity. We’re at Christmas, and 4 million children are in poverty.
“Only Labour can change this around and invest in our country”
Labour’s
@AngelaRayner
makes her pitch to undecided voters
#VictoriaLIVE
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Reporting from the vaccine rollout at Twickenham stadium and the NHS has just confirmed to me that anyone over 18 can turn up and get a jab as they want to avoid any wastage. Closes at 8pm tonight.
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While reading about James Michael Tyler's tragic death, Rachel's final words to Gunther came to mind...
"When I'm in a café, having coffee, or I see a man with hair brighter than the sun, I'll think of you" 💔
James Michael Tyler: Friends' Gunther actor dies aged 59
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Matt Hancock signing up for I'm a Celeb has been condemned by covid bereaved families.
@CovidJusticeUK
spokesperson Lobby Akinnola says: "My family was ripped apart by Matt Hancock’s actions, and turning on the TV to see him being paraded around as a joke is sickening."
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Imagine going to study in the north east and being so shocked to hear students with northern accents you ridiculed them for it. Stories like this really wind me up, but the problems go way beyond just Durham University.
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Saw the spellbinding
@FleabagWestEnd
last night. Our expectations were ridiculously high and yet Pheobe Waller-Bridge still managed to smash them. So funny, so smart, so moving, so cool - and apparently Taylor Swift is a fan because she was in the audience with us.
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I'm presenting
@bbcnewsbeat
tonight -
@JMAWaterhouse
has been to where Milly Dowler went missing &
@TheVampsJames
has got a special message.
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A Coroner has recorded Mike Thalassitis died from suicide and had consumed alcohol and cocaine. The inquest also heard the Love Island star had left behind a black notebook containing notes to his family "setting out his intention that his life should come to an end".
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The election will rightly dominate headlines today - but this is huge. Caroline Flack presents one of ITV's biggest shows which targets younger audiences. The next series is expected to start in under four weeks. Considering the serious nature of this charge, will she be dropped?
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For years, decades even, people affected by mass shootings & terror attacks have called for the media & society to focus on the victims, not the perpetrators. They will be heartened at Jacinda Ardern's promise to never say the Christchurch gunman's name.
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Some thoughts on the news that the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme is to come off air...
@VictoriaLIVE
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Stevie Wonder just made an emotional speech to the Hyde Park crowd saying he will do 3 more shows & then will be taking a break to have a kidney transplant. It's after reports he was battling health issues. Absolute legend & honoured to have seen one of his last shows for now ❤
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Downing Street's blamed the spread of the new variant for a rapid rise in covid cases and the reason for new emergency measures, but scientists have told me tougher restrictions should have been brought in far sooner & the relaxation over Xmas will have contributed to the surge.
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Three meals a day is now a luxury for millions in the UK - particularly families with children.
On
@BBCNewsnight
we revealed
@Food_Foundation
data which suggests 1 in 4 households with children ate less food or skipped meals in September.
Film here:
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Two years ago today was the beginning of the biggest role of my life - being a health correspondent during the covid pandemic.
But in April, I will start an exciting new role as a reporter for
@BBCNewsnight
, where I will continue my health specialism alongside other issues.
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We shared the food insecurity data with the former Children's commissioner
@coyl2022
who called current poverty levels the worst she's seen in her 40 year career and wants the government to treat it like a national emergency by holding regular COBRA meetings.
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This morning I tested positive for covid for the first time, 13 days after getting my second jab. Now we will spend what should have been our wedding day self-isolating. The tiny silver lining is vindication that we were right to cancel it - but overall the vibe is blue rn.
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Over the summer we received an email from a woman asking for help. Three days ago that same woman became the first person in the UK to be convicted of
#FGM
. Watch the full story today at 10am on
@VictoriaLIVE
- article:
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Many of my female friends are so shaken by the disappearance of Sarah Everard. I have realised every one of us make sure to have our keys in our hands when we walk alone at night. Just in case. And when I say night - I mean it could be the walk home after work at 6pm in winter.
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For six months I have seen the care system through the eyes of those who rely on it to stay alive.
This level of access is rare, sadly their struggles are not.
Thank you to the families for letting us into their world.
Fighting For our Son's Care is on
@BBCiPlayer
now.
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I like to think this is how Jennifer Anniston reacted when she heard about
#Brangelina
... (I certainly did)
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During his electric
#Brits2020
performance, Dave called the PM "racist", criticised the treatment of Meghan Markle & the Grenfell victims & paid tribute to Jack Merritt - the London Bridge attack victim who had been helping rehabilitate offenders.
An unforgettable Brits moment.
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MHRA estimates 4 people in a million who receive the AZ vaccine will develop unusual blood clots.
Interesting to compare to another medicine given to a healthy population - EMA say if 10,000 women receive the contraceptive pill for a year they expect to see 4 excess blood clots.
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It's been a cool 25 year wait to get my (magpie) claws on this particular
@NUFC
shirt. A gift that's a taste of home while I'm stuck in T4 🖤
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Caroline Flack's been arrested and charged with assault by beating. Police were contacted in the early hours yesterday and it's reported officers say a man had "sustained injuries" but they were not thought to be serious. The presenter of
#loveisland
is due in court on the 23rd.
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We also visited
@HalifaxAcademy_
which makes 300 free meals a week for pupils & staff.
A government spokesperson says millions of households have been offered additional financial support to help with rising bills.
Producer
@mrmikecowan
Camera: Justin Mills
Edit: Richard Tulip
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After 20 years of Conservatives ruling Medway council and a long night of counting, in the past few minutes there have been jubilant scenes in Gillingham as a key Labour target was secured. This was the moment they crossed the 30 seat threshold to take control
#LocalElection2023
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Earlier I asked for people to share their experiences about how recent A&E waits have impacted care and I have been inundated. Below are two accounts which are pretty typical of what I have been told and on
@BBCNewsnight
we've brought together three others who've been affected.
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In response to a growing dental emergency, I have been following a dental bus which has been visiting food banks in Newcastle.
People can’t access an NHS dentist and going private is out of the question. If something's wrong they have to live in pain, as I told
@BBCBreakfast
...
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Parents are being warned about a dating game & the psychological impact it could have on children. Doki Doki Literature Club features graphic violence & suicide but
@LaurakBuzz
says it’s no more risky than any other media which deals with those issues:
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"We're not angry, stop telling us we're angry, we're sad. We cry everyday" - Grenfell survivor to housing minister Alok Sharma
#VictoriaLive
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It's things like this that makes me so proud to work for
@VictoriaLIVE
.
This morning Chloe Delevingne had a smear test live on our programme to show the millions of women who routinely miss theirs how easy it can be. It takes seconds and saves lives.
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I’m so happy to say that from January I will be a Senior Reporter for
@VictoriaLIVE
.
The team work incredibly hard and really bloody care so this role is an honour. I have learned SO much during my time on this important programme - I know that will continue
#HappyFriday
🥂
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Just realised I have been a BBC Health correspondent for six months. My first day was the day the UK's full lockdown was announced, so a nice, easy start... *NOT*
But seriously, the opportunity's been a real privilege that's taught me so much and something I will never forget.
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I should be sunning myself in a Love Island-esque villa right now, but alas my hen was postponed because of covid. On the upside my friends arranged for one of my favourite comedians to cheer me up. Based on this video,
@mralistairgreen
must join us in 2021 & will fit right in 😜
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I know a lot of people are sharing this today - but just a lil reminder of the many things the BBC license fee makes possible...
So often when I'm abroad and I tell people who I work for they are always so grateful for BBC services and are envious of the UK.
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I'm actually stunned by how horrible this is.
Beyond disgusting and nasty, cant believe this was even allowed
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A rare day working from home feels like the perfect time to break in this birthday present - cheers Chris.
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Laura Whitmore has confirmed
#loveisland
will be returning to Majorca in the summer during the live final. There had been questions over the show's future following the death of Caroline Flack.
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"You are telling people to make huge sacrifices and now we learn senior government advisers are doing something different. You can keep Dominic Cummings or the policy, but you can’t keep both" - Andrew
#Marr
sums up the mood of many this morning while challenging Grant Shapps.
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Valya, 17, from Ukraine applied to live with a sponsor family in the UK so she could be safe. Her parents can't come because they have to care for vulnerable relatives. Valya's sponsor family have a room waiting (pic), a school place confirmed and say they'll cover all costs.
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Instead of focusing on Piers Morgan storming off when challenged about his views on Harry and Meghan, I am going to focus on what
@alexberesfordTV
had to say. Impassioned and powerful. If you agree with Piers, why not do what he didn't and hear Alex out.
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Well, this made my day. The sass from Scarlet really made me laugh: "Mummy, what's his name?!" 💅
I feel like her mum is trying to keep cool while thinking "Oh god, I'm going to go viral like that guy who was talking about Korean politics on the BBC and his kids barged in."
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This morning I was in a salon and a woman came in closely followed by a man covered in blood.
He immediately started shouting, swearing and calling her names.
He then shouted that he was going to kick in all the mirrors threw a plant pot at one, which shattered.
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We're hearing from so many confused people right now. Boris Johnson's just tried to clarify things by going over the rule of six: "It’s six in the home, six in hospitality, but it's not six outside.”
Except that's wrong.
The rule applies to gatherings both indoors and outdoors.
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Tucking into some festive food this afternoon and the pub's dog whipped out his begging party trick. The cheeky chap clearly does it a lot because he had a tag saying "please don't feed me". We resisted but it was SO hard.
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253 MPs voted to change the bereavement system last year meaning grieving families with young children now lose up to £100,000 in benefits. For a third time, we have asked all of those MPs - and the Department for Work & Pensions - to appear on
@VictoriaLIVE
to explain the cut...
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We're marking
#InternationalWomensDay
on
@VictoriaLIVE
with a debate involving women from all walks of life. How important is the day to you? Or is it just another day? If you're interested, email: anna.collinson
@bbc
.co.uk - a share is always welcome too ✌🏼
#journorequest
#MeToo
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The thousands and thousands of messages of support for
@VictoriaLIVE
over the past week have been so appreciated during an uncertain time. The message in this card to our team is full of hope that our programme will be saved. It has definitely choked me up a bit.
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"I used to tell doctors: 'You've got to make this constant noise in my head stop.' But it was dismissed as anxiety or women's problems."
Why gender bias is leaving many women with ADHD undiagnosed.
Teamed up with the talented
@tobiaschapple
on this.
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What an eventful 24 hours. The way
@vicderbyshire
started today's
@VictoriaLIVE
was spot on 👸🏼
"We are still here, telling your stories and covering the issues that are important to you in your life. And you know what? We don't give up."
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I'm not naming the salon for privacy reasons - but after today, I'll be a customer for life.
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To my knowledge I have never worked with anyone whose parents also worked at the BBC - including me.
I'm a proud northerner who got into this industry by working at a call centre to fund my broadcast journalism PG Diploma. My first job was in the north east - where I grew up.
BBC staffed by people ‘whose mum and dad worked there’, says Nadine Dorries
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A stunningly powerful moment as a crowd pays tribute to a woman with so much promise, but was taken away too soon in the cruelest of ways.
It's hard to believe what followed after this photo was taken, but tonight is for Sarah Everard and all those who loved her.
📸
@almaraa
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When I was a kid I could only play football if I joined the boys team. I remember feeling so lonely getting ready in the girls changing rooms on my own. Watching
#WEuro2022Final
and seeing how accessible the game is becoming for girls warms my heart - whatever the result 🦁
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One minute you're eating biang biang noodles, the next you realise Christmas actually is all around 🎄
#christmasisnighy
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A young woman, a pregnant mum & a 64-year-old man have told me what it was like to be hospitalised after contracting
#Covid19
. There were points where 2 of them thought they may die, but all 3 are now in recovery & wanted to provide hope.
#coronavirus
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A week on since I tested positive for
#Covid19
and it is like a dementor, sucking away all your energy and light. The worst part for me has been constant pain and aches in my legs, making it hard to walk. But I'm hopefully on the mend now and I'm grateful that I had my vaccines.
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"You see signs saying 'abortion is murder' and feel so judged."
The UK's first abortion clinic buffer zone was set up four years ago to prevent activists approaching patients. But only two more have been created and we've found women are being "harassed".
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Yet another brilliant explainer from Ros and the team, condensing so much into just eight minutes.
Boris Johnson’s confidence that England can drop COVID restrictions on July 19 has raised many questions. We’ve tried to distil the questions and criticisms and the government’s defence. Hope it’s useful. Produced
@mhosseini01
@TomBrada1991
@ben_tobias
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Today's a hugely important
@VictoriaLIVE
. Dozens of parents say abusive ex-partners have been granted unsupervised contact with their children. 4 children have been killed by a parent in 5 years after family court granted access.
By
@emmaailes
@Jfurst12
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Laura's partner of 9 years & dad to her little boy died 3 weeks ago. She was horrified when she realised unmarried parents don't receive a bereavement benefit. Pressure is mounting on the govt to review the bereavement support system. More on
@VictoriaLIVE
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Two weeks after a
@bbcthree
documentary found Apetamin was illegally being sold online and in shops, NHSE has written to Instagram criticising it for not doing more to remove accounts that sell the weight gain drug. That letter has been shared with us.
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I have spent nearly six months reporting on the vaccine roll out. Watching countless people get their jab gave me hope, particularly during those dark days of the January peak. I can't quite believe this afternoon it's my turn.
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See my first report in my new role at
@BBCNewsnight
shortly (it won't look this blue).
@lharriswhite
and I have been investigating how the NHS has coped with covid compared to other comparable countries, like Australia, Germany and France.
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.
@vicderbyshire
's been talking to rough sleepers in London's financial district on a freezing cold night. Daisy was one of them and when she spoke I had to stop what I was doing and completely focus on her. It's heartbreaking and a must watch.
📽
@jim_reed
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My latest story for
@victorialive
is 500+ children are denied British citizenship because the govt says they're not of "good chatacter". Theft & school fights have been reasons for failing.
Campaigners say it's "cruel" children are treated like adults.
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Honoured to be runner-up in the Best Broadcast category at the Anti-Slavery Day Media awards. Thank you to 'Sara' for bravely speaking to
@VictoriaLIVE
, particularly as her traffickers are still at large. She wanted her story to be heard and it's gone all the way to Westminster
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Alistair Green's videos are playing almost too big a role in helping me through this ol' coronavirus sitch. Would really recommend.
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Coleen Rooney says she's "pleased" the judge found in her favour but she never believed the case should have gone to court "at such expense in times of hardship for so many people".
More of her statement - shared with
@PA
👇
#wagathachristie
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Back to reporting after two weeks road tripping around dreamy Puglia. I felt truly content and happy when this photo was taken so hopefully having it as my
#NewProfilePic
will give me a boost of italian sunshine whenever I need it.
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It's nearly four years since The Victoria Derbyshire programme first reported on the mesh scandal - now it's going to be a storyline in Casualty. I really hope this helps those affected to realise they're believed and are no longer alone.
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I listened to three hours of cross-party MPs passionately debating - and agreeing - that the govt must offer thousands of women and their families financial redress to cover the damage caused by three NHS treatments.
One of those treatments was mesh:
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After decades of loss and physical and mental pain, Wednesday is a monumental day for many families. The Cumberlege review is being published and has examined three female health scandals extensively.
These are just three stories of the many affected.
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"Happy Birthday Sarah" is currently trending in reaction to
@sarah_fbpe
's tweeting 👇 earlier. This has made me smile.
It’s my birthday tomorrow. I only have my daughter, my beautiful dad has passed & my mum has dementia & won’t remember. I’m struggling tonight, not looking forward to the day. Kind wishes or a like would go a long way. Thanks Twitter friends
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Excited to have presented Newsnight's weekly round up for BBC World, which airs tonight and tomorrow.
See reports from
@MarkUrban01
in Paris,
@lewis_goodall
in Warsaw and
@BenChu_
on China's lockdowns, while
@KirstyWark
talks to Slovakia's PM about their reliance on Russian gas.
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The most common response to this story: "How is this not illegal already?!"
Banning under 18s from getting Botox or fillers for cosmetic reasons is a significant step for an unregulated industry where anyone can be a practitioner. Still a long way to go.
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I took these pics because seeing THE iconic Oxford Circus Topshop standing empty stopped me in my tracks. Growing up in Northumberland, people would talk about this store and the first time I actually got to go I spent so many hours exploring. For a time, this place felt magical.
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ICYM: We revealed counsellors, like
@BPSOfficial
, have warned updated CPS guidance on therapy for rape victims is a risk to public health.
Annie says she was raped in 2018 but was advised not to talk about it in therapy as it could be used against her.
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@CharlieBCuff
"She suffers from the curse of the very rich: she wants to do something, but there’s no financial need to do anything, let alone to stick at any job that doesn’t make her deliriously happy 24/7, which few jobs do...."
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The long-awaited review into vaginal mesh, sodium valproate & primodos will now be released in July. The Cumberlege review was postponed due to
#Covid19
& examines how the health system responded to concerns about the 3 major medical problems.
An important moment for victims.
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My latest story for
@VictoriaLIVE
with
@JamillaMalik
- A letter from 44 MPs is calling for the govt to stop applying the "bedroom tax" to domestic abuse victims fleeing their partners. It's after a woman who had been raped had her housing benefits cut.
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The SPAC Nation church claims to turn around the lives of troubled young people. But Labour MP
@SteveReedMP
has branded it a "cult" which "brainwashes” susceptible young people, leaving many in debt & separated from their families. The church denies this.
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My first job was working in a north east newsroom with six journos. We investigated local issues & won awards - vital for an area that feels ignored by the national media. That team doesn't exist now due to cuts. Regions need first class local journalism.
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For months we've been investigating a murky world of untested drugs, illegal trade and tanned "orangey" skin.
The use of "dangerous" tanning products is on the rise - boosted by influencers promoting it to millions.
It's even been linked to skin cancer.
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This is very sad. As a young, female reporter at the start of her career, covering SAFC games could be pretty intimidating. Louise Wanless had so much on her plate, but always looked out for me. That's what kind and decent people do. My thoughts are with her friends and family.
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our friend and colleague, Louise Wanless, aged 52.
Rest in peace, Louise ❤️🤍
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We've been investigating vaginal mesh for 2 years. In that time we've:
1. Spoken to many women whose lives have been devastated by the op
2. Seen a national suspension
Now there's fury as NICE (NHS watchdog) says mesh ban can be lifted with 'changes':
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A year after we revealed hernia mesh complications could affect more than 100,000 people, it's now been debated in parliament (before suspension).
@SharonHodgsonMP
says it should be treated as seriously as vaginal mesh. She also praised
@VictoriaLIVE
's "great work" on the issue.
"The life that I knew is gone"
When David Ellis had a hernia, doctors used a mesh implant to treat it.
It's left him in almost constant pain.
Full film:
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Media outlets led by
@BBCNewsnight
have challenged a govt bid to keep information about its Rwanda deportation policy secret. Two documents with redactions in it show ministers were warned about the country's rights record weeks before the failed flight.
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Last year I revealed councils were buying one way train tickets for rough sleepers. It's been described as "social cleansing" and it is still happening. My film for
@VictoriaLIVE
is here:
Revealed: homeless people given one-way tickets to other areas
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Tomorrow the long awaited Cumberlege review into how the healthcare system treats patients, particularly women, is being released.
Today I spoke to
@janegarvey1
about the 3 health scandals the review covers - pelvic mesh, primodos and sodium valproate.
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...That's my first Newsnight studio live in the bag - with the lovely
@MarkUrban01
.
We were the first to reveal
@IPPR
analysis which estimates more than a million people are missing from the UK's workforce since the pandemic - and a third of that is due to ill-health and covid.
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Brilliant questioning by
@BethRigby
- clear, to the point and representing the anger felt by many
#DominicCummngs
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Our investigation into "failings" within the mesh industry was released yesterday and since then another 100 people have contacted
@VictoriaLIVE
saying they have experienced complications following a hernia mesh repair. The stories are shocking. Film here:
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44 MPs from across the political divide have signed an open letter calling for the govt to change the law so domestic abuse victims aren't subject to the bedroom tax. The letter was organised by
@stellacreasy
and shared with us. Here's the background:
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As a BBC reporter who's done many stories on abortion, much thought goes into the language that we use. As this piece notes - the term "pro-life" can imply those who do believe in a woman's right to choose are not pro-life, which helps to explain why we say "anti-abortion".
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My final shift of 2020 basically sums up my year on the BBC's health team - marveling at the science, respect for those who give up so much to help others, pain the tough times aren't over but real hope we will get there (it feels closer than it ever has). See you all in 2021 x
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