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Fergus Hewison

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BBC Journalist, File on 4 @BBCRadio4

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Joined November 2011
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@BBCFHewison
Fergus Hewison
2 years
File on 4. Teams and Regimes: Sportswashing in Football. Presented by @GoldbergRadio and now available on BBC Sounds.
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Is middle eastern oil money being used to buy more than just success for football clubs?
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Adrian Goldberg
2 years
Check out my latest File on 4 for @BBCRadio4 - now @BBCSounds 'Bankrupt Birmingham'. The story of how Britain's biggest local authority went bust. https://t.co/ioSDU5izZa
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Why is Europe’s largest local authority facing financial meltdown?
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@CarlJohnston2
Carl Johnston
2 years
Ever wondered why you can’t get a doctor’s appointment? File on 4’s @paulkenyonTV can tell you why. Produced by ⁦@BBCFHewison⁩ and ⁦@TheRealKatC
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Listen to the latest episodes of File on 4 Investigates on BBC Sounds.
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@paulkenyonTV
paul kenyon
2 years
Spent a week with this amazing GP ⁦@HeedDoc⁩ who used to be a Brit Army doctor in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now on frontline of our Primary Healthcare system in Gateshead. Comparisons are made. Listen tonight at 8 on Radio 4. ⁦@BBCRadio4
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Fergus Hewison
2 years
File on 4 has spent a week with a doctor in Gateshead to find out more about the pressures facing primary care. #Fileon4 GPs on the front line is tonight at 8pm on Radio 4 and on BBC Sounds
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One GP says the "system is breaking" after a practice closure adds 700 patients to his busy surgery.
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Rachel Kerr
2 years
This is an outstanding piece of work by @iamjanedowns and @jo_lonsdale and definitely worth taking some time out of your day to read
@BBCNEandCumbria
BBC North East
2 years
The picture of three Jewish girls fleeing Nazi Germany became an iconic image, but for more than 80 years the girls' identities were a mystery. Until now. https://t.co/9lWmFr7I4P
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Fergus Hewison
3 years
Listen here to the BBC #Fileon4 I made with producer @mattpintus on sexual assaults in hospitals.
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File on 4 investigates if enough is being done to keep hospital patients and staff safe.
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@BBCTees
BBC Tees
3 years
🗳️ Local elections are taking place on the 4th of May. 🤔 @bbcdmacmillan explains what we're actually voting for...
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Fergus Hewison
3 years
Probation in peril. @DannyShawNews and I have investigated the state of the probation service for BBC File on 4, and hear from @kimthorned https://t.co/iWAOVt0ZIl
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Is the Probation Service doing enough to protect the public and help offenders?
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@alysharte
Alys Harte
3 years
Spent the last month looking into the disappearance of Levi Davis with @R_Stonehouse. While not a criminal investigation, police tell us of "disturbing" issues with "no logical explanation". File on 4, tonight @BBCRadio4 at 8pm #levidavis https://t.co/KcGXZCnr7J
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Police in Barcelona say the rugby player's case raises "disturbing" issues without logical explanation.
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@Datshiane
Datshiane
3 years
Tonight’s #Fileon4: the story of Christie, Nadia and Emily - in their own words - and by those closest to them. Three young women let down by the mental health system. @BBCFHewison & I spent weeks making this. Edited by @CarlJohnston2 Please listen! 8pm https://t.co/dXyjmYr3MY
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Why did three friends die while under the care of same mental health trust?
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@CarlJohnston2
Carl Johnston
3 years
File on 4 on @BBCRadio4 tonight at 8pm - Three Friends - a programme about 3 teenage girls who all died whilst receiving mental health care from the same NHS trust. Reporter: @Datshiane Navanayagam Producer: @BBCFHewison
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BBC News (UK)
3 years
Hospital trust mixed up dead teenagers' names
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Alys Harte
3 years
Tonight: a doc I made with @RobinsonBee about Ingol Community Primary in Preston Spent months there, learnt a lot but mostly enjoyed spending time with a great bunch of people doing their absolute best to survive the cost of living crisis. #Fileon4 - tonight at 8pm @BBCRadio4
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3 years
Tonight #fileon4 hears warnings the cost of living crisis will see more children going into care. We investigate why and speak to parents who are battling to keep their families together. @CarlJohnston2 @paulieconnolly https://t.co/m1l6ct4Cc4
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An investigation finds the cost of living crisis will force more children into care.
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@BBC_CurrAff
BBC Current Affairs
3 years
Tonight on File on 4... @paulkenyonTV travels across Albania and hears from young people all over the country to discover the truth behind the biggest migration controversy to hit the UK for years. Radio 4 at 8pm and on @BBCSounds. https://t.co/NhqnZPGvol
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Paul Kenyon investigates why so many young Albanians want to travel illegally to the UK.
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Fergus Hewison
3 years
Thanks Andrew, and to @WeAreWithYou @DarylSfad @TruthJustice4T1 and all those who took part
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Andrew McAuley
3 years
Pleased to have made a small contribution to this detailed investigation into street benzo use in the UK. Thanks to @BBCFHewison for the invite.
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Fergus Hewison
3 years
Listen to the investigation @JaneDJourno and I have done into the trade in illegal street benzos. Thanks to all those who spoke to us and told their stories.
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The cheap but deadly pills behind a spike in overdose deaths.
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paul kenyon
3 years
I've spent the last couple of months investigating this scandal against African doctors in the UK.@BBCfileon4 @BBCNewsnight. It's the kind of report that takes time and resources to make, but needs to be told. Thanks to @meisel_anna @CarlJohnston2 https://t.co/peSCLHWPKS
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Medics working in some British hospitals face “slave-type” conditions, says a doctors’ group.
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