Eleanor Lawson
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Journalist at @bbcmtd. Feel free to get in touch with story ideas by DM or by emailing [email protected].
Joined September 2021
There are more people than ever on the waiting list for an organ in the UK, but in 2024, donor consent rates fell to a 10-year-low. My TV piece about the opt-out donation system is on Midlands Today at 13.30 and 18.30. https://t.co/3nLYa1Mc0X
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The number waiting for an organ is at a record high as loved ones increasingly block donations.
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Ex-police chief 'faces misconduct investigation'
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Independent Office for Police Conduct opens an inquiry into the conduct of the West Midlands force.
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The news comes after 17 allegations of sexual assault or rape were reported against Wolverhampton-licensed private hire drivers in 2025, a Freedom of Information request revealed. None of the alleged assaults took place in Wolverhampton.
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The practice of out-of-area taxi work is to be overhauled by the government. It has been prompted after an explosion of private hire drivers were licensed by City of Wolverhampton Council, leading the city to be dubbed the UK's "taxi capital". https://t.co/Jho5JTNHtv
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Some 96% of all drivers licensed by City of Wolverhampton Council operate outside the city.
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British backpacker jailed for 4 years over deadly drunken e-scooter crash
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The 25-year-old had an alcohol level three times the legal limit when she hit 51-year-old Thanh Phan.
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There have been 17 reports of alleged sexual assault or rape against Wolverhampton-licensed private hire drivers in the past three months, it has been revealed. https://t.co/I94OktO3hV
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Some 96% of all drivers licensed by City of Wolverhampton Council operate outside the city.
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Jailed surgeon Ian Paterson is due to be released from prison before the inquests into 64 of his patients' deaths conclude, the BBC can reveal. Paterson is set to be released in May 2027 after serving 50% of his 20-year sentence. https://t.co/cuq5FmqeT2
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Ian Paterson only has to serve 50% of his sentence before he is due to be automatically released.
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You can watch Midlands Today tonight to see our coverage of the inaugural Netball Aid, helping to raise money for Children in Need 💛 https://t.co/S9YDf0GtKY
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Stars take to the court in Birmingham to raise money for BBC Children in Need.
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"There is a real sense of fear now." After two racially aggravated rapes in the Black Country, the BBC has heard from Asian women in the area who are scared to leave their houses, with some worried about being home alone. https://t.co/0bWnYMRpKe
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Asian women speak of their safety fears after incidents in Oldbury and Walsall.
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BREAKING: A man has been charged with the racially-aggravated rape of a woman in Walsall. https://t.co/qvOJo9VCBJ
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John Ashby, 32, is charged with one count of rape and sexual assault after an attack in Walsall.
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Many Brits are jetting off to countries like Turkey, Hungary and Poland for dentistry, but what are the risks? I spoke to two dentists about why so many people are enticed by foreign clinics and what their worries are about the surge in dental tourism. https://t.co/QPLvqMmzRf
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Despite the dangers of low-quality dental work abroad, the costs are sometimes a fraction of those in the UK.
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I went to Handsworth earlier this week to speak to people in the wake of Robert Jenrick's comments about the area. Here's what people had to say: https://t.co/lDcm6Ib3Ue
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The BBC speaks to people across Birmingham about the Conservative MP's criticism of Handsworth.
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A council which gives out the largest number of taxi licences in England has been accused of "building a private hire licence factory" which is "creaking at the seams". https://t.co/80o8LlSVpG
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GMB Union says some taxi drivers wait up to five months to have their licence renewed.
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A further two inquests have been opened into the deaths of his former patients today, bringing the total number of inquests to 65. https://t.co/PgM6496Pqv
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The coroner opens the inquests into the deaths of Pauline Brown and Jennifer Fox.
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The family of a former patient of jailed surgeon Ian Paterson say she believed what professionals told her and trusted that they would help her. https://t.co/nwdjQ1w2DK
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Sylvia Atterbury from Birmingham is one of 65 women whose deaths are being examined at inquest.
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The victim of a rape which is being treated as racially aggravated by police has thanked the community for their support. A community demonstration in support of the victim will be taking place this afternoon. https://t.co/JZCCuYq5s5
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The victim says she "would never wish this on anyone" and is grateful for the community's support.
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This may be the proudest I've ever been on any story I've ever worked on. Here's to Elaine Morris, Winifred Worrall, Ann Styles, Jean Bonehill, and Gladys Currall.
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With no relatives traced, the women had remained just a name and a medical record at these inquests. There was often no more of an insight into their lives than their illness and how they died. Now they have people to speak up for them and tell their stories.
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When my colleague and I started covering the Ian Paterson inquests earlier this year, we realised that there were five women for whom no next of kin had been traced. We decided to issue an appeal. Thanks to that, all five families have now been traced. https://t.co/lxpfKQXJWh
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The families of five former patients of Ian Paterson are tracked down thanks to a BBC appeal.
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Very excited to have been a guest on Radio 4's The Long View this morning, talking about the influx of St George's flags and Union Jacks we've seen being flown across the country, and the context around it. You can listen here: https://t.co/vJA48dxi2N
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Jonathan Freedland looks at the flying of flags now and opposite parliament in 1780.
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