Hannah Summers
@hansummers
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Journalist covering the family courts for @TBIJ and partners | Best specialist journalist 2023 Freelance Journalism Awards | Shortlisted - Paul Foot Award 2023
Joined December 2009
NEW: A mother has won a landmark legal bid to overturn the evidence of a psychologist which led to her kids being removed. For the last 5yrs she has only seen them twice a month under strict supervision based on Melanie Gill's advice to a family judge. 🧵 https://t.co/UigKce8VVB
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What happens when the family court and the police reach different conclusions about abuse allegations amid parallel proceedings? @AndhaBandar finds out after following one case for two years.
“Both [the case decision-maker] and I reject the conclusion that you have invented these allegations to keep [the father] away from Child D. This does not tally well at all with when and how you reported them to police.“ @AnnOlivarius @drhannahjones @DollyScoobs @voice4victims
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It's nearly Christmas, and what better way to celebrate than to fund great investigative journalism! @TBIJ has launched a crowdfunding campaign through @BigGive, which will match donations made via the campaign page below https://t.co/ZJONlbFgoL
donate.biggive.org
72% of the world lives in autocracies — a free and independent media has never been more important. At The Bureau, we lead groundbreaking investigations that spark change. With your support, we’ll...
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Thank you so much @EVAWuk for this award. @louisetickle & I dedicate it to the mothers who shared their stories with us about child removal. The investigation was a collaboration between @TBIJ & @tortoise. Thanks to both teams esp @Gareth_Davies09 @senordelcorbett & @MattRussell3
✍️ BEST INVESTIGATION Congratulations to @hansummers and @louisetickle, winners of our Best Investigation award for 2025! Read the piece here: https://t.co/Q8R0pccLUR
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💫 What a night celebrating the journalists and writers showing excellence in reporting on violence against women! ✍️ Read about how their work is making a difference to collective attitudes and awareness - moving us towards accountability and prevention. https://t.co/Fn7BKWfS88
endviolenceagainstwomen.org.uk
Last night (27th November 2025) the End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) held its annual Write to End Violence Against Women Awards which recognise excellence in reporting on violence against...
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Huge well done to all the journalists. A special congratulations to @hansummers & @louisetickle , winners of Best Investigation. Their reporting has been instrumental in exposing how abuse survivors are treated in family courts, and helping us to drive urgent change @EVAWuk
💫 What a night celebrating the journalists and writers showing excellence in reporting on violence against women! ✍️ Read about how their work is making a difference to collective attitudes and awareness - moving us towards accountability and prevention. https://t.co/Fn7BKWfS88
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A brilliant but bleak essay from the great @AndrewMarr9 on the betrayal of Ukraine👇
newstatesman.com
Donald Trump’s ultimatum to Volodymyr Zelensky threatens to scatter the Western alliance and hand Ukraine to Vladimir Putin
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Incredible bravery from @JoshNewburyMP in speaking openly about being a victim of rape in Parliament. As a society we need to collectively stand with Josh in breaking the stigma that still silences so many male victims from speaking out. Please watch ⬇️
🚨 WATCH: Labour MP Josh Newbury reveals during a debate on International Men's Day that he was raped 10 years ago after being spiked
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I feel so lucky to have had Rachel Cooke as a friend and colleague in recent years. She was one of the best: funny, kind, clever, a truly exceptional writer, and a loyal sister-in-arms to the feminists of Kings Place. We’ll miss her so much. Thank you to Tim Adams for writing
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There were failures by multiple agencies to protect Sara & the review found there was a notable lack of consideration given to her race and culture. Good summary here from Chris Barnes for @seethrujustice
transparencyproject.org.uk
Chris Barnes represented the journalists, Louise Tickle and Hannah Summers, in proceedings before the High Court and Court of Appeal arising from applications f
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A safeguarding review into Sara Sharif's death makes utterly devastating reading. This was a case where "a great deal of information especially about the risks posed by father" was available yet "no-one joined up the dots".
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https://t.co/CaSWANy4UR WARNING contains details of sexual and domestic violence. Mother in the case was represented by @theDAsolicitor please share - I failed to name the rapist father - What do you think? @DrProudman
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The crisis in children's care is now so deep that one council has been caught openly promoting a multimillion pound contracts to staff illegal children's homes. My latest for the @TBIJ 👇 https://t.co/YyBbkeb7hc
thebureauinvestigates.com
Regulators intervene after UK local authority accused of normalising unlawful placements
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.@Rachel_deSouza: Today I’m thinking about all those who loved and cared about Sara Sharif. This review confirms the information needed to save Sara was available, but every part of the system lacked the curiosity to piece it together or ask tough questions. Full statement 👇
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Beyond thrilled that @louisetickle and I won Campaign of the Year @EditorsUK Media Freedom Awards last night. Huge thanks to our barrister Chris Barnes, to @hardingthehack @ObserverUK & Stephen Kinsella @law4change for funding our appeal - and to @TBIJ & @lucyJrock @ObserverUK.
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Over the moon to have been named Foreign Correspondent of the Year at the @EditorsUK press awards. Congratulations to my brilliant colleagues who won and were nominated - and to @thetimes, now officially newspaper of the year
@WIJ_UK @WigginLLP @EmmaEGuy @ianbirrell For standout dispatches from Syria, Texas and Cuba, the @editorsUK Foreign Correspondent of the Year goes to @louiseelisabet
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@EditorsUK @WIJ_UK @WigginLLP @EmmaEGuy @ianbirrell @louiseelisabet @ecotricity @MichaelCrossla7 @Source_Mat @BBCRadio4 @jackhillphoto @LucyCJohn1 @guardian @hansummers @louisetickle Great! Many congrats to @hansummers and @louisetickle, So deserved. What a very hard field to report and so illuminate. Their investigative work has been a major factor in the senior judiciary moving to increase transparency #openjustice
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So delighted @louisetickle and @hansummers have won this award. They’ve done such important and impactful journalism on domestic abuse and the family courts, and it’s wonderful to see it recognised. 👏👏👏
@WIJ_UK @WigginLLP @EmmaEGuy @ianbirrell @louiseelisabet @ecotricity @MichaelCrossla7 @Source_Mat @BBCRadio4 @jackhillphoto @LucyCJohn1 @guardian For promoting transparency and accountability at the highest levels while shining a light on an area that has historically been closed to public scrutiny, Campaign of the Year goes to @hansummers and @louisetickle for their campaign for transparency in the family courts #MFA2025
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@EditorsUK @WIJ_UK @WigginLLP @EmmaEGuy @ianbirrell @louiseelisabet @ecotricity @MichaelCrossla7 @Source_Mat @BBCRadio4 @jackhillphoto @LucyCJohn1 @guardian @hansummers @hansummers and I are thrilled to win this, and so grateful to our superb barrister @ChrismdBarnes for over a year of pro bono representation, and @hardingthehack @ObserverUK and Stephen Kinsella @law4change who backed our appeal, which was both terrifying and necessary.
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@WIJ_UK @WigginLLP @EmmaEGuy @ianbirrell @louiseelisabet @ecotricity @MichaelCrossla7 @Source_Mat @BBCRadio4 @jackhillphoto @LucyCJohn1 @guardian For promoting transparency and accountability at the highest levels while shining a light on an area that has historically been closed to public scrutiny, Campaign of the Year goes to @hansummers and @louisetickle for their campaign for transparency in the family courts #MFA2025
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✏️ BEST INVESTIGATION Congratulations to the writers of our shortlisted pieces: @sianushka @hansummers @louisetickle @lydmorrish @cahalmilmo Mark Wilding @LInvestigates
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