Paul Kerley
@paulkerley
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BBC journo - being creative with photos and sound on the BBC News website. Views my own.
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Joined February 2009
Vital services or financial ruin? The dilemma facing councils and their residents. For @BBCPanorama, I've spent 5 months in @LBofHavering as it tries to balance it's books- meeting those who rely on services +those feeling the impact of cuts. #socialcare
https://t.co/dKZaGWQiSm
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Havering, and many other councils, are trying to provide vital services and stave off financial ruin.
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The sixth suspect in the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence tried to stab a black security guard while saying he'd killed before. It happened in 2015 when the Met's murder investigation was live. The victim was never spoken to by the murder inquiry https://t.co/g5RENIVoov
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Matthew White named his earlier victim as "Stephen" as he tried to stab a black man, the BBC can reveal.
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Clearing his name cost Brian £500k and five & a half years of his life in prison. #CostOfInnocence online, TV and radio throughout the day on the BBC. Journalism by @cmkendall71 and @stefildes
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People found not guilty of crimes say winning their freedom has left them financially devastated.
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Tomorrow on #BBCNews we investigate serious alleged failures inside our Family Courts. We report on mothers, victims of domestic abuse, who have died. We reveal children being forced into contact with Dads reported for abuse. And hear from Mums who have fled the UK.
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Kelso Cochrane family have put in FOI supported by multiple statements, death certificates of key suspects. Most comprehensive challenge I have seen: @rosenbaum6 @NortonTaylor @DannyShawNews @cahalmilmo
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Kelso Cochrane's daughter is at the centre of the family's efforts to get the police files opened.
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Elephant corridors: The busy trunk routes where locals take care to cross
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The difficulties facing people living next to Botswana's growing African elephant population.
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This is just beautiful by @sophieraworth - George taught me so much about living - I will miss him terribly
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Despite increasingly grim news from medics, his spirit remained indomitable - writes his friend.
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George wasn't just a good reporter; he was a good man. @alittl tribute to his friend @BBCAlagiah
https://t.co/AMqy2lz7zP
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You always walked away from him liking the human race more - writes his friend and colleague.
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@CallumJParke @PatrickSawer and I went to the High Court to get the Family Court papers in this case- to understand how a baby removed at birth was placed back with his parents….who killed him.
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Documents which led to Finley Boden being returned to his parents, who then murdered him, obtained by BBC.
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It was a pleasure to work with @JayneMcCubbinTV and @KatieLangton1 on the online text of their important story. Sex abuse victims 'must get specialist support' https://t.co/M2mAs5O3sg
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Campaigners call for fully-funded counselling services to be included in the upcoming Victims Bill.
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Great work by @alice_cuddy on her investigation into the search for the names and justice for 22 women murdered and forgotten.
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Detectives in three European countries want to identify victims whose names remain a mystery.
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This brilliant investigation by @JamieJBartlett is one of the most extraordinary stories I've edited. https://t.co/V76N25vd3p
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The story of a teenage girl and her charity, which was closed after concerned parents questioned her illness.
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Latest story I worked on with @AngusCrawfordR4 & @TonyNewsCamera is a cracking tale. The inside story of the gang that stole £10m of covid loan money. https://t.co/XStbb7MBIJ
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The inside story of Britain’s biggest Bounce Back Loan fraud - £10m stolen by one criminal gang.
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From planning to response: So many similarities. @JudithMoritz shines a light on the links between two different disasters and what happened afterwards. #LFC #manchesterarena #journalism
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The more I heard at the Arena inquiry, the more it reminded me of Hillsborough - writes Judith Moritz
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Grammar schools have made a lot of changes in recent years - we found most now have policies aimed at helping less well off pupils get a place - but so far the impact is patchy
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Most have tried to improve their admissions policies but the impact is patchy, BBC analysis finds.
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I’ve uncovered scores of reports of abuse in Doncaster children’s homes where many residents were non-verbal Reports include children being punched, locked out naked and swung by the ankles All made over 3 years while the homes remained rated ‘good’ https://t.co/odSaYl1m7I
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Former staff and leaked papers reveal shocking abuse claims at three South Yorkshire children's homes.
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Trying to fix the NHS - tonight's @BBCPanorama 8pm BBC1. I've been to Hull and Oxford to meet the teams trying to do things differently to ease pressures and improve patient care. It's been a fascinating look at what might be possible. https://t.co/THgIRpQG72
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How doctors are spotting problems early and offering treatments at home - BBC Panorama.
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It’s taken us nearly two years to complete this piece and it’s one of the most important things @AngusCrawfordR4 and I have ever written - young people’s mental health is complex and nuanced - and I hope this gives some small insight.
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The schoolgirl who took her own life aged 14 had a secret Twitter account which reveals her thoughts.
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“If the police won’t do their job, we’ll do it for them” a close up look at mums in Chorley on patrol in parks and protesting at police stations after their children were assaulted in the town. Read it here and watch #BBCNewsTen
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Mums - whose children have been attacked by teenagers - are on patrol saying police are not doing enough.
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Latest story I edited with @paulkerley is by @chloehadj Salman Rushdie: Did a ‘chance’ airport meeting lead to fatwa? https://t.co/HKu9dmsi4a
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Two British imams met an Iranian minister hours before the decree calling for the author’s death, was issued in 1989.
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