My parents fought so hard to get me into mainstream school in the early 90s (it was initially presumed I wouldn't be able to read or write... funny how that turned out). How are we here 30 years later? Tempest is one of the biggest school photography firms! P.s. Your horror child

Faked tears, special audition codes and press intrusion: X Factor insiders speak out.

The new podcast I’ve been making with Chi Chi Izundu and Rob Brown has finally dropped. Listen here 👇

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Washington Post reporters now cannot reach our colleagues in Gaza. Palestinian Red Crescent Society says it has lost contact with medical teams.

⚠ Confirmed: Live network data show a collapse in connectivity in the #Gaza Strip with high impact to Paltel, amid reports of heavy bombardment; the company is the last remaining major operator to supply service as connectivity declines amid ongoing fighting with Israel 📉

A WHO official spoke of desperate conditions inside the hospitals which are still functioning, with seriously injured patients being operated on in corridors with no anaesthetic, and 'the smell of death' and 'bodies of children' everywhere.

🗣 'It is the women and children who are paying the heaviest of prices'

The BBC's Chief International Correspondent lyse doucet tells @emmabarnett about the impact the Israel-Gaza conflict is having on women and children.

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A year later... I am incredibly proud of this one, what a journey it's been.

Catch it on BBC iPlayer:
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Govt will be consulting on the Victims Code of Practice, alongside the Victims and Prisoners Bill. This gives them an opportunity to ensure any issues with code rights, such as Victims’ Right to Review, can be addressed and strengthened Ministry of Justice Crown Prosecution Service 👇

⚖️ Family Court could retraumatise survivors of domestic abuse.

That’s according to 80% of legal practitioners, who were surveyed by the Office of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Nicole Jacobs Domestic Abuse Commissioner.

She joins Nuala McGovern along with a listener to discuss ⬇️

What a beautiful, heartbreaking, heartwarming piece by sophieraworth

George taught me so much about living - I will miss him terribly bbc.co.uk/news/entertain…

David Boyd was a convicted child sex offender who lived three doors down from where 7 year old Nikki Allan went missing. So how did it take the police 30 years to find him? A new series for Tortoise - out today. Reported by Julie Bindel, produced by me. open.spotify.com/episode/6b5Cpa…

ICYMI - Sexsomnia: Case Closed? is on BBC iPlayer being featured in the true crime collection this week 🎥

Filmed over three years, we followed Jade Blue’s remarkable story for BBC Three

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Latest from me, ⁦Jo Adnitt⁩ ⁦Sarah Bell⁩ and Rob Brown. Lucy Spraggan: X Factor 'like abusive relationship' - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/entertain…

Shortlisted for Best Current Affairs Programme is – Sexsomnia: Case Closed?, BBC UK Insights Team for BBC

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