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Horrifying, Dickensian. Brilliant work by my colleagues.

Minister named in Bangladesh corruption probe bbc.com/news/articles/…

Children’s Society won’t accept Christmas donation from outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby as “would not be consistent with the principles and values that underpin our work”.

Children’s Society not accepting Xmas donation from Archbishop Welby is a big deal given he’s their honorary president & the charity’s long links to the CoE. It’s worth noting the Children’s Society apologized in 2017 to historical abuse victims it had let down.

Our latest on the abuse scandal and the Archbishop of York. bbc.com/news/articles/…

NEW: A police investigation into allegations of preventable harm at an NHS trust is now looking into more than 200 cases BBC File On 4 ran reveal. The claims centre on the care provided by University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust between 2015 and 2021. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

I'm outraged Church of England leader called my abuser a 'Rolls Royce' priest. Latest from ⁦Aleem Maqbool⁩ and me on child protection crisis in the CoE. bbc.com/news/articles/…

On the day the Church of England votes on the way forward on dealing with abuse, Prof Alexis Jay warns of further crises if the Church doesn’t adopt the model that means complete independence for those handling abuse allegations bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

The situation at Blackburn Rovers is heart-breaking for their fans specifically but it’s also a story that carries deep concerns for many in English football. It is a story about issues with ownership, spending, recruitment and communication. It's a story about a famous, historic

Dean of Blackburn Cathedral, which saw huge child protection scandal exposed by BBC, tells Synod “we need to stop the mindset of self-protection” and approve plans for independent safeguarding. “If no one trusts us the institution will not survive.”

The Church of England’s national assembly has voted to reject a fully independent model for dealing with abuse.General Synod voted overwhelmingly to adopt option 3 so central safeguarding team will be independent but Church safeguarding officers will remain part of the Church.

Archbishop of York, Stephen CottrelI “ I support independence in Safeguarding. I’m disappointed that the Church is  now going to do that in two stages, but I fully commit myself to work towards implementing synod’s decision and making it happen."

Bishop Philip North, who brought the amendment to the original motion “ Synod has voted almost unanimously for real progress in independence in safeguarding. What we’ve got is a strong endorsement of moving immediately to setting up an independent scrutiny body.”

Andrew Graystone, victim and survivors’ advocate “The Church of England had an opportunity to start to rebuild trust, by admitting that it needed expertise from outside. But instead they have chosen to keep it in the family. Shocking arrogance and a punch in the gut for victims.”

Great work by ⁦Daniel De Simone⁩ in holding MI5 to account. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

RIP

📣 Some news about me: Yesterday (Wednesday) I was detained by police in Istanbul, held for 17 hours and then deported from Turkey to the UK. Told I was “a threat to public order”. In the country I lived in - and love. Journalism is not a crime. Here’s the BBC’s statement:

Deadly measles outbreak does little to counter vaccine scepticism in Texas bbc.com/news/articles/…

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta.