It is a national disgrace that being Black still has damaging, potentially fatal implications for your health outcomes and your baby's. I'm pleased this government will set an explicit target to reduce inequalities facing Black mothers and babies. theguardian.com/society/articl…

Excited to welcome Mabel Banfield-Nwachi to the consumer desk to cover Sarah Marsh's maternity leave. She'll be covering all aspects of consumer news, so please send your best stories her way

Thank you to Tobi Thomas for the The Guardian coverage on our report on Long COVID in the North of England - read the full report at healthequitynorth.co.uk/regional-inequ…

Possibly a career highlight: a day in Loughborough at the Great Central Railway to hear about their work to reconnect two halves of a line split by the Beeching axe. And to drive a steam train. theguardian.com/culture/articl…

‘Women feel like failures if they haven’t had a “normal” birth’: how the NCT has shaped childbirth in the UK theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/a…

My first piece for @iPaperSport. The Black ArsenaI book is out today and is such an engrossing read. I explored the phenomenon and its wide-reaching organic impact on black British popular culture and beyond with the book’s co-editor Clive Chijioke Nwonka. inews.co.uk/sport/football…

EXC: Firefighter, disability and Grenfell groups have criticised the existence of a “dangerous postcode lottery” as data revealed an “inconsistent rollout” of emergency evacuation plans for vulnerable people across London theguardian.com/society/articl…

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Pro-Palestinian protester acquitted over ‘coconut’ placard has ‘no regrets’ theguardian.com/world/2024/sep…

Guinness World Records just released its 70th anniversary edition this month. From 2013-2022, Guinness World Records received ~7,000 record applications from west Africa. It’s been roughly the same number since Hilda Baci’s record attempt last year. theguardian.com/world/2024/sep…

Delighted (and proud) that me and Josh Halliday 's reporting on the carer's allowance scandal theguardian.com/society/2024/s… has been shortlisted for a press award societyofeditors.org/events/media-f…

Hello! Looking to talk to single people about the cost of living alone v in a couple. Drop me a line if you'd be happy to chat about how much more rent, bills, life costs in general as a single person...

Our new @MarmotIHE review concludes racism damages health & wellbeing & drives avoidable inequalities between ethnic groups across London Sadiq Khan Dr Habib Naqvi MBE London Gov London Assembly @UCL theguardian.com/world/2024/oct…

Today is my last day at The Guardian as Community Affairs Correspondent. It has been an incredible nine months covering Aamna Mohdin From reporting on the domestic impact of the Middle East conflict to the riots that spread across the UK, here are a few highlights 🧵 1/20

Syrian asylum seekers who have been waiting more than a year for an outcome to their applications have told BBC News they are "depressed" and "terrified" by the Home Office's decision to pause claims. My first story with BBC News (UK) 👇🏽 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Fantastic to see Heal-D, a healthy eating and physical activity programme created with, and for, people of African and Caribbean heritage living with type 2 diabetes in the The Guardian 😃You can read their full story, written by Tobi Thomas here: theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

Black people in England are 8 times more likely to be hospitalised with #lupus. Tobi Thomas at The Guardian explores this stark disparity, featuring insights from experts, including our member Dr Faye Ruddock DL . Full read: tinyurl.com/ymmmmc99 #LupusAwareness #BlackHealthMatters

🇬🇧 A Quarter Of Women Live With Serious Reproductive Health Issues ▫Exclusive: Racial disparities highlighted as researchers estimate 10 million women have conditions such as fibroids or endometriosis ▫Tobi Thomas ▫is.gd/0Se23k #frontpagestoday #UK The Guardian

This landmark survey confirms what Black women have long known, that our reproductive health is in crisis. We need targeted research, culturally competent care, and an end to structural racism. APPG Black Health continues to expose this injustice. theguardian.com/society/2025/a…

Nikki Packer is a brave and brilliant woman who has been through absolute hell. This is her story; it’s not one she ever wanted to be telling, but she hopes that by doing so, no other woman will have to go through what she did: theguardian.com/society/2025/m…