Skepticism and disbelief is a key issue in case of Maeve Boothby O'Neill, ME patient who died at 27. Against consultant + expert advice, she was put on eating disorder ward. My report on how there will be "more Maeves" without attitude change⬇️ thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/…

ME patient’s consultant tells inquest staff’s unfamiliarity with condition was ‘unfortunate’ - report from ⁦The Guardian⁩ theguardian.com/society/articl…

Maeve Boothby O'Neill's inquest heard today from Maeve herself. Her frustrations about a lack of understanding of ME, the need for better research. "This is existential. I am fighting for my health and a chance to live". Maeve wrote this aged 26. She died months later.

Soul breaking but vitally important piece by ⁦Fiona Hamilton⁩ ⬇️ thetimes.com/article/5c99ae…

Maeve Boothby O'Neill was not just a ME patient who died at 27. She was a loving big sister. So articulate and clever. Full of promise. As she wrote herself, “I had every potential to be an asset to humanity." Maeve's voice is throughout this piece. ⬇️ thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/…

Let’s think about the children in these images. Callously exploited and psychologically destroyed. They are not images. They are humans who will live with this forever and all for the twisted pleasure of the disgusting men who trade and swap this misery. And don’t call it child

All the hallmarks of a state disinformation campaign - how an obscure website that used to host videos of Russians drag racing spawned the fake news storm that led to violence in Southport. With Mark Sellman thetimes.com/article/b03be7…

They decry migration to the UK but one lives in Romania and one has fled charges across the Channel. It would be funny if it wasn't so sad. Fiona Hamilton on the Southport riots and Andrew Tate and Tommy Robinson's part in it (as well as Russians') thetimes.com/uk/crime/artic…

Senior cop CC Sir Andy Marsh rejects far right’s “two tier” policing claims. Says all disorder, by no matter who, will be stopped and investigated. But the speed and tactics depend each time on context (such as whether police had intel and were ready for it) thetimes.co.uk/article/southp…

It's important that Maeve's inquest recognised the seriousness of this awful illness. What is more important is the final hearing on Sept 27 to consider a Prevention of Future Deaths report.

My take in The Times and The Sunday Times on Maeve’s inquest - Reliving my daughter’s death was painful, now lessons must be learnt ⬇️ thetimes.com/article/e11d14…

🚨Civil servant who missed chances to prevent Grenfell is now fire safety expert. W/ Peter Apps thetimes.com/uk/society/art…

The absolutely devastating Grenfell Fire report is out today. Sheer preventability is the overwhelming thread - a government who put corporate interest over public safety + unscrupulous companies who pushed flammable products. thetimes.com/uk/society/art… With James Beal

Thursday’s TIMES: “Killed by greed and a culture of dishonesty” #TomorrowsPapersToday

thetimes.com/uk/crime/artic… This week I had my camera bag stolen on assignment. I had a picture of the suspect and tracked him via the "find my" app across London to an address in South London. The police weren't interested so I wrote a piece for The Times #thetimes #crime

Excl - National Crime Agency is “on its knees” new report by Spotlight on Corruption warns. Keir Starmer promised to boost NCA officers to “smash the gangs” but it can’t keep many it already has. 10% of roles are vacant amid morale crisis because of low pay thetimes.com/article/32f6b2…