One man rescued after a lifetime on streets or in jail. "we put a peer in place in each of the three housing units" That "peer" is the building superintendent, who shares a history of homelessness, mental illness or addiction with the five tenants cbc.ca/news/canada/ne…

As the long war in Afghanistan this year took an even deadlier turn, Fatima Faizi and I realized we were spending most of our ink honoring those lost. What about those they leave behind? So we spent the past few months reporting this The New York Times story: nytimes.com/2018/12/01/wor…

EU nurses give up on Brexit Britain as their prospects dim on.ft.com/2CT9XK8

So grateful that ⁦Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan⁩ decided to publish ⁦Ewan⁩ board papers 🧐

Yeeeeees a video of some of the best quotes ever from the Bros documentary 👏👏 x.com/BBCFOUR/status…

Pic of the day: Amelia Wilkie, 19, follows in footsteps of mum Tina to become ⁦London Ambulance Service⁩ medic. First tried on her mum’s uniform aged three. If the coat fits... 🚑 🚑 🚑

Working in Bristol this week. If anything’s going to persuade me to have a kebab for dinner tonight, it’s this, parked opposite my edit.

What's so devastating about this awful case is that the abuse went unnoticed (apparently) by everyone in the care system for so long bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Might be my favourite episode...⁦Jasmin Paris⁩ tells ⁦Simon Mundie⁩ about running 268 miles in 83 hours, beating all the men in the same race. Oh and she expressed milk for her daughter along the way... bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

“Just look at the drug deaths, look at the suicides... there’s no money, no investment. So this is what happens. A full community dies. Young people are dying...and we have to stand about and watch cos there is nothing we can do.” Sue on #austerity in #Hartlepool. #bbcnewsten

Young girls in Madagascar accused of petty crimes are being held in prison for almost three years without trial. This girl couldn't even let her parents know she was in jail - so Unreported World went to try and find them.

Don’t miss tonight’s BBC Panorama - one of the most moving films I’ve worked on. Fantastic story from Jon Kay ☕️ Alex Littlewood & Andy Alcroft about Amar’s search for his mum. 30 years ago he arrived in UK for burns treatment after being told his family were dead. 8.30pm BBC One.

In the end it is up to the UK public to decide whether they want to see their politicians at times of crisis talking in self-crafted promo videos like this, or in a genuine engagement with the broadcast media like ITN, Sky and BBC News.

Tashaun Aird: Family of murdered boy critical of school exclusion bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Good morning, from my favourite park. ⁦@clissoldpeople⁩ ⁦Clissold Park⁩ ⁦Stokey Updates⁩ #clissoldpark #hackney #n16 ⁦Hackney Venues⁩

Important report BBC News (UK) highlights how insufficient funding in social care & recruitment challenges impacts directly on the support that disabled adults receive & their ability to live an independent life. More funding would also reduce reliance on more expensive agency support

Our team, the BBC newsroom has lost one of its very best journalists far too young. Years of arriving at chaotic stressful news events and Raeph never seemed fazed. Always calm, cheerful & quietly brilliant. A kind, beautiful soul who will be deeply missed.

NEW: Rough sleeping in England increased by 27% in the last year, according to official statistics. I recently went to London’s Paddington station where you can to 60 people sleep each night.

Shakira Spencer’s three killers have all been jailed for 34 years. The background to an appalling case by my colleagues ⁦Alex Dackevych⁩ and Naresh Puri. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

NEW: Police in Manchester say an officer’s behaviour was unacceptable and must never be repeated after video emerged of her dragging a rough sleeper across the ground and deliberately “stamping” on his stomach.