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For the first time, the parents of five of the girls who were stabbed in the Southport attack have shared their stories.
Humbled and privileged to meet them. Here is their story - a difficult read but with hope at the end.
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The Guardian is advertising a maternity cover job for a reporter - and you can do it from our MANCHESTER office, alongside @joshhalliday, @HannahAlOthman, me (sometimes) and the rest of the excellent gang workwithus.theguardian.com/j…
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Exclusive: A former Pakistani minister Rukhsar Ahmed, who was re-elected as an MP in Kashmir election, is on police bail in the UK after his arrest in July 2024 on suspicion of rape and trafficking children in care as part of a grooming gang. theguardian.com/uk-news/2026…
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An extremely moving but ultimately uplifting report that sheds some light on what the families & these girls have been through, & rightly puts their experience centre stage.
For the first time, the parents of five of the girls who were stabbed in the Southport attack have shared their stories.
Humbled and privileged to meet them. Here is their story - a difficult read but with hope at the end.
theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i…
In case you missed: inside the trial of the convicted sex offender who got away with rape, leading to the innocent Andrew Malkinson spending 17 years in prison.
And the questions now facing police:
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A convicted sex offender has been found guilty of the brutal 2003 rape that saw Andrew Malkinson wrongfully jailed for 17 years.
Here's the inside story of the trial – and the questions now facing police and prosecutors:
theguardian.com/law/2026/apr…
Absolutely chuffed to make the shortlist for News Reporter of the Year at the Press Awards. Congratulations to all other nominees 👏
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Scathing from Chair of Social Mobility Commission Alun Francis to @JoshHalliday
"We have a government that talks quite a lot about...the social mobility of themselves or their colleagues … But what we don’t have is a coherent approach to social mobility”
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🚨 The Guardian reveals the Reform Council Leader sending racist tweets to me, @MayorofLondon, @SholaMos1 and others.
@JoshHalliday @guardian theguardian.com/politics/202…
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Tuesday’s @guardian front page: Victory for carers after inquiry into debt scandal theguardian.com/society/2025…
Big Carer’s Allowance moment coming tomorrow…
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Tuesday's GUARDIAN: Victory for carers after inquiry into debt scandal #TomorrowsPapersToday
After nine weeks of evidence and more than 100 witnesses, my big read on how the Southport atrocity could - and should - have been prevented:
theguardian.com/uk-news/2025…
Over nine weeks and more than 100 witnesses, the Southport inquiry heard in shocking detail how the atrocity was completely preventable.
Testimony from the families was the most harrowing and heartbreaking I’ve heard in 15 years of reporting.
Analysis:
theguardian.com/uk-news/2025…
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Spent the week in Leeds covering the murder of Ahmad Al Ibrahim by Alfie Franco, who was found guilty today and will be sentenced tomorrow.
@JoshHalliday and myself wrote about the teenage refugee, killed thinking he had finally escaped violence. theguardian.com/uk-news/2025…
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The Guardian: Labour’s new visa rules put NHS at risk,
warn nurses #TomorrowsPapersToday
Excl: Neighbours of Manchester synagogue attacker say they reported concerns to police
- police were at the house earlier this year over safeguarding concerns, they say
- killer said to have suffered brain injury after cliff fall in his teens theguardian.com/uk-news/2025…
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Really powerful podcast about Huntingdon's disease by my good mate @JoshHalliday, his dad, his personal journey & the hope for the future. Brave & honest. Give it a listen if you can. theguardian.com/news/audio/2…
