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Explosive WhatsApp Exchanges Expose Contempt for Teachers During Pandemic
Unions have described the exchanges between former Health Secretary Matt Hancock and former Education Secretary Gavin Williamson as "sneering" and "ugly", reports Sian Norris

‘My Life Just Stopped’: Punishing Immigration Rule Leaves Families in Limbo
Sian Norris speaks to a family who will have been in the UK 33 years before they are granted indefinite leave to remain

Equality Groups Demand Structural Racism be Considered in COVID Inquiry
A coalition of experts and civil society groups have warned that unless structural racism is included in the COVID inquiry, we will lose the opportunity to learn lessons and save lives

‘Are You Paying for this Room?’ Three Years of Far-Right Attacks on Migrant Hotels
The riot outside a hotel in Knowsley housing asylum seekers was the inevitable outcome of a long-standing organised campaign, Sian Norris reports

‘It’s Made Me Lose Trust in People’: Women and Girls Victimised by Image-Based Abuse
New research has found that non-consensual sharing of intimate images bear many of the hallmarks of domestic abuse

Six Ways Ukraine is Winning – ‘They Are Not Strangers Anymore’: The Refugees who have made the UK Home
To mark one year since Russia invaded Ukraine, Sian Norris spoke to guests and hosts on the Homes for Ukraine scheme

‘Kipling Out, Hemingway In? Why the Dahl Edits Fails on Diversity’
The decision to alter Roald Dahl's texts to make them more inclusive misses the mark – and ignores wider failures of diversity in children's publishing, writes Sian Norris

The Global Network Behind Arrested Anti-Abortion Protestor
A woman arrested for 'praying' outside an abortion clinic may have been acquitted but she is one node of a global network, reports Sian Norris
The Risks to Girls from Violence and Exploitation Following the Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
Sian Norris speaks to aid experts about how girls are disproportionately impacted by disasters, including the recent earthquake which has killed and displaced thousands
EXCLUSIVE Met Police Cannot Say How Many Officers Disciplined for Inappropriate Sexual Relationships
A refused FOI request to understand the scale of inappropriate behaviour by police officers makes it harder to hold the Met to account, reports Sian Norris
LGBTQ+ People at Risk of Abuse and Trauma in Immigration Detention
A pilot study into the experiences of LGBTQ+ people held in immigration detention found incidents of homophobic bullying and abuse
‘Blaming Dead Women’
When men kill women, there still seems to be a desire to pin the blame on her, writes Sian Norris
What the Knowsley Riot Tells Us About the Far Right Today
Friday's violent scenes reveal the modern far-right's tactics, its driving ideology – and how hate has been mainstreamed by the UK Government. Sian Norris reports
EXCLUSIVE REVEALED: Victims of Banking Misbehaviour Let Down by ‘Unfit for Purpose’ Resolution Service
Transparency campaigners and victims of banking bad behaviour have raised concerns that strict eligibility criteria of the available resolution service is cutting them off from support, reports Sian Norris
Fears for Health and Education of People Left Homeless by Earthquake
The fall-out of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria continues, with NGOs warning of the long-term impact on children and families who have lost everything
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