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Sian Norris is Byline Times’ Chief Social and European Affairs Reporter
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A Climate Crisis is Becoming a Crisis for Gender Equality
Sian Norris reports how news that East Africa's drought is entering its fifth year spells danger for women and girls

Government 'Undermining' Asylum System by Rapid Removal of Albanian Migrants
A new deal with the Albanian Government will see Albanians crossing the Channel facing 'fast tracked deportation' – but campaigners warn this could undermine our asylum system

How Overruling Roe is Already Risking Women's Lives
It's two months since the US Supreme Court ended the nationwide right to abortion, and the horror stories are already piling up. Worse is yet to come, reports Sian Norris

How the Energy Crisis Became a Crisis of the High Street
While the Conservative leadership election drags on, local newspaper coverage reveals widespread closures of cafes and restaurants, threatening the recovery of the high street, reports Sian Norris

What a New Polish Textbook Tells Us About Education’s Culture Wars
A bizarre history book is set to be introduced to Poland's secondary schools – with its reactionary content symbolic of a wider battle for values in global education

‘I Am Scared’: LGBTIQ and Abortion Activists Respond to Kenya's Elections
Speaking exclusively to Byline Times, LGBTIQ and pro-choice activists express their fears for a William Ruto presidency in Kenya. Sian Norris reports

Vulnerable Migrants Cut Out of Cost of Living Support
The 'no recourse to public funds' condition means migrant people who are destitute or on very low incomes will not be entitled to Government help

Where is Owami Davies? The Missing Nurse who has been Left Off the Headlines
When women of colour are missing, so is media coverage. Sian Norris reports
‘They Can’t Survive Inside Afghanistan’: The Vulnerable People Still Stuck Under Taliban Rule One Year On
15 August marks one year since the Taliban took back control of Afghanistan – but, after 12 months, some of the country's most vulnerable still cannot apply to come to the UK
‘The Grooming Agenda’: Social Media Companies Accused of Amplifying LGBTIQ Hate
Facebook and Twitter are both failing to deal with hateful allegations that the LGBTIQ community is grooming children, as the far and mainstream right join forces
How a Cost of Living Crisis Fuels a Healthcare Crisis
Mental and physical health are all at risk when energy costs go up again, reports Sian Norris
Farage's CPAC Speech, War and the Modern Far Right
Sian Norris analyses the rhetoric of war in Nigel Farage's performance at CPAC, and explores its links to fascist theory
Nazi Speeches and Fascists Return: Europe's Summer of Turmoil
While we've all been distracted by Westminster drama, what's been happening across the Channel? Sian Norris takes a look at the latest political news from Europe
The Politics of Fear: White Voters and the Left
New data shows a quarter of white voters in the US are concerned about extreme left-wing groups – ignoring the reality of political violence
People Crossing Channel from Countries With High Rates of Explosive Violence
New analysis shows how, for the majority of people crossing the Channel into the UK, home has become a place of bombs and shells