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Sian Norris is Byline Times’ Chief Social and European Affairs Reporter
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The ‘Hostile Environment’ Continues: Home Office Rejects ‘Firewall’ for Migrant Victims of Abuse
Migrant women in abusive relationships fear that reporting abuse to the police will lead to their data being shared with immigration enforcement – leaving them trapped in dangerous homes, reports Sian Norris

On the 12th Day of Christmas My True Love Gave To Me – Just One Turtle Dove and the Loss of Britain’s Bird Life
Britain's birdlife is on the decline – with even seasonal favourites struggling to survive in a world of intense farming and the climate crisis, reports Sian Norris for the Byline Intelligence Team

How The Great Replacement Went Mainstream
The far-right conspiracy theory has jumped off the dark web message boards and into political parties around Europe

‘An Entirely Hollow Promise’: Home Office Narrows Eligibility Criteria for Vulnerable Afghans
An update to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy will make it much harder for Afghans who worked with and for the British to seek protection here, say campaigners

A Perfect Storm: Operation Booster Hits Already Under-Pressure NHS
Healthcare staff are expressing concerns at being able to offer all adults the Coronavirus booster jab by 2022

Cash-Strapped Councils and a Crisis in Children’s Care
A perfect storm of rising need, austerity and funding cuts has created a crisis in children's social care, Sian Norris reports

Periods, Pandemic and PPE: How Even in Healthcare the World is Built for Men
Women make up the majority of the world’s healthcare workers but new research shows how during the pandemic their health was put at risk by PPE designed for men

EXCLUSIVE ‘They Will Kill Us While We Wait’: A Military Family Trapped in Kabul
As the fiasco of UK Government's evacuation of Afghanistan is exposed, Byline Times speaks to the son of a family terrorised by the Taliban because their father worked for the British Army
When it Comes to Undermining Judicial Independence, are the Conservatives Looking East?
Proposals to allow Government to overrule judicial review findings reflect a growing authoritarian tendency in the Conservatives – just look at Poland and Hungary
New Clauses in the Policing Bill Expose Johnson’s Faux Libertarianism
Johnson is sold to voters as a libertarian full of bonhomie – but his Government is suppressing freedom of speech and movement
The Four Layers of NHS Outsourcing
Private sector interests can be found across four different layers of the NHS – from limited clinical care to management consultancy
EXCLUSIVE ‘It is Dangerous for Us to Remain in Afghanistan’
Sian Norris speaks with an Afghan women’s rights activist in hiding, as she asks: will the Government come to her and others’ aid?
Tragedy in the Channel: Delays to Resettlement Scheme Puts Lives at Risk
The delays to launching the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme risks more families making dangerous journeys to the UK – or fall victim to Taliban threats
The Health and Social Care Bill - What You Need To Know
What is in the new Health and Social Care Bill? How will it change the NHS and what do those changes mean? And what's missing from the Bill? Read on to find out...
EXCLUSIVE As Private Providers Take Over, Mental Health Detentions Increase by a Third in Five Years
Byline Times reveals a startling rise in the number of people detained under the Mental Health Act, just as the number of mental health beds owned by private healthcare providers increases