Eleanor Lawrie

London

Producer at BBC

Senior Home/Social Affairs producer for the BBC. Aspiring dog owner. Get in touch - [email protected]/DMs open

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Supported housing is in crisis, letter to PM Keir Starmer says

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Eleanor Lawrie

Supported housing in crisis, groups tell StarmerEleanor LawrieGetty ImagesSupported housing is in crisis, the open letter says (stock image)Supported housing, which helps vulnerable or disabled people live independently, is in crisis, an open letter signed by more than 170 organisations in the sector claims.
Las cifras que muestran que un tercio de los niños vive en la pobreza en Reino Unido, la sexta economía del mundo (y por qué se espera que aumente)

1 month ago | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | Eleanor Lawrie

Eleanor Lawrie - Reportera de asuntos sociales, BBC6 de abril de 2025, 9:10 p.m.·4 min de lecturaEl número de niños en situación de pobreza en Reino Unido ha alcanzado su nivel más alto desde que comenzaron los registros comparativos en 2002. En abril de 2024, 4,45 millones de niños vivían en hogares con ingresos relativamente bajos, una vez deducidos los gastos de vivienda (la medida estándar del gobierno para la pobreza).
UK child poverty numbers reach a record high

1 month ago | bbc.com | Eleanor Lawrie

UK child poverty numbers reach a record highEleanor LawrieGetty ImagesThe number of children in poverty in the UK has reached its highest level since comparative records began in 2002. In the year to April 2024, there were 4.45 million children living in a household of relative low income after housing costs are deducted - the government's own standard measure for poverty.
Rough sleeping in England rises for third year in a row

2 months ago | bbc.com | Eleanor Lawrie |Michael Buchanan

Rough sleeping rises for third year in a row in EnglandEleanor Lawrie and Michael BuchananBBCAlex has been sleeping rough for two years after being kicked out of homeThe number of people sleeping rough in England has risen by a fifth in a year, according to new snapshot estimates. There were 4,667 people sleeping on the streets, according to official statistics recorded on a single night last autumn - a near-record high and the third annual rise in a row.
Semina Halliwell backgrounder

Feb 13, 2025 | bbc.com | Eleanor Lawrie |Michael Buchanan

'Funny, kind Semina lit up room': 12-year-old's tragic overdose deathEleanor Lawrie and Michael BuchananRachel HalliwellWhen 12-year-old Semina Halliwell was lying in hospital, she asked the consultant if she was going to die. Semina told him she had wanted "go to sleep for a couple of days". She was placed in an induced coma but died soon after, on 12 June 2021.
'Funny, kind Semina lit up room': 12-year-old's tragic overdose death

Feb 13, 2025 | flipboard.com | Eleanor Lawrie |Michael Buchanan

6 hours agoCostco shoppers stockpile tens of dozens of eggsDue to the bird flu outbreak, there have been fewer egg-laying hens and therefore fewer eggs. Some shoppers have been stockpiling dozens of eggs - as seen in this video filmed at a Costco in California on January 29 - prompting some stores to limit the number of eggs per shopper. NowWhen ‘Just Asking Questions’ About Science Turns Into 300,000 DeadThe Senate has just confirmed as health secretary Robert F.
Leasehold reforms set out amid concerns over delays

Nov 21, 2024 | msn.com | Eleanor Lawrie |Tarah Welsh

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Leasehold reforms set out amid concerns over delays

Nov 21, 2024 | businessandamerica.com | Eleanor Lawrie

The “feudal” leasehold system in England and Wales will be overhauled by the end of the current Parliament, the government has announced, as campaigners raise concerns about delays. Millions of leaseholders currently own the right to use their property for a period of time and can pay hundreds in annual ground rent to a freeholder – on top of separate service charges.
Cocaine use fuels record high in drug deaths

Oct 23, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Eleanor Lawrie

Drug-poisoning deaths in England and Wales have hit the highest level in 30 years, fuelled by a 30% rise in fatalities involving cocaine. The highest rate of drug deaths is still among men in “Generation X”, particularly those aged 40-49, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Cocaine deaths were nearly 10 times higher in 2023 than a decade earlier, claiming more than 1,100 lives. The government is yet to comment on the latest figures.
'You lured him in': Rape myths and what we still get wrong about sexual assault

Oct 21, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Eleanor Lawrie

'You lured him in': Rape myths and what we still get wrong about sexual assaultWarning: This story contains details some may find distressing. Names have been changedAfter five years of waiting, Ellie was finally on the stand giving evidence against her rapist. She had been warned that his defence team would use whatever they could against her. But still, she felt “bulldozed” when she was questioned over CCTV footage showing her standing near her rapist in a bar, adjusting her top.