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Francesca Osborne

Cheltenham, Hereford

Journalist at BBC

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  • 3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Francesca Osborne

    'I thought the abuse was normal - he was my first proper boyfriend'Francesca OsborneLucy said her ex-boyfriend isolated her from everybodyLucy, not her real name, was just 13 years old when she met her ex-boyfriend online. The start of their relationship was "like something out of a rom-com or romance novel". "Within two weeks of first contacting him and adding him on social media, he was telling me he loved me," she said.

  • Feb 11, 2025 | msn.com | Francesca Osborne |Emma Hallett

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  • Feb 11, 2025 | bbc.com | Francesca Osborne |Emma Hallett

    DIY testing could put rape survivors 'at risk'Francesca Osborne & Emma HallettBBCThis kit contains a swab, a vial of water, a plastic tube and instructions and aims to 'validate' survivors. Self-swab DNA testing could put rape survivors "at risk", forensic experts say, with a leading lawyer adding he is "horrified" kits are being given out to students.

  • Jan 21, 2025 | yahoo.com | Martin Jones |Francesca Osborne

    A family due to go Disneyland Paris has been left thousands of pounds out of pocket and suffering sleepless nights after a travel club cancelled the trip with just two weeks' notice. Alan Mead, 67, is one of more than 25 people who have collectively paid about £20,000 to Swindon's Windmill Travel Club for coach trips that were later cancelled. "All day every day I seem to be ringing the bank, ringing the insurance. It goes on and on. It's not an easy thing getting your money back," he said.

  • Apr 22, 2024 | yahoo.com | Nathan Heath |Francesca Osborne

    “We were living a double life, lying to everyone around us. We never told anybody about our little boy's HIV because we wanted him to have a normal life - he was just a child, like any other, but he was given a deadly infection.”Lee was just two when he was infected with HIV in the infected blood scandal, which has been called the biggest treatment disaster in NHS history.

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