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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Mar 5, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Francesca Osborne
The mother of a teenager, who was stabbed to death said once her son’s killer is found, she wants to speak with them. Eddie King Muthemba Kinuthia was fatally stabbed in the St Paul's area of Bristol in July 2023. Police have made six arrests in connection with the investigation, but more than seven months on, nobody has been charged. Irene Muthemba said she wanted her son's killer to tell her why "they would devastate our lives like this". “It’s the only way you can understand," she added.
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Dec 18, 2023 | 
bbc.co.uk | Nathan Heath |Francesca Osborne |Fiona Lamdin
On a dark and cold evening in November, hundreds of people were told to pack a bag and leave their homes immediately. Surveys had shown Bristol's oldest tower block would be unsafe if there was a fire or explosion. Many families thought they would be in emergency accommodation for just a few days. Now, nearly five weeks on, they are hoping to be told more about the building's future. The BBC has been following some of the people affected.
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Nov 15, 2023 | 
bbc.co.uk | Francesca Osborne
The cost of living crisis has seen a significant rise in the shoplifting of everyday goods. Now one security guard who caught the mother of a hungry child stealing food, has said he found himself in the middle of a "heartbreaking" situation. "Her son was crying and hungry so she stole the hot food. "It's all types of people. You can't just pick someone out and say 'that's a shoplifter'.
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Oct 6, 2023 | 
bbc.com | Francesca Osborne
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Some ADHD patients tell BBC Newsbeat they've started to ration medication - which isn't advised by doctorsADHD patients around the UK are finding they can't get hold of medication since a national shortage was announced. The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) says "increased global demand and manufacturing issues" are behind the shortages.
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Aug 17, 2023 | 
bbc.co.uk | Francesca Osborne |Rebecca Swash
By Francesca Osborne & Rebecca SwashBBC NewsbeatFor many people LGBT venues are more than just a fun night out, they're a place to go where you can feel safe. But some now feel this space has "been violated", after two men were stabbed in a homophobic attack outside a London nightclub. Giancarlo Galliani Peccia says an incident like this is making him "think more carefully" about his safety.
