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Janet Eastham

Senior News Reporter at The Telegraph

Senior News Reporter @Telegraph. @BAFTA nominated & @RTS_media @editorsuk @pressawardsuk award-winning journalist. Highly commended @IRE_NICAR.

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  • 6 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Janet Eastham |Mark Ludlow

    And on Lancaster Place, pro-Israeli protesters behind barricades used loudspeakers to taunt the pro-Palestinian marchers. Pro-Palestinian protesters yelled abuse back at the pro-Israel protesters as police were forced to reinforce lines to keep the crowds apart. Some protesters broke through lines to wave Palestinian flags or scream abuse at the counter-demonstration, which also included some Iranian dissidents. Police tackled or grabbed Palestinian protesters who tried to jump the barricades.

  • 1 week ago | msn.com | Janet Eastham

    Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.

  • 1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Janet Eastham

    On Thursday, Ailidh Musgrave, 28, was discharged from mental health services. Just six years ago, the picture was very different. In 2019, Ms Musgrave was so sick with anorexia that she is sure she would have not only met the criteria for assisted dying, as set out in the Bill MPs are debating on Friday, but she would have jumped at the chance for medical assistance to end her life.

  • 1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Janet Eastham

    1. People with anorexia could qualifyDoctors and lawyers have warned that the bill leaves the door open for patients with severe eating disorders to access assisted dying. If their condition is deemed terminal and they are judged to have mental capacity, they could qualify.

  • 1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Janet Eastham

    In June 2019, Ms Musgrave was eventually transferred to a London specialist unit where she was sectioned under the Mental Health Act, meaning her treatment was mandated by doctors. She stayed there until May 2023. "I think the only reason I'm alive is because, actually, they never gave up. I didn't always get the right support," she said. "Reasonable adjustments weren't made, but the fact is that they obviously saw something in me that showed them there was hope, and so they didn't let me go.

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Janet Eastham
Janet Eastham @JanetEastham
9 Jun 25

Hmmm https://t.co/mtu8CxhrYD

Janet Eastham
Janet Eastham @JanetEastham
8 Jun 25

RT @doctor_oxford: Today the Observer has published an extraordinary piece, which I think they view as a romantic case for assisted dying,…

Janet Eastham
Janet Eastham @JanetEastham
7 Jun 25

RT @DanielJHannan: A hardline Islamist comes here and is granted asylum. Far from showing gratitude, let alone trying to integrate, he mock…