Joanna Morris
North East and Cumbria Reporter at BBC
BBC reporter currently with the Shared Data Unit, usually with the North East & Cumbria crew. News, investigations, data, features. Tea, books, rock n roll.
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1 week ago |
bbc.com | Joanna Morris
Joanna MorrisBBC Shared Data UnitOrganised crime gangs are behind a sharp rise in scams linked to fraudulent QR codes, experts say. The national fraud reporting centre Action Fraud received 1,386 reports of people being targeted last year, compared with 100 in 2019. Contactless payment hotspots - like parking meters and restaurant menus - are common targets of criminals who stick their own QR codes on signage.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Joanna Morris
'Worrying' number of teens lose disability benefitsJoanna MorrisGetty ImagesPersonal Independence Payment, which is not means-tested, is intended to help disabled people fund extra costs associated with their disabilitiesTeenagers with incurable conditions are among hundreds a week being stripped of disability benefits after their 16th birthdays.
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Jan 24, 2025 |
msn.com | Joanna Morris
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Jan 24, 2025 |
yahoo.com | Joanna Morris
Campaigners suggested dredging of the River Tees was behind the deaths, which a government-commissioned study said was unlikely [Sally Bunce]A cross-council group established to investigate the cause of mass-deaths of crustaceans is being disbanded. In October 2021, thousands of crabs and shellfish began washing up dead along beaches in Teesside and North Yorkshire. The situation prompted investigations and a long-running political row about the potential cause of the die-off.
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Jan 12, 2025 |
yahoo.com | Joanna Morris
A boat enthusiast's retirement dreams have "gone up in flames" after his narrowboat project was burned out in an apparent arson attack. In a "labour of love", Middlesbrough man Graham Bennett spent years transforming the old vessel, even living on it during a temporary spell of homelessness. But he said he has been left devastated after the Lady Lilith was first burgled and, days later, burned to a shell.
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ICYMI: 29% of disabled teenagers who applied to switch from childhood #DisabilityBenefits to the adult benefit #PIP had their initial claims rejected between 2013 and 2024. #DisabilityRights https://t.co/Aga3fdt87w
For more on my story about disabled teens losing benefits on the cusp of adulthood, have a listen to this podcast. #DisabilityBenefits
Nearly a third of child claimants of Disability Living Allowance are rejected for adult benefits In some cases it's because the teens fill out the forms themselves One rejected 16-year-old said he could cook - but not that he'd blown up several microwaves https://t.co/CGTOW3Betc
'Criminal' lack of cash leaves 9 in 10 high-risk toxic sites unchecked - thousands of sites potentially contaminated with toxic chemicals have never been checked by councils, a BBC investigation from @Paul_SDU and @tomosmorgannews found. #toxictown https://t.co/C4zw7CN6u4
