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Josie Hannett

Tonbridge

Senior Reporter at BBC South East Today

BBC Investigations Reporter @bbcsoutheast

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  • 2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Alex Bish |Josie Hannett

    'I suffered rape and assault while selling sex'Alex Bish & Josie HannettBBC South East Investigations TeamGetty ImagesA former prostitute has opened up on her experience selling sex, detailing how women were often assaulted and raped, and that she was forced to make a "different personality" for herself in order to cope. Jane, who is aged in her 20s, said sex workers can be "demonised" by authorities, as she detailed one harrowing account of her being in hospital after being attacked by a man.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Larissa Tairo |Josie Hannett

    Scammers target widowed nan's loneliness - familyLarissa Tairo & Josie HannettBBC South East Investigations TeamJasmine El Samad is warning others to learn the signs of romance fraud after her grandmother Doreen was scammed before she diedThe family of an 81-year-old widow who was conned out of £27,000 in a romance fraud say they are heartbroken scammers preyed on her loneliness. Doreen Daniel, from Angmering in West Sussex, became the victim of scammers shortly after her husband Gordon died.

  • Mar 18, 2025 | bbc.com | Josie Hannett

    Will the Eurostar ever stop in Kent again? Josie HannettBBC South East Investigations TeamGetty ImagesThe Eurostar stopped at two Kent stations before the pandemic Jean-Claude Cothias has lived in Ashford for 27 years, moving there from France as he enjoyed the convenience of Eurostar links between the Kent town and his home country.

  • Mar 10, 2025 | msn.com | Josie Hannett |Alex Bish

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  • Mar 10, 2025 | bbc.com | Josie Hannett |Alex Bish

    Illegal working in UK was unbearable, migrant saysJosie Hannett & Alex BishBBC South East Investigations TeamJOSIE HANNETT / BBCFive months after arriving in the UK Gzim decided to return to Albania. An Albanian national who travelled to the UK illegally has told the BBC how his life became "unbearable" after he ended up working on a cannabis farm.

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Josie Hannett
Josie Hannett @JosieHannett
12 Aug 24

As learner drivers face waiting times of 4.5 months to be able to book driving tests, the transport secretary says “dodgy websites” reselling tests for a profit is “unacceptable” https://t.co/pxGfsZld0e

Josie Hannett
Josie Hannett @JosieHannett
17 Jul 24

More than 200 relatives have claimed for compensation, after their family members were abused by David Fuller in two Kent mortuaries https://t.co/r4va4zpxKH

Josie Hannett
Josie Hannett @JosieHannett
5 Jul 24

No results in Brighton yet, but a celebrity welcome for Sian Berry, Brighton Pavilion’s Green Candidate, with a welcoming approval from former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas @BBCSussex https://t.co/N5LV4NGZ5E