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Phil Bodmer

England

Senior Reporter at BBC Look North (Yorkshire)

News reporter for @BBCLookNorth & sometimes correspondent for @BBCNews. Observing life & telling stories from #Yorkshire & #NorthMidlands

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  • 1 week ago | bbc.com | Victoria Scheer |Emma Glasbey |Phil Bodmer

    'I was groomed and abused as a child - but I ended up with convictions'Victoria Scheer, Emma Glasbey and Phil BodmerBBCFiona Broadfoot, a victim of child sexual exploitation, said she had been criminalised as a result of the abuseA woman groomed and abused as a teenager has said she welcomed the news that criminal convictions of victims of child sexual exploitation would be reviewed.

  • 3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Abi Jaiyeola |Phil Bodmer |Tim Dale

    How Yorkshire schools support students through exam stressAbi Jaiyeola, Phil Bodmer & Tim DaleGetty ImagesSchool staff and pupils share their tips on making it through the exam seasonThousands of students across Yorkshire are in the middle of their exam periods, sitting their GSCEs and A Levels. The BBC spoke to teachers and pupils who share their tips for keeping a cool head during a challenging time.

  • 3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Phil Bodmer |Emily Johnson

    'I'm terrified I'm going to drop down dead'Phil Bodmer & Emily JohnsonReporting fromScarboroughPhil Bodmer/BBCScott McKenna received a letter from his new GP stating he had heart failure - seven years after initial tests at a different practiceA man who was only told he was suffering from heart failure seven years after tests were first carried out has said he was left "terrified" by the news.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Phil Bodmer

    'My husband shouldn't have died from a heart attack at 48'Phil BodmerBBC/Phil BodmerDawn Higgins lost her husband Craig to a cardiac arrest when he was 48The widow of a police officer who died of a heart attack aged 48 said there was "no reason" why he should have succumbed to an unknown cardiac defect. Craig Higgins, from Sowerby Bridge, in West Yorkshire, was on duty with Greater Manchester Police when he collapsed in 2022.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Phil Bodmer

    Emergency trauma kits rolled out for door staffPhil BodmerGetty ImagesTrauma kits are being rolled out across bars, pubs and other leisure venues in Wakefield and PontefractEmergency trauma kits are being issued to security and door staff at bars and pubs in the event of a knife or bottle attack. The trauma kits are being rolled out across Wakefield and Pontefract to enable a fast response before the arrival of police and paramedics.

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Phil Bodmer
Phil Bodmer @philbodmer
5 May 25

A carpet of Bluebells amidst the canopy of green on the #Ripley estate in beautiful #Nidderdale https://t.co/G6zfqeonkz

Phil Bodmer
Phil Bodmer @philbodmer
28 Apr 25

RT @nationalrailenq: ℹ️#Garforth - Northern You may use your ticket on TransPennine Express services between Leeds and York, at no extra c…

Phil Bodmer
Phil Bodmer @philbodmer
28 Apr 25

Thanks to excellent & friendly advice from @northernassist platform staff, managed to jump aboard @TPExpressTrains service via #Castleford to escape the chaos at #Leeds Hope @networkrail can resolve power problems soonest