Rebecca McPhillips

Featured in: Favicon

wiley.com

telegraph.co.uk Favicon

yahoo.com (+1) Favicon

aol.co.uk

thestar.co.uk Favicon

emeraldgrouppublishing.com Favicon

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Articles

‘Our mate forgot to change trains - we lost him for two days’: Readers recall teenage trips to Europe

Sep 8, 2024 | telegraph.co.uk | Rebecca McPhillips |Rachel Avery

Reader Simon Edmunds before his Interrailing trip Credit: Simon Edmunds Kirstie Allsopp attracted controversy recently after allowing her 15-year-old son to go Interrailing with a friend across Europe.
'Donald Trump will damage the UK'

Aug 1, 2024 | telegraph.co.uk | Rebecca McPhillips |Fran Di Fazio

63 per cent of over 6,000 Telegraph readers would prefer Donald Trump to be the next US President It has been an intense few weeks in American politics.
'The UK must stand firm and continue selling arms to Israel'

Apr 4, 2024 | telegraph.co.uk | Rebecca McPhillips |Rachel Avery |Candela Orobitg-Baena

'The West must let Israel overcome their enemy,' says one Telegraph reader Credit: Simon Walker / No 10 Downing Street/No 10 Downing Street On Thursday, more than 600 lawyers signed a letter to Rishi Sunak to stop the UK selling arms to Israel.
Voters react to new photo ID requirement in Local Elections

May 4, 2023 | shefnews.co.uk | Rebecca McPhillips

Ballotters are expressing their concern over the new requirement for photo ID when voting, despite data showing over 90% UK citizens having it. Local elections are open from 7am to 10pm today and this is the first election where photo ID is required to be able to vote.
Study suggests you could be waiting up to six months for an appointment with the NHS

Mar 16, 2023 | shefnews.co.uk | Rebecca McPhillips

A recent study by the Office for National Statistics suggests that 65% of NHS users have been waiting up to 6 months for an appointment. In addition, roughly 70% of users have been negatively impacted by the delay in treatment. Benie Davies, 26 from Suffolk, is one of those users, who has been waiting over six months for treatment he has been receiving for over ten years after switching GP’s. “I’ve been receiving treatment for mental health and ADHD management for over ten years.
Meet the Disney characters 'Making a Smile' across Sheffield

Mar 16, 2023 | shefnews.co.uk | Rebecca McPhillips

A group of students in Sheffield have started dressing up as famous Disney and Marvel characters in hopes of brightening the day of children in need. ‘Make a Smile’ is an ever-growing charity based in Cardiff with groups stationed across the country. Luke Morgan, a medical student, founded the organisation in 2016 (with the support of Cardiff University Student Union) on the belief that all children deserve a childhood.
Sheffield Action Group start petition against ‘anti-refugee legislation”

Feb 16, 2023 | shefnews.co.uk | Rebecca McPhillips

A Sheffield based action group has launched a petition calling on the council to challenge the government regarding migrant and asylum seeker rights. South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group (SYMAAG) began to circulate the campaign earlier this week. This comes after their demonstration outside Vulcan House last Thursday in solidarity with a member of the group who was threatened with deportation to Zimbabwe.
Trans community saddened by 'transphobic' coverage of Brianna Ghey’s death

Feb 16, 2023 | shefnews.co.uk | Rebecca McPhillips

The founder of a transgender based magazine has said that the media’s coverage of Brianna Ghey’s death has “only poured horror into an already nightmarish event”. Brianna Ghey, 16, from Cheshire, was found dead on 11th February and the news devastated masses of people around the UK- with numerous vigils being held paying respect to the late teen. Two teenagers have been charged with murder and have appeared in court.