Sally Patterson

London

Broadcast Journalist and Documentary Filmmaker at Freelance

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Articles

Sexual offences victims get right to review cases

3 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Richard Price |Sally Patterson

Victims and survivors of serious sexual offences will be allowed to request a review of their cases [PA Media]Victims of rape and serious sexual assaults in the West Midlands are to get the right to have their cases reviewed if charges are dropped. Under the current system, criminal cases can be stopped if a prosecutor decides there is not a realistic prospect of conviction.
Sexual offences victims get right to review cases

3 weeks ago | aol.com | Richard Price |Sally Patterson

Victims of rape and serious sexual assaults in the West Midlands are to get the right to have their cases reviewed if charges are dropped. Under the current system, criminal cases can be stopped if a prosecutor decides there is not a realistic prospect of conviction. However, a pilot scheme launched this week in the region will allow victims to challenge that decision by asking a different prosecutor to review the material.
'The very last resort': Why solar geoengineering remains a controversial climate solution

Nov 19, 2024 | channelnewsasia.com | Sally Patterson |Louisa Tang

NEW YORK: As the world struggles to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions, concerns remain over a controversial climate solution that involves redirecting sunlight into space to cool the earth. Scientists who have studied the field for decades say this approach, known as solar geoengineering, is not fully understood and does not address the root cause of climate change. “If you’re very sick, and you have no other alternative, you can try chemotherapy.
Greenhouse gas concentrations surge again to new record in 2023: WMO

Nov 15, 2024 | channelnewsasia.com | Sally Patterson

As the world struggles to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions, a plan to buy us more time by redirecting sunlight into space to cool the earth is faltering. Julie Yoo has more.
Abortion rights set to be a deciding factor in US presidential election

Oct 16, 2024 | channelnewsasia.com | Sally Patterson

Abortion access could be a deciding factor in November's US presidential election. Democrat Kamala Harris has made reproductive rights a cornerstone of her campaign, while Republicans aim to appeal to more conservative and anti-abortion factions. In 2022, the conservative majority US Supreme Court overturned Roe V Wade, ending 50 years of the constitutional right to an abortion. 21 out of 50 US states now have total bans in effect or severe restrictions.
Abortion rights set to be a deciding factor in US presidential election

Oct 16, 2024 | channelnewsasia.com | Sally Patterson

Abortion access could be a deciding factor in November's US presidential election. Democrat Kamala Harris has made reproductive rights a cornerstone of her campaign, while Republicans aim to appeal to more conservative and anti-abortion factions. In 2022, the conservative majority US Supreme Court overturned Roe V Wade, ending 50 years of the constitutional right to an abortion. 21 out of 50 US states now have total bans in effect or severe restrictions.
Half of US ocean shipping choked as 45,000 port workers go on strike

Oct 2, 2024 | channelnewsasia.com | Sally Patterson

The Biden administration has put pressure on US port employers to secure a labour deal with some 45,000 workers, who walked off the job at seaports across the country. The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) launched a strike just after midnight on Tuesday, after negotiations with the US Maritime Alliance for a new six-year contract collapsed. The ongoing protest is the first in nearly 50 years.
World leaders outline global governance vision at UN Summit

Sep 22, 2024 | channelnewsasia.com | Sally Patterson

United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres called on the world to look for 21st century solutions to 21st century problems. He was addressing world leaders at the UN Summit of the Future, taking place ahead of the annual high-level UN General Assembly. At the two-day summit that ended on Monday (Sep 23), nations adopted a “pact of the future” to turn promises into action.
Trump's assassination attempt and the impact on November's US polls

Jul 21, 2024 | channelnewsasia.com | Sally Patterson

President Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 presidential election caps a remarkable eight days in US politics. The past week will ultimately shape November's contest with Biden's successor set to take on the newly minted Republican ticket of Donald Trump and JD Vance. The unprecedented turn of events in recent days started with an assassination attempt on Trump. His survival and Biden's exit will give voters plenty to think about in the coming weeks and months. Sally Patterson has more from New York.
Rising global tensions continue to fuel anti-Asian rhetoric across the US

May 5, 2024 | channelnewsasia.com | Sally Patterson

A wave of anti-Asian hate crimes continues to affect people across the United States, with an estimated one in five Asian Americans in New York City experiencing physical attacks or assaults last year. Donald Trump's comments on the COVID-19 virus during the pandemic in 2020 fuelled anti-Asian violence, and with the former president seeking a return to the White House, there are fears the discriminatory attacks could get worse. Sally Patterson reports.