Shamaan Freeman-Powell
News Correspondent at Sky News
Midlands Correspondent @SkyNews. Formerly of @BBCPanorama, @BBCNews Trained by @PA. @_CreativeAccess alumna. @JSchofieldTrust fellow. IG: @shamaantv
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3 weeks ago |
news.sky.com | Shamaan Freeman-Powell
While some may feel irritable or moody around their menstrual cycle, Kim Cormack, 36, feels like a totally different person. Content warning: this article contains references to suicideUsually, she is bubbly and chatty with a zest for living life, but in the days and weeks leading up to her period, she struggled to recognise the person she was becoming. "I'd just be so depressed and crying all of the time, and angry," Kim explains.
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1 month ago |
news.sky.com | Shamaan Freeman-Powell
The sheer size of the beast is what struck me first. The Airbus A400M Atlas is a modern transportation plane, usually carrying heavy goods. But for the VE Day anniversary celebrations, there were only eight on board: the captain, the co-pilots and the crew - alongside me and my cameraman Nathan Hale. Image: The inside of the plane is huge Before being allowed into the cockpit, we had to spend 15 minutes in the hold, usually used for military personnel or cargo.
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1 month ago |
news.sky.com | Sarah-Jane Mee |Shamaan Freeman-Powell
A military flypast to celebrate 80 years since VE Day is planned to take place on 5 May. On the first of four days of national celebrations to mark the end of the Second World War in Europe, the skies over central London will be left red, white and blue as the Royal Air Force's Red Arrows soar over the capital, which you can watch live on Sky News.
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1 month ago |
news.sky.com | Lisa Dowd |Shamaan Freeman-Powell
Piles of black rubbish bags continue to fill the pavements of Birmingham, as the city deals with an ongoing bin strike. Mounds of waste remain uncollected, while residents have started to take matters into their own hands. Birmingham City Council declared a major incident on 31 March, saying the "regrettable" move was taken in response to public health concerns, as picket lines were blocking depots and preventing waste vehicles from collecting rubbish.
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2 months ago |
news.sky.com | Shamaan Freeman-Powell
The mother of a teenage boy who was shot dead has urged the public to come forward with any information which could help find her son's killer eight months on. Rene Graham was just 15 years old when he was killed in Emslie Horniman's Pleasance Park, Ladbroke Grove, on 21 July 2024. He had been attending a warm-up event for the Notting Hill Carnival with friends. But the family fun day turned into tragedy when Rene was gunned down in front of hundreds of revellers. Image: Rene Graham.
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Ever wondered what it’s like to fly during the VE Day Fly past? I wrote about the thrilling and surreal experience for Sky News https://t.co/1SBjeUNd5V
RT @SkyNews: 🚮 It's been five weeks since the Birmingham bin strikes began. @Chesh speaks to Midlands correspondent @Shamaan_SkyNews who…
RT @SkyNews: 🚮 It's been five weeks since the Birmingham bin strikes began. @Chesh speaks to Midlands correspondent @Shamaan_SkyNews who…