
Sonja Jessup
Home Affairs Correspondent and Presenter at BBC
Home Affairs Correspondent & Presenter @BBCLondonNews @BBCNews [email protected]
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1 week ago |
bbc.com | Sonja Jessup
I reported my offensive colleague to the Met - why did he get his job back? Sonja JessupBBC London Home affairs correspondentBBCIzzy Vine was shocked when her colleague was given back his job after he appealed against a decision to sack himWarning: This article contains language some readers might find offensiveA former 999 call-handler has accused the Met Police of breaking its promise to listen to whistleblowers, after a colleague she reported was sacked but then given back his job.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Sonja Jessup
Empower victims with court transcripts - campaignersSonja JessupBBC London home affairs correspondentBBCCharlotte is campaigning for victims to receive court transcripts free of charge For many survivors of rape and sexual assault, the courtroom is a place of painful confrontation where they must recount their trauma in pursuit of justice. But long after the verdict is delivered, they can now receive the judge's sentencing remarks - and are calling for more to have that opportunity.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.co.uk | Sonja Jessup
Image caption, Charlotte is campaigning for victims to receive court transcripts free of charge BBC London home affairs correspondentFor many survivors of rape and sexual assault, the courtroom is a place of painful confrontation where they must recount their trauma in pursuit of justice. But long after the verdict is delivered, they can now receive the judge's sentencing remarks - and are calling for more to have that opportunity.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.co.uk | Sonja Jessup |James Kelly
Image caption, TJ Jacobs (left) and Vyleen Maximen are now raising Cher's daughterBBC London home affairs correspondentThe family of Cher Maximen, who was killed at the Notting Hill Carnival, have called for more to be done to tackle the underlying causes of knife crime, and said cancelling the event would do nothing to stop violence.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Sonja Jessup
'Tackle knife crime but Carnival didn't kill Cher'Sonja JessupBBC London home affairs correspondentBBCTJ Jacobs (left) and Vyleen Maximen are now raising Cher's daughterThe family of Cher Maximen, who was killed at the Notting Hill Carnival, have called for more to be done to tackle the underlying causes of knife crime, and said cancelling the event would do nothing to stop violence.
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