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‘We need full commitment on security guarantees’ – Ukrainian MP We spoke to the Ukrainian opposition MP, Lesia Vasylenko.

"My concern is that we need to increase our air defences, we need to close the Ukrainian skies."

Ukrainian opposition MP Lesia Vasylenko spoke to @ayshahtull.bsky.social about what needs to be done to end the war in Ukraine.

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‘Deliberate targeting of healthcare staff and journalists’ – witness to Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital We spoke to Liz Allcock, head of humanitarian protection at Medical Aid for Palestinians.

"The likelihood is more and more that they won't come home."

Liz Allcock from Medical Aid for Palestinians, who witnessed Israel's attack on Gaza's Nasser Hospital, tells @ayshahtull.bsky.social staff take their lives into their hands every day.

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‘Business wasn’t sustainable’ after Labour budget, says former restaurant owner We spoke to Richard Crampton-Platt, whose South London restaurant Cafe Britaly closed down earlier this year.

"Rachel Reeves announced the budget - and we decided it was no longer worth it."

Richard Crampton-Platt, whose South London restaurant Cafe Britaly closed down earlier this year, tells @ayshahtull.bsky.social why they had to shut.

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Safety concerns over maternity care are a national problem An NHS watchdog has warned that persistent safety concerns over maternity services are due to problems at the national level - while midwives have welcomed the recommendation to take a nationwide appr...

"Far too many families are still being failed in the most horrendous way."

Maternity safety advocate James Titcombe tells @ayshahtull.bsky.social he's seen little improvement in pregnancy care since his own baby died a preventable death in 2008.

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Wildfires are a ‘global problem’ and will be ‘more frequent’ says researcher We spoke to Dr Matthew Jones from the University of East Anglia - he studies the impact of climate change on wildfires.

“There's a huge price to pay for inaction.”

Dr Matthew Jones from the University of East Anglia tells @ayshahtull.bsky.social about the impact climate change is having on wildfires.

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‘At least 30 children die per day in Gaza, we need to move at pace’ – founder of humanitarian initiative The Home Office has authorised the medical evacuation of up to 50 critically ill or injured children from Gaza to the UK for treatment in the coming weeks.

"We should have done this sooner."

Project Pure Hope founder tells @ayshahtull.bsky.social the UK must move fast to evacuate sick children from Gaza.

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‘Large magnitude earthquake does not mean large impact’, says tsunami expert We were joined from Honolulu by Dr Laura Kong, an expert in tsunami science and director of the International Tsunami Information Centre.

"We can know that a tsunami has occurred within a few minutes."

Dr Laura Kong, director of the International Tsunami Information Centre, tells @ayshahtull.bsky.social that warning systems are "tremendously better" than 20 years ago.

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Teenagers being shot by Israeli soldiers – British surgeon in Gaza We spoke to Nick Maynard - a British gastrointestinal surgeon, who is currently in Gaza, working at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.

"The malnutrition I'm seeing is terrible and children and adults are dying as a result of it."

British surgeon Nick Maynard speaks to @ayshahtull.bsky.social about conditions in Nassar Hospital in Gaza, where he is currently working.

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‘We can’t regulate a privatised water system’ – clean rivers campaigner We speak to Professor Becky Malby, who's chair of the Ilkley Clean River Group and founder of the Sewage Campaign Network.

Clean rivers campaigner, Professor Becky Malby, tells @ayshahtull.bsky.social she thinks the government's plans to reform the water sector will "make very little difference" as they are failing to consider public ownership of water companies.

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‘Ignored constantly’ by NHS, says Black woman whose baby was stillborn Black women are nearly three times more likely to die in childbirth than white women - according to a major report into the experiences of more than a thousand black and mixed race women.

"Ultimately the NHS is a racist institution."

Lauren Caulfield, whose daughter was stillborn, talks to @ayshahtull.bsky.social about a new report on the experiences of black and mixed race women during pregnancy and childbirth in the UK.

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Home Office should still run compensation scheme – Windrush Commissioner The newly appointed Windrush Commissioner has told this programme that responsibility for the official compensation scheme shouldn't be taken away from the Home Office.

"One of the things we need to get right is to be faster and swifter with compensation."

The newly appointed Windrush Commissioner, Clive Foster, tells @ayshahtull.bsky.social that responsibility for the government scheme shouldn’t be taken away from the Home Office.
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Doctors’ strike: ‘I’d rather be at work’, says BMA co-chair Resident doctors in England have said they will strike for five consecutive days later this month in their dispute over pay with the government.

"I would apologise for having to take the action to go out on strike."

@ayshahtull.bsky.social asks the BMA's Dr Melissa Ryan how she can explain the resident doctors' strike to her patients.

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Doctors strike: ‘I’d rather be at work’, says BMA co-chair Resident doctors in England have said they will strike for five consecutive days later this month in their dispute over pay with the government.

Doctors strike: ‘I’d rather be at work’, says BMA co-chair
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Post Office scandal ‘ripped my life to pieces’ – wrongly accused subpostmaster We spoke to Lee Castleton, a wrongly accused subpostmaster, and asked for his reaction to Sir Wyn Williams' report.

"I look forward to the day when the last thing at night, and the first thing I think about in the morning, is not the post office."

Lee Castleton, a wrongly accused sub-postmaster, tells @ayshahtull.bsky.social the post office scandal "is continuing".

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‘Very sombre in Texas’ after deadly floods – congressman We spoke to Texas Congressman Randy Weber.

"It just breaks your heart that all of this death and destruction is going on."

Texas Congressman Randy Weber speaks to @ayshahtull.bsky.social after more than a 100 people are killed in flash floods in his state, with dozens more still missing.

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‘Very sombre in Texas’ after deadly floods – congressman We spoke to Texas Congressman Randy Weber.

‘Very sombre in Texas’ after deadly floods – congressman

Starmer unveils 10-year plan to ‘rewire and future proof’ the NHS The government has unveiled its 10-year NHS review, which Sir Starmer said would "rewire and future proof" the health service.

Starmer unveils 10-year plan to ‘rewire and future proof’ the NHS

Hancock’s ‘insulting’ testimony at Covid inquiry criticised by families Matt Hancock has told the Covid inquiry that discharging patients from hospitals into care homes was "the least worst decision".

Hancock’s ‘insulting’ testimony at Covid inquiry criticised by families

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‘That man deserves to be behind bars’ says lawyer Lisa Bloom is a lawyer who's represented some of Sean Combs' accusers.

"I hope that everybody will continue to stand up and demand accountability against abusers."

Lisa Bloom, a lawyer who has represented some of Sean Combs' accusers, talks to @ayshahtull.bsky.social after his trial in New York.

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Thrilled to have @ayshahtull.bsky.social as a Judge of the 2025 #RoryPeckAwards! 😍

Just 10 days until entries close. Nominate a fellow freelance journalist or enter your work here rorypecktrust.org/awards/.

Hundreds of NHS quangos set to be scrapped More than 200 quangos which oversee parts of the NHS in England are to be scrapped - as the Health Secretary insisted the service needed "more doers and less checkers".

Hundreds of NHS quangos set to be scrapped
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Happy Windrush Day 2025!

This is always a day to remember and reflect the pioneers who made the brave leap into the unknown to come to the “mother country” to build a better life for their families.

I’m forever in awe

#windrush #windrushgeneration #nottinghillcarnival #family #barbados #guyana

Today the Home Office announced Rev Clive Foster as the first Windrush Commissioner who has vowed accountability and action

Earlier this week a minister confirmed 64 compensation claimants had died

I hope people see change soon

It’s the least they deserve

#windrush

Black Debutantes: BFI season celebrates female directors All this month, the early, overlooked work of Black, female directors is centre stage at the British Film Institute on London's Southbank.

“I wanted it to be a real celebration of these women.”

Curator Rógan Graham talks to @ayshahtull.bsky.social about the British Film Institute collection Black Debutantes, highlighting the works of Black female directors.

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Israel airstrikes ‘worst event since field hospital opened’ – doctor in Gaza We spoke to Iain Lennon, who's a consultant in Emergency Medicine and volunteering at the Al-Mawasi hospital in southern Gaza.

"We've not heard very much about the other northern hospitals. We believe that they're all very much non-functional."

Iain Lennon, an emergency medicine consultant in Gaza, talks to @ayshahtull.bsky.social in the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes killing over 100 people:

Estonia is exactly the vibe I needed to see

It’s so stupid!

#eurovision

Lanre Bakare on the forgotten voices of Black Britain When people think about Black British history, London is often seen as its cultural heart.

@ayshahtull.bsky.social and I spoke with @lanre-bakare.bsky.social on the history of black Britain outside of London, in his hometown of Bradford. Two things he’s an expert on.

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‘We still feel really threatened’, says Ukrainian MP We spoke to the Ukrainian MP Kira Rudik. We asked her if people were feeling more safe during the so-called Easter truce.

Ukrainian MP Kira Rudik tells @ayshahtull.bsky.social her country is not ready to "give up on people who are Ukrainians" by conceding territory, in any future negotiations on a peace deal with Russia.

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‘Shocking trend of misogyny and racism in schools’ – teaching union The teaching union behind a report into rising misogyny and racism in schools is holding its Annual Conference this weekend.

"We’re told that these platforms have restrictions and controls, but it’s clearly not working."

Teacher union leader Patrick Roach talks to @ayshahtull.bsky.social on rising misogyny and sexism in schools, and the influence of social media.

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‘Not optimistic about a longer ceasefire’, says Khrushcheva We spoke to Nina Khrushcheva, a professor of international relations based in New York and granddaughter of the former Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev.

"I don't think it's going to be a lasting peace."

Nina Khrushcheva tells @ayshahtull.bsky.social the Easter ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine doesn't mean a longer ceasefire deal could be on the horizon.

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