Social Affairs Correspondent, The Times
London
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My story today in The Times: A judge has granted a male couple legal parentage of a baby born through an unlawful Chinese surrogacy arrangement in which they would receive a refund if the baby was a girl.
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The unlawful contract between the pair and a woman in rural China specified genetic testing for sex selection and a refund if the baby was a girl thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/a…
My story today in The Times: A homeless charity in Glasgow claims it was told ‘unborn children have no rights’ when they pleaded for the 26-year-old to be found accommodation.
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Films written and directed by women make more profit on average than male-led productions but men still get the biggest budgets, a study has found.
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My story in The Times today - interesting findings from a UCL-led study. Single women who undergo IVF have more favourable birth outcomes than single mothers who conceive naturally and women in couples who have IVF.
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Selling children to survive: Afghan fathers forced to make impossible choices bbc.in/49UQzLU
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BBC frames Afghan fathers selling daughters as sympathetic. All profiled cases involve girls (e.g. 5-year-old). Selling daughters for marriage is a longstanding cultural practice in parts of Afghanistan. BBC focuses on fathers' distress over outcomes for the girls (rape).
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My interview with the amazing Roxy and Judy from The Traitors in The Times today: thetimes.com/life-style/pare…
My story in @thetimes today: Botox and fillers should be categorised as high risk, beauty industry leaders say.
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Exclusive update on the High Court action over admission of trans women to Hampstead Ponds in @thetimes thetimes.com/uk/law/article/…
Puberty blocker trial asks children if they identify as ‘two spirit’ in @thetimes tonight thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/a…
My story today for @thetimes: Ask for Angela founder resigns over row about not featuring the female figure of "Angela" on the scheme's posters to "avoid deterring men asking for help" thetimes.com/article/ask-for…
My story for @thetimes Top maths society withdraws ‘unlawful’ trans inclusion policy thetimes.com/uk/politics/art…
My exclusive interview for @thetimes with veteran journalist who says she was ‘forced out of BBC News over gender-critical views’. Cath Leng claims younger LGBT reporters acted as ‘gatekeepers’ on trans stories and gender-critical coverage was censored thetimes.com/uk/media/articl…
Exclusive story for @thetimes Girlguiding faces legal action from parent over trans policy thetimes.com/uk/law/article/…
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I introduced accused killer Kenneth Law to lethal poison, says ‘Dr Death’. By @SanMan1978
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🔺 EXCLUSIVE: The Father Ted writer Graham Linehan, arrested at Heathrow and facing a separate trial, said police were in thrall to trans activists and his free speech was under threat
Graham Linehan’s first interview after his arrest at Heathrow: ‘I’m never moving back to Britain.’ thetimes.com/uk/crime/articl…
Over 80s applying to be legal parents of babies born via surrogacy thetimes.com/life-style/pare…
