Josh Halliday

For the first time, the parents of five of the girls who were stabbed in the Southport attack have shared their stories. Humbled and privileged to meet them. Here is their story - a difficult read but with hope at the end. theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-int…

An extremely moving but ultimately uplifting report that sheds some light on what the families & these girls have been through, & rightly puts their experience centre stage.

Twenty-two years after she last entered the witness box, the victim returned last month. Then she dropped a bombshell: she doubted Malkinson was her attacker as soon as she saw him in court in 2004 – and says she told police of her concerns at the time.

In case you missed: inside the trial of the convicted sex offender who got away with rape, leading to the innocent Andrew Malkinson spending 17 years in prison. And the questions now facing police: theguardian.com/law/2026/apr/1…

A convicted sex offender has been found guilty of the brutal 2003 rape that saw Andrew Malkinson wrongfully jailed for 17 years. Here's the inside story of the trial – and the questions now facing police and prosecutors: theguardian.com/law/2026/apr/1…

Absolutely chuffed to make the shortlist for News Reporter of the Year at the Press Awards. Congratulations to all other nominees 👏 thepressawards.com/shortlist-1

@BBC6Music Loved hearing the tribute to Independent in Sunderland. I got a job there by accident in 2007 after turning up by myself as I was desperate for some live music. Fortunately, someone didn’t turn up for their shift so I got the job. Loved it. Long live indy venues!

Scathing from Chair of Social Mobility Commission Alun Francis to @JoshHalliday "We have a government that talks quite a lot about...the social mobility of themselves or their colleagues … But what we don’t have is a coherent approach to social mobility”

🚨 The Guardian reveals ⁩the Reform Council Leader sending racist tweets to me, ⁦@MayorofLondon⁩, ⁦@SholaMos1⁩ and others. ⁦@JoshHalliday⁩ ⁦@guardian⁩ theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

@theadelites What a man, what an outfit, what a night.

Legend #LUFC

@scottygb Oh Scott, I'm so sorry. Hope your family and friends are around you. Thinking of you.

My Dad, Glenn, has died. He was the funniest person I ever knew. His achievements were remarkable, but most of all, he was kind. instagram.com/p/DRhdVVwjEeu/…

Tuesday’s @guardian front page: Victory for carers after inquiry into debt scandal theguardian.com/society/2025/n…

Big Carer’s Allowance moment coming tomorrow…

Tuesday's GUARDIAN: Victory for carers after inquiry into debt scandal #TomorrowsPapersToday

@supertanskiii Hello! Please could you follow me back briefly so I can dm? Or drop an email to Josh.Halliday@theguardian.com Thanks a lot!

After nine weeks of evidence and more than 100 witnesses, my big read on how the Southport atrocity could - and should - have been prevented: theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/n…

Over nine weeks and more than 100 witnesses, the Southport inquiry heard in shocking detail how the atrocity was completely preventable. Testimony from the families was the most harrowing and heartbreaking I’ve heard in 15 years of reporting. Analysis: theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/n…

Spent the week in Leeds covering the murder of Ahmad Al Ibrahim by Alfie Franco, who was found guilty today and will be sentenced tomorrow. ⁦@JoshHalliday⁩ and myself wrote about the teenage refugee, killed thinking he had finally escaped violence. theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/o…

The Guardian: Labour’s new visa rules put NHS at risk, warn nurses #TomorrowsPapersToday

Excl: Neighbours of Manchester synagogue attacker say they reported concerns to police - police were at the house earlier this year over safeguarding concerns, they say - killer said to have suffered brain injury after cliff fall in his teens theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/o…