Sarah O'Connell

My article talking to (or listening to) Mark, a London gang member, who has lost over 15 friends and acquaintances to knife crime. news.sky.com/story/violence…

"No, I don't subscribe to this 'kindness' - I'll tell the truth instead." I spoke at the Cambridge Union last night about LGBs, children's safety and women's rights. Full video here:

It’s actually infuriating and heartbreaking to watch. In 1982 a documentary aired that was meant to change police behaviour towards rape victims it was considered so shocking. But NOTHING of substance changed. How much longer must we suffer this torture? bbc.co.uk/news/av/storie…

Not one single officer held to account over their behaviour. But the Chief Constable did get a knighthood. So that’s okay then.

On Friday night, we got a bizarre legal threat from Shabana Mahmood's special advisor: if we didn't agree to pull our planned story by 9pm, we would face a high court injunction. I suspect he thought he could bully @brumdispatch because it's a local publication. He was wrong!

Sarajevo safari hunters ‘competed to kill prettiest women.” An author claims that wealthy Europeans, including Britons, paid premiums to shoot at younger or pregnant women trapped in the Bosnian city in the 1990s. Beyond horrific. thetimes.com/world/europe/a…

Glasgow councillor Soryia Siddique reports abuse to Police Scotland glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/26072343.…

“They were conceived naturally, grown together in the same womb, to the same mother within minutes of each other - but they are half-sisters.” Dislike the term “half-sisters”. If you’re reared together, know each other in THAT way - you’re just sisters.🤷🏾‍♀️ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/….

He repeatedly told her she was a “fucking Muslim bitch” during the attack…he made reference to his whiteness and Britishness as he raped her, slapping and punching her and saying: “I am the master.” Master of your prison cell now. Good. #throwawaythekey theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/a…

NEW: Police Scotland say a 38 year old prisoner has been arrested and charged after a sexual assault on a woman within HMP Greenock. @SkyNews understands the alleged offender is a transgender inmate who was born male & now identifies as female.

Civil Defence crews were finally able to access the site where Leb journalist Amal Khalil was trapped under rubble but only hours later. They retrieved her body. Her newspaper Al Akbar has put out a video tribute. Lebanon’s Minister of Information condemned the incident describing the targeting of journalists as a blatant violation of international humanitarian law and calling for international action.

‘I’m a walking example of what’s wrong about trans ideology’ thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/…

Bloody women not doing feminism correctly again! Thank goodness Alan is here to set those crazy broads right!

Survivors of a grooming in gang in Hull have been let down for a 2nd time. Our reports about it in 2021 led to Humberside Police reopening their investigation - the women have now been told that has been closed too - without them receiving any justice news.sky.com/story/justice-…

Remember Wife Swap? We need a TV spin-off: ‘Life Swap’. A week on the shop floor at Tesco - dealing with shoplifting, abuse and impossible targets - while a retail worker gets parachuted into a world of “reconstructed brunches” oat milk lattes and panel discussions about inequality. I’d watch that.

Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed Wishah has been killed by an Israeli drone attack in Gaza.

This is exactly the problem - officers accused of serious wrongdoing aren’t facing criminal investigations, they’re just allowed to resign or are dismissed. No accountability just damage control. The public would be prosecuted — why are police treated differently? It’s systemic.

One of 3 males who spoke to my Inquiry, tho it was advertised as how females were treated in GMP custody. He had a story to tell! 'Five-figure' paid by GMP to man who 'needed emergency eye surgery' after arrest' goo.gl/alerts/mQaapY #GoogleAlerts

“The two senior correspondents were very well known in Lebanon. They now reach more than 20 journalists in Lebanon who have been targeted by Israeli strikes since October 2023.” our @AlexCrawfordSky on the latest from Lebanon

Really grateful to everyone who’s already donated to THE SOLWAY and shared our crowdfunder. We’ve raised over £2k in a few days which is a flying start. I hope this documentary can help others to feel less alone in their grief. gofundme.com/f/thesolway