Annabel Deas

The Smuggler is the inside story of how a former British soldier became an international people smuggler - revealing the mechanics of how he smuggled migrants on lorry’s, ferry’s and sailboats -working with Albanian&Vietnamese gangs all based inside the UK bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/…

Huge thank you for the eleventh year to @jessphillips for reading the names of UK women killed where the suspect is a man since IWD 2025 at the parliamentary International Women’s Day 2026 debate. Massive thanks to our @FemicideCensus team.

@rochelleolson hi Rochelle, I’m from @BBCRadio4 and wondered if you wood be available to speak to us regarding a programme we are making about Pete Hegseth? I’m on Annabel.deas@bbc.co.uk if you could drop me a line or let me know the best email for you. Many thanks

10 February 2026: Helen Bird, 47, died in hospital eight days after having suffered serious injuries when attacked inside a property in Chelveston, Northamptonshire, on 2 February. James Daniel Bird, 50, has been charged with her murder.

@Bernstein hey Joseph, I’m a producer from @BBCRadio4 could I give you a call regarding your Clavicular article? Many thanks, Annabel.deas@bbc.co.uk

Remarkable journalism by @NoelTitheradge

27 September 2025: Ann Green, 61, was found dead at a property in Bromyard, Herefordshire. Julian Thomas, 54, has been charged with her murder.

"When their guard is down we get to see what they're really like." Mina Smallman, whose murdered daughters' bodies were photographed and shared on WhatsApp by police, responds to the BBC investigation into continued misogyny and racism in the Met.  #Newsnight

Secret BBC filming exposes hidden culture of misogyny and racism inside London's Metropolitan Police service bbc.in/46I2lHi

NEW Five women who say they were victims of Rotherham grooming gangs also say police officers 'sexually abused' them in the town. One woman told the BBC she was raped aged 12 in a police car by an officer in uniform. Full story with Ruth Green. bbc.com/news/articles/…

It should be obvious now that smartphones are designed to be addictive. You're not supposed to win. I really think the only answer is to get rid of your iPhone. Genuinely not as hard as it seems and there are increasingly decent alternatives out there.

@dibb_simkin @OctopusEnergy You consistently overcharged us so we spent hours on the phone trying to remedy this. Eventually we gave up &closed our account & got 800 pounds taken from us for doing so. I thought @OctopusEnergy was meant to be a responsible energy supplier but would absolutely not recommend.

@dibb_simkin @OctopusEnergy I don’t know what financial rules you are adhering to when you allow customers to be hundreds of pounds out of pocket for over a month but it is deeply irresponsible and drives ordinary people into debt. @OctopusEnergy energy has promised to repay us for weeks but no sign so far.

I worked at British Gas. I'm now Octopus' CMO (from early days). BG want us banned from taking new customers, yet we meet Ofgem financial rules, saved taxpayers £bns rescuing Bulb & built huge value. Grateful for our customers. BG should look after theirs, not throw rocks at us

@OctopusEnergy please can we have the 600 pounds back you have owed me for well over a month? A week ago it was “two or three days” this kind of irresponsible behaviour drives people into poverty and debt.

@QprSteven hi Steven, I’m a journalist from the bbc - I can’t message you on here but keen to talk - could you send me your email address or email me at Annabel.deas@bbc.co.uk ?

They were strapped down, hidden and living on bread bbc.com/news/articles/…

A police force that repeatedly met the family of a nine-year-old boy who was later murdered in his home did not sufficiently train front-line officers to identify child abuse, a police watchdog's report concluded. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

A man who was left paralysed and brain-damaged after a scuffle with police and nightclub doormen 12 years ago has died, aged 31. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

LOVED this! 👏 such incredible access Made me really nervous in parts Defo worth a listen!

Loved going on The Media Show and discussing the ethnics of working with a convicted criminal. Thankyou for having me ⁦@katierazz⁩ & ⁦@BBCRosAtkins⁩ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…