Ben Ellery

Exclusive: A victim of Jeffrey Epstein who spent time with Andrew speaks to The Times about what she witnessed inside his world. My piece: thetimes.com/article/49b49f…

Excl (w/@benellery) Gvt sources concede neighbourhood policing broken as major reforms planned - Local police forces "not equipped" to fight crime - "Crimes on our streets are going unpunished" news.sky.com/story/crimes-a…

EXC: Police Federation chief Mukund Krishna was paid a “staggeringly large” £1.4m in two years - including two 100% bonuses. The organisation has still not published its 2023 or 2024 accounts thetimes.com/uk/crime/artic…

And now @benellery reveals that Tim Horlick - behind Ayanda Capital, the PPE firm awarded £255m contract - has had his property frozen under proceeds of crime powers. thetimes.com/uk/crime/artic…

Some news: I’ve been appointed Crime Editor at @thetimes. Big thanks to my bosses for this opportunity. I've taken the reins from my buddy @benellery, and a new crime correspondent will join me soon. My DMs are open and contact details remain the same. Send me stories!🕵🏿‍♂️

Exclusive: The father-in-law of Grant Shapps was inside the synagogue. He said he'll "never ever forget being face to face with the terrorist". He and others saved worshippers from further carnage by barricading the doors. with @benellery thetimes.com/article/d6ea8a…

@MonkEmma @thetimes @NathanGillMEP Hi Emma, just to clarify - we did run a piece on Nathan Gill’s guilty plea in Saturday’s paper (see attached). Not every story that appears in the print edition also goes online, which is why you may not have seen it on the website.

@benellery, you write in @thetimes today that we likely already at war with Russia. Yet the Times has completely ignored the admission by @NathanGillMEP to accepting pro-Russian bribes, for which he is likely to serve jail time. The only mention of Gill on your website is @davidwoode ‘s piece in March saying Gill denied the charges. A long standing close ally of the man leading the polls, the man we’re constantly told may be our next PM, admits taking bribes to further the interests of a country we’re “already at war with” and……nothing? How is that not newsworthy at the Times? I don’t get it🤷🏼‍♀️ Feels like this timeline in particular needs to be known. 👇🏼 open.substack.com/pub/monkdebunk…

Do you have a co-worker who is hard to reach, keeps their camera off during calls, and isn't interested in a promotion? They might be a 'polygamous worker' - a new, possibly illegal, rising trend... 🎙️ The Story podcast 🗣️ @benellery | @LukeJones pod.fo/e/2d112f

EXCL: Pregnant women in prison give birth handcuffed to male officers, violating Ministry of Justice policy With @benellery for @thetimes Crime and Justice Commission thetimes.com/article/134bf2…

Female prisoners forced to give birth in handcuffs - shocking revelation from @daisyeastlake and @benellery as part of @thetimes Crime and Justice Commission thetimes.com/uk/crime/artic…

The Times: Missed chances to stop horrific murder of Sara #TomorrowsPapersToday

Sara Sharif’s father and stepmother guilty of her murder thetimes.com/article/e2d7c0…

EXCL: Police officer numbers will be cut and council tax hiked to plug government funding shortfall, police chiefs have told ministers The policing minister has also admitted that police forces face "challenging trade-offs" Big week ahead for police funding: thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

The Times: Claims of Southport ‘cover-up’ #TomorrowsPapersToday

NEW: Criminals could have internet access removed instead of jail time, senior police officer said. Chair of NPCC told @thetimes Crime Commission that limiting internet would be a “virtual prison” in order to “keep communities safe”. W/ @daisyeastlake thetimes.com/article/131556…

@caseyjanehollis It dropped today

@benellery I thought episode 2 was dropping today?!

NEW 2 PART PODCAST: We take you behind the search by the family of Muriel McKay to find her remains. Fifty four years ago two brothers kidnapped and murdered her but refused to say where she was buried. Now, her killer has given them the location. 👇 pod.fo/e/257b37

@benellery 🗣 'He's the only person alive now who knows the truth' Are the family of Muriel McKay any closer to answering questions that have haunted them for decades? Listen now to part 2 of the case with @ManveenRana and @benellery ⬇️ pod.fo/e/2582a9

TIMES: Knife attack on children was ‘like a horror movie’ #TomorrowsPapersToday

"This is incredibly distressing news coming out of Southport today." At least eight people have suffered stab wounds in an incident at an antenatal centre in Southport on Merseyside, says crime editor @benellery. #TimesRadio 📻 shorturl.at/lzTQN