Thursday, 26 March 2026

Shoplifting

I've been investigating the crime of shoplifting and finding out how shop-owners and the police are trying to tackle the problem. I wrote this story for the BBC News website and made this TV report...

Sunday, 22 March 2026

Assisted Dying

The Prime Minister has been warned by more than 100 Labour MPs that failing to pass assisted dying legislation would undermine trust in politics. Spen Valley MP Kim Leadbeater introduced the bill to Parliament and says the delay to the bill is ‘undemocratic'.  The current bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales was passed by the Commons in June last year but has been stalled in the House of Lords for months and is now unlikely to pass.


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Sunday, 15 March 2026

Burial Space

A family have shared their devastation after having to bury loved ones outside their local area because the cemetery was full. Mahboob Hussain, 84, died in January, with his family told the last remaining space for Muslim burial at Dewsbury Cemetery had been filled the day he died. Sahil Hussain, his grandson, said about 30 of his relatives were buried at the cemetery, but they were forced to bury his grandfather away from his local community in Heckmondwike. I wrote this story for the BBC News website and I filmed and edited this story for TV...


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