The Lab Detective - how genetics freed a mother jailed for murdering her babies - my piece for The Observer about our new investigative podcast series observer.co.uk/news/internati…

The lab detective: how DNA breakthrough freed a mother jailed for killing her children. Kathleen Folbigg spent 20 years in prison until Carola Vinuesa uncovered the truth in a drop of blood. Read more: bit.ly/4f5F5H1

Kathleen Folbigg was convicted in 2003 of killing her four infant children and was labelled Australia’s worst female serial killer. Their deaths were initially believed to be caused by Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), but after the fourth child died, suspicions were raised.

Excellent podcast looking at how innocent women around the world have been accused of child murder - by one man. A short thread (1/10) observer.co.uk/listen/the-lab…

Keir Starmer is moving towards backing a universal digital ID system. My report for The Observer observer.co.uk/news/politics/…

Hundreds of ex-offenders to be hired to build Sizewell C observer.co.uk/news/national/…

Episode 4 of Rachel Sylvester's excellent Lab Detective series is now available. She looks at the case of Roula Pispirigou, a Greek mother in prison for killing her three children. The authorities have refused to allow genomic sequencing. open.spotify.com/episode/0ZH7ey…

“We’re not chasing after Reform” - I spoke to Welsh Labour leader Eluned Morgan Eluned Morgan about her distinctive red Welsh way The Observer observer.co.uk/news/politics/…

How AI is changing education - my piece for The Observer observer.co.uk/news/national/…

What happens when one of the poorest parts of the country has jobs guaranteed for 60 years? I went to Barrow to investigate the government’s defence industrial strategy observer.co.uk/news/national/…

The resignation letter by DrDemetre, the soon-to-be-former Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC, is quite something….

Very excited to be starting a Substack - writing about politics, education, strategy among other things. First post live today about what the Labour government needs to do to get back on the front foot this autumn. Please, read, share and subscribe. peterhyman21.substack.com

Donors desert Starmer over first-year failures, Gaza and freebie fallout Labour’s wealthy backers are hanging on to their cash in sign of their unhappiness at the party’s performance in power. bit.ly/47UAvcV

The Observer issue 12,195: The Waist Land Plus: Britain's new black market in weight loss drugs Eli Lilly ramps up Mounjaro prices Fat is still a feminist issue Phantom at the Opera Read more in today’s Observer, available in print nationwide or online – link in bio.

Can’t stay, can’t return: thousands of Afghans stuck in limbo in the UK As Home Office asylum refusals rise, Britain’s lack of diplomatic relations with the Taliban puts the would-be refugees in a catch-22 situation. bit.ly/4n9BA5b

I spent all week asking the home office what they planned to do about this Catch-22 and nobody could tell me. Genuine policy conundrum. Does anyone have an answer ?

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