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Mark McDonald

@legalmarkmc

Barrister mainly working in criminal defence and human rights. Furnival Chambers. furnivalchambers.co.uk/barrister/mark…

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calendar_today28-02-2019 16:10:30

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Rt Hon Nadine Dorries (@nadinedorries) 's Twitter Profile Photo

He took Canada’s neonatology ranking from inadequate to the best in the world in a decade. He has written 400 peer reviewed papers. He is widely recognised as the world’s leading authority in neonatology. Watch the video. telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/0…

Mick Geen (@j4bengeen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our son and wrongly convicted nurse Ben Geens case was with the CCRC for eight years. After the CCRCs first rejection we proceeded with a Judicial review. They were proved to be incompetent and were forced to take his case review back with immediate effect. After their inept

The Trials of Lucy Letby (@lucyletbytrials) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW from David Rose & me: a paediatrician's secret, undisclosed police statement, and evidence of a similarly undisclosed, viral outbreak that forced a shutdown of the neonatal unit in Feb 2016, raise serious doubts about several of Letby's convictions: unherd.com/2025/03/how-sa…

David Davis MP (@daviddavismp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I wrote to the Thirlwall Inquiry on 28 February, asking that the inquiry be paused given the serious questions now being raised over the safety of Lucy Letby's conviction. Since I did not want to put undue pressure on Lady Justice Thirlwall, I did not publicise my intervention.

I wrote to the Thirlwall Inquiry on 28 February, asking that the inquiry be paused given the serious questions now being raised over the safety of Lucy Letby's conviction.
 
Since I did not want to put undue pressure on Lady Justice Thirlwall, I did not publicise my intervention.
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Very sad. The NHS has been in crisis for many years and until this is recognised, tragic cases like this will continue to happen. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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"I am now much more aware of the deeply ingrained, defensive culture within the NHS. I trusted them, I felt betrayed," The NHS is broken. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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Our investigation into the Lucy Letby case, which led the prosecution's key witness to publicly change his mind about the cause of death for one of the babies, still on BBC Sounds. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

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They slaughtered 9 of her 10 children. Never forget their names: 1- Yahya Hamdi Al-Najjar 2- Rakan Hamdi Al-Najjar 3- Raslan Hamdi Al-Najjar 4- Gibran Hamdi Al-Najjar 5- Eve Hamdi Al-Najjar 6- Revan Hamdi Al-Najjar 7- Hamdi Al-Najjar

They slaughtered 9 of her 10 children. 
Never forget their names:

1- Yahya Hamdi Al-Najjar
2- Rakan Hamdi Al-Najjar
3- Raslan Hamdi Al-Najjar
4- Gibran Hamdi Al-Najjar
5- Eve Hamdi Al-Najjar
6- Revan Hamdi Al-Najjar
7- Hamdi Al-Najjar
Pope Leo XIV (@pontifex) 's Twitter Profile Photo

From #Gaza, the cries of parents rise to heaven ever more intensely as they clutch the lifeless bodies of their children, searching for food and shelter from bombs. I renew my appeal to leaders: cease fire, release all hostages, and fully respect international humanitarian law!

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If you dig deep into the BBC website you will see the latest sad news from Gaza. The doctor whose nine children were slaughtered in an Israeli air strike has died from his injuries. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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While the world’s attention is drawn elsewhere, remember as of today, at least 400 Palestinians have been killed and thousands injured while waiting at the militarised distribution site known as the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, supported by Israel and the US.

Sky News (@skynews) 's Twitter Profile Photo

BREAKING: The UN Human Rights Office says 798 people have been killed while trying to access aid in Gaza since the end of May trib.al/kdXA2Dr 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233

Husam Zomlot (@hzomlot) 's Twitter Profile Photo

For as long as it takes, if not my generation, it will be our children or their children who will bring the criminals who starved Yazan and the children of #Gaza to justice.

Mark McDonald (@legalmarkmc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is much welcome news. It is a long time in coming but the truth of a joint government and police conspiracy to undermine, demonise, violently attack and wrongly convict miners will soon be exposed. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…