The full story of Jay Slater, from his mother, Debbie: www.thetimes.com/article/e4d4...

Looking forward to chairing this event next weekend at CrimeCon in Manchester: hopefully see you there!

Following a 5 year investigation by the Sunday Times, a former British soldier has now been charged for the murder of Agnes Wanjiru in Kenya. Details below: Former British soldier charged with murder of Agnes Wanjiru www.thetimes.com/article/251f...

As talk ramps up of him making a leadership challenge, we take a look at Andy Burnham’s record as Greater Manchester mayor across his three terms: Does Andy Burnham’s record in Manchester make him PM material? www.thetimes.com/article/4df9...

The family of Agnes Wanjiru, a 21 year old allegedly killed in Kenya by a British soldier, a case which remains unsolved, is raising money to come to the UK and continue their campaign for justice. If you want to donate the link is here: www.gofundme.com/f/my-aunt-ki...

The audiobook version of Saffie is out tomorrow! www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0F4...

👉NEW -- A British soldier murdered my aunt. Will Labour let him get away with it? by Esther Njoki It’s been 12 years since Agnes Wanjiru was found dead in a hotel septic tank after a night out with UK troops in Kenya. Will she ever get justice? www.declassifieduk.org/a-british-so...

A British soldier based at the army’s barracks in Kenya has been accused of raping a woman, close to where a local mother was murdered, also allegedly by a soldier on secondment to the country

Read issues around MI5’s evidence to the Manchester public inquiry in my book “Saffie”.

An emotional event last night as we discussed SAFFIE with @davidcollinsnews.bsky.social Saffie was the youngest victim of the Manchester Arena Terror Attack and this is her story told in conjunction with her parents Andrew and Lisa. A story of how we can all find light in the darkest of times.

Breaking Merseyside police update on Water Street car ram incident: “We can confirm the man arrested is a 53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area. Extensive enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances leading up to the collision.”

I’ve been looking into solar farms/Labour’s changes to the planning framework which will make them easier to develop/three very particular solar farm scenarios from around the country. The town that said no to a £700,000 offer from a solar farm firm www.thetimes.com/article/b331...

A privilege to be with Andrew and Lisa for the launch of this compelling new book about their beautiful daughter. David Collins has done Saffie and the Roussos family truly proud.🙏🏻

The politics of Hull & East Yorkshire - Meet Luke Campbell, the Olympic boxer turned Reform mayor www.thetimes.com/article/db66...

Proud moment

1/3 Today is a first for me. I have been invited to the book launch of Saffie. I was lucky enough to read an advance copy and it is both heartwarming and heartbreaking. It certainly transported me back to some very difficult times but I am honoured to have represented www.itv.com/news/granada...

amazing book launch on Thursday for Saffie at the Anthony Burgess centre in Manchester Can’t thank people enough for coming. We heard from Ben Taylor (Sunday Times editor); Andy Burnham Mayor for Greater Manchester; Pete Weatherby; the nurses and medics of Wythenshawe hospital. Incredible

Saffie is out - today! www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1913...

Wow. Saffie close to the top 100 spot after Andrew and Lisa’s powerful interview on Loose Women. Thank you to everyone who has bought a copy.

For the past year David Collins, the northern editor of The Times, has been sitting down with the family of one of the victims — eight year old Saffie-Rose Roussos — to tell the story of the attack, and its aftermath, through their eyes.

Saffie, the book, being serialised in the Daily Mail tomorrow. Here, they describe it as “extraordinary”. Available for preorder on Amazon and Waterstones now -

My book - Saffie - written with Andrew and Lisa Roussos, has been serialised today in the Sunday Times www.thetimes.com/article/a54a...

That tower’s going to be handy for the BP! (Manchester in-joke)

Some good news. Defence secretary John Healey has met the family of Agnes Wanjiru today in Nairobi. Agnes was a 21 year old mother from Kenya who was murdered. The main suspect is a British soldier. Healey says he is going to raise case personally with Kenyan President today during their meeting

🔺 EXCLUSIVE: Applicants are suspected of scamming taxpayers out of hundreds of millions of pounds for courses they don’t intend to take ⬇️

Great investigation by my colleagues today examining franchised universities and a system where so called students are taking out loans with no intention of learning Walk-in degrees, sham students and a giant university fraud scandal www.thetimes.com/article/2ea1...

Families unite to debunk Lucy Letby innocence claims www.thetimes.com/article/a7c7...

It's our FREE weekend! No paywall. So, a chance for me to share with you some of my favourite pieces of the year. Here's my first one: my colleague and dear friend @jimconey on his son, Charlie, and the 12-year odyssey to find out what was wrong. www.thetimes.com/article/0bcc...

The paywall is down on the Times and Sunday Times website this weekend - a chance to read our work for free. Here's three pieces I've written recently 1. What happens to your brain when you become a parent - mums and dads, good and bad, cuddles, tantrums and all www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...

Because the paywall is down - and the story is important and should be read - here is my article from last year about how a British army regiment covered up the murder of a 21 year old mother in Kenya in 2012. The soldier responsible remains a free man. www.thetimes.com/article/b2a2...

The paywall is down this weekend. Get some of the world’s best journalism for free then subscribe afterwards to stay informed.

Just got my first batch! Out April 24th. Pre order on Amazon now.

Love this. The Andrew Motion poem What If? on the side of Sheffield Hallam university.

To celebrate the publication of "Saffie", a story about the youngest victim of the Manchester Arena attack and her family's fight for justice, we are holding an event at the Anthony Burgess Foundation centre in Manchester on April 24th, doors open at 5pm, event starts 6pm. Venue: lnkd.in/ewztytwE

Manchester United have decided to leave Old Trafford, their home since 1910, and move to a 100,000-seater stadium that the club claims will be the best sporting arena in the world ⬇️

We will end sewage in Windermere, ministers say — but set no deadline (Hard to remember such an effective campaign as that run by Matt Staniek’s Save Windermere campaign) www.thetimes.com/article/a683...

I fought the Southport killer. I wish I’d been more Bruce Willis The very brave John Hayes, speaks to @davidcollinsnews.bsky.social in his first interview. www.thetimes.com/article/53e7...

BBC chairman: We need working-class northerners to counter liberal bias www.thetimes.com/article/2005...

The sabotage squad attacking UK military suppliers again and again www.thetimes.com/article/48f7...

THE SUNDAY TIMES: Pro-palestine activists target defence firms #TomorrowsPapersToday

The mysterious 1977 murder of our star reporter — solved at last www.thetimes.com/article/c82d...

Liverpool ex-mayor Joe Anderson and Derek Hatton charged with bribery www.thetimes.com/article/2745...

Such a good piece on Trump: Trump put a 13-year-old in the Secret Service. How do you top that? www.thetimes.com/article/f3ff...

THE SUNDAY TIMES: Reeves unlocks billions for Kyiv and UK defence #TomorrowsPapersToday

Saffie is out on April 24th. Not long to go. I can’t wait for people to read this extraordinary book. You can pre-order on Amazon or Waterstones now. www.amazon.co.uk/Saffie-young... www.waterstones.com/book/saffie/...

Wake up, Keir. Smell the coffee, Emmanuel. Pay attention, Friedrich. Watch the press conference in the Oval Office again and again until you grasp what is unfolding before your eyes | ✍️matthewsyed

Rachel Reeves: I’m sending billions from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine www.thetimes.com/article/3444...

This is an investigation we have been working on for some time - the story of Baby J, an 11 week old baby found dead in 2014. Baby J suffered 9 internal injuries inflicted weeks before his death. A decade on nobody has faced justice. We look at why. www.thetimes.com/article/2e99...

Thoughts with Charlotte Peet: I hope she’s safe and back in communication soon. British journalist Charlotte Peet missing in Brazil www.thetimes.com/article/70ec...

An incredibly powerful piece in this mornings Sunday Times.