Venetia Menzies
@venetiamenzies.bsky.social
📤 905
📥 180
📝 117
Journalist and photographer 📸 | Assistant Data Editor 🗺️| The Times and Sunday Times 🗞️
More Gazans died of malnutrition in 11 days than in 21 months of war Hunger is growing and while the powerful eat first, children and the hostages are starving A visual explainer on the aid crisis and who blames who for the failure
@thetimes.com
👇
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
loading . . .
The starvation of Gaza and Israel’s role, in maps, charts and video
To reach what little aid is let through, Palestinians have to walk through a war zone, avoid armed looters and hope the IDF doesn’t shoot them
https://www.thetimes.com/world/middle-east/israel-hamas-war/article/the-starvation-of-gaza-and-israels-role-in-maps-charts-and-video-6053h2ccs
about 2 months ago
2
5
2
🚨EXCLUSIVE: Gazan leader of the anti-Hamas militia Yasser Abu Shabab denies that he is an Israeli agent or gangster, and asks the international community for protection from Hamas This is his response to accusations in his first extensive interview 🧵
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
loading . . .
Crime boss, traitor, looter — or Gaza’s best hope?
The anti-Hamas militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab says he’s no collaborator or criminal, just an ordinary Palestinian with a plan to save his people
https://www.thetimes.com/world/middle-east/israel-hamas-war/article/gaza-palestinian-militia-leader-yasser-abu-shabab-7hfnrm2cb
2 months ago
1
6
1
INVESTIGATION: 7% of England -3.8m people- have been on antidepressants for > 5 years 💊 While effective for some, long term use carries risks + raises chances of withdrawal when stopping, leaving some feeling "trapped" on the drugs
@thetimes.com
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
loading . . .
A generation of women over 50 stuck taking antidepressants
A quarter of women in their fifties and sixties take antidepressants, and 15 per cent of women over 50 have been on them for longer than five years
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/a-generation-of-women-over-50-stuck-taking-antidepressants-sdfj8dlcz
3 months ago
1
13
7
NEW: Letters between author
@katemossewriter.bsky.social
and Afghan writer Parand provide insight into women's lives under gender apartheid ✍️ Brought to life with illustrations by Nina Krause and
@christinalamb.bsky.social
Cecilia Tombesi and myself
@thetimes.com
www.thetimes.com/world/asia/a...
loading . . .
The Taliban letters: one woman writes in freedom, the other in fear
The bestselling British author Kate Mosse shares her inspiring email exchange with a brave female writer living under Afghanistan’s brutal regime
https://www.thetimes.com/world/asia/article/letters-from-kabul-the-reality-of-life-as-a-woman-under-the-taliban-b0rdwbhz2
4 months ago
1
7
5
reposted by
Venetia Menzies
Christina Lamb
4 months ago
Afghanistan 2025 & women are banned from parks, offices , education. Read these letters between British novelist
@katemossewriter.bsky.social
& Afghan writer Parand beautifully designed by nina krause &
@venetiamenzies.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/article/5a3a...
www.thetimes.com/article/5a3a...
loading . . .
The Taliban letters: one woman writes in freedom, the other in fear
The bestselling British author Kate Mosse shares her inspiring email exchange with a brave female writer living under Afghanistan’s brutal regime
https://www.thetimes.com/article/5a3a457e-9915-45fb-a5b3-0a79c3dc25c2?shareToken=66ef192945a22f8b888961aa234a0b42
0
11
8
reposted by
Venetia Menzies
John Williams
4 months ago
“At the heart of the problem is the failure of outpatient and inpatient care to meet the needs of those with serious mental illness.” Six-day waits and security guards: the mental health crisis crippling A&E
www.thetimes.com/article/efd1...
loading . . .
Six-day waits and security guards: the mental health crisis crippling A&E
Every two minutes a patient with a psychiatric emergency attends hospital, where they are as twice as likely as others to wait 12 hours for treatment
https://www.thetimes.com/article/efd17391-0a4f-451e-be5e-9846f7c6961b?shareToken=d4bf93949546b68a5f39c7f460ec4ea8
0
1
1
reposted by
Venetia Menzies
Dr Sarah Hughes
4 months ago
Vital investigation by
@kwajo.bsky.social
and the
@thetimes.com
: Six-day waits and security guards: the mental health crisis crippling A&E
www.thetimes.com/article/efd1...
loading . . .
Six-day waits and security guards: the mental health crisis crippling A&E
Every two minutes a patient with a psychiatric emergency attends hospital, where they are as twice as likely as others to wait 12 hours for treatment
https://www.thetimes.com/article/efd17391-0a4f-451e-be5e-9846f7c6961b?shareToken=c34641cc7fd2d7a765e84f49128e7a2f
1
7
4
INVESTIGATION 🚨 Every 2 minutes a patient in mental health crisis goes to A&E, where they are twice as likely to wait over 12 hours Lauren waited six days in A&E to get a bed when experiencing psychosis In today's
@thetimes.com
with
@kwajo.bsky.social
🧵👇
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
loading . . .
Six-day waits and security guards: the mental health crisis crippling A&E
Every two minutes a patient with a psychiatric emergency attends hospital, where they are as twice as likely as others to wait 12 hours for treatment
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/six-day-waits-and-security-guards-the-mental-health-crisis-crippling-a-and-e-37gbzfzq7
4 months ago
2
9
5
reposted by
Venetia Menzies
Shaun Lintern
4 months ago
Six-day waits and security guards: The mental health crisis in A& depts across Britain - report by
@venetiamenzies.bsky.social
& Kwajo Tweneboa
www.thetimes.com/article/efd1...
loading . . .
Six-day waits and security guards: the mental health crisis crippling A&E
Every two minutes a patient with a psychiatric emergency attends hospital, where they are as twice as likely as others to wait 12 hours for treatment
https://www.thetimes.com/article/efd17391-0a4f-451e-be5e-9846f7c6961b?shareToken=6763ce79995874d76a1d85fe052654af
1
7
7
I met Oscar-winning directors of No Other Land in the West Bank’s Masafer Yatta, where since the war settler attacks have doubled With troops in Gaza, settlers are now recruited & armed — blurring the line between settler & state violence 🧵
@thetimes.com
www.thetimes.com/culture/film...
loading . . .
My Oscar film exposed Israeli settlers. Now they’re the soldiers
Since Basel Adra finished No Other Land in October 2023, he says the West Bank’s notional order has been replaced by daily attacks from armed settlers
https://www.thetimes.com/culture/film/article/palestinian-film-director-oscar-israeli-settlers-q62756r9v
5 months ago
2
2
2
I spoke with Gazans who risked their lives to join protests this week, demanding an end to the war and the removal of Hamas Since Friday, Hamas has retaliated by detaining, torturing and executing protest and clan leaders 🧵👇
@thetimes.com
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
loading . . .
6 months ago
1
13
9
reposted by
Venetia Menzies
The Times & Sunday Times
6 months ago
Palestinians are defying the group with big demonstrations calling for an end to the war with Israel. Is it because they sense the militants are getting weaker?
loading . . .
The week that Gazans dared to reject Hamas — ‘We’re hostages too’
https://www.thetimes.com/world/middle-east/israel-hamas-war/article/gaza-palestinians-hostages-mjlntdwqd?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1743273181-1
8
68
21
@thetimes.com
is free to read all weekend🔓 Here are some of my favourite stories from my colleagues 👇 First up, this made-for-cinema investigation by
@manumidolo.bsky.social
solving the 48-year-old mystery as to who killed a Sunday Times reporter 🎁
www.thetimes.com/magazines/th...
loading . . .
The Cold War murder of our star reporter — solved after 48 years
David Holden, the Sunday Times chief foreign correspondent, was assassinated hours after landing in Cairo in 1977. At last we can reveal who did it and why
https://www.thetimes.com/magazines/the-sunday-times-magazine/article/david-holden-reporter-spy-murder-cairo-solved-gnj3ncvt0
6 months ago
1
1
1
Want to understand what happened in the bond market this week? 📈 Here's a dummy's guide from myself and
@matildakdavies.bsky.social
in today's
@thetimes.com
👇
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
loading . . .
What’s happening to the bond market and how will it impact the UK?
Thirty-year gilt yields surge to 1998 highs, sparking concerns about rising UK debt and inflation. Could this trigger another crisis?
https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/companies/article/whats-happening-to-the-bond-market-and-how-will-it-impact-the-uk-plr9khzjk
9 months ago
0
0
0
I spoke with Gazans who oppose Hamas and want peace Despite the risks, they spoke out as they believe their views are drowned out “Why aren’t we heard? Why do we allow others to talk on our behalf?” This is what they want you to know👇
@thetimes.com
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
loading . . .
‘They’re dragging us to destruction’: the Gazans who oppose Hamas
Despite the risk to their lives, some Palestinians spoke out to say that after October 7, the group built tunnels to save themselves while civilians were left to face death
https://www.thetimes.com/world/middle-east/israel-hamas-war/article/theyre-dragging-us-to-destruction-the-gazans-who-oppose-hamas-ph330lq89
9 months ago
1
23
4
Yesterday Oliver Marsden and
@edmundbower.bsky.social
visited suspected mass grave sites in Damascus for
@thetimes.com
At one site, a gravedigger spoke of trucks of bodies arriving weekly, dripping blood down the road Satellite analysis supports these claims 👇
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
loading . . .
10 months ago
1
9
10
reposted by
Venetia Menzies
Tom Calver
10 months ago
Follow
@thetimes.com
data team! 👇
@venetiamenzies.bsky.social
@joeydurso.bsky.social
@gwjournalism.bsky.social
@matildakdavies.bsky.social
@yennahsmart.bsky.social
@danatherton.bsky.social
@narottam.bsky.social
@michael-keith.bsky.social
@annadowell.bsky.social
@marietamarinova.bsky.social
1
25
7
Follow my talented colleagues on BlueSky 🗞️👇 What other starter kits would you recommend following? 🙏
add a skeleton here at some point
10 months ago
0
2
0
you reached the end!!
feeds!
log in