Emma Yeomans
@yeomans.bsky.social
News reporter at The Times.
Prior winner, Paul Foot Award, 30Under30, and Year Six Drawing Prize.
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Prior winner, Paul Foot Award, 30Under30, and Year Six Drawing Prize.
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Emma Yeomans
@yeomans.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Hi. I'm Emma. I work for The Times, where I write about everything from criminal money to charity shops. I take particular interest in refugees and asylum, mis- and disinformation, and security. I'm late to Bluesky because I hate change, and now I want to introduce myself properly.
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APNewsAlert: CARACAS, #Venezuela (AP) — No visible signs yet that US is running Venezuela after Trump claims, as country's security forces control key sites.
January 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
APNewsAlert: CARACAS, #Venezuela (AP) — No visible signs yet that US is running Venezuela after Trump claims, as country's security forces control key sites.
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Actually, that exactly how JURISDICTION works unless you have an extradition treaty
Vance pushes back and says this was not illegal, arguing "Maduro has multiple indictments in the United States for narcoterrorism. You don't get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the United States because you live in a palace in Caracas."
January 3, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Actually, that exactly how JURISDICTION works unless you have an extradition treaty
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"When contacted by Reuters for comment by email, xAI replied with the message 'Legacy Media Lies'."
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X reut.rs/498SoUk
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X
Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in "images depicting minors in minimal clothing" on social media platform X and that improvements were being made to prevent this.
reut.rs
January 2, 2026 at 2:47 PM
"When contacted by Reuters for comment by email, xAI replied with the message 'Legacy Media Lies'."
Vinted, never change
January 2, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Vinted, never change
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NEW
When should social media posts have legal consequences?
Comparing and contrasting the cases of Lucy Connolly and Alaa Abd El-Fattah
By me, at @newstatesman1913.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
When should social media posts have legal consequences?
Comparing and contrasting the cases of Lucy Connolly and Alaa Abd El-Fattah
By me, at @newstatesman1913.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
December 31, 2025 at 1:32 PM
NEW
When should social media posts have legal consequences?
Comparing and contrasting the cases of Lucy Connolly and Alaa Abd El-Fattah
By me, at @newstatesman1913.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
When should social media posts have legal consequences?
Comparing and contrasting the cases of Lucy Connolly and Alaa Abd El-Fattah
By me, at @newstatesman1913.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
At some point we have to deal with how online political subcultures have long been toxic, antagonistic spaces where trivialising violence got clicks and acclaim; and that a worrying number of people in those spaces used language that was unacceptable in anywhere else they frequented, on or offline.
December 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
At some point we have to deal with how online political subcultures have long been toxic, antagonistic spaces where trivialising violence got clicks and acclaim; and that a worrying number of people in those spaces used language that was unacceptable in anywhere else they frequented, on or offline.
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Zelensky lands in Miami. Not a single US official is on hand to greet him. In the language of diplomacy this send an unequivocal message of coldness and hostility. Compare it with the lavish pomp and red carpet shown to Putin when he landed in Alaska a few weeks ago.
December 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Zelensky lands in Miami. Not a single US official is on hand to greet him. In the language of diplomacy this send an unequivocal message of coldness and hostility. Compare it with the lavish pomp and red carpet shown to Putin when he landed in Alaska a few weeks ago.
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Over on the Other Place, some lovely people have reposted my piece on Jews being gunned down on Bondi Beach.
And I am tagged in comments justifying the attack by accusing Israel of genocide.
Same on YouTube.
I just don't think this would happen for an attack on any other ethnic or religious group
And I am tagged in comments justifying the attack by accusing Israel of genocide.
Same on YouTube.
I just don't think this would happen for an attack on any other ethnic or religious group
December 16, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Over on the Other Place, some lovely people have reposted my piece on Jews being gunned down on Bondi Beach.
And I am tagged in comments justifying the attack by accusing Israel of genocide.
Same on YouTube.
I just don't think this would happen for an attack on any other ethnic or religious group
And I am tagged in comments justifying the attack by accusing Israel of genocide.
Same on YouTube.
I just don't think this would happen for an attack on any other ethnic or religious group
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BREAKING: Australian police say the two gunmen involved in the Bondi shooting were a father and son.
- A 50 year-old who had a licence for 6 firearms and is now dead.
- His 24 year-old son remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition.
- A 50 year-old who had a licence for 6 firearms and is now dead.
- His 24 year-old son remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition.
December 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
BREAKING: Australian police say the two gunmen involved in the Bondi shooting were a father and son.
- A 50 year-old who had a licence for 6 firearms and is now dead.
- His 24 year-old son remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition.
- A 50 year-old who had a licence for 6 firearms and is now dead.
- His 24 year-old son remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition.
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Incredible footage out of Australia, confirmed by NEWS AU, of a brave bystander neutralizing one of the terrorists in the Bondi Beach attack which took place during a Hanukkah gathering.
Australian authorities say multiple people have been killed.
At least two suspects are in custody.
Australian authorities say multiple people have been killed.
At least two suspects are in custody.
December 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Incredible footage out of Australia, confirmed by NEWS AU, of a brave bystander neutralizing one of the terrorists in the Bondi Beach attack which took place during a Hanukkah gathering.
Australian authorities say multiple people have been killed.
At least two suspects are in custody.
Australian authorities say multiple people have been killed.
At least two suspects are in custody.
Neighbours of the Hong Kong activist Carmen Lau were sent pornographic deepfakes of her to discredit her. Other Hong Kong democracy activists say China uses misogyny, sexual harassment and worse as a tool to silence them. My story today.
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
China ‘uses pornographic deepfakes to vilify female activists’
Hong Kong democracy campaigners living in Britain say they have been followed, harassed and their neighbours have been sent fake sexually explicit images
www.thetimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Neighbours of the Hong Kong activist Carmen Lau were sent pornographic deepfakes of her to discredit her. Other Hong Kong democracy activists say China uses misogyny, sexual harassment and worse as a tool to silence them. My story today.
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
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Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:
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thought this was an Onion headline
OpenAI says a suicidal teenager should have read their fine print
OpenAI says a suicidal teenager should have read their fine print
OpenAI says a suicidal teenager should have read their fine print
www.independent.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
thought this was an Onion headline
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So my view is that the tax is good policy. There will be inefficiencies and unfairnesses, as with all taxes, but the basic concept is a good one. I wrote more about that in our Budget round-up: taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/11/26/t...
November 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
So my view is that the tax is good policy. There will be inefficiencies and unfairnesses, as with all taxes, but the basic concept is a good one. I wrote more about that in our Budget round-up: taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/11/26/t...
Why we can't have nice things in Britain:
Hairdresser teams up with wine importer to offer tastings while you have a trim, applies for alcohol license.
Council objects because its a "high impact area" (bustling affluent shopping district and tourist attraction).
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2565512...
Hairdresser teams up with wine importer to offer tastings while you have a trim, applies for alcohol license.
Council objects because its a "high impact area" (bustling affluent shopping district and tourist attraction).
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2565512...
Hairdresser's bid for alcohol licence faces objections
A hairdresser’s application for a drinks licence so that he can start a wine club offering a glass with a haircut – and to take away – faces…
www.theargus.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Why we can't have nice things in Britain:
Hairdresser teams up with wine importer to offer tastings while you have a trim, applies for alcohol license.
Council objects because its a "high impact area" (bustling affluent shopping district and tourist attraction).
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2565512...
Hairdresser teams up with wine importer to offer tastings while you have a trim, applies for alcohol license.
Council objects because its a "high impact area" (bustling affluent shopping district and tourist attraction).
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2565512...
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Spot on. The terms of the plan 2 loan are utterly usurious. Notably the budget has not frozen just the threshold for repayments at a marginal rate of 9%, dragging more and more graduates into it, but it also freezes the interest of those loans which is as much as 6.2%! Which is ridiculous!!
I'm constantly shocked (but not surprised) by how little we discuss the additional financial burden placed on young people by the Clegg-Cameron student loan regime.
@rmcunliffe.bsky.social is one of the few journalists who brings it up continuously - once again in the wake of the budget 👇
@rmcunliffe.bsky.social is one of the few journalists who brings it up continuously - once again in the wake of the budget 👇
Rachel Reeves hits young graduates with a double stealth tax
The Chancellor plans to raise as much money from freezing loan repayment thresholds as from the mansion tax
www.newstatesman.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Spot on. The terms of the plan 2 loan are utterly usurious. Notably the budget has not frozen just the threshold for repayments at a marginal rate of 9%, dragging more and more graduates into it, but it also freezes the interest of those loans which is as much as 6.2%! Which is ridiculous!!
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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A lot of people didn’t like the Washington Post journalist who was tortured and dismembered with a bone saw for writing critically about the man sitting next to me
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
A lot of people didn’t like the Washington Post journalist who was tortured and dismembered with a bone saw for writing critically about the man sitting next to me
I've now finished the screw-turning and for the first time in my life have a matching pair of legs (one, albeit, still broken) 🥳 Happy Straight Leg Day to me!
Back home from hospital after having leg #2 reconstructed. Modern medicine is incredible. Tomorrow I start screw-turning on my fixator to pull the bone straight. I now have an app on my phone that includes a 3d model of my leg, animated to show how much straighter it is becoming:
November 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I've now finished the screw-turning and for the first time in my life have a matching pair of legs (one, albeit, still broken) 🥳 Happy Straight Leg Day to me!
Back home from hospital after having leg #2 reconstructed. Modern medicine is incredible. Tomorrow I start screw-turning on my fixator to pull the bone straight. I now have an app on my phone that includes a 3d model of my leg, animated to show how much straighter it is becoming:
October 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Back home from hospital after having leg #2 reconstructed. Modern medicine is incredible. Tomorrow I start screw-turning on my fixator to pull the bone straight. I now have an app on my phone that includes a 3d model of my leg, animated to show how much straighter it is becoming:
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Some good news.
London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.
London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.
September 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Some good news.
London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.
London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.
On Saturday, 52 people crossed the Channel in a single boat. Of them, only one was prosecuted for entering the UK illegally.
Why?
He was seen for a single minute with his hand on the boat's tiller.
My dispatch from the Kent courts on the migration frontline
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
Why?
He was seen for a single minute with his hand on the boat's tiller.
My dispatch from the Kent courts on the migration frontline
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
Why me? The small detail that could mean jail for migrants
Inside the Kent court where migrants who make the mistake of putting their hand on the tiller of their boat in the Channel are prosecuted — and the rest aren’t
www.thetimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:23 AM
On Saturday, 52 people crossed the Channel in a single boat. Of them, only one was prosecuted for entering the UK illegally.
Why?
He was seen for a single minute with his hand on the boat's tiller.
My dispatch from the Kent courts on the migration frontline
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
Why?
He was seen for a single minute with his hand on the boat's tiller.
My dispatch from the Kent courts on the migration frontline
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...