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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I've had friends who have had to have that exact conversation with parents after abnormal findings. It poisons relationships, in some cases permanently.
November 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I've had friends who have had to have that exact conversation with parents after abnormal findings. It poisons relationships, in some cases permanently.
Yes! I'm grateful that I don't need to fully understand this and can outsource the understanding part to an expert...
October 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Yes! I'm grateful that I don't need to fully understand this and can outsource the understanding part to an expert...
Wild, isn't it. I've had it once before so I know the drill, though 3 broken bones are pretty sore... Thank you x
October 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Wild, isn't it. I've had it once before so I know the drill, though 3 broken bones are pretty sore... Thank you x
Limb reconstruction: surgery, engineering and carpentry all at once. It feels (and is) very 'space age'. The frame is constructed of a hexapod or Stewart Platform, which is also used for telescopes and flight simulators.
October 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Limb reconstruction: surgery, engineering and carpentry all at once. It feels (and is) very 'space age'. The frame is constructed of a hexapod or Stewart Platform, which is also used for telescopes and flight simulators.
The app is programmed to match this frame on my leg, and tells me how far I have to move tiny dials on the side each day to rotate the bone just over one degree, until my foot, knee and hip are in line.
October 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The app is programmed to match this frame on my leg, and tells me how far I have to move tiny dials on the side each day to rotate the bone just over one degree, until my foot, knee and hip are in line.
The most romantic spot in London, the aesthetics of a mid-tier hotel breakfast room
September 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The most romantic spot in London, the aesthetics of a mid-tier hotel breakfast room
On the 90-day rule, another possible case: University student who came as a child (or was born here to non-UK nationals) and goes to study abroad for a year as part of a UK university degree.
September 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
On the 90-day rule, another possible case: University student who came as a child (or was born here to non-UK nationals) and goes to study abroad for a year as part of a UK university degree.
Congratulations!
However I must say that this is terrible news for the London Bridge office, which will be much less fun without you around.
However I must say that this is terrible news for the London Bridge office, which will be much less fun without you around.
September 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Congratulations!
However I must say that this is terrible news for the London Bridge office, which will be much less fun without you around.
However I must say that this is terrible news for the London Bridge office, which will be much less fun without you around.
TLDR: if I get appointed Washington Correspondent and move to America, I migrated. I'm a migrant. But I'm not qualified to judge asylum claims, especially when people's journeys and stories are this complicated.
September 18, 2025 at 11:19 AM
TLDR: if I get appointed Washington Correspondent and move to America, I migrated. I'm a migrant. But I'm not qualified to judge asylum claims, especially when people's journeys and stories are this complicated.
The terminology is genuinely difficult, but this tale from BIRN of an Indian man who tried to come to the EU via Serbia (though not Britain) is a great example of how diverse the journeys and reasons are.
September 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The terminology is genuinely difficult, but this tale from BIRN of an Indian man who tried to come to the EU via Serbia (though not Britain) is a great example of how diverse the journeys and reasons are.
- Some asylum claims from Indians are on basis of caste, religion or persecution, but not all. I met a dozen Sikhs from the Punjab in Calais last month - asked why Britain, they said they wished to work as chefs in Indian restaurants! Migrant' or asylum seeker? There's not really a right answer...
September 18, 2025 at 11:04 AM
- Some asylum claims from Indians are on basis of caste, religion or persecution, but not all. I met a dozen Sikhs from the Punjab in Calais last month - asked why Britain, they said they wished to work as chefs in Indian restaurants! Migrant' or asylum seeker? There's not really a right answer...
- Indian nationals have made up a sizable number of small boat arrivals in the past year
- Some of the prevalence is due to flight routes to Serbia, making onward travel easier to the EU. Serbia changed its laws causing chaos a couple of years ago: balkaninsight.com/2023/08/02/s...
- Some of the prevalence is due to flight routes to Serbia, making onward travel easier to the EU. Serbia changed its laws causing chaos a couple of years ago: balkaninsight.com/2023/08/02/s...
Serbia Rule Change Leaves Stranded Indians at Mercy of Smugglers
Under EU pressure, Serbia changed its visa rules to prevent Indians from using it as a transit country. But far from stopping Indians from trying to reach the bloc, it will only fuel the smuggling tra...
balkaninsight.com
September 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
- Indian nationals have made up a sizable number of small boat arrivals in the past year
- Some of the prevalence is due to flight routes to Serbia, making onward travel easier to the EU. Serbia changed its laws causing chaos a couple of years ago: balkaninsight.com/2023/08/02/s...
- Some of the prevalence is due to flight routes to Serbia, making onward travel easier to the EU. Serbia changed its laws causing chaos a couple of years ago: balkaninsight.com/2023/08/02/s...
Now France is amending its legal framework to allow officers to carry out aggressive pushbacks in the channel. Here's what it's like to be on the receiving end of the police aggression:
September 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Now France is amending its legal framework to allow officers to carry out aggressive pushbacks in the channel. Here's what it's like to be on the receiving end of the police aggression: