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Nikki Mitchell @BBCNikkiM

Home Affairs Correspondent at BBC South. TV, Radio & Online. Always keen to hear a story I've not heard before...

Joined January 2019
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Levi’s story reveals the profound mental torment experienced by survivors of sexual violence. ⁦@BBCSouthNews⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9vl…

How Southampton rape was a 'death sentence' for an Andover woman

The family of 20-year-old Levi Davies say her death reveals the mental torment sexual violence inflicts on victims.

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Warning for parents #csa bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78l…

'My daughter, 14, was groomed after meeting man on Roblox'

The victim's mother was "shocked, bewildered and angry" after finding messages from Carlo Tritta.

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The case of the serial baby-killing murderess reveals both the plight of poor pregnant unwed Victorian #women and the development of #police investigation techniques still used today. ⁦⁦@ThamesVP #Berkshire ⁦@BBCBerkshire⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgjw…

How a Victorian serial baby-killer was caught in Reading

Amelia Dyer is suspected of murdering as many as 400 infants and was executed in 1896.

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Jailed funeral bosses 'betrayed' trust bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c86y…

Jailed Gosport funeral bosses 'betrayed' trust of bereaved

Richard Elkin and Hayley Bell were found to have kept bodies in unrefrigerated conditions.

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Another step in what’s likely to be a lengthy legal process bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4l…

Suicide forum warned of potential £18m fine by Ofcom

The move follows deaths of two people from the South of England who were encouraged to take poison.

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Man jailed for selling chemicals online to help people kill themselves bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c87r…

Wrexham man jailed for selling assisted suicide chemicals online

Miles Cross admitted selling the fatal chemicals to people he had met on an online forum.

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Parents whose adoptions go wrong shocked by lack of promised support and culture of blame bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0kd…

Parents threatened by authorities as 1,000 adopted children returned to care

Families seeking help for their children’s complex needs describe threats of police action against them.

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Police and crime commissioners to be scrapped in England and Wales bbc.com/news/articles/c93d4d…

Police and crime commissioners to be scrapped in England and Wales

The government says it will save £100m over this Parliament and less than 20% of voters can name their PCC.

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Ofcom steps up its investigation into a suicide forum which has played a role in more than 50 UK deaths bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3x…

Blocked suicide website re-emerges under new name

An online suicide forum temporarily reappears for UK users under a different domain name.

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Frustration over lack of vital healthcare equipment #nrs #patients bbc.com/news/articles/cz91v3…

Lack of vital healthcare equipment after NRS Healthcare collapse

Patients and carers are suffering from a lack of vital equipment after the collapse NRS Healthcare.

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‘I didn’t think I’d live passed my teenage years’ Chanyta’s story helps inspire vulnerable young girls ‘at risk’. #dorset #bournemouth ⁦@BBCSouthNews⁩ ⁦@BBCRadioSolent⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpq1…

Bournemouth teenager who asked social services to take her into care

Chanyta Buckley asked to be taken into care as a teenager and has turned her life around as a result.

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The people trying to cut huge quantities of drugs getting into the UK from overseas #portsmouth ⁦@BBCSouthNews⁩ #solent bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yj…

Summer £1bn cocaine seizures described as 'record breaking'

A number of recent high-profile seizures has led to more than £1bn of cocaine being intercepted.

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I get an “adrenaline boost” from “being in trouble with the police and being missing and stuff”. The words of a girl, 14, on why she terrorises her neighbourhood. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0q7…

Teenage girls with no fear of police torment shopkeepers on Shirley High Street

Teenagers have been targeting shops in Shirley, Hampshire, with antisocial behaviour - leaving the owners feeling "helpless".

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Watch the documentary ‘Drive Fast, Die Young’ on iPlayer, then decide what you think… ⁦@BBCSouthNews⁩ ⁦@BBCOxford⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8jp…

No plans to change passenger rules for new young drivers a 'major oversight', AA says

Government plans to overhaul driving laws do not include graduated licences for new drivers, despite calls for their introduction.

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Forbury Gardens attack families welcome anti-terror changes

Mr Furlong said in June he was frustrated with the speed of outlined changes to the Prevent scheme.

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Gruesome, but a compelling watch. Meet the man who scrubs away human biological matter after traumatic deaths so no one else has the face it. ⁦@BBCSouthNews⁩ #Hampshire bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c0l423…

Decontaminating in the aftermath of unexpected or violent deaths

Jim Gildea reveals the grim reality of his daily grind; scrubbing away all traces of human remains.

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‘I clean up the aftermath of traumatic deaths’ ⁦@BBCSouthNews⁩ #traumacleaner #Hampshire bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly3…

Trauma cleaner: The grim reality of decontaminating death scenes

Jim Gildea reveals the reality of having to scrub away all traces of human remains.

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Are taxpayers funding a cost of dying crisis? Tackling deprivation key to reversing growing numbers of what used to be called ‘paupers’ funerals. ⁦@BBCSouthNews⁩ ⁦@CPCpopulation⁩ ⁦@unisouthampton⁩ #London #Birmingham #Manchester bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yr…

State-funded funerals on the increase across England

Tackling deprivation is crucial in reversing a rise in state-funded funerals, researchers say.

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The chaotic lives of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon - BBC News

How the 'toxic' couple's relationship descended into chaos and ultimately led to a tragedy.

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Despite the self-imposed block, families and campaigners worry the site obsessed by suicide is still urging UK users to evade the restriction and tells them how to do so. #Hampshire #Southampton ⁦@BBCSouthNews⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0w…

Online suicide forum 'blocks' UK users amid investigation

The site - linked to the death of teenager Vlad Nikolin-Caisley - is being investigated by Ofcom.

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