I have spent the last week working on this project and there have been so many moments that have been utterly and completely heartbreaking. But I think Mariia put it best in a message she sent to me yesterday: "It's pain, but it's also love. It's devastation, but it's also hope."
“People were driving so fast. They were so scared, that many of them crashed into Ukrainian tanks, which have no lights, along the way. Many of them died. Many of them.”
Chaos at the border. Moving reporting by @pcaruanagalizia for @tortoise:
https://t.co/CZhnEUGYBc
Please take 10 minutes today to listen to our @tortoise Sensemaker.
One young Ukrainian woman’s experience of the day Russia began invading her country.
Presented by @nimsaden | Written by @XAMGreenwood | Produced by @imy_harper
https://t.co/0yzifts3bZ
NEW: Boris and Carrie Johnson alleged to have used Chequers between 16th and 27th March 2020 – with the PM accused of moving between Chequers and London against government guidance.
In today's @tortoise Sensemaker:
https://t.co/SDJZsRIdKQ
This is the story I’ve been fighting to publish for a year and 7 days - the story of a powerful man, an MP, a minister of state, who abused & raped his wife while in office… today, with incredible support from @tortoise, and @familoo as barrister, I won. https://t.co/wEWkjh1Zpl
Oscar Pistorius, South Africa's most famous athlete, was jailed in 2016 for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp.
Could he be let out of jail soon?
@_EllaHill | @claudiabromley
For almost 50 years, women in the United States have had the right to have an abortion.
But a Supreme Court case could put those rights in jeopardy.
Listen to today's Sensemaker podcast.
@_EllaHill | @nimsaden
Our new show, Sweet Bobby, is top of the @ApplePodcasts news chart… very proud.
Do give it a listen, an incredible piece of work by @AlexiMostrous and the @tortoise team.
🎧 Out now on all podcast providers 🎧
This is a love story – which turns into a very modern horror.
Sweet Bobby – a new six-part podcast series from Tortoise.
This is the impact statement written by Susan Everard, Sarah Everard's mum. Her agony is palpable. Rest in peace beautiful Sarah. #SheWasJustWalkingHome
We're having a little celebration today at @tortoise 🥳
Our daily Sensemaker podcast has hit FIVE MILLION downloads, and it's all thanks to you!
One story every day to make sense of the world – available wherever you get your podcasts 👇
https://t.co/QatJIfXiTC
From capital punishment to feline Facebook: do read this great @tortoise#SlowView by @james_h_wilson_ on parliamentary petitions https://t.co/jnAdjZYB5J
Tunisia’s Covid death rate was the world’s highest in July. It was a disaster, and it was man-made. It opens a window onto corruption, inaction, and profiteering in the global response to the pandemic.
My latest report for @tortoise.
https://t.co/mfz1Q9Js2Y
African nations are left out the conversation when it comes to both Covid and the climate crisis. But these are global issues, and rich countries can't afford to be selfish
Illuminating piece from @ellen_halliday, reporting from from Gabon for @tortoise
https://t.co/9sOXrWdgsv
I've covered some very tough subjects since joining @tortoise, but my interview with Keldy- a Honduran woman separated from her children at the US border- was the first to make me cry. Our podcast on the scandal of child separation is out on all platforms
https://t.co/gOzVX63TZM
“Students are speaking up... and demanding better from the institutions meant to protect them.”
A long-awaited and much-needed reckoning is taking place in UK universities following the exposure of widespread mishandling of sexual assault.
✍️ @_EllaHill https://t.co/BwpbQF88Os