Jasmine Andersson
@the-chez.bsky.social
Senior news reporter for Yahoo News UK with a focus on the welfare system. Sheffield dweller, accent enthusiast and unofficial Mr Blobby correspondent.
Dozens of aspiring homeowners in the North West have become part of a life-changing scheme where they’re given a £10,000 deposit in return for building their property.
“We never thought we’d own a house now. We thought the dream had gone, and now it’s here.”
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“We never thought we’d own a house now. We thought the dream had gone, and now it’s here.”
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We got a £10,000 discount on our first home thanks to this life-changing scheme
Families in the North West have been able to get on the property ladder thanks to the 'sweat equity' scheme.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Dozens of aspiring homeowners in the North West have become part of a life-changing scheme where they’re given a £10,000 deposit in return for building their property.
“We never thought we’d own a house now. We thought the dream had gone, and now it’s here.”
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“We never thought we’d own a house now. We thought the dream had gone, and now it’s here.”
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I’m not working today but if I were I’d be giving the govt kudos for this. Well overdue step forward for tackling misogyny and sexual coercion in schools and beyond. Can’t tell you how much I wish we had it when I was younger!
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Boys to learn difference between porn and real life to tackle misogyny in England’s schools — The Guardian
Teachers to be given extra training as Keir Starmer warns ‘toxic ideas are taking hold early and going unchallenged’
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December 18, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I’m not working today but if I were I’d be giving the govt kudos for this. Well overdue step forward for tackling misogyny and sexual coercion in schools and beyond. Can’t tell you how much I wish we had it when I was younger!
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Not only was Rob Reiner a brilliant, genre-hopping film director, he also fought for other people’s projects when he didn’t need to. Most notably, he saved Seinfeld from cancellation, allowing it to grow into a juggernaut that changed the rules of comedy
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How Rob Reiner Saved Seinfeld From Being Canceled On NBC - SlashFilm
NBC might have canceled Seinfeld shockingly early in its run had sitcom veteran and A-list filmmaker Rob Reiner not stepped in.
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December 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Not only was Rob Reiner a brilliant, genre-hopping film director, he also fought for other people’s projects when he didn’t need to. Most notably, he saved Seinfeld from cancellation, allowing it to grow into a juggernaut that changed the rules of comedy
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www.slashfilm.com/1722562/rob-...
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The WI and Girlguiding have been pressured to exclude trans women – yet the law is clear as mud | Jess O’Thomson
The WI and Girlguiding have been pressured to exclude trans women – yet the law is clear as mud | Jess O’Thomson
Since the supreme court decision, organisations have faced lobbying and legal threats. But trans people are protected by discrimination law too, says Jess O’Thomson of the Good Law Project
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The WI and Girlguiding have been pressured to exclude trans women – yet the law is clear as mud | Jess O’Thomson
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Why is Wes Streeting picking over the number of autism and ADHD diagnoses when he should be focusing on why our systems of work, education and care are still so closed off to the people who get them? Well said @johnharris1969.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The right’s callous overdiagnosis bandwagon is rolling. Wes Streeting should not be on it | John Harris
Thankfully, we now know more about conditions such as autism and ADHD. The health secretary must not be part of this attempt to turn back the clock, says Guardian columnist John Harris
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Why is Wes Streeting picking over the number of autism and ADHD diagnoses when he should be focusing on why our systems of work, education and care are still so closed off to the people who get them? Well said @johnharris1969.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Devastating news. The passing of a true great www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Martin Parr, photographer acclaimed for observations of British life, dies aged 73
Known for acute observations of class system, Parr’s images were often in vivid colour with more than a dash of humour
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Devastating news. The passing of a true great www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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So the Daily Mail owner's wife has just given £50,000 to Nigel Farage's Reform UK
December 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
So the Daily Mail owner's wife has just given £50,000 to Nigel Farage's Reform UK
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The Cass Review is the worst kind of pseudoscience & has at least 13 peer-reviewed critiques of it (all ignored by mainstream media).
Streeting now wants a Cass Review for Autism, ADHD, etc.
I have characterised these as “contrived authority” strategies (referring to the work of Max Weber)
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Streeting now wants a Cass Review for Autism, ADHD, etc.
I have characterised these as “contrived authority” strategies (referring to the work of Max Weber)
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Considering Streeting's well stated belief autism, ADHD etc, along with mental health issues, are "overdiagnosed", I won't hold my breath for this doing anything other than being used to cut support, along with opportunities for diagnosis, for people who need it. #r4today
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Streeting orders review into mental health and ADHD diagnosis
The health secretary said the aim was to tackle a rising demand for services and the increased pressure on the NHS.
www.bbc.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:55 AM
The Cass Review is the worst kind of pseudoscience & has at least 13 peer-reviewed critiques of it (all ignored by mainstream media).
Streeting now wants a Cass Review for Autism, ADHD, etc.
I have characterised these as “contrived authority” strategies (referring to the work of Max Weber)
1/2
Streeting now wants a Cass Review for Autism, ADHD, etc.
I have characterised these as “contrived authority” strategies (referring to the work of Max Weber)
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What a sad departure from when I interviewed Petra, the first transgender WI woman to star on the magazine's front cover, just four years ago.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
What a sad departure from when I interviewed Petra, the first transgender WI woman to star on the magazine's front cover, just four years ago.
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Waking up every morning hoping my cat hasn't drunk my water
December 1, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Waking up every morning hoping my cat hasn't drunk my water
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For the next talk of the day, Jasmine Andersson speaks about claims that accents like the Cockney accent are dying out.
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 PM
For the next talk of the day, Jasmine Andersson speaks about claims that accents like the Cockney accent are dying out.
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Exclusive: Data shared with Yahoo News has revealed that waits for Access to Work have more than doubled in the last 18 months.
BBC presenter Mark Lane is just one grant recipient who will be six months out of pocket due to delays, and also subject to an £18k cut:
uk.news.yahoo.com/evidence-del...
BBC presenter Mark Lane is just one grant recipient who will be six months out of pocket due to delays, and also subject to an £18k cut:
uk.news.yahoo.com/evidence-del...
Hidden DWP payment delays are costing people their jobs: 'It's like they just don't care'
Exclusive: Wait times for Access to Work have more than doubled in the last 18 months
uk.news.yahoo.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Exclusive: Data shared with Yahoo News has revealed that waits for Access to Work have more than doubled in the last 18 months.
BBC presenter Mark Lane is just one grant recipient who will be six months out of pocket due to delays, and also subject to an £18k cut:
uk.news.yahoo.com/evidence-del...
BBC presenter Mark Lane is just one grant recipient who will be six months out of pocket due to delays, and also subject to an £18k cut:
uk.news.yahoo.com/evidence-del...
Exclusive: Data shared with Yahoo News has revealed that waits for Access to Work have more than doubled in the last 18 months.
BBC presenter Mark Lane is just one grant recipient who will be six months out of pocket due to delays, and also subject to an £18k cut:
uk.news.yahoo.com/evidence-del...
BBC presenter Mark Lane is just one grant recipient who will be six months out of pocket due to delays, and also subject to an £18k cut:
uk.news.yahoo.com/evidence-del...
Hidden DWP payment delays are costing people their jobs: 'It's like they just don't care'
Exclusive: Wait times for Access to Work have more than doubled in the last 18 months
uk.news.yahoo.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Exclusive: Data shared with Yahoo News has revealed that waits for Access to Work have more than doubled in the last 18 months.
BBC presenter Mark Lane is just one grant recipient who will be six months out of pocket due to delays, and also subject to an £18k cut:
uk.news.yahoo.com/evidence-del...
BBC presenter Mark Lane is just one grant recipient who will be six months out of pocket due to delays, and also subject to an £18k cut:
uk.news.yahoo.com/evidence-del...
My year has been made
Lots to enjoy with the new Adrian Mole adaptation announcement, which is coming from the BBC"
- David Nicholls is adapting it.
- Caitlin and Caroline Moran, Jack Rooke, Dillon Mapletoft and Oliver Taylor will also be writing for it.
- It will consist of ten 30 minute episodes.
- David Nicholls is adapting it.
- Caitlin and Caroline Moran, Jack Rooke, Dillon Mapletoft and Oliver Taylor will also be writing for it.
- It will consist of ten 30 minute episodes.
November 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
My year has been made
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Deep breath, once more for those at the back, seeking asylum is not illegal. No matter route used, which considering Labour has closed pretty much all the last remaining alternatives means irregular ones.
Anti-immigration sentiments are stoked by politicians like Mahmood, not people seeking safety.
Anti-immigration sentiments are stoked by politicians like Mahmood, not people seeking safety.
November 16, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Deep breath, once more for those at the back, seeking asylum is not illegal. No matter route used, which considering Labour has closed pretty much all the last remaining alternatives means irregular ones.
Anti-immigration sentiments are stoked by politicians like Mahmood, not people seeking safety.
Anti-immigration sentiments are stoked by politicians like Mahmood, not people seeking safety.
Very interesting crowdfunder on reinvigorating social clubs for the 21st century:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/21st-centu...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/21st-centu...
21st Century Social Clubs
We are rebuilding Britain’s social club movement for a new generation. Support us and be part of it!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Very interesting crowdfunder on reinvigorating social clubs for the 21st century:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/21st-centu...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/21st-centu...
I have a new housemate! Meet Ziggy the cat
November 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I have a new housemate! Meet Ziggy the cat
The Access to Work scheme that keeps thousands of people in employment is being “cut by stealth".
Aga, a deaf woman who has been in distress since losing her interpreter has had her payments reinstated after intervention from Yahoo. How many more cases are there?
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Aga, a deaf woman who has been in distress since losing her interpreter has had her payments reinstated after intervention from Yahoo. How many more cases are there?
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'It makes no sense': The DWP payment being quietly cut for disabled people - Yahoo News UK
Disabled workers have told Yahoo News that their grants to stay in work have been cut off in the last year - sometimes without explanation.
uk.news.yahoo.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The Access to Work scheme that keeps thousands of people in employment is being “cut by stealth".
Aga, a deaf woman who has been in distress since losing her interpreter has had her payments reinstated after intervention from Yahoo. How many more cases are there?
uk.news.yahoo.com/dwp-benefit-...
Aga, a deaf woman who has been in distress since losing her interpreter has had her payments reinstated after intervention from Yahoo. How many more cases are there?
uk.news.yahoo.com/dwp-benefit-...
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The newspapers attacking her don’t have an ounce of her courage. Megha’s responsible for some of the best reporting on gender rights we have. Standing with her in sisterhood and solidarity.
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The newspapers attacking her don’t have an ounce of her courage. Megha’s responsible for some of the best reporting on gender rights we have. Standing with her in sisterhood and solidarity.
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The attacks on my friend @meghamohan.bsky.social are awful. This is a journalist who has dedicated her career to telling ignored and forgotten stories about women in the global south - from lesbians in Burundi and Chile, to girls fighting child marriage in Malawi & teens in prison in Palestine.
November 8, 2025 at 6:59 AM
The attacks on my friend @meghamohan.bsky.social are awful. This is a journalist who has dedicated her career to telling ignored and forgotten stories about women in the global south - from lesbians in Burundi and Chile, to girls fighting child marriage in Malawi & teens in prison in Palestine.
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We’ve made this investigation free to read because so many people in Sheffield are affected by this story.
Our journalists have been knocking on doors for weeks and we’ve had to employ lawyers because of the legal threats made against us.
We can only do this kind of journalism with your support.
Our journalists have been knocking on doors for weeks and we’ve had to employ lawyers because of the legal threats made against us.
We can only do this kind of journalism with your support.
“It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car,” one woman who paid Milne tens of thousands of pounds told us. “He has just wiped me out.”
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
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Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived
Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We’ve made this investigation free to read because so many people in Sheffield are affected by this story.
Our journalists have been knocking on doors for weeks and we’ve had to employ lawyers because of the legal threats made against us.
We can only do this kind of journalism with your support.
Our journalists have been knocking on doors for weeks and we’ve had to employ lawyers because of the legal threats made against us.
We can only do this kind of journalism with your support.
