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Alannah Francis

Alannah Francis is a reporter at i, with a particular interest in health and social care issues. She has previously worked at The Guardian, The Times and The Sunday Times.

Article thumbnail: Believers pray during a Christmas Eve service at the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral (Mykhailivskyi Zolotoverkhyi) as Ukrainians celebrate their first Christmas according to a Western calendar, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 24, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
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Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 20: Junior Doctors attend their picket line at UCLH at Euston on December 20, 2023 in London, England. The NHS is expecting widespread disruption as almost half of the medical workforce in England go on strike during one of the busiest periods of the year. (Photo by Guy Smallman/Getty Images)
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    Article thumbnail: A group of people thought to be migrants crossing the Channel in a small boat traveling from the coast of France and heading in the direction of Dover, Kent. Picture date: Tuesday August 29, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Migrants. Photo credit should read: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire
    Article thumbnail: A group of people thought to be migrants crossing the Channel in a small boat traveling from the coast of France and heading in the direction of Dover, Kent. Picture date: Tuesday August 29, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Migrants. Photo credit should read: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire
    Article thumbnail: FILE - View at the Bank of England, at the financial district in London, Thursday, May 11, 2023. The Bank of England is set to raise interest rates Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, for the 14th time in a row to a fresh 15-year high and keep the door open for further increases in the months to come as it tries to tamp down persistently high inflation. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
    Article thumbnail: FILE - View at the Bank of England, at the financial district in London, Thursday, May 11, 2023. The Bank of England is set to raise interest rates Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, for the 14th time in a row to a fresh 15-year high and keep the door open for further increases in the months to come as it tries to tamp down persistently high inflation. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
    Article thumbnail: DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 13: Delegates applaud after a speech by Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber (3L), President of the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference, during a plenary session on day thirteen of the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference on December 13, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The conference has gone into an extra day as delegations continue to negotiate over the wording of the final agreement. The COP28, which was originally scheduled to run from November 30 through December 12, has brought together stakeholders, including international heads of state and other leaders, scientists, environmentalists, indigenous peoples representatives, activists and others to discuss and agree on the implementation of global measures towards mitigating the effects of climate change. (Photo by Fadel Dawod/Getty Images)
    Article thumbnail: DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 13: Delegates applaud after a speech by Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber (3L), President of the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference, during a plenary session on day thirteen of the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference on December 13, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The conference has gone into an extra day as delegations continue to negotiate over the wording of the final agreement. The COP28, which was originally scheduled to run from November 30 through December 12, has brought together stakeholders, including international heads of state and other leaders, scientists, environmentalists, indigenous peoples representatives, activists and others to discuss and agree on the implementation of global measures towards mitigating the effects of climate change. (Photo by Fadel Dawod/Getty Images)
    Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 13: Britain's Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, departs 10, Downing Street to attend Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons on December 13, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
    Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 13: Britain's Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, departs 10, Downing Street to attend Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons on December 13, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)