Sophie Gallagher

@SCFGallagher

Feats Editor @theipaper | Award-winning writer @BBCNews @guardian @thetimes @huffpostuk @FT | Author #HowMenCanHelp | Cyber flashing expert

London, England sophiegallagher.co.uk Joined July 2012

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Sophie Gallagher @SCFGallagher Oct 11, 2024

🚨Jolly job news🚨

Am now Features and Lifestyle Editor at @theipaper

Sorry to the girl who dreamed of being a cycling vet/nurse. Think it was probably for the best tho.

I will also be doing a lot more writing .

Sophie Gallagher @SCFGallagher Oct 23, 2024

What happens if you find your dad is a sex offender? For @theipaper I dove into their lives after that traumatic police knock.

Testament to how much families struggle: I interviewed one child who then pulled out. But the system leaves them to cope alone.
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inews.co.uk 'I found out my father was a paedophile as I was doing my GCSEs' What is it really like to realise your father is guilty of online sexual crimes? Sophie Gallagher meets one daughter living with the fallout

Sophie Gallagher @SCFGallagher Aug 19, 2024

For @theipaper I've dug into the latest 'crash for cash' scam. Those who've experienced it talk about how shaken up they were. How odd it was. How setup they felt.

This isn't riders trying to make a quick £. The experts say organised crime are behind it.
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inews.co.uk I was scammed by a moped rider - how to avoid the same happening to you Last year there was a 60-fold increase in 'cash for crash' claims, say insurers. Sophie Gallagher speaks to those who have become victims

Sophie Gallagher @SCFGallagher Aug 16, 2024

1) On 18 July, Lucia - & 4 other @JustStop_Oil protestors - were given long prison sentences for action on the M25.

A few weeks later I went to meet her best friend @georgehibberd - & speak to Lucia about life inside, protest & regret…

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inews.co.uk 'It's horrific but I'd do it again': My life in prison for Just Stop Oil protests Lucia Whittaker De Abreu is serving a record four-year sentence for taking part in climate action on the M25. In an exclusive interview, Sophie Gallagher speaks to her and close friend George Hibberd

Sophie Gallagher @SCFGallagher Aug 7, 2024

I've been desperately trying to stop participating in 'urgency culture'. Stop replying instantly. Stop the ping,ping,ping between tabs. To stop feeling guilty for concentrating on one thing at a time. But did it make me worse at my job?

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inews.co.uk I was on the brink of burnout - so I followed these rules to reset my life Modern life requires us to be constantly online, available and engaged - but 'urgency culture' is ruining our brains. Sophie Gallagher tries to break free