Sian Elvin

Exeter Cathedral in the sunshine

View from the roof of Exeter Cathedral

Budleigh Salterton beach

Budleigh Salterton beach looking out to sea

Looking back on a lovely weekend in Devon ☀️🏖

BREAKING

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"'... CHILDREN ARE STARVING AND EVEN AID WORKKERS ARE FAINT FROM HUNGER"
@beltrew.bsky.social for @the-independent.com

#Israel blocking #AidSupport means #Gaza mothers unable to produce #BreastMilk to feed babies.

Full Story: t.ly/IBc1j

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Braised short ribs on mashed potato with a red wine sauce and tenderstem broccoli

Made short ribs for @sianelvin.bsky.social because today is technically our Saturday

Headshot of Sian Elvin smiling, wearing a red top and black blazer

New work headshot has dropped! 🚨

A way to mark the start of what is unlikely to be a quiet summer, after a busy few weeks on @the-independent.com news desk 🗞️

UK Independent front page #TomorrowsPapersToday

UK front pages lead on that extraordinary story of the Afghan data leak and a secret plan to protect people from the Taliban #tomorrowspaperstoday

Sian standing smiling next to a tree

Views across the French countryside

Views across the French countryside

Views across the French countryside

Postcards from France celebrating one of my friends getting married! 🇫🇷🌞

Oh, that is awful! 😞

Sian smiling by the river at the end of Pride parade, holding an Independent flag

General view of the Pride in London parade

The Independent's Pride in London float

The parade reaches Trafalgar Square, wide view

Some photos from @the-independent.com at Pride in London at the weekend 🏳️‍🌈

Still on a high, but mindful that this is a protest and not just a party - and goes far beyond Pride Month 💪🌈

"IRAN STRIKES BACK WITH MISSILE ATTACK ON US BASE IN QATAR"
Full Story: t.ly/IB-cf

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#Iran retaliates against #DonaldTrump, launching #MissileStrikes against a #Qatar US base.

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Sian presenting an award at the Kent Press and Broadcast Awards

Host Maryam Moshiri speaking at the Kent Press and Broadcast Awards

Photos being taken after the awards ceremony at the Spitfire Cricket Ground in Canterbury

Sian and Rachel smiling together after the awards

Such a wholesome day at the Kent Press and Broadcast Awards last week 🏆

It was an honour to be a judge and get to present a trophy, too - local media is still thriving in my old patch and supporting it is so important! 📰

"PM URGES TRUMP: KEEP COOL - DON'T RAMP UP CONFLICT"
Full Story: t.ly/IBAgT

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#KeirStarmer urges #DonaldTrump to step back from direct strike on #Iran.

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Sian laughing and steering a boat

View across river in Malmö, Sweden

Chris smiling and wearing his race number after the Bridge Run 2025

View across lake in Malmö

Malmö-ments from Sweden 🇸🇪 🚢

The Independent named best digital publishing company of the year The Independent was awarded top gong at the Digital Publishing Awards

Had a brilliant night collecting this award. So proud of our amazing team at @the-independent.com 🏆🙌

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#TomorrowsPapersToday
The Independent reports: “The hungriest place on earth” - UN describes Gaza’s crisis with 100% at famine risk due to Israel’s aid blockade.
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They will be tasty! 🥚

Always a great day judging the Kent Press and Broadcast Awards! Looking forward to the ceremony next month 🏆

Landmark UK-EU Brexit reset deal secured ahead of Starmer’s London summit: Live The deal was struck after overnight talks on fishing and airport e-gates went ‘down to the wire’

BREAKING | Full details of UK-EU Brexit reset deal revealed as ‘new chapter’ begins

My wonderful fiancee has written this about her recent coeliac diagnosis, and I encourage you all to read it. It's a poorly understood condition - I'll admit to not understanding it properly myself until recently - and more people need to know what it actually involves.

Yes, it's definitely better than it was but there's still a way to go!

I have the same disease as 1 in 100 people – but I’ve never felt lonelier Although coeliac disease affects many thousands of people across the UK, a lack of understanding and awareness has left me feeling increasingly isolated since my diagnosis, writes Sian Elvin – and I’m...

First opinion piece in a while for The Independent 🖊

For Coeliac Awareness Month!

"This is a medical condition, not a lifestyle choice."

www.independent.co.uk/voices/coeli...

I have the same disease as 1 in 100 people – but I’ve never felt lonelier Although coeliac disease affects many thousands of people across the UK, a lack of understanding and awareness has left me feeling increasingly isolated since my diagnosis, writes Sian Elvin – and I’m...

I’ve just been diagnosed with the same disease as 1 in 100 people - but I’ve never felt lonelier | Sian Elvin (@sianelvin.bsky.social))
www.independent.co.uk/voices/coeli...

#TomorrowsPapersToday
The Independent: “For All Their Sakes, End the Deafening Silence on Gaza Now” by Bel Trew. A powerful call to action on Gaza’s crisis.
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US-UK trade deal live: Trump hails ‘full and comprehensive’ agreement with Britain The announcement comes after lengthy negotiations between both countries amid Trump’s global tariff war

🔴 LIVE | Trump to announce tariff cuts and hails ‘full and comprehensive’ trade deal with Britain

Chris waves to the crowd, when all felt good and his body hadn’t started failing him

Chris and Sian in Whitehall, after the finish, with Chris’s marathon medal

Chris with medal at the finish line (after his legs had started working again)

That was, by some margin, the hardest thing I have ever done. Thighs in agony from Canary Wharf, calves cramping up down Birdcage Walk, but I made it over the line in 4:12:26. Going to lie down now.

❤️

#TomorrowsPapersToday
The Independent
“Pope Francis 1936-2025” by an unnamed author. The pontiff passes away at 88, leaving a legacy of compassion and reform in the Catholic Church.
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And the UK papers from 22 April 2025 about the death of #PopeFrancis are just in.

Worth the wait! ☀️