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May Bulman’s Biography

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Reporter at The Independent

Also seen in Evening Standard | Times 2 | The New Day | The Tab | Sunday Mirror | Daily Mirror | BBC Afrique | EnQuete Plus | One MK | MK Citizen

Newspaper Journalism MA at City University London (2015-2016)
English & French BA Southampton University (2011-2015)

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EU nationals express panic after Home Office hardens its position on their legal rights ahead of ...

EU nationals express panic after Home Office hardens its position on their legal rights ahead of ...

EU citizens living in the UK have expressed panic and confusion after it emerged new regulations brought in b…

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Brexit and Donald Trump are 'squeezing refugees out of spotlight', warns Keir Starmer

Brexit and Donald Trump are 'squeezing refugees out of spotlight', warns Keir Starmer

The urgency of the refugee crisis is being "squeezed" out of the political spotlight due to the dominance of …

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Child refugees rejected by UK Home Office being 'neglected' in French accommodation centres

Child refugees rejected by UK Home Office being 'neglected' in French accommodation centres

Unaccompanied refugee children as young as 12 who have been rejected by the UK government are being "neglecte…

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Child refugee dies of heart attack in accommodation centre months after leaving Calais 'Jungle'

Child refugee dies of heart attack in accommodation centre months after leaving Calais 'Jungle'

An unaccompanied minor living in a children's accommodation centre in France after spending months in the Cal…

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Thousands of children are dying in Nigeria because the world isn't listening

Thousands of children are dying in Nigeria because the world isn't listening

Tens of thousands of children are at risk of starving to death in Nigeria unless the world takes action, the …

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British newspapers accused of publishing 'consistent stream' of inaccurate stories about Muslims

British newspapers accused of publishing 'consistent stream' of inaccurate stories about Muslims

British newspapers have been accused of publishing a "consistent stream" of inaccurate stories about Muslims,…

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The UK will scan asylum-seekers’ faces for age checks—despite knowing the tech is flawed

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By Matt Burgess Verified, Maddy Varner Verified, May Bulman Verified
| Tech News Tube
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The UK will scan asylum-seekers’ faces for age checks—despite knowing the tech is flawed

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By Matt Burgess Verified, Maddy Varner Verified, May Bulman Verified
| Ars Technica Verified
Tests of age-verification technology show the risks of life-altering errors. The arrivals hall and visa area with the automated biometric passport control entry gates at the the terminal of London Stansted Airport STN in England, United Kingdom on September 6, 2026. The arrivals hall and visa area with the automated biometric passport control entry gates at the the terminal of London Stansted Airport STN in England, United Kingdom on September 6, 2026. Age verification is consuming the Internet.
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Home Office knew AI age checks for migrant children were flawed — but rolled it out anyway

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By May Bulman Verified, Holly Bancroft Verified, Gabriel Geiger
| Inkl
The secret report also found the technology is least accurate when trying to age migrants from countries such as Eritrea and Sudan – which have the highest number of small boat migrants coming to the UK – amid accusations that the technology has “baked-in racial bias”. It warned that error rates are particularly high for female child migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa, at 4.6 years on average – meaning a 14-year-old girl could be predicted to be an adult.
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