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We joined others in challenging the decision to hold, behind closed doors, proceedings against a lawyer accused of a 'blackmail threat' against a journalist
But yesterday, our coalition’s lawyer was denied the chance to argue that challenge
But yesterday, our coalition’s lawyer was denied the chance to argue that challenge
Top lawyer’s prosecution for ‘blackmail threat’ against journalist…
TBIJ and others challenged the decision to hold the disciplinary case in private as an affront to open justice
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November 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We joined others in challenging the decision to hold, behind closed doors, proceedings against a lawyer accused of a 'blackmail threat' against a journalist
But yesterday, our coalition’s lawyer was denied the chance to argue that challenge
But yesterday, our coalition’s lawyer was denied the chance to argue that challenge
Reform’s leading councillor in Portsmouth, George Madgwick recently argued that young people are overpaid – backing Nigel Farage’s call to reduce the minimum wage
But what he didn’t mention is that several tribunals found that some of his own companies have failed to pay wages and holiday pay
But what he didn’t mention is that several tribunals found that some of his own companies have failed to pay wages and holiday pay
November 21, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Reform’s leading councillor in Portsmouth, George Madgwick recently argued that young people are overpaid – backing Nigel Farage’s call to reduce the minimum wage
But what he didn’t mention is that several tribunals found that some of his own companies have failed to pay wages and holiday pay
But what he didn’t mention is that several tribunals found that some of his own companies have failed to pay wages and holiday pay
That AI-generated stop the boats meme you saw on Facebook?
It might have been produced by an industrial content farm in Sri Lanka
It might have been produced by an industrial content farm in Sri Lanka
November 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
That AI-generated stop the boats meme you saw on Facebook?
It might have been produced by an industrial content farm in Sri Lanka
It might have been produced by an industrial content farm in Sri Lanka
NEW: Cotton used by Nike and Adidas can be traced back to a company using a farm straddling disputed land in Brazil
That very same company – SLC Agricola – has been promoting its green credentials at Cop30 ...
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
That very same company – SLC Agricola – has been promoting its green credentials at Cop30 ...
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
SLC Agricola: Cotton grower linked to land invasions
SLC Agrícola is pushing its green image at Cop30 climate talks while growing cotton on a farm accused of land grabs
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November 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
NEW: Cotton used by Nike and Adidas can be traced back to a company using a farm straddling disputed land in Brazil
That very same company – SLC Agricola – has been promoting its green credentials at Cop30 ...
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
That very same company – SLC Agricola – has been promoting its green credentials at Cop30 ...
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
Islamophobic and racist AI-generated posts aimed at Brits helped make one Sri Lankan influencer rich – and now he’s sharing his formula
How racist AI Facebook posts made one Sri Lankan influencer rich
The content creator made his fortune from racist Facebook groups aimed at Brits; now he’s sharing his formula
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November 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Islamophobic and racist AI-generated posts aimed at Brits helped make one Sri Lankan influencer rich – and now he’s sharing his formula
As gold prices skyrocket, Chinese and western companies are working side by side to exploit a region ravaged by civil war
Welcome to the illegal gold rush tearing Ethiopia apart
📸 Erberto Zani via Alamy
Welcome to the illegal gold rush tearing Ethiopia apart
📸 Erberto Zani via Alamy
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
As gold prices skyrocket, Chinese and western companies are working side by side to exploit a region ravaged by civil war
Welcome to the illegal gold rush tearing Ethiopia apart
📸 Erberto Zani via Alamy
Welcome to the illegal gold rush tearing Ethiopia apart
📸 Erberto Zani via Alamy
perating a children’s home that is not registered with Ofsted is a criminal offence
Yet, Cornwall Council offered suppliers £6 million to provide “staffing for unregistered places” across the county – and advertised the contract on a government website
Yet, Cornwall Council offered suppliers £6 million to provide “staffing for unregistered places” across the county – and advertised the contract on a government website
Cornwall council offered suppliers £6m to staff illegal children’s…
Regulators intervene after UK local authority accused of normalising unlawful placements
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November 13, 2025 at 10:29 AM
perating a children’s home that is not registered with Ofsted is a criminal offence
Yet, Cornwall Council offered suppliers £6 million to provide “staffing for unregistered places” across the county – and advertised the contract on a government website
Yet, Cornwall Council offered suppliers £6 million to provide “staffing for unregistered places” across the county – and advertised the contract on a government website
Julia came to the UK to work on a farm after being promised she would earn £500 per week picking fruit –in her first fortnight, she was paid £150
The low pay and other poor working conditions pushed her and 90 colleagues to go on strike, the first industrial action of its kind
The low pay and other poor working conditions pushed her and 90 colleagues to go on strike, the first industrial action of its kind
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Julia came to the UK to work on a farm after being promised she would earn £500 per week picking fruit –in her first fortnight, she was paid £150
The low pay and other poor working conditions pushed her and 90 colleagues to go on strike, the first industrial action of its kind
The low pay and other poor working conditions pushed her and 90 colleagues to go on strike, the first industrial action of its kind
Our environment team has been working hard to investigate some of the worst polluters and the impact of the climate crisis on local communities
Join us this Thursday to hear from TBIJ reporters about some of our recent Cop30 investigations – and bring your questions! 🌍
Join us this Thursday to hear from TBIJ reporters about some of our recent Cop30 investigations – and bring your questions! 🌍
What’s the price for protecting the world’s best hope against climate change?
For Kim Rebholz, who was hired to monitor the DRC’s rainforest, it was his family’s safety
Today we’re exposing the environmental crimes he witnessed – which he says go back to the former president
For Kim Rebholz, who was hired to monitor the DRC’s rainforest, it was his family’s safety
Today we’re exposing the environmental crimes he witnessed – which he says go back to the former president
DRC's mangroves park damaged by logging, smuggling and violence
Kim Rebholz tried to end illegal logging, smuggling and pollution in DRC's mangroves park, one of the world's most important forests
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November 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Our environment team has been working hard to investigate some of the worst polluters and the impact of the climate crisis on local communities
Join us this Thursday to hear from TBIJ reporters about some of our recent Cop30 investigations – and bring your questions! 🌍
Join us this Thursday to hear from TBIJ reporters about some of our recent Cop30 investigations – and bring your questions! 🌍
What’s the price for protecting the world’s best hope against climate change?
For Kim Rebholz, who was hired to monitor the DRC’s rainforest, it was his family’s safety
Today we’re exposing the environmental crimes he witnessed – which he says go back to the former president
For Kim Rebholz, who was hired to monitor the DRC’s rainforest, it was his family’s safety
Today we’re exposing the environmental crimes he witnessed – which he says go back to the former president
DRC's mangroves park damaged by logging, smuggling and violence
Kim Rebholz tried to end illegal logging, smuggling and pollution in DRC's mangroves park, one of the world's most important forests
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
What’s the price for protecting the world’s best hope against climate change?
For Kim Rebholz, who was hired to monitor the DRC’s rainforest, it was his family’s safety
Today we’re exposing the environmental crimes he witnessed – which he says go back to the former president
For Kim Rebholz, who was hired to monitor the DRC’s rainforest, it was his family’s safety
Today we’re exposing the environmental crimes he witnessed – which he says go back to the former president
Police forces have arrested 18 people and searched locations across the world in a massive investigation into global scam networks – including one we exposed recently
November 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Police forces have arrested 18 people and searched locations across the world in a massive investigation into global scam networks – including one we exposed recently
🚨 We are looking for an experienced editor to lead our Enablers team on a fixed-term maternity cover contract
Salary: £53,100 to £59,000 per annum depending on experience
Contract: Fixed term maternity cover, full time, 11 months
Location: London (hybrid)
Deadline: Wednesday 26th November
Salary: £53,100 to £59,000 per annum depending on experience
Contract: Fixed term maternity cover, full time, 11 months
Location: London (hybrid)
Deadline: Wednesday 26th November
We’re hiring! Apply to be our Enablers Editor (Maternity cover)
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November 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🚨 We are looking for an experienced editor to lead our Enablers team on a fixed-term maternity cover contract
Salary: £53,100 to £59,000 per annum depending on experience
Contract: Fixed term maternity cover, full time, 11 months
Location: London (hybrid)
Deadline: Wednesday 26th November
Salary: £53,100 to £59,000 per annum depending on experience
Contract: Fixed term maternity cover, full time, 11 months
Location: London (hybrid)
Deadline: Wednesday 26th November
This year’s Cop30 is starting next week – it's an important opportunity for us to hold our governments accountable
But is it all just a talking shop or will it actually make a difference?
But is it all just a talking shop or will it actually make a difference?
November 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This year’s Cop30 is starting next week – it's an important opportunity for us to hold our governments accountable
But is it all just a talking shop or will it actually make a difference?
But is it all just a talking shop or will it actually make a difference?
🚨 An MP has demanded HMRC release its official estimate of how much tax is being lost to offshore havens – information we discovered is currently being withheld by the authority
HMRC won't admit how much tax is lost offshore
The taxman has the numbers needed to estimate how much cash is lost to overseas havens – but it isn't sharing the details
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November 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
🚨 An MP has demanded HMRC release its official estimate of how much tax is being lost to offshore havens – information we discovered is currently being withheld by the authority
Indonesia committed to phasing out coal in 2022, with $20bn of help from wealthy nations and banks
But, since then, these very same big banks have also been funding companies driving the expansion of coal in the country
📸 Garry Andrew Lotulung / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
But, since then, these very same big banks have also been funding companies driving the expansion of coal in the country
📸 Garry Andrew Lotulung / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
November 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Indonesia committed to phasing out coal in 2022, with $20bn of help from wealthy nations and banks
But, since then, these very same big banks have also been funding companies driving the expansion of coal in the country
📸 Garry Andrew Lotulung / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
But, since then, these very same big banks have also been funding companies driving the expansion of coal in the country
📸 Garry Andrew Lotulung / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
JBS is the world’s biggest meat company – it has sold diseased meat, been accused of workers’ rights abuses, been implicated in using child labour, and linked to deforestation in the Amazon
Now it’s expected to talk up sustainable farming at Cop30
Cris Faga/NurPhoto, Getty
Now it’s expected to talk up sustainable farming at Cop30
Cris Faga/NurPhoto, Getty
November 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
JBS is the world’s biggest meat company – it has sold diseased meat, been accused of workers’ rights abuses, been implicated in using child labour, and linked to deforestation in the Amazon
Now it’s expected to talk up sustainable farming at Cop30
Cris Faga/NurPhoto, Getty
Now it’s expected to talk up sustainable farming at Cop30
Cris Faga/NurPhoto, Getty
For our investigation into employment tribunals, we joined forces with others who wanted to see the system change
Find out how we did it: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
Find out how we did it: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
Doing journalism differently: how we built our latest collaborative…
For our investigation into employment tribunals, we joined forces with others who wanted to see the system change
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October 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
For our investigation into employment tribunals, we joined forces with others who wanted to see the system change
Find out how we did it: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
Find out how we did it: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
Remember this story from last week?
Character.AI will ban all under-18s from talking to its chatbots next month after we revealed harmful and manipulative bots on the platform
Character.AI will ban all under-18s from talking to its chatbots next month after we revealed harmful and manipulative bots on the platform
We monitored an AI chatbot service popular with teens and found characters modelled on alt-right extremists, school shooters and even real people – including Jeffrey Epstein
Character AI has millions of users – and the app has been downloaded 2m+ times in the UK alone
Character AI has millions of users – and the app has been downloaded 2m+ times in the UK alone
October 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Remember this story from last week?
Character.AI will ban all under-18s from talking to its chatbots next month after we revealed harmful and manipulative bots on the platform
Character.AI will ban all under-18s from talking to its chatbots next month after we revealed harmful and manipulative bots on the platform
Millions of pounds of UK taxpayer money was supposed to help developing countries deal with the climate crisis – instead, where did it go?
To billionaire-owned luxury carmakers, a company building new gas-fired power, and telecoms giants
To billionaire-owned luxury carmakers, a company building new gas-fired power, and telecoms giants
October 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Millions of pounds of UK taxpayer money was supposed to help developing countries deal with the climate crisis – instead, where did it go?
To billionaire-owned luxury carmakers, a company building new gas-fired power, and telecoms giants
To billionaire-owned luxury carmakers, a company building new gas-fired power, and telecoms giants
Climate journalists in Europe and North America often write about the forest as a resource, or something that can be quantified
But what if the forest is your home or a part of you?
For our first Cop30 story, we spoke to 100 Indigenous people from the world’s tropical forests
But what if the forest is your home or a part of you?
For our first Cop30 story, we spoke to 100 Indigenous people from the world’s tropical forests
October 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Climate journalists in Europe and North America often write about the forest as a resource, or something that can be quantified
But what if the forest is your home or a part of you?
For our first Cop30 story, we spoke to 100 Indigenous people from the world’s tropical forests
But what if the forest is your home or a part of you?
For our first Cop30 story, we spoke to 100 Indigenous people from the world’s tropical forests
If we want to ensure that this year's climate summit isn’t yet another cop out, negotiators inside the venue must be held accountable to those on the frontlines 🌎
Why we're investigating key issues at the Cop30 climate summit in…
Negotiators at this year’s climate talks in Belém must be held accountable for advancing climate action – and for protecting those on the frontlines.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
If we want to ensure that this year's climate summit isn’t yet another cop out, negotiators inside the venue must be held accountable to those on the frontlines 🌎
The incoming victims’ commissioner has called for an urgent review of all family cases involving Melanie Gill – an unregulated psychologist who has given evidence up to 200 times
🚨 A mother has won a landmark legal battle to overturn the evidence of an unregulated psychologist that resulted in her losing custody of her daughters
Mum who lost custody of children has expert’s evidence overturned
Landmark decision could prompt challenges to other cases involving unregulated expert Melanie Gill
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October 27, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The incoming victims’ commissioner has called for an urgent review of all family cases involving Melanie Gill – an unregulated psychologist who has given evidence up to 200 times
🚨 A mother has won a landmark legal battle to overturn the evidence of an unregulated psychologist that resulted in her losing custody of her daughters
Mum who lost custody of children has expert’s evidence overturned
Landmark decision could prompt challenges to other cases involving unregulated expert Melanie Gill
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🚨 A mother has won a landmark legal battle to overturn the evidence of an unregulated psychologist that resulted in her losing custody of her daughters
The family courts will stop operating on the presumption that a child should have contact with both parents following a decision intended to improve the safety of children
‘Momentous’ change to family courts aims to keep children safe from…
Presumption that child should have contact with both parents will be scrapped in landmark win for campaigners
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October 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The family courts will stop operating on the presumption that a child should have contact with both parents following a decision intended to improve the safety of children
We monitored an AI chatbot service popular with teens and found characters modelled on alt-right extremists, school shooters and even real people – including Jeffrey Epstein
Character AI has millions of users – and the app has been downloaded 2m+ times in the UK alone
Character AI has millions of users – and the app has been downloaded 2m+ times in the UK alone
October 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
We monitored an AI chatbot service popular with teens and found characters modelled on alt-right extremists, school shooters and even real people – including Jeffrey Epstein
Character AI has millions of users – and the app has been downloaded 2m+ times in the UK alone
Character AI has millions of users – and the app has been downloaded 2m+ times in the UK alone