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Tipping the scales of justice: A barrister’s view
October 7, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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Why deals with serious criminals will lead to more miscarriages of justice.

A case to answer: The return of the Supergrass
October 7, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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An examination of key cases using supergrasses.

The miscarriages of justice that have involved prison informants
October 7, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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70% of appeal cases involving prison informants lead to wrongful convictions.

The data: Sentence reductions under Socpa
October 7, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Data showing the levels of sentence reductions given.

In poor health: London’s shocking disparity in men’s life expectancy
June 25, 2012 | by | 3 Comments
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Men in some parts of London live 17 years less than those in wealthier areas.

Why is men’s health suffering in London?
June 25, 2012 | by | 3 Comments
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Initiatives by football clubs aim to increase life expectancy among men, but it’s still too low.

Get the data: Spending on male health and wellbeing services
June 25, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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London boroughs spend significantly less on male health and well-being services.

Men’s health: A correlation between the gender gap and deprivation?
June 24, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Areas in the more deprived parts of London have big gaps between female and male life expectancy.

Euro 2012: Welcome to Hell?
May 29, 2012 | by | 3 Comments
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Panorama’s expose of racism in Eastern Europe ahead of Euro 2012.

NATO failed to investigate civilian deaths in Libya says HRW
May 14, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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NGO investigates 72 civilian deaths in NATO’s Libyan campaign.

The Trouble With Men
May 5, 2012 | by | 2 Comments
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ITV’s Tonight tackles the difficult matter of male depression.

Dying on the inside
April 25, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Why are prisoners committing suicide in Pennsylvania?

The bravest men in Baghdad?
April 23, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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In danger: Unreported World goes on patrol with the Baghdad Bomb Squad.

Digging the dirt: Glencore linked to alleged ‘child labour’
April 16, 2012 | by | 2 Comments
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Commodity giant Glencore is accused of purchasing copper mined by children in DRC.

Terror in Sudan: Bashir’s second genocide
April 13, 2012 | by | 2 Comments
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The Sudanese government is killing its own people through airstrikes and forced starvation.

‘Pinkwashing’: How corporations jump on the breast-cancer bandwagon
March 30, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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How the pink ribbon is used to sell cars, cosmetics… even handguns.

Yemen: reported US covert actions 2001-2011
March 29, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Dataset: A searchable record of US covert operations in Yemen from the start of the war on terror.

Yemen: The Bureau’s investigation explained
March 29, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Why the Bureau began tracking US strikes in Yemen.

Killing time: life on death row
March 23, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Werner Herzog’s masterful portrait of a man living on borrowed time.

The dead talking
March 13, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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Examining a Chinese talk show that interviews death row inmates.

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Sharp rise in B&B spending as homelessness crisis intensifies
May 21, 2013 | by | No Comments
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A £90m bed and breakfast bill for UK's 12 largest cities.

Voices from the frontline of the housing crisis
May 20, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Those who experience the housing maelstrom first-hand speak out.

Case study: Stranded in Southwark
May 20, 2013 | by | No Comments
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With three children and a baby on the way Zara Mahamat just wants a stable home.

Infographic: Price of UK’s escalating housing crisis
May 20, 2013 | by | No Comments
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The scale of Britain's housing crisis visualised.

Get the data: Britain’s housing turmoil in numbers
May 19, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Dataset: The Bureau's research into the extent and cost of housing upheaval.

How we did it: Tracking the housing crisis
May 19, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Methodology: How the Bureau compiled its data on homelessness.

Britain’s housing crisis: The impact on children
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A-star students fail to make the grade when they are moved away, say teachers.

Forced exodus: London’s homeless pushed to suburbs
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Benefit claimants should not be able to live in areas others can't afford, says housing minister.

Scale of UK housing crisis revealed
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Uprooted and vulnerable: The true cost of homelessness in Britain.

Home Secretary strips two more people of British citizenship
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Theresa May continues to use powers of exile as total stripped of citizenship hits 23.