Archive for Rachel Oldroyd

Get the data: The high cost lending companies
June 13, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Dataset: The financial details of the companies analysed.

The money pouring into a boom for consumer loans
June 13, 2013 | by | 3 Comments
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High street banks and US companies have financed payday loans.

Revealed: The £1 billion high cost lending industry
June 13, 2013 | by | No Comments
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A Bureau investigation reveals a hugely profitable and rapidly growing sector.

Making money: Profiting from high-interest loans
June 13, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Profiles of some of the leading high cost lending companies.

Infographic: Price of UK’s escalating housing crisis
May 20, 2013 | by | 1 Comment
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The scale of Britain’s housing crisis visualised.

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.

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.

Parents of British man killed by US drone blame UK government
March 15, 2013 | by | Comments Off
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In an exclusive interview, the parents of Mohamed Sakr speak out about his killing.

Calls for rethink on law that allows Home Secretary to revoke British citizenship
February 28, 2013 | by | 1 Comment
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System revealed by the Bureau described as ‘not compatible with British justice’.

Former British citizens killed by drone strikes after passports revoked
February 27, 2013 | by | 14 Comments
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Under the coalition government 16 people have been stripped of their British citizenship – and 2 were then killed by drones.

A statement by the Bureau’s Trustees
November 25, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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An inquiry into the nature of the Bureau’s involvement in a Newsnight programme.

Statement from the Bureau’s trustees regarding Lord McAlpine
November 15, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Statement relating to the north Wales child abuse story.

Statement from James Lee, chair of the Trustees
November 12, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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James Lee issues a statement regarding the resignation of Iain Overton.

Statement from Bureau trustees on Iain Overton’s resignation
November 12, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Ongoing inquiry by Trustees of the Bureau into BBC Welsh Abuse story.

Statement from Trustees of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism
November 10, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Statement from the Trust of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.

Abuse victim, Steven Messham, apologises to Lord McAlpine
November 10, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Abuse victim issues apology after mistaken identity.

The supergrass deals that slash life sentences for murder to just three years
October 7, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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A Bureau investigation exposes deals that let serious criminals escape long sentences.

Analysis: Drone project praised by US academic study
September 25, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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Bureau’s work on drones deemed ‘the best available’.

Government-owned corn destroyed in one of Africa’s poorest countries
September 20, 2012 | by | 6 Comments
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Bumper harvest leaves Zambian government struggling to cope.

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Westminster hit by soaring costs as it struggles with homeless crisis
June 8, 2013 | by | Comments Off
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Council spends more on homelessness than it saves on welfare clampdown.

White House briefings lay out new drone rulebook – but questions remain
May 24, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Signature strikes and CIA control of Pakistan drones likely until 2014, documents suggest

Home Secretary wins latest round of citizenship-stripping case
May 24, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Vietnamese-born man accused of militant training loses Court of Appeal case.

Case study: Beleaguered in Brent
May 23, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Hanane Toumi and her family work and study in Westminster but now commute from Brent.

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 | 1 Comment
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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 | 1 Comment
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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.