Bureau Stories

Yemen: reported US covert actions 2013
January 3, 2013 | by | Comments Off
An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle sits in it's hangar (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Steffen)

Dataset: US resumes targeting of alleged militants within days of the year’s start.

Emma Slater wins New Journalist of the Year
December 5, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Winner described as ‘big issue journalist’ for her Bureau investigations.

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.

‘OK, fine. Shoot him.’ Four words that heralded a decade of secret US drone killings
November 3, 2012 | by | 10 Comments
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Tenth anniversary of US covert programme which has killed thousands.

Britain’s highest court brands US rendition ‘unlawful’
October 31, 2012 | by | 2 Comments
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Rendition of a Pakistani man to detention facility described as a possible war crime.

Arrests and intimidation plague victims of Marikana massacre
October 29, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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The Marikana massacre inquiry is meant to heal wounds. But is it adding insult to injury?

UN team to investigate civilian drone deaths
October 25, 2012 | by | 4 Comments
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Expert condemns Obama’s failure to establish effective monitoring.

Home Office condemned over plans to deport Syrian activist
October 25, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Britain is the only EU country returning asylum seekers to Syria.

How the police copy and keep your phone secrets
October 25, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Police take data from suspects’ phones even if they release them without charge.

US Presidential candidate flip-flopping laid bare
October 25, 2012 | by | 4 Comments
President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney debate foreign policy Monday night at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida.

He said what? The art of political contradictions.

The Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) explained
October 24, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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A summary of how secret evidence is used in SIAC cases.

UK government rejects EU clampdown on high frequency trading
October 23, 2012 | by | 2 Comments
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UK stance on high frequency trading pits Chancellor against EU.

South African massacre was the tip of an iceberg
October 18, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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The shooting of miners shocked the world- but what led up to the protest?

UK parliament launches group to focus on drones
October 18, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Tom Watson and Zac Goldsmith to lead all-party parliamentary group.

Amnesty International workers on strike for their own rights
October 17, 2012 | by | 3 Comments
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Disputes over redundancies lead hundreds of staff to strike.

Starbucks: another company avoiding UK tax on a huge scale
October 17, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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Starbucks tax avoidance has provoked outrage. But it is only the latest company to slash its tax bill.

‘Secrecy’ in the Court of Protection
October 16, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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The Court of Protection must balance the interests of the vulnerable and public interest.

Twitt(er)ing open justice?
October 16, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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What happens when electronically-held information creeps into the jury room?

Court in the net
October 16, 2012 | by | 3 Comments
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The court system needs a Transparency Charter.

A corrective to bad journalism
October 16, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Debunking the myths about blogging and the law.

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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 | 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.