Stories

11.08.17

Meat Industry

New animal cruelty figures show need for cameras

New data shows increase in number of times animals suffer needlessly before slaughter as the government announces plans to put cameras in abattoirs.

07.08.17

Drone Warfare

Afghanistan air war: US strikes pound Islamic State bastion

A monthly update on the covert US war on terror.

28.07.17

Drone Warfare

Islamic State in Afghanistan: Is US assault working?

US strikes are raining down on the group in Nangarhar province, but no one is really sure who they are hitting.

26.07.17

Privatised War

Company accused of "egregious overbilling" is Pentagon's biggest foreign food supplier

Dubai-based company Anham was once accused by SIGIR, the US military spending watchdog, of billing $900 for a circuit breaker.

21.07.17

Meat Industry

US-style livestock farming will not come to the UK, says Michael Gove

Responding to the Bureau's findings that megafarms have grown across the country, the Environment Secretary said high standards would be maintained once Britain leaves the EU.

21.07.17

Meat Industry

Conflict in the countryside: How intensive farms are dividing rural Britain

In a picturesque Herefordshire village, a poultry megafarm has met opposition. The farmer and his neighbour tell their side of the story in their own words.

18.07.17

Meat Industry

In photos: Inside a UK megafarm

US-style "megafarms" are sweeping across the UK, a major Bureau investigation has revealed. We were invited to see firsthand what intensive livestock farming looks like.

17.07.17

Meat Industry

The rise of the "megafarm": How British meat is made

A major Bureau investigation reveals the changing face of farming in the UK.

17.07.17

Meat Industry

Intensive farming in the UK, by numbers

The number of intensive farms in the UK has risen by a quarter with many so big they fit the definition of a US mega-farm.

16.06.17

Fake News

Jeremy Corbyn and the sexbots: One day in #GE2017

A Bureau analysis of Twitter chatter about the election during one five-day period found something rather surprising.

09.06.17

The Bureau Local

How new voter power identified by the Bureau damaged Theresa May

Before the election we identified 71 constituencies where new voters and those without a party could swing the balance. Of those, 20 seats changed hands - most were Tory losses.

08.06.17

Kidnapped and never seen again: UAE accused of forced disappearances in Yemen

The small Gulf state is a major ally for the US in the Middle East - but a Bureau investigation reveals there are serious questions to be asked about how it carries out its counterterrorism operations...

07.06.17

Antibiotic Resistance

Fact check: Could the new ‘supercharged’ antibiotic really spell the end of drug resistance?

Scientists claim their beefed up version of vancomycin could ‘eliminate the threat’ of superbugs. But experts say it will not work against the majority of deadly infections.

06.06.17

The Bureau Local

Revealed: How new voters could dent Theresa May's election majority

Our analysis shows newly-registered voters and those whose party isn't standing this time around could play a decisive role in 71 seats across the country.

06.06.17

The Bureau Local

Political parties ramp up use of personalised Facebook ads in final election week

Facebook ads specifically tailored to users’ locations, gender and views on Brexit have been shown to voters in key marginal seats across the UK, the Bureau Local has found.

02.06.17

The Bureau Local

May and Corbyn leave local journalists without answers on campaign trail

"Disappointing", "stage-managed" and "three minutes of nothing" - this is how local journalists across the country have described access to Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn in the run up to June 8.

02.06.17

The Bureau Local

Tory and Labour candidates fall behind SNP in dash for crowdfunding cash

Nearly 300 general election candidates - including 63 current and former MPs - have turned to crowdfunding sites to fund their campaigns, collectively aiming to raise nearly £900,000.

26.05.17

Antibiotic Resistance

Lack of information on antibiotic use on animals is a major problem, say experts

A Bureau event brought together leading figures to discuss superbugs, which have become a global public health emergency.

25.05.17

Drone Warfare

US military operations against Taliban dramatically escalate

US military operations against the Taliban have dramatically escalated during the Trump presidency, despite combat operations against the group ending over two years ago

22.05.17

Antibiotic Resistance

Big Pharma coalition to take on superbugs

Corporate alliance keeping tabs on promise to reduce the environmental impact from making drugs.

New animal cruelty figures show need for cameras

Afghanistan air war: US strikes pound Islamic State bastion

Islamic State in Afghanistan: Is US assault working?

Company accused of "egregious overbilling" is Pentagon's biggest foreign food supplier

US-style livestock farming will not come to the UK, says Michael Gove

Conflict in the countryside: How intensive farms are dividing rural Britain

In photos: Inside a UK megafarm

The rise of the "megafarm": How British meat is made

Intensive farming in the UK, by numbers

Jeremy Corbyn and the sexbots: One day in #GE2017

How new voter power identified by the Bureau damaged Theresa May

Kidnapped and never seen again: UAE accused of forced disappearances in Yemen

Fact check: Could the new ‘supercharged’ antibiotic really spell the end of drug resistance?

Revealed: How new voters could dent Theresa May's election majority

Political parties ramp up use of personalised Facebook ads in final election week

May and Corbyn leave local journalists without answers on campaign trail

Tory and Labour candidates fall behind SNP in dash for crowdfunding cash

Lack of information on antibiotic use on animals is a major problem, say experts

US military operations against Taliban dramatically escalate

Big Pharma coalition to take on superbugs

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