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16.11.19

Release The Report

UK inaction emboldened Russia, ISC witnesses tell Bureau

Multiple witnesses to the Intelligence and Security Committee have discussed their evidence with the Bureau, raising fears about Russian interference in UK politics

14.11.19

Decision Machines

Transparency concerns over secret government data projects

The Information Commissioner's Office has chosen to support the development of several controversial big data projects without public consultation

14.11.19

Decision Machines

Prisoner risk algorithm could program in racism

The Bureau has discovered there are grave concerns about new tool developed by the Ministry of Justice to determine how prisoners are assigned to different types of prison

13.11.19

Release The Report

Russian interference threatens elections across the world — including ours

The spectre of electoral interference from Russia has hung over elections and referendums from France to Ukraine, and from the USA to the UK

13.11.19

Release The Report

The Bureau mounts legal challenge for release of Russian interference report

The Bureau has instructed its lawyers to write to the prime minister requesting the report and, if necessary, challenge any refusal with an application for judicial review

04.11.19

Shadow Wars

The Afghan officials' families with luxury pads in Dubai

Senior Afghan officials and their families have owned luxury offshore property in Dubai, the Bureau can reveal

29.10.19

Shadow Wars

Almost 40 strikes every day in Afghanistan last month

The air war in Afghanistan is intensifying following the failure of the US-Taliban peace negotiations

25.10.19

'The council made me choose between my son and his siblings': How Wandsworth threatens whole families with eviction

We investigated how one London council was using extended powers to threaten entire families with eviction over offences committed by a child

21.10.19

Food and Farming

German appetite for beef eats into Brazilian rainforest

The Bureau shared data on imports of Brazilian beef across the EU with Die Welt, the German newspaper, who found major household names were buying from meat companies linked to deforestation

21.10.19

The Housing Crisis

Locked Out: how a single lost letter can cost the homeless a house

The Bureau has investigated loopholes in the Housing (Wales) Act and Homelessness Reduction Act that mean some of the most vulnerable homeless people can be denied help

20.10.19

Domestic Violence

Police face super-complaint over officers’ domestic abuse scandals

After a Bureau investigation, police forces in England and Wales are facing a super-complaint over their handling of domestic abuse allegations against officers and staff

16.10.19

Shadow Wars

Rare admission of guilt from US for killing Afghan child in air strike

US military has admitted a strike in October killed a child. To our knowledge, the US has only admitted six civilian deaths so far this year, despite allegations of many more

11.10.19

Local Power

Interest hike for council loans “could stop regeneration”

The Treasury has raised the interest rate on funding from the Public Works Loan Board after the Bureau reported that councils were using the money to invest heavily in commercial property

11.10.19

Decision Machines

Conflict of interest questions over Cummings’ job at health tech firm

MPs have raised questions over work Boris Johnson's top adviser did for Babylon, shortly before a government minister endorsed the company

05.10.19

The Housing Crisis

Locked Out: New homelessness law brings delays, denials and dead ends

Every week 5,500 families approach English councils for help with homelessness, but vulnerable people are being left in limbo

04.10.19

The Housing Crisis

Locked Out: Check if there’s enough affordable housing in your area

Use our calculator to find out how many properties near you were offered at affordable rates

04.10.19

The Housing Crisis

Locked Out: How Britain keeps people homeless

The Bureau has analysed more than 62,000 rental adverts and found 94% of rented homes are too expensive for families on housing benefit

23.09.19

Food and Farming

British egg farms breached salmonella rules more than 100 times

After revealing that salmonella in British eggs had poisoned 100 people, the Bureau discovered that rules to control the disease had been breached across the sector

20.09.19

Food and Farming

Exclusive: At least 100 cases of salmonella poisoning from British eggs

The Bureau can exclusively reveal that British eggs have been contaminated with a dangerous strain of salmonella, despite recent government assurances that they are safe

20.09.19

Global Superbugs

‘Invisible’ pharmacists selling knock-off drugs: the rise of antibiotic resistance in Cambodia

For the first time researchers have spoken to unregistered pharmacists selling antibiotics in Cambodia and discovered startling misuse of the drugs

UK inaction emboldened Russia, ISC witnesses tell Bureau

Transparency concerns over secret government data projects

Prisoner risk algorithm could program in racism

Russian interference threatens elections across the world — including ours

The Bureau mounts legal challenge for release of Russian interference report

The Afghan officials' families with luxury pads in Dubai

Almost 40 strikes every day in Afghanistan last month

'The council made me choose between my son and his siblings': How Wandsworth threatens whole families with eviction

German appetite for beef eats into Brazilian rainforest

Locked Out: how a single lost letter can cost the homeless a house

Police face super-complaint over officers’ domestic abuse scandals

Rare admission of guilt from US for killing Afghan child in air strike

Interest hike for council loans “could stop regeneration”

Conflict of interest questions over Cummings’ job at health tech firm

Locked Out: New homelessness law brings delays, denials and dead ends

Locked Out: Check if there’s enough affordable housing in your area

Locked Out: How Britain keeps people homeless

British egg farms breached salmonella rules more than 100 times

Exclusive: At least 100 cases of salmonella poisoning from British eggs

‘Invisible’ pharmacists selling knock-off drugs: the rise of antibiotic resistance in Cambodia

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