Stories

22.10.20

Local Power

Bureau launches action over hidden council finances

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism is going to a tribunal to force Thurrock council to release key details of how it has invested huge sums of taxpayers’ money

17.10.20

Local Power

Fraud allegations call £400m council investments into question

Rockfire Capital, the company at the centre of the Bureau’s investigation into Thurrock council’s investment spree, has gone into voluntary liquidation just as another business owned by the same man f...

09.10.20

Local Power

Spelthorne spending spree “likely broke the law”

KPMG has refused to sign off Spelthorne council's accounts and suggested it could take the local authority to court over borrowing and investments in commercial property

05.10.20

The Enablers

HSBC ignored Jersey fraud warnings

HSBC failed to investigate warnings of a major fraud after an heiress accused her businessman father of draining millions from trust funds

05.10.20

The Enablers

Lost trust: leaked files expose Jersey’s inaction on fraud scandal

The Bureau’s investigation raises serious questions over Jersey’s ability to adequately police its finance industry

29.09.20

Domestic Violence

She split up with a cop. Then he had her arrested

Tracy (name changed) told the Bureau her ex-partner used his connections in the police and his knowledge of the law to have her repeatedly arrested

26.09.20

In memoriam: Sir Harry Evans

The Bureau's founder Elaine Potter mourns a giant in the world of news who had long been one of the Bureau's greatest champions and supporters

17.09.20

Homelessness

No Fixed Abode: how a simple question became a year-long investigation – and then a book

The number of people sleeping rough is only going up

08.09.20

The Housing Crisis

Taxpayers handing millions to private companies for housing the vulnerable

Housing associations pay higher than average rents to house the vulnerable

04.09.20

Shadow Wars

Eleven airstrikes. 117 people dead. More than 70 children killed.

A five-month collaborative OSINT investigation reveals the devastating reality of the US air war in Afghanistan

12.08.20

Eating the Earth

"The pressure's on": HSBC warns meat company JBS over Amazon deforestation

An internal report by HSBC bankers says the world's biggest meat company has no real plan for tackling deforestation in its supply chain and this represents a major risk to investors

09.08.20

Coronavirus

Lack of oxygen leaves patients in Africa gasping for air

Industry insiders have told the Bureau of Investigative Journalism that in their opinion the Linde Group and Air Liquide have overcharged for medical oxygen

31.07.20

Coronavirus

EU ombudsman launches inquiry into Covid-19 failings

An independent inquiry was launched after The Bureau revealed the confusion, complacency and lack of coordination that plunged the continent into crisis

30.07.20

Health

The baby brands turning Indonesian Instagram into free formula ads

Formula companies are using a group of unpaid mothers to market their brands online, in contravention of a WHO code

27.07.20

Eating the Earth

Brazilian meat giant trucked cattle from deforested Amazon ranch

The Bureau has uncovered evidence of JBS moving cattle from an illegally deforested farm to one of its own suppliers - a journey it claims is untraceable

21.07.20

The Enablers

Russia report: Interference is 'the new normal'

The report, which the Bureau campaigned to have released before the 2019 election, reveals the extent of Russian manipulation in the UK

15.07.20

Scrutinising Government

Crisis at the commission: inside Europe’s response to the coronavirus outbreak

A Bureau investigation reveals how Europe became the epicentre of the pandemic over the span of two months

10.07.20

Local Power

Thurrock mystery continues as council won’t say where more than £100m has gone

Council has continued to invest in renewable energy but the process lacks transparency

03.07.20

Homelessness

Gap in homelessness help could force thousands back onto streets

Although the majority of those housed in hotels during the pandemic have no recourse to public funds, there is no national plan to help them stay off the streets

02.07.20

Eating the Earth

Development banks funding industrial farms around the world

Billions of dollars are being pumped into the meat and dairy industries, despite warnings that global livestock production needs to be curtailed to avoid climate catastrophe

Bureau launches action over hidden council finances

Fraud allegations call £400m council investments into question

Spelthorne spending spree “likely broke the law”

HSBC ignored Jersey fraud warnings

Lost trust: leaked files expose Jersey’s inaction on fraud scandal

She split up with a cop. Then he had her arrested

In memoriam: Sir Harry Evans

No Fixed Abode: how a simple question became a year-long investigation – and then a book

Taxpayers handing millions to private companies for housing the vulnerable

Eleven airstrikes. 117 people dead. More than 70 children killed.

"The pressure's on": HSBC warns meat company JBS over Amazon deforestation

Lack of oxygen leaves patients in Africa gasping for air

EU ombudsman launches inquiry into Covid-19 failings

The baby brands turning Indonesian Instagram into free formula ads

Brazilian meat giant trucked cattle from deforested Amazon ranch

Russia report: Interference is 'the new normal'

Crisis at the commission: inside Europe’s response to the coronavirus outbreak

Thurrock mystery continues as council won’t say where more than £100m has gone

Gap in homelessness help could force thousands back onto streets

Development banks funding industrial farms around the world

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