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16.12.22

Health Inequality

Thousands of vulnerable people cut off from gas and electricity for days at a time

Stark figures of those forced to 'self-disconnect' only paint fraction of the picture as cost-of-living crisis takes hold

15.12.22

Big Tobacco

Lithium being trashed by the tonne as disposable vapes flood the US market

Five devices per second are thrown away by 15- to 24-year-olds despite containing reusable batteries

14.12.22

Big Tech

Meta sued for £2bn over Ethiopia hate speech revealed by Bureau

The petition, filed in the Kenyan courts on Tuesday, cites the Bureau and Observer’s reporting from February, which told the stories of Ethiopian civilians who say their family members were killed as...

30.11.22

Local Power

'Unprecedented risk': Thurrock finance chief ignored warnings about catastrophic deals

Sean Clark acted against consultants' advice on investments that have left council with largest budget gap ever reported by a local authority

29.11.22

Local Power

Thurrock council reveals £500m black hole caused by ruinous business deals

Series of catastrophic investments has left Thurrock with biggest deficit ever recorded by UK local authority

22.11.22

Global Superbugs

Swimming in superbugs: MRSA and E coli found in British rivers

Testing commissioned by the Bureau, World Animal Protection and the Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics has found evidence of drug resistance in waterways near farms

21.11.22

Big Tech

The eyes of Amazon: a hidden workforce driving a vast surveillance system

How low-paid employees in India and Costa Rica power the system used to monitor warehouse workers

21.11.22

Global Superbugs

McDonald’s and Walmart beef suppliers risk public health with ‘reckless’ antibiotics use

The most important antibiotics to human health are still being used within the supply chains of major US food companies, risking the spread of dangerous superbugs

10.11.22

Global Health

Who killed the vaccine waiver?

How Big Pharma and various government officials worked to water down a radical proposal aimed at giving poorer countries greater access to vaccines

05.11.22

The Enablers

How Qatar hacked the World Cup

Critics who threatened to expose wrongdoing by Qatar were targeting as part of huge hacking operation

05.11.22

The Enablers

Inside the global hack-for-hire industry

British investigators have been able to commission 'hack-for-hire' firms with little fear that they will be prosecuted for breaking the law

31.10.22

Environment

Mines, pipelines and oil rigs: what HSBC’s ‘sustainable finance’ really pays for

Bank is using ‘green’ initiatives to raise billions for companies that are fuelling the climate crisis

20.10.22

Big Tech

Behind TikTok’s boom: A legion of traumatised, $10-a-day content moderators

Moderators told the Bureau they faced inadequate psychological support to deal with the endless stream of disturbing content and had to work to gruelling performance targets

19.10.22

Local Power

Thurrock council ordered to disclose details of 'dodgy deals' worth £1bn

Tribunal decision comes after three-year battle by the council to maintain secrecy over its public investments

19.10.22

David Davis says SLAPP cases pose an ‘existential threat’ to journalism

Former Brexit secretary makes comments in parliamentary debate based on defamation case against the Bureau

07.10.22

Big Tobacco

A US farmer was accused of abusing his workers. Then Big Tobacco backed his election

Reynolds American has pumped a thousands of dollars into the campaigns of a local politician with anti-union agenda

07.10.22

The Housing Crisis

Lack of affordable lets leaves families with little left to live on

Three years since the Bureau first investigated, housing benefit rates still fall short across the country

25.09.22

Big Tech

Unholy alliance: the far-right religious network attacking reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights

CitizenGo network combines the US Christian right, militant European Catholics, Russian Orthodox hardliners and sanctioned oligarchs

22.09.22

Environment

Nestlé supplier used Brazilian beef from seized Indigenous land

Abattoir owned by meatpacking giant Marfrig is at the centre of murky supply chain that also includes McDonald’s and Burger King

15.09.22

Local Power

Chaos as Thurrock council tries to deal with backlash of investment scandal

The Bureau has raised serious questions over where £138 million of public money has gone

Thousands of vulnerable people cut off from gas and electricity for days at a time

Lithium being trashed by the tonne as disposable vapes flood the US market

Meta sued for £2bn over Ethiopia hate speech revealed by Bureau

'Unprecedented risk': Thurrock finance chief ignored warnings about catastrophic deals

Thurrock council reveals £500m black hole caused by ruinous business deals

Swimming in superbugs: MRSA and E coli found in British rivers

The eyes of Amazon: a hidden workforce driving a vast surveillance system

McDonald’s and Walmart beef suppliers risk public health with ‘reckless’ antibiotics use

Who killed the vaccine waiver?

How Qatar hacked the World Cup

Inside the global hack-for-hire industry

Mines, pipelines and oil rigs: what HSBC’s ‘sustainable finance’ really pays for

Behind TikTok’s boom: A legion of traumatised, $10-a-day content moderators

Thurrock council ordered to disclose details of 'dodgy deals' worth £1bn

David Davis says SLAPP cases pose an ‘existential threat’ to journalism

A US farmer was accused of abusing his workers. Then Big Tobacco backed his election

Lack of affordable lets leaves families with little left to live on

Unholy alliance: the far-right religious network attacking reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights

Nestlé supplier used Brazilian beef from seized Indigenous land

Chaos as Thurrock council tries to deal with backlash of investment scandal

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