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Environment
Lack of protections have left farmers vulnerable to a historic price swing that could put them out of business
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Nearly a fifth of the largest farms have been linked to pollution in recent years
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The hate economy
Some MPS argue the move would protect victims while others warning it would be used by those trying to sow division
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A story published by Reach's regional outlets last week showcased the human cost of cheap clickbait
Big Tech
Unite the Kingdom was billed as a people’s protest. On the ground, it looked like an operation to turn grievance into clips, donations and sales
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Public sector pensions have ploughed billions into opaque investment funds which are financing ruinous gas projects on the US Gulf Coast
The Enablers
London lawyers used a private government meeting to throw mud at the press and describe their super-rich clients as locked in a ‘David and Goliath’ battle
Family Court Files
New report cites police, council and charity workers describing the acute dangers faced by children in unregistered settings
Local Power
Liam Kavanagh used taxpayers’ cash to fund life of luxury and ‘honestly believed he was entitled to the money’
Florence was taken from her mum aged 10. Then she embarked on a five-year battle to reverse court orders
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Beeban Kidron has tabled a new law to keep kids safe from online harm. We spoke to her about getting tough on big tech
Premier League probe into offshore payments we revealed in 2023 concludes with £10m fine and suspended transfer ban
Hostile political rhetoric and harmful media coverage overshadows statistics that show net migration is falling
The conflict in Iran has shown up gas and oil as unsafe investments. It’s time our pensions left them behind
We've been reporting on unregulated experts because we hoped our scrutiny would help drive change. Now it has
Analysis: Until lawyers are barred from sending out empty threats on behalf of mega-rich clients, free speech remains in danger
Global Health
With the NHS on its knees, the UK has struck a secretive new drugs deal. But how was it made – and what will it really cost?
We reveal how the bullish tactics of a pharma giant have left taxpayers spending over the odds for its life-saving medicine
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Major new project reveals the aggressive strategies used by MSD to make billions from a drug many desperate patients can’t afford
Hear about our latest investigations, before they break
We sat down with the Empire of AI author to discuss the global power dynamics shaping today’s tech arms race
Reporting on financial secrecy throws up a constant challenge: who are the victims? So we set out to find them – and give their voices a platform
How a mysterious late-night email blew open the biggest story of my career
COP in, COP out
We've been investigating the threats faced by Indigenous people for years. But ahead of this year's climate summit, I wanted to do something different.