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GB News Star Dan Wootton Unmasked in Cash-for-Sexual Images Catfishing Scandal
In the first part of its three-year special investigation, Byline Times reveals the accounts of victims targeted by the powerful TV presenter
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Can we Trust Angela Rayner’s Promise to Clean ‘Bad Chaps’ Out of Government?
Labour’s Deputy Leader made a welcome pledge to end the ‘good chaps’ approach to Government, which allowed sleaze and corruption to persist under the Conservatives.
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‘It is Impossible to Live Among These People’: Meet the Russians Resisting the War from Abroad
“I saw my friends being detained by police… all protests were completely repressed.” Byline Times talks to the Russian dissidents forced to flee because of their anti war stance
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The Michaela School, Katharine Birbalsingh and the New Culture War Frontier
Byline Times delves into the Michaela Community School and its key backers.
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‘A Deeply Concerning Precedent in a Democratic Society’: Council of Europe Shares Criticism Over Charging Journalists to Cover Party Conference
The move from the governing party has sparked concerns over press freedom
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‘Our Main Motto is – Survive’: The Scarred Suburbs of Saltivka
Ukraine’s second biggest city, Kharkiv, has suffered from thousands of missile attacks since Russia’s invasion. How are residents dealing with the destruction?
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Braverman and Birbalsingh: The Close Tory Ties of the Right Wing’s Beloved ‘Strictest Headmistress’
Byline Times investigates the financial and ideological links surrounding the Michaela School, delving into their potential impact on educational policies and practices.
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Mega-Union Unite ‘Won’t Give an Extra Penny to Labour’ Unless Keir Starmer Changes Tack
“People feel very let down” by Sir Keir Starmer, the Unite leader tells Byline Times.
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The Hidden Suffering of Zapporizhzhia, Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Hub
The trauma of loss and the fears of a bigger catastrophe around the nearby nuclear power plant haunt Ukrainians living near the reactivated front line
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Safe European Homes: Racist Violence Grips Tunisian City as Europe Pushes Migration Concerns Overseas
Tunisians, one of the principal contributors to irregular migration, have turned upon black arrivals in the port city of Sfax
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An Empire of Lies: Prigozhin’s Absence Won’t End Russian Meddling in Western Politics
Tyrannies have to act, constantly. Thinking comes later. So Russian disinformation will not end with the demise of one oligarch
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Privacy Battle Rages Over Government Plans which ‘Could End’ Encrypted Messaging Apps like WhatsApp and Telegram
A global coalition is urging ministers and lords to protect end-to-end encryption in the Online Safety Bill
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Labour and ‘The Purge’: Leadership’s Direction Sparks Revolt Among MPs and Activists
Concerns are increasing that Labour Leader Keir Starmer risks creating a stifling monoculture in the party
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Nigel Farage’s Bank Account, the Press and a Story ‘Too Good to Check’
The former Brexit Party Leader’s claims to have been politically persecuted by the banks have been taken at face value by publications that really should know better
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Westminster Attacks on Workers’ Rights Sees UK’s Global Rating Tumble
Thousands of workers face being sacked for not crossing their own picket lines if new Westminster legislation passes
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‘Completely Stupid’: How the Government is Blocking ‘Life-Saving’ Research on Drugs Including Magic Mushrooms
Former government drugs adviser tells UK government to unblock research on psychedelics, citing “remarkable” treatment potential
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Deep-Sea Mining: A Threat to Wildlife, People and the Planet
Deep-sea mining will mean vast destruction we can’t predict – to produce minerals we don’t need, according to the CEO of the Environmental Justice Foundation
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REVEALED: Student Group with Links to the Far-Right to Protest Socialist Festival
Byline Times investigates a small but vocal “anti-anti fascist” group that is increasingly targeting the left.
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The Russians Risking It All
Despite the odds and the heavy punishments, resistance still exists in Russia. Index on Censorship’s Assistant Editor Katie Dancey-Downs talks to those who are braving it to stand up to Putin
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Can the UAE Reconcile its COP28 Agenda with its Plans to Accelerate Oil Production?
The UAE, reliant on producing and exporting heavily polluting fuels, is likely to oppose the transformative measures required to incentivise nations to move away from new oil and gas production
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There Are No Shelters in the Storm
Caolan Robertson reflects on Russia’s attack on a pizza restaurant hit by missiles in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, in which at least 10 people were killed
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Public Overwhelmingly Opposed to Liz Truss Dishing Out Gongs and Peerages in Resignation Honours
Exclusive polling for Byline Times suggests that the public rejects the short-lived Prime Minister being able to create new peers in the Lords
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The Idea to Overhaul the House of Lords that Politicians Aren’t Talking About
YouGov polling suggests strong potential support across the board for a very different chamber to replace the House of Lords
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New Claimant Steps Forward in Andrew Tate Assault Case
Facing multiple charges for offences in Romania, the social media influencer now faces new civil claims in the UK
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Britain Stuck in an Investment ‘Doom Loop” Says New Research
Labour’s abandonment of its green prosperity plan is emblematic of an economy that has slumped to the bottom of the G7 in mobilising investment
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Homeless Charity CEO Accused of Foul-Mouthed Tirade at Union as Pay Dispute Turns Toxic
Staff of St Mungo’s charity have begun an indefinite strike over pay, following allegations of a ‘25 minute shouting match’ at union reps by CEO Emma Haddad
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Why is the Home Office Re-Opening Hotel Accommodation that is a Far-Right Target and from which Child Asylum Seekers Have Gone Missing?
The Government has said that, due to the rise in small boat crossings, it has to urgently use hotels to give unaccompanied asylum-seeking children a roof over their heads – but there are safeguarding concerns
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Laundering the Lebedevs
How Boris Johnson ushered a ‘former’ KGB agent and his son into the British establishment – while most of the media looked the other way
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The Wagner ‘Musicians’ and Circus Tanks
Prigozhin’s mercenary force is not a private military company but a sub-division of the Russian Ministry of Defence. So what is really going on with the short lived mutiny?
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Northern Ireland’s Cost of Living Crisis Doesn’t Fit with Cameron and Osborne’s Austerity Narratives
A new study shows how the effects of austerity on women and children are now being compounded by the cost of living crisis in Northern Ireland
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UK Democracy ‘In Retreat’ Despite Ousting of Boris Johnson, New Report Finds
According to the research, ministers have pushed through changes to Britain’s political system that pose ‘considerable risks’ for the country’s democratic future
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Committee Hears of Appalling Conditions Suffered by Seasonal Workers as Part of Government Scheme
Following a series of investigations by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism and Vice World News, the Horticultural Committee heard testimony from individuals who have spent time working on the farms
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Refugee Week 2023: Where is the ‘Compassion’?
While Suella Braverman claims her approach to asylum is compassionate, Index on Censorship’s Assistant Editor explores how the reality is very different to the rhetoric
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‘Cameron and Osborne’s Claims that Austerity had No Impact on COVID Preparedness is Jaw-Dropping’
Austerity, combined with poor policy decisions, left the NHS in a far weaker position by the time David Oliver was caring for his first Coronavirus patient in March 2020
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Gove Fails to Tackle £100 Billion of Unaudited Local Council Accounts
A parliamentary report confirms Byline Times’ story about the collapse in the auditing of how taxpayers’ money is being spent on public services
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Faulty Connection: When Rishi Sunak Met the Warehouse Workers
A heavily-staged ‘PM Connect’ event did little to dispel impressions that Britain’s PM is deeply out of touch with voters
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By-Elections Frenzy: Opposition Gears Up for Potential Conservative Rout – But How Should Tactical Voters Decide?
Both Labour and Lib Dems are tactically channelling resources for the forthcoming by-elections, eyeing Tory-held seats. But there’s no sign of a formal pact
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Rewarding Failure: How Ineffective Private Outsourcing Firms Become the Default Managers of Public Services in the Long-Term
As Byline Times reveals that around half of the Government’s biggest outsourcing partners are failing to hit minimum targets, experts warn that attempts at reform are not enough
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Russian Roulette: Foreign Interference and how the Conservatives are Gambling with our Elections
Despots and kleptocrats have their eyes trained on British politics – and our laws are doing little to protect us
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It is in Former Brexit Voters that the Flame of a Truly Impactful Rejoin Movement is Now Being Kindled
Many of the leave voters George Llewelyn met in 2021 were dissatisfied Eurosceptics who are now ardent rejoiners. How did it happen?
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EU Leads the Way on Regulating AI
Rishi Sunak may have been pitching the UK as a possible global hub for AI regulation in a recent White House visit, but the reality is that the EU is the one innovating in this field
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How Major Economies are Breaking their own Climate Change Pledges
OECD countries are continuing to pour tens of billions of pounds into fossil fuel projects, despite their obligations to switch to clean energy sources
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Experts Call for Increased Scrutiny of Green Financial Products Created by Citi and BNP Paribas
Critics say fossil fuel companies are abusing a regulatory vacuum in green finance
