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‘We Don’t Know If We Have A Future’: Ukrainians in the UK Speak
Ukrainians living in the UK tell of their heartbreak about the situation in their home country – while those from neighbouring nations share solidarity
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Fascistic Myths of Empire: The Far Right Philosophy Driving Putin
In the second of her two-part series looking at Russian oligarch funding and far-right disinformation, Sian Norris examines the warped worldview inspiring Putin’s aggression
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The Families of People Killed by Police Are Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands
‘Almost none of us have got justice. The first was Sarah Everard’, said Marcia Rigg, who is part of a new campaign to secure justice for people killed in police custody
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Millions of Russian Roubles Funded Far-Right Discord in Europe
In the first of a two part investigation, Sian Norris reveals the phenomenal funding by Russian oligarchs and their US allies of anti-gender, religious-right influence wars
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The Ukraine War Has Exposed the UK’s Russia Delusion
Successive governments have chased Russian roubles while ignoring geopolitical reality, reports Sam Bright
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‘Girls in Afghanistan Have Power’
In an exclusive interview with a member of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team who fled the country in the summer, Byline Times can reveal how an inspiring new project that will help Afghan girls achieve their dreams
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Ukraine is Just the Beginning: Secret Document Reveals Putin’s Long War on Europe
A previously unreported internal US military analysis suggests the invasion of Ukraine is a culmination of Putin’s 15-year plan to dominate Eurasia, in revenge against NATO expansion
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The Conservatives Have a Long History of Taking Money From Russia
TJ Coles explores the Conservative Party’s decades-long attempts to schmooze Russian oligarchs
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Solidarity Forever! The Modern-Day Strikers of Britain
From university lecturers to delivery drivers and security guards, people across different sectors of the UK are fighting for workers’ rights and expressing mutual support
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Stuck in Limbo: UK Asylum and Immigration System in Post-Brexit Turmoil
The UK’s floundering border arrangements offer little solace to desperate Ukrainians fleeing war, reports Sam Bright
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Boris Johnson’s Gesture Politics Won’t Help Ukrainian Refugees
The Prime Minister’s rhetoric about helping the Ukrainian people under a savage assault by Russian troops has not been backed up by action, reports Adam Bienkov
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The Care Carnage
As the Health and Care Bill returns to the House of Lords, Penny Pepper dissects why it will hit disabled people the hardest
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Footage Suggests Black African Refugees Unable to Leave Ukraine
Black African people living in Ukraine are apparently struggling to flee the country as Russia invades, exposing racist attitudes towards refugees across Europe
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Kleptocracy Versus Democracy: Vladimir Putin’s Biggest Fear
Trump, Giuliani, Manafort and a host of Russian oligarchs have all felt threatened by Ukraine’s efforts to tackle corruption and improve democratic accountability, reports Matt Bernardini
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The First Great Information War
The Observer and Guardian journalist explains how the Russian President Vladimir Putin won the first phase of his war on Europe, by convincing us it wasn’t happening
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Controversial Met Knife Crime Scheme Disproportionately Targets Black People
Data exposed by the Byline Intelligence Team reveals the racial biases of another London policing programme
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‘Perverse’ Law Criminalising Homelessness Clings On in Northern Ireland
The 200-year-old Vagrancy Act is still being used to arrest and fine people sleeping on the streets of Northern Ireland, despite it being repealed in the rest of the UK
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Corruption Fatigue: The Conservative Plan to Quash its Partygate and Russia Scandals
Sam Bright explores the psychological warfare enacted by Boris Johnson and his party to buttress its political position
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Conspiracy and Paranoia: Putin’s Far-Right Cheerleaders
The Russian President’s anti-NATO, anti-EU, anti-gender stance has won him support over Ukraine from far-right and populist-right actors
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UK Sanctions Will ‘Flop’ Because the City of London is Compromised by Russian Money
A former US defence advisor warns that Britain is likely to be the biggest drag on any Western sanctions initiative against Putin
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Boris Johnson Allowed Russian Interference into the UK as Putin Prepared For War
The Prime Minister has at best stood by as the Russian President sought to destabilise the West – and at worst facilitated him, reports Adam Bienkov
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Putin’s War of Annihilation: A Decrepit Empire’s Last Stand
Heidi Siegmund Cuda speaks to political scholar Michael MacKay on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and how the West has failed to respond to its dictator for a number of years
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Conservative Party Dodges Questions on Vetting of Russian-Linked Donors
Max Colbert reports on the unwillingness of Boris Johnson’s party to explain how it audits its benefactors
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‘International Community has Moral Obligation to Act Now’: Indian Diaspora Groups Hold Summit on Preventing Genocide
As the persecution of Muslims in India continues apace, CJ Werleman reports on new attempts to prevent an atrocity
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Has the Prime Minister Been Compromised by Russia?
John Sweeney delves into the ties between Boris Johnson and several Russian oligarchs
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Weaving a Nation Together: The Women Working to Protect Ukrainian Front Line Troops
Chris York visits a church community on the Ukrainian homefront which makes especially ‘blessed’ camouflage netting for their ‘boys’ in the trenches
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Is Priti Patel trying to Militarise Britain’s Domestic Counter-Extremism?
An ex-Royal Marine Special Forces operations planner turned spy agency consultant is advising on the appointment of the next top counter-extremism commissioner
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Watchdog Raises Concerns Over UK Defence Spending Plans
As war in Europe looms, David Hencke reports on the Government’s controversial attempt to modernise our defence equipment
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‘I Hope Europe Finally Realises’: How Putin’s ‘Horror’ Speech Went Down in Kyiv
Chris York speaks to people on the streets of Kyiv after Vladimir Putin’s rambling speech and the moving of more Russian troops into eastern Ukraine
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The End of Free COVID Testing Will Create a Two-Tier System of Pandemic Healthcare
Sam Bright and Sian Norris inspect how deprived communities will be saddled by the Government’s new testing policies
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Ukraine is a Warning Shot – This is About Us All
Kyiv resident Paul Niland explains why the West must finally recognise the real cause of Russia’s aggression – and take a firm and collective stand against Vladimir Putin
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Far-Right Infiltration: The Extremists Hiding in Germany’s Police and Military
Some serving police and military personnel in Germany are plotting for ‘Day X’ – a far-right conspiracy that seeks to overthrow democracy and launch a race war
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Birth Rates, Babies and Benefits
There’s been much talk about falling birth rates from all sides of the political spectrum – but the elephant in the nursery is the Conservatives’ record on benefit cuts
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Unelected Lords are our Last Defence Against the Government’s Undemocratic Elections Bill
Now in the upper chamber for its second reading, Maddy Dhesi sets out how the controversial Elections Bill is a dangerous attack on British democracy in the name of British democracy
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Red Alert: Several Major Government Departments Vulnerable to Cyber Attack
Sam Bright reveals the security gaps at the heart of the Whitehall machine
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The Concerning New Powers in Healthcare
The Health and Care Bill is returning to the Lords – as campaigners express concern that non-statutory, public/private bodies will soon have more power when it comes to commissioning healthcare across England
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Is an Attack on Ukraine the First Step of a Sino-Russian Pact?
CJ Werleman looks at evidence that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is likely to trigger a wider security crisis with China in the Indo Pacific region
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Ukraine Under Siege: ‘We’ve Been at War Here for Eight Years Already!’
As Kremlin controlled media reports explosions in separatist-held regions of Ukraine, Tom Mutch reports from Mariupol, the port at the frontline of the country’s conflict with Russia
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Startling Facts About London: The Oligarch’s Paradise
Sam Bright explores the ways in which London has become a haven for a class of super rich who wish to keep their money and their secrets hidden
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Let’s Talk About Sex? Pupils Still Not Getting Comprehensive Sex Ed in School
Half of school pupils received no sex education during lockdown, as young people report concerning levels of sexual abuse and harassment in the classroom
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Five Things Ukrainians Want You to Know About the ‘Russia Crisis’
As Putin’s forces continue to encircle their country, Chris York hears from Ukrainians who want the world to understand this is not a new situation, the weapons are not just tanks, and democracy itself is at stake
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Biometrics: The New Tool of the Hostile Environment
Sam Bright and Sian Norris explore the Home Office’s plan to vastly extend the scope of its immigration data collection
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The Biggest Intergenerational Gaps in Modern Britain
Sascha Lavin considers the vast, unspoken inequalities that exist between young and old
