3 years ago a sealed box of memory sticks was discovered at a special school containing 500 hours of CCTV

The police investigated but no charges were brought

But we've discovered that pupils faced appalling abuse and neglect

Full prog:
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Annabel Deas

I’ve spent months investigating how staff filmed on CCTV hitting, kicking and leaving special school pupils sat in urine were not sacked
 
Annabel Deas and I have discovered that staff were proven to have abused pupils at Whitefield - but still work there
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-688973…

Delighted to see Michael Buchanan 's piece on the 5 women complaining about Judge Lancaster's nasty attitude to them has boosted interested in my blogs on Alison McDermott - She/her Sellafield tribunal by 2000 extra hits today

NEW: A group of five women have accused a judge of bullying & sexist behaviour. They all appeared in separate cases before the judge and only realised they’d had similar experiences after their cases had been heard. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-688778…

We’re made to make you think BBC.com/news (I’m glad they kept in the panting)

Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley forced to apologise to Stephen Lawrence's mother

One of his senior officers broke a promise to provide Baroness Lawrence with answers following our investigation into the case last year

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-688488…

Perhaps I can help…
themodernhouse.com/sales-list/isl…

Following the BBC’s story, “inoperable” Eva gets her spinal surgery. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Appearing on this evening's BBC News (UK), Deven Ghelani spoke with Michael Buchanan about the benefit fraud case in this morning's The Telegraph:

telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/1…

At their peak there were around 3000 sure start centres - a one stop shop for under 5s and parents - more than a thousand were closed in post 2020 austerity - others folded into other services. Now we have long term Institute for Fiscal Studies research that they paid for themselves

Places on Earth that don't look real - thread 🧵

1. Namibia, where the desert meets the ocean

The NHS paid for around 800,000 patients to be treated in private hospitals last year to help reduce waiting lists

But what happens if things go wrong?

Watch now on BBC One

Or at 8:30pm in Wales and Northern Ireland

bbc.in/4cNCeRu

ICYMI: The NHS Trust using a technique that’s said to have harmed patients and the regulators who allowed it to continue bbc.co.uk/news/health-68…

ICYMI: The NHS Trust using a technique that’s said to have harmed patients and the regulators who allowed it to continue bbc.co.uk/news/health-68…

On 4 March, Michael Buchanan shared distressing footage of a Greater Manchester Police constable assaulting a rough sleeper.

Andy Burnham and nazir afzal have called for an investigation — and in the aftermath, homelessness charities are trying to pick up the pieces

manchestermill.co.uk/p/months-after…

NEW: Police are 'reviewing the decision' to just speak to the officer filmed dragging a homeless man along a street. Lots of comment at the time suggested she'd got off lightly. A full investigation is needed says a former prosecutor. Update here:
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

It is bananas that some of the revelations from the Wales leg of the Covid inquiry are not getting wider media attention.

Let me give you just one example - the power wielded by Special Advisers.

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Parents of girl who died almost 30 years ago still fighting for her Gareth Roberts  belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/courts/pa…