Ok, I was wrong. THIS is my favourite chart about the last 14 years of British politics: ft.com/content/1cc501…

Evan Gershkovich's trial has begun in secret in Ekaterinburg, the city where Russia's FSB arrested him last year. Beyond surreal to see Evan, a superb journalist, in the defendant's glass cage on these ludicrous charges, for which Russia has not provided any evidence.

I've been lucky enough to work with this fine storyteller. And what an important story to tell...

The wanton destruction of Kherson continues. Make no mistake: day after day Putin is waging war on civilians. I reported from Kherson last year. We told the story of the gangster politicians who run Russian-occupied Ukraine. From their territory, just across the river, Russian

UN experts say Rwanda & Uganda directly aiding M23 -- RDF with at least 3-4k soldiers. Proof is "unequivocal." Congolese army-backed Wazalendo committing atrocities across eastern Congo. We'll be updating & adding stories all day. Fred Ojambo bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets

Hugely important story here. Trump wants to condemn millions of Ukrainians to life under Putin. Recently I reported from Ukraine on the gangster regimes that run the territory he has seized. It's Stalinism meets The Godfather. theguardian.com/world/2023/dec…

🔴Russian Drones are Hunting Civilians in Kherson: 'They see you and They Target you' Estimates suggest that 50 people have been killed or injured in targeted drone attacks in the last two months, reports Zarina Zabrisky 🇺🇸🇺🇦 bylinetimes.com/2024/07/29/khe…

‘Speaking to people within Labour you get the sense that the party doesn’t recognise the tension between private interests and public office, especially when those involved are “members of the Labour family”.’ Peter Geoghegan @ democracyforsale.uk on Labour and lobbying: lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/…

The new wave of climate claptrap - Pilita Clark on.ft.com/3YW6h4T

More brilliant reporting on the Lucy Letby conviction by the The Guardian’s felicity lawrence. theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

***NEW INVESTIGATION*** How oligarchs took on the UK fraud squad - and won. I’ve been working on this story for 15 years. It goes from South Africa to Moscow via the London Stock Exchange. Now new documents illuminate a case that has rewritten UK law and is set to end with a

This is an absolutely fascinating investigation from the brilliant Tom Burgis Take the time to read this piece - you won’t regret it amp.theguardian.com/news/2024/sep/…

An amazing piece of reporting and a chilling insight into the secret world of power: theguardian.com/news/2024/sep/…

Today's The Guardian Long Read by Tom Burgis is a truly masterful piece of reporting and storytelling. It's about an epic case that has rocked the UK’s financial crime agency, rewritten UK law and is now set to end with a huge bill handed to taxpayers... theguardian.com/news/2024/sep/…

So good. Can someone who knows Yvette Cooper send this her way please? x.com/tomburgis/stat…

This is a stunning story and such a gripping read (someone turn it into a film please)

A mining empire owned by oligarchs and backed by Russian banks under sanctions has crushed the UK’s Serious Fraud Office. As a result it’s going to receive a huge payout from the British state. My new The Guardian investigation. theguardian.com/news/2024/sep/…

As Starmer seeks migration control lessons from Meloni, it’s worth remembering what these policies can really involve, as masterfully described by Sally Hayden in her brilliant book My Fourth Time, We Drowned

A jaw-dropping The Guardian Long Read piece here from Samanth Subramanian. A multinational corporation paid off ISIS so it could go on making money.