You go out putting up flags. You do so bcos you're proud to be British and want to push back "the threat" of those crossing the border without checks, as you seen online. What happens when one day you realise your group has transformed into something much more sinister? inews.co.uk/news/raise-t...

Vigilantes defect from Raise the Colours as it descends into anti-migrant extremism

It started as a group to place England flags across Birmingham but former members fear it's evolved into something more sinister

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That people are dying completely needlessly so people can have cheaper kitchen worktops is reprehensible. A fantastic safety campaign launched by The i Paper and led by my brilliant colleague Joe inews.co.uk/news/silicos...

Ban killer kitchen worktop dust to save young workers

The i Paper revealed the first UK cases of silicosis among workers cutting engineered stone in 2024. The weight of medical evidence continues to grow - and the death toll

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"One of the gas plants in Ghana is responsible for 900,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions every year – equivalent to roughly half a million flights between London and New York – according to estimates seen by The i Paper."

Sanya Burgess@sanyaburgess.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Absolutely astounding investigation from my colleague @luciemheath.bsky.social inews.co.uk/news/environ...

Great to see the New York Times picking up on my investigation from a couple of years ago at Sky news.sky.com/story/from-d... but how frustrating to see so little has changed in the time that's passed since my report.... A brilliant read from @aric.bsky.social and the NYT team also

'I lost half-a-million dollars, but I kept playing': Inside the new online gambling craze

'I lost half-a-million dollars, but I kept playing': Inside the new online gambling craze

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Aric Toler@aric.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Crypto casinos have become a multi-billion dollar industry. One of the ways they've grown is with an unusual marketing strategy: paying millions to internet celebrities to livestream themselves gambling for hours. New from me, @neilbedi.bsky.social, and Jenny Vrentas. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Absolutely astounding investigation from my colleague @luciemheath.bsky.social inews.co.uk/news/environ...

Revealed: Britain bankrolling fossil fuel projects in Africa despite UK's net-zero pledges

British aid is funding polluting schemes in Africa and Asia. The i Paper exposes he impact in Ghana - from soaring energy bills to claims of 'carbon colonialism'

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I don't have the words to describe how much I love this story from @bengartside.bsky.social www.politicshome.com/news/article...

The Home Office Secretly Funded A Boyband To Sing Songs About 7/7 In Muslim Areas

Exclusive: A secretive Home Office department funded a little-known boyband to travel around Muslim areas of the UK and sing songs with anti-radica...

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'Workers are expected to work steadily outside of break times, with the surveillance system alerting bosses to any unauthorised pause in productivity. This..has come under repeated scrutiny from politicians in the UK & US, as well as by workers’ rights groups & fair tech campaigners like Foxglove.'

Sanya Burgess@sanyaburgess.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Many months in the reporting - my investigation into Amazon warehouses is finally live today. A huge thank you to the workers and others who spoke to me, on and off the record. inews.co.uk/news/human-c...

Many months in the reporting - my investigation into Amazon warehouses is finally live today. A huge thank you to the workers and others who spoke to me, on and off the record. inews.co.uk/news/human-c...

Broken bones, heart attacks and chemical burns - the human cost of Amazon orders

2,500 serious injury incidents have been recorded in UK Amazon warehouses in the last ten years - roughly one injury every day and a half

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Can not recommend Ben MORE highly - he brings in some jaw dropping scoops. Hire this man:

Ben Gartside@bengartside.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Unfortunately The i Paper is making several reporters redundant today, and my role is one of them. I'm very proud of the work I've published over the last three years, and I'm looking forward to continuing my reporting freelance. Want to chat? Drop me an email, text or DM.

My colleague Steve Robson spoke to the Manchester attacker's imam: inews.co.uk/news/jihad-a...

'Obviously Gaza': Synagogue terrorist's journey to extremism - according to his imam

Jihad Al-Shamie was 'not a good Muslim' and may have fed his radical beliefs via the internet, says mosque imam

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Craig Jones who worked at Interpol says the UK must stay alive to the threat of a catastrophic digital attack by a hostile state 🔴 @sanyaburgess.bsky.social reports trib.al/U7mFmG5

🔴 Exclusive | Video footage from Volgograd’s military cadet school shows part of the large scale scheme by Russia to prepare Ukrainian children for combat against the country of their birth Read more: trib.al/401lT7N

NEW: I found video of a Russian military cadet school. The kids march to the national anthem. But not all the pupils are Russian - with the school boasting the cohort inc abducted Ukrainian children. These stolen kids are being trained to fight against their birth country inews.co.uk/news/world/s...

Stolen Ukrainian children are trained to throw grenades and build drones for Russia

Grenade-throwing competitons and shooting practice are on the military curriculum for some Ukrainian children abducted by Russia

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If you'd like to read something properly sensible on the paracetamol autism nonsense, can I direct you to this great piece from my colleague Clare? inews.co.uk/news/science...

Four wild claims Trump and RFK Jr made about autism - and why they are so wrong

The US president suggests paracetamol could be behind 'meteoric rise' in cases of autism, but experts maintain the painkiller is safe to take

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Brilliant but troubling scoop from Ben here:

Ben Gartside@bengartside.bsky.social · last yr.

Exc: 13 Afghans who worked with the British Army are being deported back to Afghanistan despite being under the care of the British High Commission in Pakistan after delays getting them to the UK. inews.co.uk/news/politic...

EXCLUSIVE: Critically injured Palestinian children who were to be “urgently” brought to the UK for treatment are still waiting to board a plane to Britain more than six weeks on - with FOUR Labour MPs speaking out to demand time consiming biometric visas must be scrapped inews.co.uk/news/uks-eva...

UK's evacuation of sick Gaza children is delayed by government red tape

Labour MP's and charities say the government's evacuation of Gazan children is too little and too slow

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Expect your mobile to go off 3pm Sunday! Be prepared for a test of the Govt's emergency alert system. Full info... www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2025/09... LIVING WITH DOMESTIC ABUSE? If you've a hidden mobile, you the link above has details of how to opt out of the alert. Pls share

Callum Barker, the self-appointed 'Lion of Epping', who we highlighted in this piece inews.co.uk/news/lion-ep... appears to have now been arrested, allegedly "on suspicion of inciting racial hatred after an emblem was reported to have been set alight", acc to police. 1/2

Today I can see that rather than responding to my questions or messages, he’s blocked me on X. Regan does not appear to be comfortable with being confronted about his offensive comments.

Sanya Burgess@sanyaburgess.bsky.social · last yr.

EXCLUSIVE: Reform councillor who showed support for far-right figures and used such extreme racist language I was unable to include it in the piece has been suspended following my investigation: inews.co.uk/news/reform-...

EXCLUSIVE: Reform councillor who showed support for far-right figures and used such extreme racist language I was unable to include it in the piece has been suspended following my investigation: inews.co.uk/news/reform-...

Reform councillor suspended over 'racist' posts at Epping hotel protests

James Regan, elected as a councillor for Epping Forest District Council in May, called asylum seekers 'paedophiles' and Muslims 'evil' in social media posts

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🚨 EXCLUSIVE: UK's £800m+ "slave labour" imports from Xinjiang revealed Vast numbers of products flown into Britain from Uyghur region of China - revealed for first time by my @theipaper.com investigation Stop Uyghur Genocide calls it a "national disgrace" 🧵1 inews.co.uk/news/uk-800m...

UK's £800m 'slave labour' China imports revealed - from bras to lawnmowers

Thousands of tonnes of clothes, toys, furniture and tech are being flown in from Xinjiang - which Uyghur campaigners say is a 'national disgrace'

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Great scoop from @shantidas.bsky.social on Tommy Robinson's latest money spinner: www.thetimes.com/uk/social-me...

Tommy Robinson charging £28 a minute as personal coach to far right

The EDL founder is charging about £28 a minute for videos giving advice to supporters on anti-Islam activism and migrant hotel protests

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Breaking news: Rushanara Ali has resigned as homelessness minister following The i Paper’s revelations that she threw four tenants out of her east London townhouse before relisting the property for £700 a month more in rent Read more: trib.al/fRz541r

Oh my god, Russia caught two British special forces soliders - oh wait, no they absolutely have not. It's just AI. This fake post has been spreading like wildfire, inc George Galloway and Andrew Bridgen posting it. By @richardholmes.bsky.social w/some assistance from me inews.co.uk/news/russia-...

How Russia caught two UK special forces soldiers and a spy - but it was all fake

Two former MPs and thousands of others were duped into believing that Russia had captured British special forces officers in Ukraine and an MI6 asset

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This is a fascinating interview:

Patrick Strudwick@patrickstrudwick.bsky.social · last yr.

I interviewed Zack Polanski, running to be Green Party leader. He reveals the violent homophobic bullying he endured, losing his friend in the Manchester Arena attack and how he thinks we would welcome migrants. Oh and he’s never drunk alcohol. His vice? Vegan chocolate. inews.co.uk/news/bullied...

The Home Office is rolling out an error-ridden AI to help determine 'life or death' asylum claims. My front page story today: inews.co.uk/news/home-of...

Home Office bid to clear asylum backlog led to ‘serious errors’ in 9 per cent of cases

An AI tool used to help decide asylum cases faster will be rolled out despite accuracy issues, with critics warning ‘life or death’ cases could be affected

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Well this is fine. Completely fine. Excellent. Good. 👍 🫠

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · last yr.

WTF? I was quoted in this story but I have never spoken to the reporter nor would I have said those things. Is everything just generated by LLMs these days? cosmosmagazine.com/earth/oceans...

X invariably fail to remove the most egregiously unlawful content. Nothing changed after Knowsley, when they rejected complaints vs open calls to burn the hotel down. Nothing changed after Southport & Sunderland: the very posts for which users are in prison remain on X to this day!

Center for Countering Digital Hate@counterhate.com · last yr.

🚨NEW: X failed to act on 97% of the posts calling for violence against migrants & Muslims identified by CCDH & reported to the platform by Southport MP @patrickhurley.bsky.social. A year after the UK riots, Musk's X remains a central hub for calls for violence – despite it violating X's own rules.

🚨NEW: X failed to act on 97% of the posts calling for violence against migrants & Muslims identified by CCDH & reported to the platform by Southport MP @patrickhurley.bsky.social. A year after the UK riots, Musk's X remains a central hub for calls for violence – despite it violating X's own rules.

Online abuse against migrants doubled after Southport attack

A year of hatred against people in the UK followed social media posts containing misinformation about Southport

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NEW: It's well known that online abuse and hate fuels real-world violence and intimidation. I took a look at what the data can tell us about online abuse against migrants who are in the UK since Southport. A thread (or the link direct to my reporting: inews.co.uk/news/online-...)

Online abuse against migrants doubled after Southport attack

A year of hatred against people in the UK followed social media posts containing misinformation about Southport

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