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Environment

Snack giant PepsiCo sourced palm oil from razed Indigenous land

Peruvian palm oil linked to environmental and human rights violations ended up in the supply chain for the makers of Gatorade and Cheetos

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Environment

Fields of filth: factory farms committing thousands of environmental breaches

The more than 3,000 violations affected water, air and land

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The Enablers

Historic points deduction for Vitesse after Abramovich investigation

The club was investigated by the Dutch football association and the government after TBIJ revealed links to the sanctioned oligarch

Environment

Air pollution surging across poultry ‘megafarming’ hotspots

Norfolk, Lincolnshire and Wye catchment among the areas worst hit by industrial poultry production

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Big Tech

Online gig work is feeding Russia’s surveillance machine

TBIJ can reveal that the technology used to repress dissent against Putin’s authoritarian regime is powered by unwitting gig workers in the global south

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Big Tech

How we found our gig work surveillance scoop

The forums and groups where online gig workers discuss their tasks offered incredibly insight into how facial recognition tech relies on an army of outsourced data labellers

Environment

Santander weakened fossil fuel policy after raising billions for gas projects

Terminals on Gulf Coast are key part of fracking infrastructure and could form part of 'carbon bomb'

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Local Power

Thurrock launches fraud claim against businessman behind council’s disastrous deals

Move comes after TBIJ revealed Liam Kavanagh appeared to have cheated the Essex council out of £130m

Environment

Del Monte fires 200 security guards at Kenyan pineapple farm

Overhaul follows human rights assessment commissioned in the wake of a major TBIJ investigation

Global Superbugs

Exclusive: UK weighs up ban on Polish chicken after salmonella surge

UK food safety chiefs concerned about the failure to tackle the disease in contaminated meat and eggs exported to the country

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Cyprus Confidential

A collage image that shows the head of Putin and Abramovich either side of a man playing the cello, with old TV sets in the background

The Enablers

Secret deal links Abramovich to ‘Putin’s wallet’

Leaked documents reveal paper trail that links sanctioned oligarch to two of the president's close friends

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The Enablers

‘I worked for Abramovich?’: footballers were owned by oligarch via offshore deals

Former Chelsea owner locked young players across Europe into contentious third-party contracts

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The Enablers

Abramovich’s hidden football deals during Chelsea’s time at the top

Offshore deals with key figures were not recorded in Chelsea’s accounts, despite potentially benefiting the club

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The Enablers

Oligarch claimed no financial ties to Abramovich despite over $500m in loans

Both Eugene Shvidler and Roman Abramovich have been sanctioned for their links to Putin’s regime

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News

28.03.24

TBIJ hires UK’s first full-time family court reporter

Hannah Summers will lead TBIJ’s groundbreaking Family Court Files project

06.03.24

Trans+ Voices: it’s time to listen

TBIJ is launching Trans+ Voices, a community-led investigation into the experiences of transgender people in the build up to the next general election

22.02.24

We’re hiring: apply to be our Development Director

This is an exciting opportunity to build on the strong foundations already in place to grow a sustainable, mixed portfolio of income

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