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Pupil put in isolation booth for more than half a school year, BBC learns
2 hours ago Have the wheels come off the Nigel Farage juggernaut? A couple of months ago, the Reform UK leader’s journey to 10 Downing Street seemed inexorable. He’d been topping polls for more than a year. Rivals were defecting to his hard-right party in droves. He was framing the country’s political debate, …
Workers were exposed to toxic chemicals in firefighting foam
Anna Meisel; Esme Stallard - BBC File on 4 Investigates Mon, December 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM UTC 9 min read Dozens of factory workers were exposed to toxic chemicals within firefighting foam over decades, BBC File on 4 Investigates can reveal. Multi-billion-pound US manufacturer, 3M, failed to tell employees at its Swansea site they were using foam containing two forever chemicals, now classed as carcinogenic, despite knowing for decades of the health risks.
New checks to stop waste tyres being sent to furnaces
9 hours ago ShareSave Anna Meisel BBC File on 4 Investigates ShareSave Getty Images The Environment Agency said it is introducing enhanced checks on the export of tyres from the UK after the BBC revealed millions were being sent to furnaces instead of being recycled in India. A report by the EA acknowledged it is “highly likely” that a proportion of exported tyres were diverted to illegal furnaces.
Waste tyre review after BBC investigation
7 hours ago Twenty-three more women have come forward to the police with allegations against serial rapist Zhenhao Zou - a Chinese PhD student found guilty in London last month of drugging and raping 10 women across two continents. Police said at the conclusion of his trial they had video evidence, filmed by …
Millions of UK tyres meant for recycling sent to furnaces in India
15 hours ago Prince William makes playful joke in special video message to celebrate Mary Berry’s 90th birthday Prince William made a playful joke in a special video message to celebrate Dame Mary Berry’s 90th birthday. The Prince of Wales surprised the queen of baking with a pre-recorded message, as part of a special BBC One Show, which airs on Monday (24 March). In the message, William describes Dame Mary as a “true national treasure”.
Illegal abortion investigations rising, BBC told
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More women investigated for illegal terminations, says abortion provider
An "unprecedented" number of women are being investigated by police on suspicion of illegally ending a pregnancy, the BBC has been told. Abortion provider MSI says it knows of up to 60 criminal inquiries in England and Wales since 2018, compared with "pretty well zero" before. Some investigations followed natural pregnancy loss, File on 4 found. Pregnancy loss is investigated only if credible evidence suggests a crime, the National Police Chiefs' Council says.
Death row: The secret hunt for lethal drugs used in US executions Original
Image caption, Executions at the Oklahoma Department of Corrections became more difficult after the supply of a drug used in lethal injections was cut off By Anna Meisel & Melanie Stewart-Smith When the supply of drugs used for lethal injections began to run out, a couple of prison guards in the US had to go out and find another source. For over 20 years, Randy Workman was the man who walked people to their death.
O2 Academy Brixton crush: Claims of not enough medical cover Original
By Anna Meisel & Paul Kerley BBC File on 4 Only half the recommended number of medical staff were on duty at the O2 Brixton Academy on the night of a crush at the south-west London venue. Industry guidelines suggest there should have been medical cover of at least 10 people, including a paramedic and a nurse. After two insiders approached the BBC, the medical cover provider confirmed only five people were working when the crush happened in December. No paramedics or nurses were present.
Brixton Academy security guards regularly 'took bribes' Original
Image source, Ikumelo and Hutchinson families By Anna Meisel & Patrick Kiteley BBC File on 4 Security guards at Brixton Academy regularly took bribes to let people in without tickets, a whistleblower has told the BBC. Two people lost their lives at the south London venue in December, in a crush outside a gig by Afro-pop star Asake. A security guard has told File on Four that some members of his team would each allow "a couple of hundred" extra people into venues in exchange for money.
‘Exploited’ foreign doctors worry about risk to UK patients Original
Image caption, Augustine came to the UK from Nigeria to work as a doctor in a large private hospital in West Yorkshire By Paul Kenyon & Anna Meisel Doctors recruited from some of the world's poorest countries to work in UK hospitals say they're being exploited - and believe they're so overworked they fear putting patients' health at risk.
Students accuse lecturer of sharing Russia war lies Original
By Chloe Hadjimatheou, Anna Meisel and Hazel Shearing BBC News It was the start of a new term at the University of Edinburgh and Mariangela Alejandro couldn't wait to take her next course. The 21-year-old history and politics student had heard good things about the professor, Tim Hayward. But a few weeks into the course, she said things started to get "weird".
Online subscription scams costing UK victims millions Original
By Athar Ahmad and Anna Meisel BBC File on 4 Image source, Screengrab Image caption, This MailOnline article was entirely fake Online subscription scams, many using bogus celebrity endorsements, are costing victims tens of millions of pounds a year, a BBC Radio 4 File on 4 programme investigation has found. Some 300,000 people a year are thought to have been tricked into the schemes, many seemingly backed by celebrities such as comedian Russell Brand.
Recruitment firm wrongly claimed furlough as staff worked, ex-employees say
By Anna Meisel & Paul Kenyon BBC File on 4 Media caption, Secret recordings appear to show managers telling staff how to avoid detection while they continued to work A recruitment company wrongly claimed furlough money from the government while its staff were still working, ex-employees have told the BBC. Secret recordings obtained by File on 4 appear to show managers at Brewster Partners telling staff how to avoid detection while they continued to work.
Recruitment firm wrongly claimed furlough as staff worked, ex-employees say
By Anna Meisel & Paul Kenyon BBC File on 4 Media caption, Secret recordings appear to show managers telling staff how to avoid detection while they continued to work A recruitment company wrongly claimed furlough money from the government while its staff were still working, ex-employees have told the BBC. Secret recordings obtained by File on 4 and The Times newspaper appear to show managers at Brewster Partners telling staff how to avoid detection while they continued to work.
Dominic Cummings tried to bypass rules over £530k grant, emails suggest Original
By File on 4 BBC News image copyrightPA Media image captionThe PM's former top aide told staff to "immediately" issue a £530,000 grant with "no procurement" Dominic Cummings tried to bypass the usual awarding process and fast-track a £530,000 government grant at the start of the pandemic, leaked emails suggest. In an email, the PM's ex-top aide told civil servants to "immediately" issue the cash with "no procurement, no lawyers, no meetings, no delay".
Mini umbrella firms costing UK taxpayer millions Original
By Anna Meisel and Angus Crawford BBC File on 4 image copyrightGetty Images More than 40,000 people from the Philippines have been recruited to front British companies as part of schemes costing the UK "hundreds of millions of pounds" in lost taxes. BBC Radio 4's File on 4 discovered more than 48,000 of these companies have been created in the past five years. Some staff at NHS Covid test centres run by G4S have been employed by subcontractors in this kind of scheme.
Covid: NHS gowns 'suspended' from use due to packaging concern
By Phil Kemp & Anna Meisel File on Four, BBC Radio 4 image copyrightGetty Images image captionThe surgical gowns in the contract are believed to be similar to these The use of ten million surgical gowns, bought by the UK government, has been suspended for frontline NHS staff because of how the items were packaged. Sterile gowns were bought for £70m from a US firm last year, but safety concerns were raised when they arrived in one layer of protective packaging.
‘I owe £180,000 in tax and I haven’t told my wife’ Original
By Felicity Hannah & Anna Meisel BBC File on 4 Published duration25 October image copyrightGetty Images "It's a massive amount of pressure. I've sort of kept it to myself. My family don't know about this and I've often thought: 'Is that the right decision?' But I wouldn't want to put them through all this." John is not his real name but he didn't want to be identified. After all, he has spent more than two years keeping his financial worries hidden from his wife.
The 'unscrupulous' firms targeting key workers Original
Image copyright Getty Images "Unscrupulous" firms are promising NHS workers big savings through tax dodging schemes that could leave them out of pocket. The firms, which operate at the fringes of the law, target key workers drafted in to help with the coronavirus crisis, a BBC Money Box investigation found. Social media adverts push workers toward some umbrella companies that take a hefty cut of their salaries. In return, these companies hide a portion of their pay from the taxman.
Angola's Jose Filomeno dos Santos detained over 'fraud'
A son of Angola's ex-President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has been arrested on suspicion of money-laundering, embezzlement of public funds and fraud. Jose Filomeno dos Santos is the most high-profile person to be targeted in new President Joao Lourenco's campaign against alleged corruption. He had been detained because of the "seriousness" of the allegations against him, Angolan prosecutors said. He or his lawyers have not yet commented.
Martin Sellner: The new face of the far right in Europe
Image copyright Getty Images In his T-shirt, skinny jeans and sharply styled haircut, Martin Sellner is the European far right's newest poster boy. The group he leads in Austria has attracted huge publicity. However, Sellner's insistence that his movement is non-racist and non-violent doesn't have everyone convinced. In April 2016, hundreds of people sat inside the University of Vienna's theatre watching The Suppliants, a play performed by asylum-seekers from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Child passport renewal error hits hundreds
More than 1,000 children born in the UK to parents from eight EU countries have been refused British passport renewals because of a Home Office error. Families were not asked for full documentation when they initially applied for and got passports. Now when they apply to renew those passports, the applications are being rejected as the families are unable to provide the old paperwork. The Home Office said it will assist affected children get citizenship.
Child passport renewal error hits hundreds
More than 1,000 children born in the UK to parents from eight EU countries have been refused British passport renewals because of a Home Office error. Families were not asked for full documentation when they initially applied for and got passports. Now when they apply to renew those passports, the applications are being rejected as the families are unable to provide the old paperwork. The Home Office said it will assist affected children to get citizenship.
Is this Britain's most influential far-right activist?
By Simon Cox and Anna Meisel BBC Radio 4 and Victoria Derbyshire programme Image caption, Jim Dowson has been called Britain's "most influential" far-right activist by anti-racism group Hope Not Hate Jim Dowson has been described as Britain's "most influential" far-right activist by UK anti-racism campaigners, having founded the nationalist group Britain First and in recent years been a central figure in Knights Templar International - a Christian militant group based in the UK.
Is this Britain's most influential far-right activist?
Jim Dowson has been described as Britain's "most influential" far-right activist by UK anti-racism campaigners, having founded the nationalist group Britain First and in recent years been a central figure in Knights Templar International - a Christian militant group based in the UK. Now the BBC, in collaboration with the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, has seen evidence suggesting he is behind a network of Facebook pages with about 2.5 million followers.
Class A drugs 'brought in for patients'
A BBC investigation has uncovered allegations of staff at a mental health trust in Essex bringing in drugs for vulnerable patients. The BBC was told Class A drugs had been brought on to secure, locked wards - and that the trust had been alerted. The Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) has launched an inquiry into the allegations. It said it was unaware of them and that it worked with Essex police liaison officers to monitor issues.
Class A drugs 'brought in for patients'
A BBC investigation has uncovered allegations of staff at a mental health trust in Essex bringing in drugs for vulnerable patients. The BBC was told Class A drugs had been brought on to secure, locked wards - and that the trust had been alerted. The Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) has launched an inquiry into the allegations. It said it was unaware of them and that it worked with Essex police liaison officers to monitor issues.
Paradise Papers: Fishy smell about Namibian tax affairs
Walvis Bay is a part of Namibia tourists don't visit much. The huge industrial port is filled with towering freighters and trawlers flanked by dozens of smelly fish plants. Rickety shacks line the roads along which the work-force are making their way home. Until recently, some of the schools here were just tents. Some of the hospitals and clinics don't have enough doctors, let alone medicine. But despite appearances - on paper, Walvis Bay is a boom town.
Paradise Papers: Tycoon made $41m from 'people's fund'
By Anna Meisel & David Grossman BBC News Image source, Shutterstock An entrepreneur charged with managing the oil wealth of the struggling African state of Angola was paid more than $41m in just 20 months, leaked documents reveal. The payments were made via a complex web of companies set up in the offshore jurisdiction of Mauritius. Jean-Claude Bastos also used his position to help set up large investment deals he stands to further profit from, the Paradise Papers show.
Paradise Papers: Tycoon made $41m from 'people's fund'
By Anna Meisel & David Grossman BBC News image copyrightShutterstock An entrepreneur charged with managing the oil wealth of the struggling African state of Angola was paid more than $41m in just 20 months, leaked documents reveal. The payments were made via a complex web of companies set up in the offshore jurisdiction of Mauritius. Jean-Claude Bastos also used his position to help set up large investment deals he stands to further profit from, the Paradise Papers show.
Teachers Group: The cult-like group linked to a charity that gets UK aid
A charity that has been paid millions by the UK government for its work in Africa is under the control of a cult-like organisation, an investigation by the BBC and US partners has revealed. The group's senior leaders - wanted by Interpol - are thought to be holed up in a luxury coastal compound in Mexico. Patrick Goteka was working for a charity in Zimbabwe when, in 2006, his employer offered him a big break - the chance to transfer to the US.
Teachers Group: The cult-like group linked to a charity that gets UK aid
A charity that has been paid millions by the UK government for its work in Africa is under the control of a cult-like organisation, an investigation by the BBC and US partners has revealed. The group's senior leaders - wanted by Interpol - are thought to be holed up in a luxury coastal compound in Mexico. Patrick Goteka was working for a charity in Zimbabwe when, in 2006, his employer offered him a big break - the chance to transfer to the US.
The price of the knock down
By Tom Bateman and Anna Meisel Today programme Published 22 December 2015 Image caption, Alfred Hampson has his boxes packed for when he has to move out In a two-bed bungalow on a council estate in north-east London, Alfred Hampson is waiting to find out when the bulldozers are coming. But his opposition to plans to redevelop the estate is just part of the story of how the UK deals with its housing crisis. "I've been here 20 years and I'm quite happy," Mr Hampson says.
HSBC's curbed 'risk appetite' - and what it means for British Muslims
In late July last year, Mohammed Kozbar, chairman of the Finsbury Park Mosque near the Emirates football stadium in north London, was astonished to receive a letter out of the blue from his bankers HSBC. The letter informed him that his bank account was to be closed.
Is it worth screening for Ebola at airports?
Passengers arriving at a growing number of international airports are being screened for Ebola. But how effective are the tests and will they really help to stop the virus spreading? Screening is now being carried out at airports in a number of countries including the UK, US, Canada, France and the Czech Republic. People travelling from the West African nations affected by Ebola - Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone - have their temperatures taken and are asked to fill in a health questionnaire.
Is Great Britain really a 'small island'?
By Anna Meisel BBC News Published 15 September 2013 A Russian official referred last week to Great Britain as "a small island to which no-one pays any attention". PM David Cameron responded by challenging anyone to name a country with a "prouder history, with a bigger heart, with a greater resilience". But he conceded that the UK was a "small group of islands". Is it?
Is Great Britain really a 'small island'?
A Russian official referred last week to Great Britain as "a small island to which no-one pays any attention". PM David Cameron responded by challenging anyone to name a country with a "prouder history, with a bigger heart, with a greater resilience". But he conceded that the UK was a "small group of islands". Is it?
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