After meeting the boss of a waste picker association in a cafe in South Korea, it took 6 months to follow him back to his home city of Accra and unpack what he had been saying to me over coffee at the UN's plastic treaty talks. Story published today with Al Jazeera. Quick 🧵

It's so not cool to read that financial aid for studying journalism (like the brilliant @nctj.bsky.social) could be removed by Dept of Education. Angry rebuttal from Society of Editors below. I 100% agree. Journalism needs to get less posh, not more... www.societyofeditors.org/soe_news/the...

🇪🇺 📽️ Last year, the EU spent EUR 22 bn on Russian fossil fuels ⚠️ It is enabling President Putin to continue his war 🎤 The @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social‬ & @vicderbyshire.bsky.social‬ speak with @ec.europa.eu‬ Vice-President @kajakallas.bsky.social‬ www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHjp...

Good to see that our investigation into waste tyres with my top colleague @atikarehman.bsky.social and our co-reporters at BBC File on 4 Investigates was debated in Westminster this week!

Francis survived the attacks, going on to appoint 82 more cardinals before his death—many of whom will take part in the conclave to elect his successor. The voting will determine whether Francis was able to secure his reformist legacy, or if Burke’s conservative allies regain the Holy See.

Bannon courted conservative critics of Francis, like Cardinal Raymond Burke, and planned to build a Catholic institute to act as a ‘gladiator school’ for the populist right. SourceMaterial and others exposed irregularities surrounding the institute’s headquarters, sparking a legal spat.

Pope Francis was a pontiff in a new mould: an advocate for migrant rights and global action on climate change. Those positions won him powerful enemies. In 2019 our investigation The Heretic in the Vatican revealed the extent of the plot against him. www.source-material.org/the-heretic-...

Women over 50 were 'markedly underrepresented' in journalism. Overall 50% of journalist respondents were women but this fell to 36% among the over-50s. Let's change that...☀️

We've won! Faster than I would have imagined possible. In response to the threat of court proceedings issued by @fightingdirty.bsky.social, the Environment Agency has promised to review its policy on waste tyres shipped to India. With big thanks to our supporters. fightingdirty.org/major-victor...

The Carbon Offset Trap: BBC File on 4 has taken an in-depth look at the current state of carbon markets. Our reporter @lukewbarratt.bsky.social spoke to them about some of their findings. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

"The Environment Agency is undertaking an internal review of its approach to waste tyre shipments to India." Two days after our report with @bbcradio4.bsky.social on UK tyres being dangerously 'boiled' in India, the UK announces a review of the trade. www.source-material.org/waste-tyre-p...

Ever heard of a 'pyrolysis' plant? It's almost certainly where your car tyres will end up, sent by UK exporters to be 'boiled' into a toxic oil. The same plants are killing people. I've seen footage of kids, who lived on site, covered in burns. Read on: www.source-material.org/waste-tyre-p...

It feels when you watch a @mrjamesgraham.bsky.social script like the deepest love song to Britain, an old marriage that can hurt, and which could do with collective therapy--forgiveness and bravery towards one another amidst deep anger of the kind James' mum shows Jacob.

“Taxpayers will rightly want to know why the SEND budget is lining the pockets of private equity firms” Private equity-owned special schools which charge councils fees of up to £131k p.a. have failed Ofsted checks @rosafurneaux.bsky.social @schoolsweek.bsky.social schoolsweek.co.uk/private-spec...

Politicians are calling on other EU countries to stop exporting toxic gasoline to West Africa, following our story. The joint investigation showed Belgian and Dutch export bans risk being ineffective without a wider ban. (support @journalismfund.bsky.social) nos.nl/artikel/2556...

❗ Exclusive: Private equity-owned independent special schools which charge councils fees of up to £131,000 a year are among hundreds that have failed Ofsted standards checks Full story ⬇️ https://buff.ly/41g3uEq

🧵Twice a day, sirens sound in the shadow of Touk Meas Mountain in Kampot province, Cambodia. "We're often coughing," said Pheara, who lives nearby. Here, a cement kiln producing hazardous emissions is supposedly at the heart of the global fight against plastic pollution.

Great to see @luciemheath.bsky.social nominated for environment journalist of the year at the Press Awards! Congratulations, well-deserved www.thepressawards.com/finalists/lu...

We've published another top story on plastic credits @lukewbarratt.bsky.social + @afpnews.bsky.social Plastic burned as fuel gives companies 'plastic neutral' status but pumps out toxins and dust. Graph shows the firms selling credits,% of plastic burned: source-material.org/plastic-cred...

NEW: A cement kiln in Cambodia, burning plastic, is supposedly at the heart of the global fight against plastic pollution. Locals say they've been getting sick ever since it was built, as have their children. www.source-material.org/plastic-cred...