Really excellent summary of some of the top stories from the Boris Files, put together by @tomburgis.bsky.social with me and @harryfoxdavies.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

This is a story about spies. Though they are highly trained, they don’t work for an intelligence agency. They work for paying clients. One target was James Coussey. He'd been a criminal prosecutor. Why were they after him? My new @theguardian.com investigation (1/8)

Just announced: the UK's most famous libel firm, Carter-Ruck, is being prosecuted before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for recklessly enabling a $4bn fraud It's astonishing how reckless Carter-Ruck was - likely causing $$$ more to be lost to fraudsters The full story:

Two activists started exposing what was going on inside Scottish salmon farms. Soon they were being followed by spies for hire. My new investigation into the surveillance industry. @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Trump’s a kleptocrat: How power became corruption - lessons on state capturing, when "institutions serve the few instead of shielding the many". Interview of @tomburgis.bsky.social on @listentotimesradio.bsky.social

Trump's ambassador to Israel seems to be making Hiroshima (and Saigon?) references in private texts to the president.

Exposing wrongdoing has always taken bravery. As threats to journalism increase, so does the need to protect sources. Secure Messaging is an important new tool that makes it easier to share confidential information with journalists at the Guardian. www.theguardian.com/membership/2...

There’s a huge risk here that’s been ignored. It’s the resource curse. Economies dominated by oil and mining tend to be massively corrupt - because those industries concentrate power in the hands of those who control access to the resources. The fate Ukraine has been fighting to escape.

Hong Kong exiles in the UK are being targeted online as part of a larger coordinated effort to attack China's opponents. Graphika analysts reviewed social media posts for a new investigation by @theguardian.com's @tomburgis.bsky.social and @maevemcclenaghan.bsky.social: graphika.com/posts/graphi...

The Viktoriia project launches today- our first story. Our deep dive into Russian detention centres, with @shaunwalker7.bsky.social and @forbidden-stories.bsky.social consortium to follow tomorrow. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

In the U.K. @tomburgis.bsky.social & Maeve McClenaghan revealed how an online campaign urged far right to attack China’s opponents in UK www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

What's it like to be hunted? Our latest investigation reveals the worldwide reach of China's authoritarian rulers. #ChinaTargets @icij.org @hopenothate.org.uk www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

SCOOP: Researchers from China are to be allowed access to half a million UK GP records despite western intelligence agencies’ fears about the authoritarian regime amassing health data. My latest @theguardian.com investigation. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

🔴 Trump, Vance etc love to talk about free speech - but the Republicans are overseeing a massive Slapps campaign to silence their opponents I spoke to @davidenrich.bsky.social about his vital new book Murder the Truth New on Democracy for Sale: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/murdering-...