The capital of the Caribbean nation of Haiti is now at the mercy of gangs bent on kidnap, rape and murder. Louise Callaghan meets their victims — and confronts a warlord

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

At least 50 members of the House of Lords have worked for lobbying firms since January last year despite MPs being banned from paid advisory roles, a Times investigation has found. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

The Labour government faces questions over “cash for access” after a Times investigation found that businesses have been offered private meetings with “an influential Labour figure” as part of sponsorship packages costing almost £9,500. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Hundreds of pandemic fraud cases are at risk of collapsing because the investigating officials were gathering evidence without the legal right to do so. An FOI shows officials at Thurrock Council based Natis were not correctly certified to do this work. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Very happy to share that I’ve joined the investigations team at The Times, working under @paulmorganbentley.bsky.social. Please get in touch if there’s something we should be looking into - my new email is [email protected]

Last week was my final one at the Observer after three years. It’s been a privilege to work with such a brilliant team and I got to work on some stories I'm really proud of. Wishing everyone all the best for life at the new Obs. I’m having a little break before the next chapter 🗞️

‘It felt like a demon was inside me’: young Christian missionaries allege spiritual abuse www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Christian missionary group accused of public shaming and rituals to ‘cure’ sexual sin

Prosecutors told to do more to strip ‘revenge porn’ abusers of victim images

‘I’ve been getting 100 messages a day’: Church of Scientology accused of intimidating UK critics

Women seeking asylum in UK allege sexual abuse in mixed-sex hotels

Flawed UK visa scheme led to ‘horrific’ care worker abuse, says watchdog

Mastercard and Visa linked to illegal gambling sites accused of scamming UK customers

‘It’s not ethical and it’s not medical’: how UK rehab clinics are cashing in on NAD+

The prioritisation of court cases must be changed to stop victims of horrific crimes facing years-long waits for trials as less serious crimes are bumped ahead in queue, barristers and victims’ advocates have said A listing review is set to report back next week www.theguardian.com/law/2025/feb...

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Surgeons at a top NHS trust embroiled in allegations of racism, sexism, homophobia and bullying that created a “toxic” culture and harmed patient care, according to a secret report: www.thetimes.com/article/aa76...

‘It’s not ethical and it’s not medical’ -- Claims that NAD+ infusions are a fix for #addiction are unproven, risky – and possibly illegal, by @shantidas.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2025... via @theguardian.com

I wrote about the murky world of "anti-ageing" therapy NAD - from retracted research and celebrity hype to the clinics pushing it as an addiction cure ⬇️ www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Pleased to see @shantidas.bsky.social continuing her excellent work reporting on some of the more questionable activities of the private (and expensive) drug treatment industry [with some thoughts from myself] www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

‘Revenge porn’ abusers allowed to keep devices with illicit images

Perpetrators of intimate image abuse are being allowed to keep photos of their victims after a failure by prosecutors to request their deletion Just 3% of recent magistrates court cases resulted in a deprivation order being made, an Observer analysis has found

Betting giants spared regulatory action after secret deals with watchdog

Prayer and prosecutions: the US ‘hate group’ waging war over Britain’s abortion clinic buffer zones

52 of 150 gambling sites tested shared data with Meta without consent. FB then bombarded the user with gambling ads, including from firms that weren't caught sharing data. Superb investigation into how UK gambling firms & Meta profit from systematic data misuse: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Revealed: gambling firms secretly sharing users’ data with Facebook without permission

New: Gambling companies are secretly tracking visitors to their websites and sending their data to Facebook without consent. We visited 150 sites and found a third breaking the rules. In the days after the testing, we were flooded with gambling ads. With @jonungoedthomas.bsky.social

‘I lost 10 years of my life’: how UK betting giant’s unlawful marketing kept suicidal gambler hooked

OBSERVER: Betting giants under fire #TomorrowsPapersToday

New: How Roman Abramovich's aides created an elaborate tax-dodging scheme to pretend his superyachts were being used for commercial purposes when in fact the billionaire was using them for pleasure. Experts say it could amount to illegal tax evasion. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

MPs in new freebie row after accepting darts hospitality from betting firm

Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk rebuked by watchdog over failure to disclose payments to UK health groups

Unregulated period-tracking apps that tell users their “fertile window” are being promoted in the UK for use as contraception. One says it’s as effective as using condoms. But the apps aren’t registered as medical devices - and often they don’t work. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

‘Would love to see her faked’: the dark world of sexual deepfakes - and the women fighting back

‘Unprecedented’ rise in abortion prosecutions prompts call for law change from medical leaders

Great piece by @shantidas.bsky.social on conflicts of interest within UKs pharmacy industry www.theguardian.com/business/202...

‘Everything is destroyed, nothing could be saved:’ anger and despair in communities devastated by North West floods

Victims of the New Year’s Day floods say they’ve been begging for better flood defences for years. Now they’ve lost everything. I met some of those who’ve been worst hit for this week’s Observer: theguardian.com/environment/...

@shantidas.bsky.social Observer report on ASA’s ruling this week about the misleading practices of some private drug treatment brokers, including a short quote from myself www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

UK addiction helplines that promise free and impartial advice are referring people to rehabs that pay them thousands in commission. The advertising watchdog has upheld complaints against seven firms that misled patients about their business models ⬇️ www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

This is a pretty fascinating and horrifying insight into how PR can manipulate social media conversations. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/b...

Revealed: property developers behind ‘breakfast club’ that donated £130,000 to Labour

Great exclusive by @shantidas.bsky.social in the Observer www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

New: Property developers are behind a secretive club that anonymously donated £130,000 to Labour The West Midlands Breakfast Club had previously refused to disclose its funders & claimed to be “a platform for people” from a “cross section” of local businesses www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

With news that Bangaldesh's Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating City minister Tulip Siddiq, here is our investigation into London's links to alleged corruption involving the former Bangladesh elite, under the regime ruled by Siddiq's aunt. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Can someone working in a shop really be their own boss? Some big name UK retailers seem to think so. My story for the Observer on shops hiring "freelance" gig workers without basic employment rights 1/2 www.theguardian.com/business/202...

‘My right side was paralysed, I was so sick’: the pesticide poisonings in Brazil that lead back to the UK

How many rape cases are derailed by ‘sexsomnia’ claims? The CPS doesn’t know

Rape cases are collapsing after suspects claim to have “sexsomnia”, a rare sleep disorder that's hard to disprove. The CPS has pledged to “robustly challenge” the defence. But it isn’t tracking cases - and has no idea how many times the defence has been used ⬇️ www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

EXCL: Caps on political donations are being considered by ministers as part of sweeping reforms to the UK electoral system @elenicourea reveals www.theguardian.com/politics/202...