Biden says he is ‘considering’ dropping charges against Julian Assange theguardian.com/media/2024/apr…

New: Satellite analysis shows thousands of tonnes of aid stuck at Gaza’s border while the enclave nears famine. Our latest visual story on the continuing problems with delivery & distribution by Lucy Rodgers Dan Clark Irene de la Torre Arenas Justine Williams Jana Tauschinski

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As they say 'let that sink in' - FT's visual story on famine stalking Gaza while tonnes of food are stuck at the border ig.ft.com/gaza-aid/

Went on LBC earlier to explain the Thames Water debt situation to Matthew Wright and his listeners.

He signed off “Robert, thanks for coming on… I’m indebted to you”. What a pro!

Six months since Hamas gunmen stormed into southern Israel on a killing spree, Israel's ground campaign to annihilate the Islamist movement has turned much of the Gaza Strip into a wasteland with an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe reut.rs/3U2J0LE

Arms sales to Israel: Top judges urge UK to halt weapons trade bbc.co.uk/news/uk-687293…

Last month I worked undercover at HMP Bedford, one of the most dangerous jails in the country.

I was hired by an agency without thorough checks - they didn’t even Google my name! - and then I was able to walk inside and interact with prisoners without security searches.

Hefty allegations against Lynton Crosby's CT Group in court. From “industrial-scale forgery” to “apparent criminality” in obtaining privileged documents'. CT Group says allegations are an 'attack on CT and its integrity' and 'abuse of the English courts”
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Fascinating dimension to the Jian Wen bitcoin money laundering case takes us to a boggy field in Scotland - by Euan Healy ft.com/content/71693f… #moneylaundering #bitcoin

⚖️Very welcome news that Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is appealing a devastating court ruling that could leave the agency – and ultimately the taxpayer – on the hook for hundreds of £ millions for its investigation into Kazakh mining giant ENRC.
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This is wonderful news!

Learnt from amelia gentleman's piece that 'the troubled founder of Odey Asset Management, Crispin Odey,' is a Garrick Club member. So, a men-only club for lunch, then back to the office to prey on young women.
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Thrilled to see my Opus Dei investigation is #1 on Longreads Top 5 this week, with such a spot-on and sensitive writeup from Carolyn Wells.

Here's a vintage example of FOI vandalism I've been dealing with.

The department: David Cameron’s Foreign Office.
The subject: David Cameron’s lobbying career.

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Why AI conspiracy videos are spamming social media via Financial Times
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So the flurry of filings notification came because of the update of some historic annotations on the register. This triggered the notifications, but the filing history of companies has not been affected.
But good that Companies House also now has power to remove #funkyfilings

thetimes.co.uk/article/one-ma… Oh man... #funkyfilings

“It was three days after undergoing gruelling surgery to remove his testicular cancer and the 36-year-old had been discharged from NHS care with nowhere to go.” The patients released from hospital to the streets, with nowhere to go. Based on. #FOI data. apple.news/AYiuAo9rBS-2GL…

Really excellent piece about Uber and a man who gave a damn. But slightly terrifying too. Madhumita Murgia

The delivery rider who took on his faceless boss ft.com/content/5c72d9… via @ft

An absolute must-read this weekend. Stunning reporting from Antonia Cundy on the decades-long exploitation of vulnerable women by the most secretive offshoot of the Catholic Church.