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'The final indignity' - Families battle to claw back care home cash
Ten families have voiced their anger after spending months, in some cases over a year, battling to recoup deposits ("initial fees") of up to £19,000, owed by care operator, Morar Living
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He’s not the Messiah…
My long read on a now seven year investigation into Russell Brand. Please share!
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This is well worth watching in full: @TimesRadio int with the excellent @RosamundUrwin who’s been investigating Brand since 2019.
Here she is on the aggressive questioning of Brand’s victims by his defence barrister Ian “you’ve f*cked it” Winter KC…
(Full 20mins 👉🏼: youtu.be/zmQpaoyzGfM?is=y5y8…)
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Justice thanks to the extraordinary reporting of @RosamundUrwin and @char_wace 👇
🔺 EXCLUSIVE: Russell Brand has been accused of rape and sexual assaults by women who have broken their silence on alleged attacks between 2006 and 2013
This is a joint investigation by The Sunday Times, The Times and @C4Dispatches
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@RosamundUrwin
@char_wace
@pmorganbentley
Carer at home investigated by BBC struck off for threatening and mocking elderly man with dementia. Amina Sani was caught on a secret camera installed by the man's daughter after she became concerned about his care. @BBCScotlandNews
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"Mr Fenech’s admissions that he knew about the murder before it happened, and gave money to the middle-man who paid the killers, make it hard to understand why he was found not guilty on the lesser charge of association."
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Big props to @sygazette for breaking this story, which is now being covered around the world it seems.
Bernera groups face financial ruin from legal costs trib.al/aqWfWHi
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Latest news investigation from me and Disclosure colleagues. Follows our exclusive last month about rapist police officer Alan Greer. Can now reveal he was allowed into the force despite it knowing there were red flags over his behaviour with women...1/2
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgy…
The latest development is this important investigation from @BBCMarkDaly @KQAnderson & Carla Basu today -
Serial rapist police officer passed vetting despite warnings:
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Social media posts claim that parts of Glasgow's city centre are a "no-go zone" where it's not safe for unsuspecting members of the public to enter.
For a week in June, BBC Disclosure filmed in the city centre to see for ourselves.
Read more: bbc.in/4qnkJP1
Delighted with this - testament to a top team and our amazing contributors x
Our podcast - Matched With A Predator - has been long listed at the British Podcast Awards in the True Crime category and I’m pretty delighted about it.
All credit yet again to the madly talented @catmacphee
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Can’t believe I’m writing this, but here’s me on the Private Eye podcast 👀 ahead of the Paul Foot Award, discussing RAAC in Aberdeen.
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Important story here from @_zainabhaji - ‘It ruined my night’: photographers accused of targeting women at St Andrews May Dip theguardian.com/media/2026/m…
This has been a challenging investigation but it's a testament to the fortitude of the families who came forward
Cashing in on Care is on @BBCOne Scot tonight at 8pm or you can watch now on @BBCiPlayer
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…
'We got legal threats for taking part in care home documentary'
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Absolutely delighted with these nominations. Great to work with @CatrionaStewart & Rachel Coburn on these, and a host of incredible women. Listening back now, it's quite an angry podcast - maybe feisty a better word. And funny, at points.
Listen here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m002l…
Our BBC Disclosure documentary and BBC Sounds podcast Matched With A Predator about the rapist Christopher Harkins have both been shortlisted in the True Crime UK Awards.
It’s obviously all down to the extraordinary @catmacphee but I’m tickled pink too
'We got legal threats for taking part in care home documentary'
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Been a challenge to get our latest investigation over the line but thanks to the fortitude of our contributors (and a few late nights from a brilliant team) it goes out on Monday at 8pm on BBC One Scot and iPlayer. Do tune in.
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002tws…
