Bristol is among 12 UK universities using Horus Security to monitor protest groups, raising fears of growing campus surveillance.

Read our latest investigation here: thebristolcable.org/2026/04/univ...

The rise of facial recognition policing The technology is being rolled out by forces across the country—and there are no obvious limits on how it can be used

UK police have been running composite sketches through facial recognition software

Our latest piece with @prospectmagazine.co.uk is a comprehensive look at the emergence of facial recognition in UK policing, and what's coming next www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/techno...

Essex police pause facial recognition camera use after study finds racial bias Academics discover black people ‘significantly more likely’ to be identified when compared with other ethnic groups

🚨 Essex police paused its use of live facial recognition technology after tests found it correctly identified just half of the people on its watchlist

It was also worse at identifying white people than Black or Asian people

Our latest story with the Guardian www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

UK police forces lobbied to use biased facial recognition technology Exclusive: System more likely to suggest incorrect matches for images of women and Black people

Choudhury said officers laughed when he asked: “Does this look anything like me?”

“The kid looked about 10 years younger than me,” he said

This comes after we revealed police had successfully lobbied to use the tech at more biased settings because it provides more potential matches

Facial recognition error prompts police to arrest Asian man for burglary 100 miles away Exclusive: Alvi Choudhury claiming damages against Thames Valley police after biased technology confused him with man looking ‘10 years younger’

Great to see our exclusive with @theguardian.com get picked up so widely in the last few days

Alvi Choudhury was arrested and held for 11 hours over a burglary in a town he’s never been to. Why? Because he was flagged by facial recognition tech as a potential match to a suspect seen on CCTV footage

Met using outdated powers to police pro-Palestine protests, say legal experts Lawyers argue ‘cumulative disruption’ regulations were quashed in May and should therefore not be used The Metropolitan police have been using powers they no longer have to crack down on pro-Palestine protests, according to legal experts. Based on evidence obtained by the Guardian and Liberty Investigates, legal experts said officers had imposed restrictions on at least two protests based on their “cumulative disruption” since their power to do so was quashed by the court of appeal in May. Continue reading...

Met using outdated powers to police pro-Palestine protests, say legal experts

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How ex-council tenants make over £200k selling homes back to councils Big Issue investigates the Right To Buy properties sold back to councils for massive profits, just years after being bought at a discount.

In 2014, Hackney Council sold a property under Right to Buy for £95,050

In 2021, they bought it back off the ex-tenant for £365k

In ~6 yrs, the council lost £269,950 on a single property

It's not an isolated example. @bigissue.com has uncovered 100+ 'Yo-yo Homes'

www.bigissue.com/news/housing...

No, Arsenal's Declan Rice didn't donate £14m to house homeless families Google's AI summary is telling users Arsenal footballer Declan Rice donated £14m to a London housing project. But the story's not true.

Saw a proper mad Instagram reel that Declan Rice had donated £14m to a housing project in Tower Hamlets

Googled it and the AI summary backed it up, telling users about the donation

Did some journalism - it’s not true. Experts say it’s a classic case of AI dangers

www.bigissue.com/news/housing...

As summers of extreme heat become more common, the UK must protect its workers | John Harris There’s been fury in Spain over the tragic death of a street cleaner. It’s not hard to imagine something similar playing out in the UK, says Guardian columnist John Harris

Latest from me: on the bafflingly overlooked issue of work and rising heat
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Premier League clubs land new deals with gambling sponsors despite looming ban 11 of the Premier League's 20 clubs will start the new season with a front-of-shirt gambling sponsor, and no club has abandoned betting firms.

NEW: Premier League clubs strike new gambling shirt sponsor deals in last year before voluntary ban

11 clubs have gambling firms on front of shirts for 25/26

It's led to the ban being called a "cynical ploy"

No Big Six team has a gambling sponsor

www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

Meanwhile, Reform councillor Bert Bingham, who serves as Nottinghamshire County Council’s environment lead, called human-made global heating a “hoax” at a meeting last week.

He said statistics were “manipulated” and that “people have been brainwashed over time through the media”

Kent County Council, Reform’s largest, last week announced plans to slash net zero projects as part of cuts identified by its new Department for Local Government Efficiency unit. It said the funds would be “redirected back into vital services”

West Northamptonshire said “no adverse impacts on equality issues were identified”

The day after announcing the plans, the council issued advice amid a weather warning. “The warmer weather poses a much greater risk to the most vulnerable in our community, such as the very young and older people”

Reform’s West Northamptonshire Council could also scrap net zero targets this week, though it will keep its sustainability strategy, which “has been shown to have real benefits for residents and businesses and makes an ongoing contribution to the UK’s 2050 net zero target”

Reform-run councils once known for green policies expected to scrap climate pledges Former Durham county council climate lead calls motion to rescind climate emergency declaration ‘reprehensible’

Reform-led Durham County Council is expected to rescind its climate emergency declaration tomorrow

In December the council won a national award for its work to cut emissions over the last 15 years www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Manchester deputy mayor 'encourages' police to carry naloxone Just two police forces in the country refuse to give their officers naloxone. Big Issue reporting has sparked politicians to act

NEW: Greater Manchester Police 'encouraged' by dep mayor to carry naloxone after Big Issue reporting

It's also emerged a trial of naloxone publicly promised by GMP last year never happened - but the force hasn't explained why

www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

Three years ago, I wrote this article on how radically reimagining our cities can drastically reduce the frequency, intensity, and duration of heatwaves.

With yet another ‘once in a lifetime’ heatwave impacting Europe, it is as relevant as ever.

www.bigissue.com/opinion/heat...

Why do some UK police forces stop officer carrying this life-saving drug? Police offers have used naloxone more than 1,200 times to reverse opioid overdoses. But as drug deaths rise, two police forces hold out.

NEW: Naloxone can help police officers stop opioid deaths. The Home Office, Police Federation, and police chiefs support giving it to officers. One force alone estimates it's saved 134 lives

Yet two forces - Suffolk and Greater Manchester - refuse. Why?

My report:

www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

Council tries to evict food bank – despite referring 95% of its users Islington Council is taking a food bank to court, saying they are trespassing. The food bank say they will be forced to close if it succeeds.

NEW: Islington Council is taking a food bank to court, trying to evict it from land it uses to store food. The food bank says it will have to shut down if the legal bid is successful

The kicker? 95% of the food bank's clients are referred by Islington Council

www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

A letter from Philippe Auclair - josimarfootball.com The reality we at Josimar face is stark. Should we fail to raise € 50k by 1 July, the world's only investigative media dedicated solely to football will cease to exist.

A message from @philippeauclair.bsky.social

The reality we at Josimar face is stark. Should we fail to raise 50 000 euro by 1 July, the world’s only investigative media dedicated solely to football will cease to exist.

josimarfootball.com/2025/06/03/a...

In The Guardian in print and online today speaking about the catalyst that triggered me to write Logging Off, and changed my life forever. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Just 6% of homes approved in Labour’s first six months were for social rent Data from 119 English councils shows that council houses made up just 6% of planning approvals in Labour’s first half-year in office

🔴 Exclusive: More than half of England’s councils did not approve the building of any homes for social rent during Labour’s first six months in government, figures obtained by @hyphenonline.com suggest

hyphenonline.com/2025/05/19/h...

📊 I've detailed how much of this climate fund each council in London has left, and how community groups can access it

If you know a community centre, group, charity, club etc who could benefit, please share it with them

What on Earth does that mean? Please can politicians stop using "net zero", a scientific term, to mean "environmental policies I don't like"

Thousands more people could die from overheating each year if Britain does not adapt to a warming world to avert
“tomorrow’s disasters”, the UK government’s climate advisers have warned.

@thecccuk.bsky.social says no sign Labour are taking climate adaptation more seriously than Tories

London councils yet to spend £130m in local climate funds Local authorities have spent less than £40m out of £170m collected since offsetting scheme began in 2016

Zack Polanski, deputy leader of @greenparty.org.uk said progress had been “unacceptably slow and inconsistent”.

“Thousands of Londoners are stuck in cold, damp and mouldy homes while their bills keep climbing,”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Did you catch us in @theguardian.com at the weekend?

Councils across London have been collecting money to offset the emissions from new development... 💰

Except the vast majority of that money has not been spent. £130 million is sitting there waiting to be used for climate action...