Uncovered

On this episode of Uncovered host Kelly Crichton is joined by National World's investigative reporter Ethan Shone to discuss the Government's plans around cryptocurrency and the  Prime Minister's enthusiasm for the cryptocurrency industry. Downing Street has refused to answer whether Rishi Sunak has ever invested in cryptocurrency which has prompted questions from transparency campaigners. On this episode you'll also hear from  Simon Youel, policy director at Positive Money a not-for-profit advocacy group whose mission is to promote various reforms of central banks and alternative monetary policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Uncovered host Kelly Crichton is joined by Harriet Clugston, Data and Investigations Editor with National World to talk about a story which is drawing a lot of attention. A woman has been sentenced to 28 months in prison for taking abortion pills while over 30 weeks pregnant during the first Covid lockdown. Harriet tells us about the antiquated laws under which the woman has been prosecuted and how the woman's circumstances had impacted her decision making. We also hear from Emma Milne, a Professor at the University of Durham whose research looks at how the criminal justice system responds when a woman is accused of harming or murdering her foetus. Professor Milne talks about her serious concerns with how these laws are being used and what it could mean for women experiencing crisis pregnancies and others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friday 24th of February 2023 marks a year to the day when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and back then there was little hope that the country would find itself where it is at the moment. On this episode of Uncovered, host Kelly Crichton is joined by World Reporter Heather Carrick to discuss the war to date. This special episode of Uncovered looks at who is winning this war, the human impact of it and also what, if anything, can bring this war to a close. You'll hear from military strategy expert James Rogers, Co-founder of the Council on Geostrategy and Oksana Yarova, a Ukrainian refugee who is now living in the UK have fled her home country with her young son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Uncovered we take a look at new legislation which requires voters to present ID at polling stations this year. Under these new rules voters across England, Scotland and Wales will need to present photo ID from a list of approved forms. Data and investigations Editor at NationalWorld Harriet Clugston has been looking at research from the Cabinet Office and as well as some Electoral Commission data to understand what the impact of his new legislation might be. Harriet also speaks to Jess Garland, Director of Policy and Research at the Electoral Reform Society campaign group, to get their take on these changes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Uncovered we take a closer look at Levelling Up and how local aurthories are being impacted by it. NationalWorld.com has recently revealed how councils across the country have spent in excess of £27million producing bids for Levelling Up funding in recent years. Despite this, many of these already cash-strapped councils will not have received a penny in funding.On this episode of Uncovered host Kelly Crichton is joined by NationalWorld's investigative reporter Ethan Shone who has written a series of articles on this topic which you can find at NationalWorld.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Rishi Sunak becomes the United Kingdom's Prime Minister we take a closer look at his rise to power and what may lay ahead under his premiership. On this episode of Uncovered host Kelly Crichton is joined by NationalWorld's investigative reporter Ethan Shone and digital journalist Imogen Howse.

On this episode of Uncovered, Kelly is joined by Reporter for NationalWorld Isabella Boneham, who has been looking into the connection between the recent hot weather and climate change.Climate experts Isabella has spoke to say that extreme heat in the UK is “not a one-off” and “will be the new norm”. The consensus of experts are making the link between this extreme weather and climate change. Isabella takes us through what she's learned in her investigations.

In this week's episode of Uncovered Kelly speaks to Data and Investigations Editor Harriet Clugston about the food price crisis. Data shared by the Office for National Statistics is not revealing the full scale of the problem for people on lower incomes. Over the past 3 months Harriet has been tracking the price of value brands across five supermarkets; Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Aldi - finding many of which continue to rise in price.In the podcast we hear from Andrew Foresay, National Director of Feeding Britain about how these price hikes are affecting the poorest families in Britain.

On this special episode of Uncovered, NationalWorld's news podcast, we look forward to the upcoming local elections. We will give you an oversight of what is happening across the country as well as a deeper dive into some of the regional areas and how the elections are set to play out.

MPs gifted Wimbledon, Euros and race day tickets worth thousands of pounds by gambling and betting companies have expressed support for the industry during recent parliamentary debates. This episode of Uncovered looks at the findings in a series of articles by Ethan Shone, Investigative Reporter with NationalWorld on the influence of the gambling lobby within Westminster.

On this special episode of Uncovered, we look at the war in eastern Europe. Host Kelly Crichton, reporter Alex Nelson and Editor of NationalWorld, Nick Mitchell, discuss how this war has come about, what the progress has been, what Putin's motivations are and what is happening to people on the ground in both Ukraine and Russia. On this episode you'll also hear from National World reporter Isabella Boneham who spoke to Matt Qvortrup, a political scientist from Coventry University, to understand more about Vladimir Putin.

On this episode of Uncovered we look back at the year since Sarah Everard was kidnapped and murdered by serving police officer Wayne Couzens. This murder sparked national outcry and started a wider conversation around the safety of women on the streets and sexism at large.We speak to campaigner Patsy Stevenson about her experience since she was arrested at a vigil held for Sarah Everard in the days after her murder. Emma Kay tell us about the WalkSafe app she's developed following her personal experiences of fearing for her safety.Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse tells us about her efforts to create a transformation in culture towards women. Alice Jackson founder of Strut Safe an initiative which aims to help women get home safely tells us how the idea was born in the days following Sarah Everard's murder.Founder of 'Catcalls of London', Farah Benis also joins us on the podcast to talk about how she is working for change, emphasising the importance of education in tackling this issue.

On this episode of Uncovered host Kelly Crichton is joined by Harriet Clugston, Data and Investigations editor for National World, who has been taking a closer look at the levelling up white paper which was recently published by the government.It set out a number of ambitious targets for levelling up, all to be achieved by 2030.These include closing the gap in healthy life expectancy, improving people's “pride of place” in the communities around them, lifting up housing standards in the private rented sector, and reducing adult illiteracy. The plan however contains no reference to new money to achieve all of this. It also doesn't mention council finances. Harriet speaks to Johnathan Webb, who is a senior research fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research North about this funding issue and the impact it is having on local communities.

On this episode of Uncovered host Kelly Crichton is joined by Harriet Clugston, Data and Investigations editor for National World, who has been looking into the pressures faced by local authorities, particularly in relation to their child social care budgets.The recent case of six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, murdered by his father and step mother in Solihull in June 2020, has broken hearts across the country, and prompted a wave of public anger and revulsion at the suffering he endured.Social workers, children's charities and councils have been warning for several years about a crisis brewing in children's social care in England, with repeated calls for action to protect children. Hear how Harriet has uncovered data which shows councils struggling to deliver these vital services across England with the North East particularly badly affected.

On this episode of Uncovered host Kelly Crichton is joined by Ethan Shone, Investigative Reporter with National World. They discuss a series of articles Ethan has written about a group of Sheffield-based couriers, employed by Stuart, who are often paid less than minimum wage and are striking over proposed changes to their pay structure.

On this episode of Uncovered host Kelly Crichton is joined by National World Data Journalist Carly Roberts who has written a series of articles exploring the rise in spiking attacks in the UK in recent years.Using freedom of information requests, Carly has established that spiking incidents have been on the rise even before reports of victims being spiked by needles began emerging in October this year.Carly spoke to Helena Conibear, Chief Executive Officer at the Alcohol Education Trust about this issue and how they are working with victims, the police and business owners to raise awareness of this crime and help address it.On this episode you will hear how Carly's investigation has found perpetrators of spiking – whether that's drink spiking or by any other method – are very unlikely to be tracked down and brought to justice.

On this episode of Uncovered Kelly Crichton is joined by Ethan Shone, Investigative Reporter with National World to talk about his work in revealing the full extent of MP's commitments outside of parliament during the pandemic.Ethan has looked at the Register of Members' Financial Interests dating back to the start of 2020. The findings are being published across National World this week and establish that collectively, parliamentarians have received payments of approximately £10million between January 2020 and August 2021 from work outside their role as MP during this time.On this episode of Uncovered find out what kinds of jobs MPs are doing, how much they're earning for it and how much of their time is being taken up with work outside of parliament.

Welcome to Uncovered, the new podcast series that goes behind the headlines to give you an in-depth look at the stories that matter which have gone uncovered in the wider media.On this first episode Kelly Crichton is joined by Harriet Clugston, Data & Investigations Editor for National World, to talk about her article which looks at the outcomes of recorded rape, sexual assault and domestic abuse crimes by British police forces and specifically how many resulted in charges being brought, broken down by the ethnicity of the victim.The results have revealed how charge rates, already abysmally low across sexualised and gendered violence, were even worse for non-white victims.

In the first episode of Uncovered, a new podcast from the JPI Media investigation team, we look at the issue of slavery and trafficking in the UK, more than five years on from the watershed 2015 Modern Slavery Act.Harriet Clugston, data and investigations editor, and reporter Ethan Shone will talk you through the systemic failures the team has discovered, featuring insight from campaigner Julie Bindel, Children's Commissioner Anne Longfield, Unseen CEO Andrew Wallis and Human Trafficking Foundation director Tamara Barnett.Join in the conversation on social media using the hashtag #AnUnbrokenChain

Here's what you can expect from the JPI's investigation team new documentary podcast series, Uncovered.