Leala Doherty
Mapping the European Union's Massive Crackdown on Immigrants
As EU member states cooperated on a two-week operation intended to track and penalize illegal immigration, a group of activists worked to track police activity in real time.
Sara Firth: 'Why I Quit Russia Today Over Flight MH17'
The reporter on quitting the pro-Russian news agency.
'Gulf Futurism' Is Killing People
Migrant workers are paying the ultimate price for the Blade Runner fantasies of oil princes.
'Officially Old' Are the Two Dumbest Words on the Internet
Every hour, countless people on Twitter declare themselves "officially old." They use it to prefix anything they're doing that is remotely mundane, from buying running gear to boiling an egg.
London's Ukrainian Ex-Pats Tried to Ambush an Oligarch
Three hundred of them held a street protest yesterday.
Porn Is Dead, Long Live Sex
Porn is dated, passe, over. It doesn't have anything to do with reality and its business model is so archaic production companies aren't making money anymore—the internet's moved on, you see, but the industry hasn't. Make Love Not Porn is a website...
Why Is Birmingham Failing Its Children?
I grew up in the place branded a "national disgrace" by Ofsted inspectors.
Paddy Power Are Exploiting Some of London's Most Impoverished Communities
With low-cost, easy-to-use games that are earning them millions a day.
Hunting for Illegal Immigrants with the UK Border Police
Housing is becoming so scarce in London that the government is offering people cash incentives to relocate to smaller homes in the suburbs, and illegal immigrants are crammed into crappy flats rented from dodgy landlords.
The British Woman Who's Imprisoned with Her Baby in Pakistan
Khadija Shah was arrested for carrying $4.75 million worth of heroin through Islamabad airport. Her youngest daughter was born while Khadija was incarcerated, and hasn’t spent a day outside of the prison’s walls, and there's no immediate timeframe set...
Boya Dee and the Rise of the 'Tragedy Jesters'
We always need someone to provide the light relief in the moments of dark, dark horror.