Maeve McClenaghan

Thousands Of Women Turned Away From Domestic Violence Shelters Amid UK Budget Cuts

Survivors and support workers tell of a domestic violence refuge system at breaking point.

18 октября, 2017

От Maeve McClenaghan and
Jasmine Andersson

Thousands Of Women Turned Away From Domestic Violence Shelters Amid UK Budget Cuts

In a small office in the Midlands the telephone rings every half hour or so. On the line are women desperate for help, trying to flee domestic violence. But there is no space in the refuge, there is almost never any space. “Last week”, says a volunteer, “we had a lady call; she had four children, and the closest space we could

The UK Is Sending It’s Plastic Waste To Asia, Often Illegally

Over 515,000 tonnes of plastic packaging was exported from the UK in the first three quarters of 2016, alone. Much of this was shipped to Asia.

13 марта, 2017

От Maeve McClenaghan

The UK Is Sending It’s Plastic Waste To Asia, Often Illegally

The UK exported more of its plastic packaging waste abroad for recycling in 2016 than in any of the three years previously, according to a new analysis by Energydesk. The data comes as industry insiders warn that waste sent abroad may be incinerated or buried rather than being recycled. More than two thirds (67%) of plastic packaging waste

Trump’s Pick For Science Advisor Agreed Not To Disclose Fossil Fuel Funding

William Happer is a leading climate skeptic scientist who believes that increased levels of CO2 will benefit the planet.

17 февраля, 2017

От Maeve McClenaghan and
Lawrence Carter

Trump’s Pick For Science Advisor Agreed Not To Disclose Fossil Fuel Funding

(REPORT) --- The rumored front-runner for the role of Donald Trump’s scientific advisor is a prominent climate skeptic who was previously caught in an undercover Energydesk investigation agreeing to conceal fossil fuel funding of his

British Government Uses Aid Money To Back Oil Drilling In UNESCO World Heritage Site

UK oil company Surestream has a stake in two oil blocks overlapping the lake, while United Arab Emirates firm RAK Gas holds the rights to explore in the UN protected zone itself.

22 ноября, 2016

От Maeve McClenaghan and
Joe Sandler Clarke and
Lawrence Carter

British Government Uses Aid Money To Back Oil Drilling In UNESCO World Heritage Site

British officials are using aid money to support oil drilling in a World Heritage Site in Africa, according to an Energydesk investigation. Government documents, obtained through freedom of information (FOI), reveal that the Foreign Office pledged thousands of pounds in aid to support drilling in Lake Malawi, where the UN warns that a spill

95,000 Unaccompanied Children Claim Asylum In Europe In 2015

Record numbers of children are seeking refuge in Europe.

11 апреля, 2016

От Maeve McClenaghan and
Safya Khan-Ruf

95,000 Unaccompanied Children Claim Asylum In Europe In 2015

At least 95,000 unaccompanied children applied for asylum in Europe last year, four times the numbers for 2014, Bureau research can reveal. The huge increase was discovered by the Bureau during an investigation into the level of migration among unaccompanied under-18 year olds in Europe and the stark inconsistencies in the way they are

Britain Is Deporting Thousands Of Unaccompanied Child Refugees To Afghanistan And Iraq

The latest figures also show 657 former child refugees have been returned to Iraq since 2007, including 22 last year and 38 in 2014 when IS began to take a grip on the region.

10 февраля, 2016

От Maeve McClenaghan

Britain Is Deporting Thousands Of Unaccompanied Child Refugees To Afghanistan And Iraq

Thousands of young people who sought refuge in Britain as unaccompanied child asylum seekers have since been deported to war torn countries that are in part controlled by Islamic State, the Taliban or other repressive regimes, a Home Office minister has admitted. James Brokenshire said that over the past nine years 2,748 young people – many of