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...

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 bee...

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 h...

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 Elector...

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...

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Isa...

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...

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad...

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...

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 da...

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 p...

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 ac...

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad...

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...

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 esta...

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...

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 B...

Here's what you can expect from the JPI's investigation team new documentary podcast series, Uncovered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices