policing
Officers will not respond to mental health emergencies
Calls will be sent to health professionals unless there is immediate threat to life.
scorecard
Russia’s image darkens
Approval of Russia’s global leadership in former Soviet countries
Turkey
New dawn looks much like the old one as Erdoğan tightens his grip
His victory confirms the electoral power of populism, patronage, nationalism and incumbency.
war victims
Kidnapped
One father’s daring rescue of his children from the arms of the Kremlin.
Long stories short
• More missile attacks on Kyiv killed three people including two children.
• Mike Pence indicated he would announce a run for the US presidency.
• The Labour Party suspended Geraint Davies MP over allegations of unacceptable behaviour towards female colleagues.
raising the ceiling
US debt crisis heads towards resolution
wildfires
California homes are just too risky, says insurer
animal of the day
The Gummy Squirrel
One of more than 5,000 newly discovered deep-sea species living on the ocean floor between Hawaii and Mexico.
rule of law
Tortoise revealed Evgeny and his father Alexander’s businesses in Russian-occupied Crimea broke EU rules
state secrets
Boris Johnson met Alexander Lebedev in 2018. A potential national security breach followed
westminster
Door after door in Britain has been opened for Evgeny – all the way to the House of Lords
money heals
Nan Goldin’s relentless quest to sever the link between the Sacklers and the art world
justice
Perdue Pharma settled in 2020. But that doesn’t mean the crisis is resolved
killer pain
Britain has an everyday drug problem
Tortoise’s very first investigation reports on the overprescription of opioids in North-East England
become a reporter
The Tortoise journalism school
“It’s all about aggressive reporting… You never let up and you create this environment of: ‘well, let’s go find out’.”
- Bob Woodward, speaking at the Sir Harry Evans Summit in Investigative Journalism
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