Lead is leaching into the environment and lurking in our homes. It's in soil, in water, in food, in our housing.

And it's poisoning people.

The first episode of Untold: Toxic Legacy launches October 22. Trailer here:

open.spotify.com/episode/6M4H...

This means the absolute world to me. Very grateful to sources and academics who are STILL helping me uncover the legacy of lead in our environment, as well as the impact it’s having on our health. Feel very lucky (as always) to work at the @financialtimes.com and with such brilliant editors. 🙏

New: The government wants a technological revolution in healthcare. But from paper notes to inconsistent data sharing and dozens of IT systems, digitising the NHS will not be easy.

W/ @laurahughesft.bsky.social @upyorkshire.ft.com @carolinenevitt.bsky.social @emmalewis.ft.com

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Thank you @privateeyenews.bsky.social for giving me such a great platform to discuss how lead from abandoned mines, old pipes and paint in our houses, could be poisoning hundreds of thousands of children a year here in the UK. open.spotify.com/episode/4nBh...

🎧 Listen to the full interview with Laura on today’s episode of the Page 94 podcast. In feeds now. audioboom.com/posts/871891...

Well this was an eye opener, a big dose of morning doom but I cannot believe #leadpoisoning is not being talked about Great research and reporting from @laurahughesft.bsky.social

@privateeyenews.bsky.social youtube.com/watch?v=y-nh...

What a ridiculous honour to just make this list, given both the origin of the award and the calibre of journalism it’s recognised over the years… 🙏
@privateeyenews.bsky.social #PaulFootAward

From the carer’s allowance scandal to an investigation into British universities’ harsh measures against pro-Palestinian protests on campus... The shortlist for the 2025 Paul Foot Award for Investigative Journalism has been announced!

Shortlist: www.private-eye.co.uk/paul-foot-aw...