@olivialeejourno.bsky.social
Journalist @guardian
Currently working on Investigations 🔍
Currently working on Investigations 🔍
Proof that dogs, like humans have neophilia: Olive has a dog bed that is much bigger, much comfier yet she is determined to sleep on this TINY chihuahua sized bed that I won in a raffle simply because new and shiny
December 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Proof that dogs, like humans have neophilia: Olive has a dog bed that is much bigger, much comfier yet she is determined to sleep on this TINY chihuahua sized bed that I won in a raffle simply because new and shiny
Since 2018, armed groups have built more than 8,000km of roads across the Amazon in Colombia largely benefiting organised criminals. Colombias environmental destruction driven by international demand for cocaine, gold, meat. Fascinating read www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘Cocaine, gold and meat’: how Colombia’s Amazon became big business for crime networks
Armed groups have moved in to the space left by the Farc after the civil war, cutting down rainforest to control land and build thousands of kilometres of smuggling routes
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December 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Since 2018, armed groups have built more than 8,000km of roads across the Amazon in Colombia largely benefiting organised criminals. Colombias environmental destruction driven by international demand for cocaine, gold, meat. Fascinating read www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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I've done a deep dive into the Trump family's global moneymaking campaign. The White House says there's no conflict of interest. But from Serbia to Vietnam to crypto it's being called "pay to play" on a vast scale. If you have info, get in touch @theguardian.com
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All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches
From Vietnam to the Balkans, Donald Trump’s family has launched a global dealmaking blitz since his re-election
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November 30, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I've done a deep dive into the Trump family's global moneymaking campaign. The White House says there's no conflict of interest. But from Serbia to Vietnam to crypto it's being called "pay to play" on a vast scale. If you have info, get in touch @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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The Trump trail has taken me to Gibraltar. To answer a question: Why did the son of the most powerful man on the planet show up at a law firm in a tiny British outpost one Friday this November looking for money? @theguardian.com
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Why did Donald Trump Jr turn up in a tiny British enclave looking for money?
Meetings in Gibraltar are the latest twist in worldwide campaign that is enriching the US president’s family
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December 19, 2025 at 8:18 AM
The Trump trail has taken me to Gibraltar. To answer a question: Why did the son of the most powerful man on the planet show up at a law firm in a tiny British outpost one Friday this November looking for money? @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Very happy to see the case for
Six-seven being made www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... was always with the kids on that one!! 6~7 x
Six-seven being made www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... was always with the kids on that one!! 6~7 x
Each year, word of the year gets darker. ‘Six-seven’ may be annoying – but it’s bucked that trend | Coco Khan
Some might regard this slang as ‘brain rot’, but the first word of the year just for tweens and teenagers could be the most hopeful development of 2025, says writer and podcaster Coco Khan
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December 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Very happy to see the case for
Six-seven being made www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... was always with the kids on that one!! 6~7 x
Six-seven being made www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... was always with the kids on that one!! 6~7 x
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NEW: Keir Starmer has called on Nigel Farage to apologise to his school contemporaries who claim the Reform leader racially abused them while at Dulwich College.
Starmer calls on Farage to apologise to his alleged victims of racial abuse at school
Prime minister says Reform leader’s explanations about alleged comments are ‘unconvincing to say the least’
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November 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
NEW: Keir Starmer has called on Nigel Farage to apologise to his school contemporaries who claim the Reform leader racially abused them while at Dulwich College.
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Exclusive: ‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
w/ Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
w/ Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
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November 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Exclusive: ‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
w/ Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
w/ Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
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We used genAI for the categorisations, applying rigourous checks, in keeping with our editorial guidance on its use.
Our full methodology is here 👇
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Our full methodology is here 👇
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Reading the post-riot posts: how we traced far-right radicalisation across 51,000 Facebook messages
Tracing profiles of those charged with online offences in summer 2024 helped us map a thriving social ecosystem trading far-right sentiment and political disillusionment
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September 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
We used genAI for the categorisations, applying rigourous checks, in keeping with our editorial guidance on its use.
Our full methodology is here 👇
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Our full methodology is here 👇
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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"REVEALED: LANDLORDS AND HOTELS ARE 'CASHING IN' ON HOMELESSNESS CRISIS"
@kiranstacey.bsky.social / @michaelgoodier.bsky.social / @olivialeejourno.bsky.social for @theguardian.com.
FULL STORY: t.ly/AqH1n
Hotel owners are overcharging city councils.
#TheGuardian
#IBPAPERS
#TomorrowsPapersToday
@kiranstacey.bsky.social / @michaelgoodier.bsky.social / @olivialeejourno.bsky.social for @theguardian.com.
FULL STORY: t.ly/AqH1n
Hotel owners are overcharging city councils.
#TheGuardian
#IBPAPERS
#TomorrowsPapersToday
April 27, 2025 at 10:36 PM
"REVEALED: LANDLORDS AND HOTELS ARE 'CASHING IN' ON HOMELESSNESS CRISIS"
@kiranstacey.bsky.social / @michaelgoodier.bsky.social / @olivialeejourno.bsky.social for @theguardian.com.
FULL STORY: t.ly/AqH1n
Hotel owners are overcharging city councils.
#TheGuardian
#IBPAPERS
#TomorrowsPapersToday
@kiranstacey.bsky.social / @michaelgoodier.bsky.social / @olivialeejourno.bsky.social for @theguardian.com.
FULL STORY: t.ly/AqH1n
Hotel owners are overcharging city councils.
#TheGuardian
#IBPAPERS
#TomorrowsPapersToday
Cheap rent, space and in zone 1? Your laughing! I spoke to individuals making the impossible possible www.theguardian.com/money/2025/a...
Property guardians: caretaker solutions to sky-high city rents
London professionals are taking advantage of reduced rents in vacant buildings in often unusual spaces
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April 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Cheap rent, space and in zone 1? Your laughing! I spoke to individuals making the impossible possible www.theguardian.com/money/2025/a...
Lib Dems are proposing a ban on people playing music out loud on public transport so I joined commuters to ask what they think! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘I hate it’: Manchester commuters back ban out-loud music on public transport
Lib Dem move to ban practice is broadly welcomed, though some feel the party should focus on more important things
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April 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Lib Dems are proposing a ban on people playing music out loud on public transport so I joined commuters to ask what they think! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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A lovely article on how communities planting trees are coming closer together by @olivialeejourno.bsky.social. I've just organised a group of residents on a WhatsApp to water our new 6 fruit trees: 5/6 currently have a guardian! Will update you all after Easter.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It will be beautiful to see our kids grow up with this’: how communities around the world are planting trees
City residents are working out how to fill their streets with trees as evidence grows of their benefits
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April 19, 2025 at 8:59 AM
A lovely article on how communities planting trees are coming closer together by @olivialeejourno.bsky.social. I've just organised a group of residents on a WhatsApp to water our new 6 fruit trees: 5/6 currently have a guardian! Will update you all after Easter.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“I never in my life thought I would see my brother like that – handcuffed, his head shaved, in a prison for murderers, where they put rapists and kidnappers. It is very painful because he is innocent,” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
‘He is innocent’: family of deported Venezuelan rebukes Trump claims
Brother of Francisco Javier García Casique spotted him in a video showing scores of Venezuelan prisoners being taken to notorious El Salvador prison
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March 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM
“I never in my life thought I would see my brother like that – handcuffed, his head shaved, in a prison for murderers, where they put rapists and kidnappers. It is very painful because he is innocent,” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Two weeks PAID work experience working at The Guardian’s London Headquarters for Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic aspiring journalists. Closes 30th March.
Details in link.
Please share :)
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Details in link.
Please share :)
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March 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Two weeks PAID work experience working at The Guardian’s London Headquarters for Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic aspiring journalists. Closes 30th March.
Details in link.
Please share :)
workforus.theguardian.com/entry-level-...
Details in link.
Please share :)
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A first for the @theguardian.com ⬇️
Paid work experience in London head office for working-class youngsters keen on journalism
✅ Must be 18 or older
✅ Help with accommodation costs
✅ Application deadline 30 March ✍️
workforus.theguardian.com/jobs/606/
Paid work experience in London head office for working-class youngsters keen on journalism
✅ Must be 18 or older
✅ Help with accommodation costs
✅ Application deadline 30 March ✍️
workforus.theguardian.com/jobs/606/
March 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A first for the @theguardian.com ⬇️
Paid work experience in London head office for working-class youngsters keen on journalism
✅ Must be 18 or older
✅ Help with accommodation costs
✅ Application deadline 30 March ✍️
workforus.theguardian.com/jobs/606/
Paid work experience in London head office for working-class youngsters keen on journalism
✅ Must be 18 or older
✅ Help with accommodation costs
✅ Application deadline 30 March ✍️
workforus.theguardian.com/jobs/606/
"Spain stands as a model for how migration can energise an economy and a society"
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Why is Spain’s economy booming? Thanks to migration – which proves xenophobia doesn’t pay | María Ramírez
With Spanish GDP growth leading Europe last year, diversity is making us richer – not only financially but culturally, too, says journalist María Ramírez
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February 19, 2025 at 9:32 AM
"Spain stands as a model for how migration can energise an economy and a society"
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In lighter news this iconic London cork wrapped house runs completely fossil fuel free! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It feels enveloping and calming’: the London house wrapped in cork
Designer Nina Woodcroft has created an energy-efficient family home that is also a useful conversation starter
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February 19, 2025 at 12:33 AM
In lighter news this iconic London cork wrapped house runs completely fossil fuel free! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
wrote an explainer on alternatives to spot on flea treatments after studies show they have a huge impact on nature - damaging rivers and killing baby birds
How can you treat your pet for fleas without harming nature?
How can you treat your pet for fleas without harming nature?
With studies showing flea treatments can damage rivers and kill baby birds, experts suggest other options
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February 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
wrote an explainer on alternatives to spot on flea treatments after studies show they have a huge impact on nature - damaging rivers and killing baby birds
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‘What joy! What damn joy!’: vanilla boom transforms fortunes of Colombia’s farmers
‘What joy! What damn joy!’: vanilla boom transforms fortunes of Colombia’s farmers
In El Valle, the world’s second-most expensive spice is not just providing an economic lifeline but also helping to preserve rich biodiversity
As he wanders around a corner of his land, inspecting his crops, Luilly Murillo González stops and leans down…
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January 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
‘What joy! What damn joy!’: vanilla boom transforms fortunes of Colombia’s farmers
Loved this article and also interesting to learn that Xaymaca ( the authors name) was the name given to modern-day Jamaica by the Taino people. It became Jamaica because of mispronunciation by Spanish colonists which then stuck
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They say a name like mine can hold you back in life, but I will never change it | Xaymaca Awoyungbo
An unusual name can have a detrimental impact on your life and finances – but in my experience, it also has advantages, says football writer Xaymaca Awoyungbo
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January 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Loved this article and also interesting to learn that Xaymaca ( the authors name) was the name given to modern-day Jamaica by the Taino people. It became Jamaica because of mispronunciation by Spanish colonists which then stuck
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“Fatigue with bloodshed, with deadlock, with long grinding wars from Europe to the Middle East are rendering Sudan’s conflict simply another disaster whose sharp edges are blunted by the fact that death, starvation and impunity have become a norm.”
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We ignore Sudan at our peril. This campaign of mass murder and rape will have global consequences | Nesrine Malik
Almost two years into the war, Sudan is facing anarchy, famine, genocide – and ambivalence from the rest of the world, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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January 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
“Fatigue with bloodshed, with deadlock, with long grinding wars from Europe to the Middle East are rendering Sudan’s conflict simply another disaster whose sharp edges are blunted by the fact that death, starvation and impunity have become a norm.”
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