Daniel O'Donoghue

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Daniel O'Donoghue

The migrants spoken to by the BBC were all placed with Lotus Care through a Merseyside care agency. A whistleblower, who formerly worked at the agency, said she had witnessed "more than 100" migrants arriving at the office between 2022 and 2023. They were going there to make cash payments for CoS, the whistleblower said. She told the BBC she had seen one migrant "handing over a wad of cash in an envelope". "It was obviously thousands of pounds," she said.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Daniel O'Donoghue

'Exploited' migrant carers 'charged £10k for visas'Daniel O'DonoghueBBC North West InvestigationsBBCIn an interview voiced by an actor, a migrant care worker told the BBC she had to work in a "climate of fear" Overseas workers hired to look after elderly and vulnerable people claim to have faced threats, exploitation and a "climate of fear" at a care home company.

1 month ago | business-humanrights.org | Daniel O'Donoghue

“Agency care staff 'charged £10k for free work visas'”Overseas workers hired to look after elderly and vulnerable people claim to have faced threats, exploitation and a "climate of fear" at a care home company. Employees at Lotus Care, which runs 10 care homes across north-west England, said they were often forced to work double shifts because of staff shortages, were denied sick leave, were underpaid and threatened with deportation if they complained.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Daniel O'Donoghue

'My £20k bill for holiday lets deemed second homes'Daniel O'DonoghueBBC North West InvestigationsBBCJudith Robbins fears bankruptcy after her holiday lets were reclassified as second homes A woman who manages holiday lettings in a seaside resort has said she faces going out of business after the flats were declared to be "second homes". Judith Robbins runs eight self-catering units in one building in Blackpool, which she lets out to families on a tight budget.

Mar 13, 2025 | bbc.com | Daniel O'Donoghue

'I can't believe I had to prove I'm British'Daniel O'DonoghueBBC North West investigationsBBCChristina, 27, had to battle for years to prove her citizenship Christina never expected to have to prove she was British. Lost documents meant her father Caleb, a Rhodesia-born scientist who moved to the UK in 1970, had to go through a long battle before he was granted permission to stay.