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Jaysim Hanspal

London

Journalist Researcher at BBC Newsnight

Investigative Journalist at Freelance

Journo @Channel4News @BBCPolitics @LandClimate | @JSchofieldTrust Fellow 2025 | Previously @BBCNewsnight & Assistant Ed @TheAfricaReport

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  • May 14, 2024 | landclimate.org | Jaysim Hanspal |Bertie Harrison-Broninski

    Canadian wood pellet mills have illegally polluted rivers and lakes, destroyed wetlands, and breached emissions limits, while exporting biomass fuel to countries including the UK and Japan. An investigation by Land and Climate Review, as reported by BBC Newsnight, has found years of repeated lawbreaking at facilities that export wood to burn in the UK’s largest power station, Drax.

  • Oct 20, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Jaysim Hanspal

    A prestigious Oxford University scholarship programme has been accused of celebrating its colonial history. The Rhodes Trust, founded by imperialist Cecil Rhodes, held a talk on the Atlantic Slave Trade following a £38m renovation of Rhodes House. Speakers at the event, held on 12 October, criticised the "difficult" and "uncomfortable" experience. Trust chief executive Dr Elizabeth Kiss said it was committed to becoming "ever-more inclusive and diverse".

  • Oct 3, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Jaysim Hanspal |Sue Paz

    Oxfordshire County Council creates a new role focusing on supporting special educational needs.

  • Sep 22, 2023 | bbc.com | Jaysim Hanspal

    Image source, GoogleImage caption, Parents have been told Abingdon's John Mason School will open fully from MondayA school forced to close because of concerns over reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) has been given the all clear. John Mason School, in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, will reopen on Monday after partially closing for two weeks. Headteacher Alastair West thanked parents and students for their "patience and support".

  • Sep 20, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Jaysim Hanspal |Pa MediaBbc South

    Home Secretary Suella Braverman has defended the government's handling of an accommodation barge that has been empty for more than a month. The Bibby Stockholm, docked at Portland Port in Dorset, was evacuated of its first 39 residents after Legionella bacteria was found in the water supply. Ms Braverman said "various procedures" needed to be completed before they could return to the vessel. But she said the government had done "really well" in its work on the barge.

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29 May 25

RT @Reuters: The Palestinian ambassador to the UN, Riyad Mansour, slammed his fist on the table and broke down crying during his speech at…

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23 May 25

Brazil has been an absolute whirlwind. Afternoon live from Copacabana vs me 4 hours later... Love this job. https://t.co/Vyawe9egK1

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27 Mar 25

RT @anneapplebaum: In other news,@derspiegel found private phone numbers, email addresses and some passwords for Waltz, Gabbard and Hegseth…