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Paul Lynch

Birmingham

Shared Data Unit Journalist at BBC

Journalist with the BBC Shared Data Unit. Two time reporter of the year, music lover, yoga doer, cynic. Contact: [email protected]

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Articles

  • Thousands of criminal cases collapsing due to missing or lost police evidence

    3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Sima Kotecha |Paul Lynch

    Image caption, The National Forensics Archive houses millions of exhibits from criminal cases prior to 2012Thousands of criminal cases - including some of the most serious violent and sexual offences - are collapsing every year because of lost, damaged or missing evidence, the BBC has found. More than 30,000 prosecutions in England and Wales collapsed between October 2020 and September 2024, data from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) reveals.

  • Storytellers - Prophet Song - Episode 1 - BBC Sounds

    2 months ago | bbc.co.uk | Paul Lynch

    A woman is shocked to find the police on her doorstep. By Paul Lynch. Read more

  • 'Criminal' lack of cash leaves nine in 10 high-risk toxic sites unchecked

    Mar 12, 2025 | yahoo.com | Tomos Morgan |Paul Lynch

    Thousands of sites potentially contaminated with toxic chemicals have never been checked by councils, a BBC investigation has found. Nine out of 10 "high-risk" areas have not been tested by councils responding to a BBC Freedom of Information request, and scientists fear they could pose a health risk. The sites are thought to contain substances such as lead or arsenic.

  • AFTER | Kirkus Reviews

    Nov 13, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Max Brooks |Paul Lynch |Drew Starling

    A tasty, if not always tasteful, tale of supernatural mayhem that fans of King and Crichton alike will enjoy. Are we not men? We are—well, ask Bigfoot, as Brooks does in this delightful yarn, following on his bestseller World War Z(2006). A zombie apocalypse is one thing.

  • THE SWARM | Kirkus Reviews

    Nov 5, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Andy Marino |Max Brooks |Paul Lynch

    A tasty, if not always tasteful, tale of supernatural mayhem that fans of King and Crichton alike will enjoy. Are we not men? We are—well, ask Bigfoot, as Brooks does in this delightful yarn, following on his bestseller World War Z(2006). A zombie apocalypse is one thing.

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Paul Lynch
Paul Lynch @Paul_SDU
13 Mar 25

RT @jomorrisjourno: 'Criminal' lack of cash leaves 9 in 10 high-risk toxic sites unchecked - thousands of sites potentially contaminated wi…

Paul Lynch
Paul Lynch @Paul_SDU
13 Mar 25

The Shared Data Unit worked on this brilliant documentary with @BBCWales and the accompanying online piece. We gathered data about the toxic legacy left behind by heavy industry across the UK: https://t.co/vGlcZgm97F

Paul Lynch
Paul Lynch @Paul_SDU
19 Feb 25

RT @paulbradshaw: I’ve put together a crib sheet of 7 techniques for journalists to get better results from genAI tools https://t.co/NEYXRO…