I haven’t posted anything on here for a while so thought I would upload a handful of stories from the past 18 months. They are mainly based on investigations or started as tips from readers. I couldn’t upload every piece I have written for Mail Online since I have started, because there are simply too… Read More First update for a while – by Wills
Read the story here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2951505/Identity-thieves-Department-Education-caught-stealing-students-personal-information-apply-credit-cards-staff-members-FIRED-looking-Barack-Obama-s-student-debts.html This story was published on March 2, 2014. It was based on an investigation into the Department of Education and breaches of their computer guidelines. The documents were obtained by a Freedom of Information Act request. It was picked up by a number of TV stations including Fox News and MSNBC.… Read More EXCLUSIVE: Fraudsters in Department of Education are caught stealing students’ personal information to apply for loans and cellphones – and one worker looked up Barack Obama’s student loan records
Read story here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2518913/Police-spend-16million-unmarked-vehicles-including-luxury-sports-cars.html This story was published on February 18, 2014, and was based on a Freedom of Information request to all of the UK’s police forces. Police in Britain spend millions of taxpayer’s money on fleets of unmarked cars including sports cars. Officers and administrative staff drove around in Audis, BMWs and Jaguars on… Read More EXCLUSIVE: Police spend £18million on unmarked cars including luxury Jaguar sports cars for high ranking desk-based officers
This story was published on April 4, 2014, and was responding to a tip from a reader Read story here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2594582/Second-Waitrose-customer-falls-ill-drinking-free-coffee-contained-CLEANING-FLUID-returned-25-compensation-insult.html A second customer has fallen ill after drinking a free coffee from Waitrose that was contaminated with cleaning fluid. Father-of-two David Sack was in a rush when he grabbed a free cappuccino at the branch… Read More EXCLUSIVE: Second Waitrose customer falls ill after drinking free coffee which contained CLEANING FLUID… and returned £25 compensation because it was an ‘insult’
This story was published on June 1, 2014, and also made it into the print edition of the paper (Formatting on the story has been corrupted – not sure why) Read story here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2641867/Unstoppable-child-criminals-Top-150-young-offenders-arrested-astonishing-6-500-times-crimes-including-rape-burglary-assault.html#comments
This story was published on February 11, 2014 Read story here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2553832/Soldier-named-Scotland-Yard-court-potential-source-Prince-William-bikini-photo-chosen-promotion-Army.html A decorated soldier who was linked to the sale of a photo of Prince William in a bikini to the press has been promoted by the Army. Major Alex McKay has been made a Lieutenant Colonel in a round of promotions made by the… Read More EXCLUSIVE: Soldier named by Scotland Yard in court as potential source of Prince William bikini photo chosen for promotion by the Army
Story was published on February 1, 2014 Read story here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2525015/Two-foreign-criminals-apply-asylum-Britain-EVERY-DAY-More-800-convicts-applied-residency-past-year-despite-having-offences-name.html One foreign criminal applies for asylum in Britain every day – raising concern that convicts from overseas are trying to take advantage of the system. More than 800 crooks applied for residency in this country over the last two years, despite committing offences either in… Read More A foreign criminal applies for asylum in Britain EVERY DAY: More than 800 convicts applied for residency in the past two years despite having offences to their name
This was published on January 19, 2014, and also made it into the print edition of the paper. It was also mentioned on BBC Radio 2 a day later. Overweight Brits are being given disabled parking permits – because they can only walk short distances. People with a disability have to undergo a series of… Read More EXCLUSIVE: Free parking for the OBESE: Overweight people given ‘blue badges’ because they can only walk short distances
