The Best of The Bureau Local
The most popular The Bureau Local articles, as voted by our community.
The Bureau Local is a collaborative, investigative journalism network in the UK. Part of @TBIJ, we tell stories that matter to communities.
The Bureau Local on Sexuality
‘Please Acknowledge the Dick’: Inside a catfishing factory
Remote workers are being paid a pittance to play the roles of wholly fictional eager and unsatisfied women messaging men who sign up for sex-chat services
The Bureau Local on Sports
How Qatar hacked the World Cup
Critics who threatened to expose wrongdoing by Qatar were targeting as part of huge hacking operation
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