The Financial Times’ Laura Hughes has uncovered a lead poisoning epidemic across the UK. Lead is leaching into the environment and lurking in our homes - but most people don’t know they’ve been exposed until they get sick. In this series, Laura hears the victims’ stories and finds a government that has failed to protect public health. After years of investigating, she has discovered that even officials do not know how big the problem really is.
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The Financial Times’ Laura Hughes has uncovered a lead poisoning epidemic across the UK. Lead is leaching into the environment and lurking in our homes - but most people don’t know they’ve been exposed until they get sick. In this series, Laura hears the victims’ stories and finds a government that has failed to protect public health. After years of investigating, she has discovered that even officials do not know how big the problem really is.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It seemed like the Belgians had everything they needed to bring a case against the people involved with Qatargate, but the investigation hit a wall. Valentina and the reporting team speak to the prosecution side to find out why.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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