FOI
Uvalde School District Claims It Can't Find Messages Former Police Chief Sent in Aftermath of Shooting
Lawyers for the district claimed it was only able to obtain “portions” of records Motherboard requested under the Texas Public Information Act.
Uvalde School District Claims It Doesn't Possess Video Taken Day of School Shooting
A private law firm hired by Uvalde's school district asserts it doesn't have widely-viewed footage taken the day of the shooting at Robb Elementary School.
Police Continue to Evade Uvalde Shooting Records Requests
In a new twist, lawyers appear to claim they don't understand Texas law, or the English language.
Uvalde Hires Private Law Firm to Argue It Doesn’t Have to Release School Shooting Public Records
Some of the records relating to the Robb Elementary School shooting could be “highly embarrassing,” involve “emotional/mental distress,” and are “not of legitimate concern to the public,” the lawyers argued.
Only 4 Percent of Online Abuse Reported to the Met Leads to Criminal Charges
Exclusive: Freedom of Information data shows that the cases reported to Met Police have increased by 44 percent over the past year.
Acid Attacks in the UK, Sadly, Are Not Going Anywhere
New statistics obtained by VICE reveal that the number of attacks has fallen, but they're still happening with alarming regularity.
60 British Women Were Killed By Men They Previously Reported To Police
Broadly asked every UK police force how many women were killed in the last three years by the partners, exes, or stalkers they'd already reported to the authorities.
Revealed: Nearly Half of All Tower Blocks Have Failed Fire Safety Tests
New data obtained by VICE shows fire safety failings across England and Wales.
Revealed: Cocaine Hospitalisations Are Up 90 Percent in the UK
A Freedom of Information request also showed that incidents where cocaine is mentioned have more than doubled over the past four years.
What Happened After This County Classified Catcalling as a Hate Crime
Nottinghamshire Police made headlines when it announced its plan to treat gender-based street harassment as a hate crime—but only 100 reports have been logged so far. Broadly investigates why the crime remains so underreported.
The Trudeau government redacted the details of its own transparency plan
Documents show that the government ignored its own consultations on improving government transparency, then misled the public about it.
Revealed: The London Boroughs That Grow the Most Weed
An FOI has shown which areas are responsible for producing most of the capital's green.