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Across the world, mothers are attempting to 'looksmax' their babies by manually manipulating their mouths and skulls.
Why?
Lily Isaacs spent a month inside their online school to find out: 👇
dispatch-media.com/the-mothers-...
Why?
Lily Isaacs spent a month inside their online school to find out: 👇
dispatch-media.com/the-mothers-...
May 19, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Across the world, mothers are attempting to 'looksmax' their babies by manually manipulating their mouths and skulls.
Why?
Lily Isaacs spent a month inside their online school to find out: 👇
dispatch-media.com/the-mothers-...
Why?
Lily Isaacs spent a month inside their online school to find out: 👇
dispatch-media.com/the-mothers-...
Groypers are not just an American phenomenon. The far-right trolls also have an outpost in Britain.
In recent months, they’ve been organising on Telegram.
Their target: Nigel Farage and Reform UK.
@laurabeveridge.bsky.social investigates: dispatch-media.com/the-return-o...
In recent months, they’ve been organising on Telegram.
Their target: Nigel Farage and Reform UK.
@laurabeveridge.bsky.social investigates: dispatch-media.com/the-return-o...
April 28, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Groypers are not just an American phenomenon. The far-right trolls also have an outpost in Britain.
In recent months, they’ve been organising on Telegram.
Their target: Nigel Farage and Reform UK.
@laurabeveridge.bsky.social investigates: dispatch-media.com/the-return-o...
In recent months, they’ve been organising on Telegram.
Their target: Nigel Farage and Reform UK.
@laurabeveridge.bsky.social investigates: dispatch-media.com/the-return-o...
"People from St Helens know better than to stake their identity in the victim narrative of the post-industrial hellhole."
Ella Glover: dispatch-media.com/how-sport-sa...
Ella Glover: dispatch-media.com/how-sport-sa...
April 21, 2026 at 8:29 AM
"People from St Helens know better than to stake their identity in the victim narrative of the post-industrial hellhole."
Ella Glover: dispatch-media.com/how-sport-sa...
Ella Glover: dispatch-media.com/how-sport-sa...
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"Controlling territory is everything, as if the hunters and the sabs really were at war."—Tamlin Magee for @dispatchmedia.bsky.social
A day with England's hunt saboteurs
They were once seen as radicals • Now they work with the police • Armed with drones, balaclavas and vegan sausage rolls
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April 17, 2026 at 9:42 PM
"Controlling territory is everything, as if the hunters and the sabs really were at war."—Tamlin Magee for @dispatchmedia.bsky.social
Once upon a time, England's hunt saboteurs were considered enemies of the state.
But today, they operate with the tacit support of the police, deploying drones and convoys to track illegal hunts.
Last month, we embedded with a unit at Britain’s most prestigious hunt: 👇
But today, they operate with the tacit support of the police, deploying drones and convoys to track illegal hunts.
Last month, we embedded with a unit at Britain’s most prestigious hunt: 👇
April 16, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Once upon a time, England's hunt saboteurs were considered enemies of the state.
But today, they operate with the tacit support of the police, deploying drones and convoys to track illegal hunts.
Last month, we embedded with a unit at Britain’s most prestigious hunt: 👇
But today, they operate with the tacit support of the police, deploying drones and convoys to track illegal hunts.
Last month, we embedded with a unit at Britain’s most prestigious hunt: 👇
Hidden on the Dorset coast is Western Europe’s largest onshore oil field.
Wytch Farm still produces around 10,000 barrels a day — but for how long?
Jack Burke reports: 👇
dispatch-media.com/britains-hid...
Wytch Farm still produces around 10,000 barrels a day — but for how long?
Jack Burke reports: 👇
dispatch-media.com/britains-hid...
April 14, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Hidden on the Dorset coast is Western Europe’s largest onshore oil field.
Wytch Farm still produces around 10,000 barrels a day — but for how long?
Jack Burke reports: 👇
dispatch-media.com/britains-hid...
Wytch Farm still produces around 10,000 barrels a day — but for how long?
Jack Burke reports: 👇
dispatch-media.com/britains-hid...
"The walls sweat all through the night. When it rains you have to wear headphones, and when it’s hot you feel like a fucking sardine wrapped in foil on one of these fucking barbecues.”
Natasha Carthew reports on what 'van life' really looks like:
dispatch-media.com/the-brutal-r...
Natasha Carthew reports on what 'van life' really looks like:
dispatch-media.com/the-brutal-r...
April 9, 2026 at 8:27 AM
"The walls sweat all through the night. When it rains you have to wear headphones, and when it’s hot you feel like a fucking sardine wrapped in foil on one of these fucking barbecues.”
Natasha Carthew reports on what 'van life' really looks like:
dispatch-media.com/the-brutal-r...
Natasha Carthew reports on what 'van life' really looks like:
dispatch-media.com/the-brutal-r...
'He helped me become a woman."
Chandler Fritz reports from the first funeral held for an AI companion in America:
dispatch-media.com/she-fell-for...
Chandler Fritz reports from the first funeral held for an AI companion in America:
dispatch-media.com/she-fell-for...
April 7, 2026 at 8:27 AM
'He helped me become a woman."
Chandler Fritz reports from the first funeral held for an AI companion in America:
dispatch-media.com/she-fell-for...
Chandler Fritz reports from the first funeral held for an AI companion in America:
dispatch-media.com/she-fell-for...
'The Aetherius Society is wary of journalists. It has been burned before.'
Lotte Brundle reports on a secretive religious group that, among other things, believes Jesus is an alien:
dispatch-media.com/aetherius-so...
Lotte Brundle reports on a secretive religious group that, among other things, believes Jesus is an alien:
dispatch-media.com/aetherius-so...
March 31, 2026 at 8:35 AM
'The Aetherius Society is wary of journalists. It has been burned before.'
Lotte Brundle reports on a secretive religious group that, among other things, believes Jesus is an alien:
dispatch-media.com/aetherius-so...
Lotte Brundle reports on a secretive religious group that, among other things, believes Jesus is an alien:
dispatch-media.com/aetherius-so...
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Read this on the bus into work. Arrived hungry, with a faint desire to visit Wigan.
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The men who worship pie
Britain’s top bakers face off in a church • 1,000 pastries, one Supreme Champion • Welcome to the British Pie Awards
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March 26, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Read this on the bus into work. Arrived hungry, with a faint desire to visit Wigan.
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I got to combine two of my favourite things - reporting on a knotty, fascinating story and walking through the scenic Peak District countryside - for @dispatchmedia.bsky.social
Will a pipeline carve through Britain’s first national park?
In the Peak District, a vast new carbon-capture scheme could soon cut across farms, villages and protected land.
@hughesroland.bsky.social walked the route, and found a local revolt brewing.
dispatch-media.com/will-a-pipel...
In the Peak District, a vast new carbon-capture scheme could soon cut across farms, villages and protected land.
@hughesroland.bsky.social walked the route, and found a local revolt brewing.
dispatch-media.com/will-a-pipel...
March 26, 2026 at 9:39 AM
I got to combine two of my favourite things - reporting on a knotty, fascinating story and walking through the scenic Peak District countryside - for @dispatchmedia.bsky.social
Will a pipeline carve through Britain’s first national park?
In the Peak District, a vast new carbon-capture scheme could soon cut across farms, villages and protected land.
@hughesroland.bsky.social walked the route, and found a local revolt brewing.
dispatch-media.com/will-a-pipel...
In the Peak District, a vast new carbon-capture scheme could soon cut across farms, villages and protected land.
@hughesroland.bsky.social walked the route, and found a local revolt brewing.
dispatch-media.com/will-a-pipel...
March 26, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Will a pipeline carve through Britain’s first national park?
In the Peak District, a vast new carbon-capture scheme could soon cut across farms, villages and protected land.
@hughesroland.bsky.social walked the route, and found a local revolt brewing.
dispatch-media.com/will-a-pipel...
In the Peak District, a vast new carbon-capture scheme could soon cut across farms, villages and protected land.
@hughesroland.bsky.social walked the route, and found a local revolt brewing.
dispatch-media.com/will-a-pipel...
Who ate all the pie?
In Melton Mowbray, this year's British Pie Awards were stuffed with fierce rivalries and closely guarded pastry secrets.
Jack Burke reports: dispatch-media.com/the-men-who-...
In Melton Mowbray, this year's British Pie Awards were stuffed with fierce rivalries and closely guarded pastry secrets.
Jack Burke reports: dispatch-media.com/the-men-who-...
March 24, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Who ate all the pie?
In Melton Mowbray, this year's British Pie Awards were stuffed with fierce rivalries and closely guarded pastry secrets.
Jack Burke reports: dispatch-media.com/the-men-who-...
In Melton Mowbray, this year's British Pie Awards were stuffed with fierce rivalries and closely guarded pastry secrets.
Jack Burke reports: dispatch-media.com/the-men-who-...
Did slaves pick your tomatoes?
If you shop at Britain’s supermarkets, the answer may well be yes.
@peter-yeung.bsky.social reports from Almería, Spain:
dispatch-media.com/did-slaves-p...
If you shop at Britain’s supermarkets, the answer may well be yes.
@peter-yeung.bsky.social reports from Almería, Spain:
dispatch-media.com/did-slaves-p...
Did slaves pick your tomatoes?
One in six UK tomatoes comes from Almería • Supermarkets demand perfection • Trafficked workers live in squalor
dispatch-media.com
March 19, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Did slaves pick your tomatoes?
If you shop at Britain’s supermarkets, the answer may well be yes.
@peter-yeung.bsky.social reports from Almería, Spain:
dispatch-media.com/did-slaves-p...
If you shop at Britain’s supermarkets, the answer may well be yes.
@peter-yeung.bsky.social reports from Almería, Spain:
dispatch-media.com/did-slaves-p...
Somehow, in an age of OnlyFans and extreme online porn, Babestation still broadcasts every night.
But who works there — and how long can it survive?
Max Jeffery went behind the scenes:
dispatch-media.com/the-last-day...
But who works there — and how long can it survive?
Max Jeffery went behind the scenes:
dispatch-media.com/the-last-day...
March 17, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Somehow, in an age of OnlyFans and extreme online porn, Babestation still broadcasts every night.
But who works there — and how long can it survive?
Max Jeffery went behind the scenes:
dispatch-media.com/the-last-day...
But who works there — and how long can it survive?
Max Jeffery went behind the scenes:
dispatch-media.com/the-last-day...
What would you do if the only road in and out of your village was sealed off for 29 hours?
And what if it happened on Valentine’s weekend?
@gregbarradale.bsky.social went to the Isle of Grain to find out:
dispatch-media.com/the-village-...
And what if it happened on Valentine’s weekend?
@gregbarradale.bsky.social went to the Isle of Grain to find out:
dispatch-media.com/the-village-...
March 12, 2026 at 9:59 AM
What would you do if the only road in and out of your village was sealed off for 29 hours?
And what if it happened on Valentine’s weekend?
@gregbarradale.bsky.social went to the Isle of Grain to find out:
dispatch-media.com/the-village-...
And what if it happened on Valentine’s weekend?
@gregbarradale.bsky.social went to the Isle of Grain to find out:
dispatch-media.com/the-village-...
Once upon a time, Sunderland sent hundreds of young men into the Army.
Last year, it sent just 10.
What's behind Britain's recruitment crisis?
Fred Sculthorp reports:
dispatch-media.com/where-have-b...
Last year, it sent just 10.
What's behind Britain's recruitment crisis?
Fred Sculthorp reports:
dispatch-media.com/where-have-b...
March 10, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Once upon a time, Sunderland sent hundreds of young men into the Army.
Last year, it sent just 10.
What's behind Britain's recruitment crisis?
Fred Sculthorp reports:
dispatch-media.com/where-have-b...
Last year, it sent just 10.
What's behind Britain's recruitment crisis?
Fred Sculthorp reports:
dispatch-media.com/where-have-b...
Across Europe and America, organised gangs are raiding shops, warehouses and homes for Pokémon cards worth up to $5 million.
Will police catch ’em all?
Tamlin Magee reports:
dispatch-media.com/the-global-p...
Will police catch ’em all?
Tamlin Magee reports:
dispatch-media.com/the-global-p...
March 3, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Across Europe and America, organised gangs are raiding shops, warehouses and homes for Pokémon cards worth up to $5 million.
Will police catch ’em all?
Tamlin Magee reports:
dispatch-media.com/the-global-p...
Will police catch ’em all?
Tamlin Magee reports:
dispatch-media.com/the-global-p...
Royal Shrovetide Football has been described as the "world's most violent ball game".
But how long will it survive?
Jack Burke reports, with photography by Chris Bethell:
dispatch-media.com/englands-wil...
But how long will it survive?
Jack Burke reports, with photography by Chris Bethell:
dispatch-media.com/englands-wil...
February 26, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Royal Shrovetide Football has been described as the "world's most violent ball game".
But how long will it survive?
Jack Burke reports, with photography by Chris Bethell:
dispatch-media.com/englands-wil...
But how long will it survive?
Jack Burke reports, with photography by Chris Bethell:
dispatch-media.com/englands-wil...
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"It’s a few minutes before 10am on a dreary January morning in Glasgow, and I’m the only woman in a corridor full of men."
I started my 2026 camped out in Glasgow's domestic abuse court. Read all about it @dispatchmedia.bsky.social (you can sign up for free!)
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I started my 2026 camped out in Glasgow's domestic abuse court. Read all about it @dispatchmedia.bsky.social (you can sign up for free!)
dispatch-media.com/inside-europ...
Inside Europe's busiest domestic abuse court
The men who pass through Court 16 • One-minute hearings and year-long delays • A system under strain
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February 24, 2026 at 3:11 PM
"It’s a few minutes before 10am on a dreary January morning in Glasgow, and I’m the only woman in a corridor full of men."
I started my 2026 camped out in Glasgow's domestic abuse court. Read all about it @dispatchmedia.bsky.social (you can sign up for free!)
dispatch-media.com/inside-europ...
I started my 2026 camped out in Glasgow's domestic abuse court. Read all about it @dispatchmedia.bsky.social (you can sign up for free!)
dispatch-media.com/inside-europ...
Court 16 at Glasgow Sheriff Court deals solely with domestic abuse. But what does that look like, day after day?
Over two months, @everebecca.bsky.social watched from the public gallery. Read her report below:
dispatch-media.com/inside-europ...
Over two months, @everebecca.bsky.social watched from the public gallery. Read her report below:
dispatch-media.com/inside-europ...
February 24, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Court 16 at Glasgow Sheriff Court deals solely with domestic abuse. But what does that look like, day after day?
Over two months, @everebecca.bsky.social watched from the public gallery. Read her report below:
dispatch-media.com/inside-europ...
Over two months, @everebecca.bsky.social watched from the public gallery. Read her report below:
dispatch-media.com/inside-europ...
After a cancer diagnosis, Will Self had to travel everywhere by car.
Shuttled between home and hospital by immigrant Uber drivers, he began to notice a different city unfolding outside the window.
In today’s piece, he reflects on those journeys:
dispatch-media.com/will-self-ho...
Shuttled between home and hospital by immigrant Uber drivers, he began to notice a different city unfolding outside the window.
In today’s piece, he reflects on those journeys:
dispatch-media.com/will-self-ho...
February 19, 2026 at 9:41 AM
After a cancer diagnosis, Will Self had to travel everywhere by car.
Shuttled between home and hospital by immigrant Uber drivers, he began to notice a different city unfolding outside the window.
In today’s piece, he reflects on those journeys:
dispatch-media.com/will-self-ho...
Shuttled between home and hospital by immigrant Uber drivers, he began to notice a different city unfolding outside the window.
In today’s piece, he reflects on those journeys:
dispatch-media.com/will-self-ho...
There's wine. There's chanting. There's even a wooden phallus.
2,000 years after the last sacrifices on Mount Olympus, the ancient gods are back.
Fonie Mitsopoulou reports on Greece's polytheistic revival:
dispatch-media.com/the-return-o...
2,000 years after the last sacrifices on Mount Olympus, the ancient gods are back.
Fonie Mitsopoulou reports on Greece's polytheistic revival:
dispatch-media.com/the-return-o...
February 17, 2026 at 9:34 AM
There's wine. There's chanting. There's even a wooden phallus.
2,000 years after the last sacrifices on Mount Olympus, the ancient gods are back.
Fonie Mitsopoulou reports on Greece's polytheistic revival:
dispatch-media.com/the-return-o...
2,000 years after the last sacrifices on Mount Olympus, the ancient gods are back.
Fonie Mitsopoulou reports on Greece's polytheistic revival:
dispatch-media.com/the-return-o...
What does romance look like in a city ruled by algorithms?
Can love survive the optimisation mindset?
Rachel Dec reports from San Francisco:
dispatch-media.com/how-to-find-...
Can love survive the optimisation mindset?
Rachel Dec reports from San Francisco:
dispatch-media.com/how-to-find-...
February 12, 2026 at 9:31 AM
What does romance look like in a city ruled by algorithms?
Can love survive the optimisation mindset?
Rachel Dec reports from San Francisco:
dispatch-media.com/how-to-find-...
Can love survive the optimisation mindset?
Rachel Dec reports from San Francisco:
dispatch-media.com/how-to-find-...
Deep in the Forest of Dean, a dwindling group of men are keeping alive a centuries-old tradition.
They are called Freeminers — and there are barely a hundred left.
@milesellingham.bsky.social reports from the coalface:
dispatch-media.com/the-last-of-...
They are called Freeminers — and there are barely a hundred left.
@milesellingham.bsky.social reports from the coalface:
dispatch-media.com/the-last-of-...
February 10, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Deep in the Forest of Dean, a dwindling group of men are keeping alive a centuries-old tradition.
They are called Freeminers — and there are barely a hundred left.
@milesellingham.bsky.social reports from the coalface:
dispatch-media.com/the-last-of-...
They are called Freeminers — and there are barely a hundred left.
@milesellingham.bsky.social reports from the coalface:
dispatch-media.com/the-last-of-...