He was the Russian oligarch who bought Chelsea Football Club. But what’s the truth about Roman Abramovich’s fortune?

Working with the Bureau for Investigative Journalism, BBC Panorama has uncovered hundreds of documents that were falsified and backdated to conceal his wealth and evade tax.

Roman Abramovich denies any wrongdoing.

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The BBC has identified 254 incidents in which the Israeli military has been accused of killing or injuring people that it said it was …

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As The Social Reckoning hits cinemas, the whistleblower who inspired the movie joins Top Comment to discuss what’s changed since she leaked tens of thousands of internal Facebook documents in 2021.

Considered by many to be the primary catalyst for much of the legislation and litigation currently targeting social media giants, Frances Haugen’s revelations have nonetheless been followed by an apparent acceleration by those same companies in pursuit of maximum engagement.

On this episode, Frances talks about tech accountability in the age of AI, the increasingly punitive measures being taken against others who decide to speak out, and what she really thinks of Mark Zuckerberg. Meta has consistently disputed Frances Haugen’s characterisation of its policy, culture and safety procedures.

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How can you spend years paying off your student loan and still owe more than you borrowed?

Ten years ago, the first Plan 2 borrowers started repaying their student loans. Since then, graduates who left university with similar debts have found themselves on very different financial paths.

The amount you earn affects how much you repay, how much interest builds up and whether you’ll ever clear your balance. BBC Education Correspondent Hazel Shearing investigates why so many graduates are frustrated with the system and what their student loan really means for their future.

00:00 – Hazel’s story
01:46 – What happened in 2012?
02:22 – What are plan 2 loans?
03:17 – Argument for plan 2 loans
04:08 – What do people think the problem is?
05:20 – The impact of plan 2 loans
06:14 – 10 years since repayments started
06:38 – We went to uni together, here’s what we owe now
09:07 – Rethink Repayment campaign explained
10:36 – The script… the mis-selling scandal explained
11:56 – How your earnings affect your loan
12:10 – Should you try to clear your loan quicker?
13:33 – More information on loans
13:42 – Three things campaign groups want
15:06 – So what’s next?

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