Sir Geoffrey Bindman obituary Human rights lawyer who helped to expand Britain’s Race Relations Act and investigated apartheid in South Africa The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2025
Robin Shaw obituary Unflappable defamation lawyer who secured landmark victories for freedom of speech in London’s libel courts The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2025
Labour 'close to signing' major £2bn contract with Israel's largest weapons firm The Labour Government is reportedly close to signing a multi-billion-pound contract with Elbit Systems, Israel's largest weapons manufacturer ... The National (Scotland) · Aug 21, 2025
‘At 80, to be treated like a terrorist is shocking’: arrested on suspicion of supporting Palestine Action Retired priest and former magistrate among those held after Palestine Action was banned as a terror organisation The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2025
OPINION - The chilling truth is that now even waving a copy of Private Eye can get you arrested Well, it’s quite the coup for Private Eye, isn’t it? If you’re a satirical magazine, there are two ways of showing that you’re having an impact. One is to provoke Islamists to the point where they murder your staff, as in the case of the Charli Hebdo murders in Paris… Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2025
Ian Hislop slams ‘mind-boggling’ arrest of pensioner for holding up Private Eye cover at pro-Palestine protest Private Eye editor Ian Hislop says the satirical magazine cover is ‘quite blatantly an example of freedom of speech’ The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025
Ian Hislop blasts 'mindboggling' terror arrest of man holding Private Eye cartoon Ian Hyslop, editor of prominent satirical magazine Private Eye, has hit out after a man was arrested holding a cartoon it published mocking the ban… The National (Scotland) · Jul 23, 2025
Ian Hislop calls arrest of man holding Private Eye cartoon at Gaza protest ‘mind-boggling’ Jon Farley arrested under Terrorism Act at Leeds demonstration for holding sign making joke about Palestine Action ban The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025
Police 'getting it wrong' when enforcing Palestine Action terror ban, says High Court judge Palestine Action was proscribed by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper earlier this month Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2025
Private Eye cartoonist Barry Fantoni dies aged 85 He had been a long-term stalwart of the Private Eye editorial team from 1963 until his retirement in 2010. Evening Standard · May 21, 2025
Guardian journalists win Paul Foot award for carer’s allowance coverage Patrick Butler and Josh Halliday honoured for their coverage of ‘enraging and heartbreaking’ DWP scandal The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2025
Tim Miller obituary Other lives: Film-maker who became a probation officer and helped start Centrepoint and Private Eye The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2025
Lucy Letby's supporters: Who are they and why do they believe she is innocent? Is the convicted child killer subject to ‘one of the major injustices of modern times’? These doctors and politicians think so Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025
Ian Hislop praised for ‘perfect’ takedown of ‘contradiction-riddled’ Elon Musk ‘Have I Got News for You’ star and ‘Private Eye’ editor didn’t hold back when tearing into tech billionaire The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2025
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2024 Ian Hislop suffers head injury after being hit in road accident It comes weeks after Hislop was involved in a taxi accident originally suspected to be a shooting
Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2024 Ian Hislop left with head injuries after being hit by electric bike The Private Eye editor and TV personality is said to be ‘okay’ after being struck by electric bike
The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024 Ian Hislop hits out at Justin Welby for attending British Museum gala one day after resignation Private Eye editor says it was ‘jaw-dropping’ to see Welby at event so soon after resigning
Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2024 Standard reporter named journalist of the year for exposing secretive 'conveyor belt justice' Tristan Kirk hailed as ‘a journalist who made a difference’ for his investigation into flaws of Single Justice Procedure
Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2024 Ian Hislop opens BBC broadcast with joke about taxi incident It was initially believed the London black taxi had been hit by a bullet.
The National (Scotland) · Oct 4, 2024 Ian Hislop opens Have I Got News For You with joke about taxi 'gunshot' incident IAN Hislop opened the BBC's Have I Got News For You broadcast by saying “I always say at this point I’m glad to be here, but this week I really…
Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2024 Ian Hislop ‘freaked out’ amid fears shot fired at London taxi in Soho Driver called police when the rear window shattered in Dean Street near Private Eye offices
The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2024 Taxi carrying Ian Hislop hit by mechanical fault, not gunshot, says Met Police issue statement a day after cab driver told officers he thought a bullet had shattered his vehicle’s window
The National (Scotland) · Oct 2, 2024 Police say 'no evidence' of gunshot fired at taxi carrying British journalist POLICE have said there is "no evidence of a firearms discharge" after reports a suspected gunshot hit a taxi containing a British…
The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2024 Police say no gunshots fired at Private Eye editor Ian Hislop’s taxi The taxi driver told detectives he heard what he believed was a bullet hitting his window
Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2024 Ian Hislop: Police find 'no evidence' of gunshot hitting taxi carrying Private Eye editor Mechanical fault blamed for incident on Dean Street that left Ian Hislop showered with glass