Can the Oscars lobbying machine ever be fair?

Can the Oscars lobbying machine ever be fair?

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INVESTIGATION: On the line - the never-ending battle

Today we go inside Operation Titan, as North Yorkshire Police fight back against county lines drugs gangs. But with each line the police shut down, another pops up in its place, sometimes within days. The Sunday Times' northern editor David Collins investigates how to break the c ...  Show more

INVESTIGATION: On the line - a family business

Part one of a five-part special investigation into county lines drug dealing, running in audio, video, print and digital from The Times and The Sunday Times.Today we reveal how police took down the family controlling the drug trade in one British city, creating a power vacuum tha ...  Show more

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