“Those findings are harrowing. The report found that children were restrained unlawfully and painfully by staff. One child was even locked in a room for three days without justification,” a news ...

It's a mass data gathering tool is designed to protect children and families. But is it pushing children into the criminal ...

The Cable explores the enduring spirit of the city’s Adventure Playgrounds, where children are trusted, challenged and free ...

Just 18 months into her term, the Labour politician in charge of police scrutiny in Avon and Somerset has, along with peers across the country, been told she represents a 'failed experiment' that will ...

The Cable is not your average newspaper. In 2014, the UK’s journalism industry was at rock bottom. 2012’s Leveson Inquiry report revealed systemic, decades-long criminality by the tabloid press in ...

Bristol based Solomon has been an active member of the city’s Black Lives Matter scene. As well as being a writer, performer and lyricist, Solomon campaigns with the youth chapter of the ...

A mother of a son with autism, Nura Aabe has been a central figure in the struggle to secure better special educational needs support in the city – in schools, the council and the Somali community. As ...

In the fifth and final episode of our investigative podcast series We’ve Got Your Boy, we explore the role of love in addressing the issues underpinning serious youth violence in Bristol and beyond.

Independent. Investigative. Indispensable. Over the last 12 months we’ve been keeping track of properties on Bristol’s rental market. Can you find somewhere to live within your means? Try out ...

Bristol North West MP Darren Jones is a man whose political rise has been rapid, since he took his seat – then a marginal – from Conservative Charlotte Leslie during the Corbyn surge of 2017. That’s ...

Independent. Investigative. Indispensable. Investigative journalism strengthens democracy – it’s a necessity, not a luxury. The Cable is Bristol’s independent, investigative newsroom. Owned and ...