Daniel Fisher | journalist | digital portfolio

My exclusive story revealed that a senior South Wales Police...

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:49:56 +0100

My exclusive story revealed that a senior South Wales Police official wined and dined a brothel worker at police parties and functions weeks before she was arrested as part of a major operation investigating people trafficking and prostitution. The extraordinary full story is here.

This is my expose into the life of a serial conman who fled the...

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 15:41:00 +0100

This is my expose into the life of a serial conman who fled the UK in disgrace after trying to con the victims of the Dunblane massacre - only to sneak back in and live in South Wales for 10 years using the i.d. of a dead American teenager. Full story can be read here

This is the exclusive investigation I carried out into Bradley...

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 15:41:00 +0100

This is the exclusive investigation I carried out into Bradley Manning’s treatment at the hands of the US military. The Guardian, after getting in touch, have since made this film based on my source’s harrowing eyewitness account. Read the full story here

I have been following the progress of Alan Hodgson, a Welsh...

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 15:40:00 +0100

I have been following the progress of Alan Hodgson, a Welsh carpenter who found himself embroiled in the biggest drugs bust West Africa had ever seen – read about his fight to return to the UK here

After writing several reports about abuse at a West Wales day...

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 15:39:00 +0100

After writing several reports about abuse at a West Wales day care centre for adults with learning disabilities, I was contacted by the whistleblower who first raised alarm about the awful goings on behind the scenes – her full story can be read here

I covered the murder trial of Yvonne Freaney, accused of...

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 15:13:00 +0100

I covered the murder trial of Yvonne Freaney, accused of murdering her disabled 11 year old son, from beginning to end. The coverage on the day she was found not guilty is here

While I was covering a tribunal into alleged racial...

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 15:07:00 +0100

While I was covering a tribunal into alleged racial discrimination at South Wales Police, it emerged in evidence that hundreds of officers have not undergone proper vetting procedures and background checks. Story here

This is a video interview I carried out with Pat Fitzgerald,...

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 15:00:00 +0100

This is a video interview I carried out with Pat Fitzgerald, still trying to figure out where she came from after 71 years. The story and video were picked up by The Daily Mail here

Using a poll on the WalesOnline website, I carried out a...

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 14:53:00 +0100

Using a poll on the WalesOnline website, I carried out a two-week investigation into internet speeds in Wales. The results were shocking. Not only are people angry, but we discovered a number of businesses are actually leaving Wales because of the terrible service they receive

The shocking murder of heavily pregnant Nikitta Grender in...

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 14:44:00 +0100

The shocking murder of heavily pregnant Nikitta Grender in Newport made headlines around the world. I covered the police investigation from day one, as the awful details began to emerge. Click here for the full story, and all the others from the investigation.

John Pope has been convicted for the second time of the horrific...

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:48:00 +0100

John Pope has been convicted for the second time of the horrific killing of Karen Skipper in 1996. She was tied up with dog leads and thrown into a Cardiff river. A colleague and I covered the 6 week trial all the way. The coverage can be found here

A lot of time spent buried in Welsh Government/Westminster...

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:49:00 +0100

A lot of time spent buried in Welsh Government/Westminster Government data revealed the scandalous gulf in education spending between the two, with more than £600 more spent per English child than Welsh…full story here

During a conversation with Cardiff North MP Jonathan Evans he...

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:49:00 +0100

During a conversation with Cardiff North MP Jonathan Evans he revealed to me that the Tory party in Scotland, which has never recovered from its mauling at the 1997 election, was seeking help from the Welsh party to turn around its fortunes. Full story here

A Freedom of Information investigation into how much money...

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:49:00 +0100

A Freedom of Information investigation into how much money Welsh authorities are spending on designing and distributing their free ‘newspapers’ — or ‘propaganda sheets’ as they’ve been branded — revealed that they are costing taxpayers the best part of £1million-a-year. Full story here.

Ahead of the publication of his biography of close friend and...

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:48:00 +0100

Ahead of the publication of his biography of close friend and anti-apartheid campaigner Nelson Mandela, shadow Welsh secretary Peter Hain MP shared with me how Mandela had felt so betrayed by Blair’s decision to invade Iraq that he launched a tirade against him and his Cabinet in a furious phone call. Full story here.

One of Wales’ most successful businessmen, millionaire...

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:47:00 +0100

One of Wales’ most successful businessmen, millionaire Paul Ragan, outlined to me his vision of how to transform the Welsh economy - and accused the country’s political elite of “20 years of mismanagement”. Full story here