The Financial Times’ Laura Hughes has uncovered a lead poisoning epidemic across the UK, where lead is leaching into the environment and lurking in homes. Most people don’t know they’ve been exposed to lead until they get sick. After years of investigating, Laura has discovered that even UK government officials do not know how big the problem truly is.

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This series, Untold: Toxic Legacy, lead produced by Jay Venables with Goat Rodeo, centers victims’ stories and reveals a government’s failure to protect public health.

 

Listen to the podcast to understand the immense scale and impact of lead contamination in the UK. Available now, wherever you get your podcasts.