Alys Harte

@alysharte

Senior Investigative Journalist, BBC

Manchester via Donegal bbc.co.uk/news Joined October 2013

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Alys Harte @alysharte Aug 8, 2025

Lead story on @BBCRadio4 and front page of the news website - my latest investigation:

Courts service 'covered up' IT bug that caused evidence to go missing

Huge credit to our sources for speaking out in the public interest.

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www.bbc.co.uk Courts service accused of covering up IT bug that caused evidence to go missing Sources say judges in courts and tribunals will have made rulings when evidence was incomplete.

Alys Harte @alysharte Nov 11, 2024

Fujitsu boss 'does not know' if Horizon is reliable - even though sub-postmasters are currently using it. bbc.com/news/articles/…

www.bbc.com Post Office: Fujitsu boss 'does not know' if Horizon is reliable Paul Patterson raises concerns about the system at the heart of sub-postmasters' wrongful convictions.

Alys Harte @alysharte Oct 22, 2024

Some incredible access in this documentary - and given the news today, very timely.

Could the gains made by the early release scheme be undermined by the huge number of people being recalled to prison?

Chris Atkins @scatatkins Oct 22, 2024

I'm presenting File on 4 about the surge in prison recalls and how it impacts the prison crisis. Tonight at 8pm on Radio 4 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…
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Alys Harte @alysharte Oct 22, 2024

Tonight at 8pm

Former prisoner and filmmaker Chris Atkins investigates the opaque world of prison recalls.

Some incredible access in this documentary. Worth a listen.

@scatatkins @BBCRadio4

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www.bbc.co.uk File on 4 Investigates - The rise in prison recalls - BBC Sounds Former prisoner Chris Atkins investigates the rise in prison recalls.

Alys Harte @alysharte Sep 10, 2024

@jimbrownblog Hi Jim, could you follow for dm, please?