Anu Shukla

Resident Advisor • 5th May 2023

'You can't do that with records': Electronic cassette community reflects on boom in popularity · News ⟋ RA

Sales of cassette tapes are at a 20-year high, according to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic contributed to a huge spike in interest, with sales doubling from 80,000 in 2019 to 160,000 in 2020, the BPI reports. Sales also increased for the tenth consecutive year in 2022, rising from 3,823 in 2012 to more than 195,000 last year.

Resident Advisor • 28th July 2022

EX.620 Reflections: Inside Nightlife's Spiking Epidemic ⟋ RA Exchange

Several accounts of drink and needle spiking in major nightlife capitals have pressured venues to implement harm reduction policies. Staff writer Anu Shukla and managing editor Chloe Lula discuss recent developments in Berlin.

The Independent • 30th March 2019

AI used to reveal information hidden by FBI following decades-long programme of spying on US Muslims

A journalist determined to shed light on an FBI operation that saw US Muslim families spied on for two decades is using artificial intelligence to fill in the blanks in a heavily redacted trove of 33,000 documents she forced the bureau to release. Algerian-American filmmaker Assia Boundaoui ​had been investigating the bureau's covert surveillance of her Illinois Arab community for two decades before 911.

10th March 2019

Brexit is a Dog's Dinner Rally - YouTube

The Independent • 19th February 2019

Lauri Love loses appeal to reclaim computer equipment

Alleged cyber-hacker Lauri Love has lost an appeal to reclaim his computers from the National Crime Agency (NCA). A district judge at Westminster Magistrates Court ruled on Tuesday it was not in the public interest for the computer scientist to have his equipment returned. Mr Love, who represented himself, used the Police Property Act 1897 to launch legal action against the NCA to reclaim his computers. In a court document cleared for reporting, Judge Coleman said: "Although the hardware is t

Reuters • 2nd January 2019

An electronic tattoo may cure what ails you

A team of medical researchers in the U.S. and Portugal say they've created an electronic device that is applied to skin or organs similar to a temporary tattoo. They hope it may be used to operate prosthetic limbs and treat conditions including Parkinson's disease. Matthew Larotonda reports.

1st August 2018

Breaking Barriers - Bosco Sodi's Trump Wall - YouTube

Mexican artist Bosco Sodi's 'Muro' was symbolic not just of 'Trump's Wall'. The exhibition, which took place at the National Gallery on the same day as Gay Pride in London, was also a representation of other socio-political barriers, including Brexit and gender bias. Each brick, made of Mexican materials, was used to build the wall, which was then dismantled by members of the public, symbolising the power of people to break down divisions and bring communities together.

8th July 2018

Gay Pride 2018 - YouTube

3rd June 2018

Brixton market traders continue to be affected by closure of shops under arches - YouTube

A snapshot of the ongoing impact felt by market traders on Brixton Station Road since the closure of shops by Network Rail two years ago.

19th May 2018

FLA 'Day of Freedom' May Bank Holiday 2018 - YouTube

Footage of response to Day of Freedom protest held by the Democratic Football Lads' Alliance, May bank holiday 2018.

15th April 2018

Pride of Longbridge Rally unites Rover fans from far and wide - YouTube

Hundreds gathered at the 13th edition of the Pride of Longbridge Rally to celebrate the dedication of the engineers who worked behind the scenes of the former MG Rover plant. Collectors of the car drove the length and breadth of Europe to exhibit countless models built by the celebrated British car manufacturer.

The Canary • 14th December 2017

Six months after the Grenfell Tower fire, Labour's Emma Dent Coad speaks out [EXCLUSIVE]

It’s been six months since a fire ripped through social housing block Grenfell Tower. Located in the West London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, there is still little resolved for survivors of the tragic event or residents in the area. Emma Dent Coad was four days into her new role as a local Labour MP when she learned of the fire on 14 June. She talks to The Canary six months on from that day: Recalling the events of that morning, Dent Coad told The Canary: At the time, looking at the fir

The Canary • 3rd December 2017

The Canary speaks to Labour rally crowds elated at prospects of a future Labour government [VIDEO]

The Canary joined a crowd of over 2000 people at a post-budget rally with Jeremy Corbyn. Rapturous applause, whistles and chants of “Oh Jeremy Corbyn” filled the Bethel Convention Centre in West Bromwich as the Labour leader stepped onto the stage. We captured the response of those who travelled the length and breadth of the West Midlands and beyond to be there as they left, high on the prospects of a future Labour government: The place was packed to the rafters with teachers, activists, blue

The Canary • 14th November 2017

Grenfell neighbours have told their council's new re-housing proposals are a 'failure' [VIDEO]

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) is drafting a rehousing policy; and it threatens [log-in required] to take away the rights of people with flats next to Grenfell Tower. 161 households from the Lancaster West Estate – also known as ‘the Walkways’ – have been staying in hotels since the disaster struck five months ago on 14 June. This includes some residents from Barandon Walk, Hurstway Walk and Testerton Walk. The policy says that they will no longer be ‘priority’ cases for re

Bullivant Media Ltd • 1st March 2016

People2People

Standard reporter, Anu Shukla filmed this just weeks before the French authorities made the decision to demolish the south side of the Calais camp where refugees have been attacked with rubber bullets, water cannons and tear gas by riot police - also known as CRS, or Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité.

15th November 2011

Bridal slaves

India has the world's largest number of slaves, among them an increasing number of women and girls sold into marriage. My research and investigation helped to prepare the itinerary for the production crew.