Lucy Rodgers
@upyorkshire.ft.com
💻 Telling visual stories for the @FinancialTimes | Formerly @bbcnews
📍 Body in London, heart in Yorkshire. Now then.
🔗 https://www.ft.com/lucy-rodgers
📍 Body in London, heart in Yorkshire. Now then.
🔗 https://www.ft.com/lucy-rodgers
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New visual story: Inside the relentless race for AI capacity
The quest for superintelligence is spurring a data centre boom — but critics question the cost, environmental impact and whether it is all needed
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The quest for superintelligence is spurring a data centre boom — but critics question the cost, environmental impact and whether it is all needed
ig.ft.com/ai-data-cent...
July 31, 2025 at 11:50 AM
New visual story: Inside the relentless race for AI capacity
The quest for superintelligence is spurring a data centre boom — but critics question the cost, environmental impact and whether it is all needed
ig.ft.com/ai-data-cent...
The quest for superintelligence is spurring a data centre boom — but critics question the cost, environmental impact and whether it is all needed
ig.ft.com/ai-data-cent...
NEW: Even before Donald Trump began his mass deportation plans, the US had the world's largest immigration detention system - 85% run privately.
Record numbers are now being held and detainees, lawyers and relatives have spoken of poor conditions.
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Record numbers are now being held and detainees, lawyers and relatives have spoken of poor conditions.
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Inside America’s booming immigration detention industry
The enormous US deportation programme is enriching companies as detainees complain of poor treatment
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July 16, 2025 at 8:56 AM
NEW: Even before Donald Trump began his mass deportation plans, the US had the world's largest immigration detention system - 85% run privately.
Record numbers are now being held and detainees, lawyers and relatives have spoken of poor conditions.
🔗 ig.ft.com/us-immigrati...
Record numbers are now being held and detainees, lawyers and relatives have spoken of poor conditions.
🔗 ig.ft.com/us-immigrati...
NEW: A US-backed aid scheme in Gaza forces hungry Palestinians to trek kilometres for food aid. Many never make it back
Powerful work from FT colleagues Heba Saleh, @alisonkilling.bsky.social, Aditi Bhandari, James Sandy, Gaku Ito and @digitalcampbell.ft.com
🔗 www.ft.com/content/6c74...
Powerful work from FT colleagues Heba Saleh, @alisonkilling.bsky.social, Aditi Bhandari, James Sandy, Gaku Ito and @digitalcampbell.ft.com
🔗 www.ft.com/content/6c74...
Inside Gaza’s ‘death traps’
A US-backed scheme forces hungry Palestinians to trek kilometres for food aid. Many never make it back
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July 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
NEW: A US-backed aid scheme in Gaza forces hungry Palestinians to trek kilometres for food aid. Many never make it back
Powerful work from FT colleagues Heba Saleh, @alisonkilling.bsky.social, Aditi Bhandari, James Sandy, Gaku Ito and @digitalcampbell.ft.com
🔗 www.ft.com/content/6c74...
Powerful work from FT colleagues Heba Saleh, @alisonkilling.bsky.social, Aditi Bhandari, James Sandy, Gaku Ito and @digitalcampbell.ft.com
🔗 www.ft.com/content/6c74...
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A new form of smuggling is funding Mexico’s cartels, with fuel from the US illegally imported in massive volumes. One in four vehicles in the country could be running on contraband fuel.
W/ @digitalcampbell.ft.com christine murray @peter.andringa.me @alisonkilling.bsky.social
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W/ @digitalcampbell.ft.com christine murray @peter.andringa.me @alisonkilling.bsky.social
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June 11, 2025 at 7:06 AM
A new form of smuggling is funding Mexico’s cartels, with fuel from the US illegally imported in massive volumes. One in four vehicles in the country could be running on contraband fuel.
W/ @digitalcampbell.ft.com christine murray @peter.andringa.me @alisonkilling.bsky.social
👉 ft.com/mexico-fuel
W/ @digitalcampbell.ft.com christine murray @peter.andringa.me @alisonkilling.bsky.social
👉 ft.com/mexico-fuel
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New: The government wants a technological revolution in healthcare. But from paper notes to inconsistent data sharing and dozens of IT systems, digitising the NHS will not be easy.
W/ @laurahughesft.bsky.social @upyorkshire.ft.com @carolinenevitt.bsky.social @emmalewis.ft.com
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W/ @laurahughesft.bsky.social @upyorkshire.ft.com @carolinenevitt.bsky.social @emmalewis.ft.com
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May 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
New: The government wants a technological revolution in healthcare. But from paper notes to inconsistent data sharing and dozens of IT systems, digitising the NHS will not be easy.
W/ @laurahughesft.bsky.social @upyorkshire.ft.com @carolinenevitt.bsky.social @emmalewis.ft.com
👉 on.ft.com/4dqrVDG
W/ @laurahughesft.bsky.social @upyorkshire.ft.com @carolinenevitt.bsky.social @emmalewis.ft.com
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NEW: Donald Trump wants the iPhone to be manufactured in America.
We take you inside the world's most popular smartphone to illustrate why that is highly impractical.
👉 Why Trump can't dislodge Apple from China: ig.ft.com/us-iphone/
We take you inside the world's most popular smartphone to illustrate why that is highly impractical.
👉 Why Trump can't dislodge Apple from China: ig.ft.com/us-iphone/
Why Trump can’t dislodge Apple from China
The administration wants the iPhone to be manufactured in America. The components that power it show why that is highly impractical
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April 28, 2025 at 8:29 AM
NEW: Donald Trump wants the iPhone to be manufactured in America.
We take you inside the world's most popular smartphone to illustrate why that is highly impractical.
👉 Why Trump can't dislodge Apple from China: ig.ft.com/us-iphone/
We take you inside the world's most popular smartphone to illustrate why that is highly impractical.
👉 Why Trump can't dislodge Apple from China: ig.ft.com/us-iphone/
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New: Why Trump can’t dislodge Apple from China. The administration wants the iPhone to be manufactured in the US. A look inside the world’s most popular smartphone illustrates why analysts have dismissed Trump’s plan as unrealistic
ig.ft.com/us-iphone/
ig.ft.com/us-iphone/
Why Trump can’t dislodge Apple from China
The administration wants the iPhone to be manufactured in America. The components that power it show why that is highly impractical
ig.ft.com
April 28, 2025 at 5:41 AM
New: Why Trump can’t dislodge Apple from China. The administration wants the iPhone to be manufactured in the US. A look inside the world’s most popular smartphone illustrates why analysts have dismissed Trump’s plan as unrealistic
ig.ft.com/us-iphone/
ig.ft.com/us-iphone/
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New: More than 3/4 of the mobile phones, games consoles, food processors, electric fans and toys shipped to the US last year were made in China.
The products are among more than 50 items with an import value above $1bn subject to Trump’s 125% tariffs.
Free-to-read link: on.ft.com/3Ei8ujf
The products are among more than 50 items with an import value above $1bn subject to Trump’s 125% tariffs.
Free-to-read link: on.ft.com/3Ei8ujf
April 12, 2025 at 7:18 AM
New: More than 3/4 of the mobile phones, games consoles, food processors, electric fans and toys shipped to the US last year were made in China.
The products are among more than 50 items with an import value above $1bn subject to Trump’s 125% tariffs.
Free-to-read link: on.ft.com/3Ei8ujf
The products are among more than 50 items with an import value above $1bn subject to Trump’s 125% tariffs.
Free-to-read link: on.ft.com/3Ei8ujf
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NEW: Trump hopes that his tariffs will erode China’s surplus and allow US factories to compete. But the Chinese trade juggernaut is built on deep competitive advantages built up over decades and will not be easily dislodged
Our visual deep dive into China's trade dominance ig.ft.com/china-trade-...
Our visual deep dive into China's trade dominance ig.ft.com/china-trade-...
How China’s record trade surplus helped spark Trump’s tariff war
Beijing’s domination of global trade has led to a schism between the world’s two largest economies — and left many others worried about their industries being crushed by China’s export machine
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April 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
NEW: Trump hopes that his tariffs will erode China’s surplus and allow US factories to compete. But the Chinese trade juggernaut is built on deep competitive advantages built up over decades and will not be easily dislodged
Our visual deep dive into China's trade dominance ig.ft.com/china-trade-...
Our visual deep dive into China's trade dominance ig.ft.com/china-trade-...
New: Inside Russia’s shadow war in the Baltics
As tensions rise with Moscow, suspected cable sabotage has exposed the vulnerability of Europe's subsea infrastructure. “I can believe that one case could be an accident. Two cases in a row? Hardly. Three and more? Never."
👉 ig.ft.com/baltic-sea/
As tensions rise with Moscow, suspected cable sabotage has exposed the vulnerability of Europe's subsea infrastructure. “I can believe that one case could be an accident. Two cases in a row? Hardly. Three and more? Never."
👉 ig.ft.com/baltic-sea/
March 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
New: Inside Russia’s shadow war in the Baltics
As tensions rise with Moscow, suspected cable sabotage has exposed the vulnerability of Europe's subsea infrastructure. “I can believe that one case could be an accident. Two cases in a row? Hardly. Three and more? Never."
👉 ig.ft.com/baltic-sea/
As tensions rise with Moscow, suspected cable sabotage has exposed the vulnerability of Europe's subsea infrastructure. “I can believe that one case could be an accident. Two cases in a row? Hardly. Three and more? Never."
👉 ig.ft.com/baltic-sea/
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New: Inside Russia’s shadow war in the Baltics.
“It is impossible to drag an anchor for 150km without knowing you’re doing it”. We analysed suspected sabotage incidents in the Baltic Sea as European nations prepare themselves for a longer-term confrontation with Moscow.
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“It is impossible to drag an anchor for 150km without knowing you’re doing it”. We analysed suspected sabotage incidents in the Baltic Sea as European nations prepare themselves for a longer-term confrontation with Moscow.
👉 ft.com/baltic-sea
March 10, 2025 at 8:53 AM
New: Inside Russia’s shadow war in the Baltics.
“It is impossible to drag an anchor for 150km without knowing you’re doing it”. We analysed suspected sabotage incidents in the Baltic Sea as European nations prepare themselves for a longer-term confrontation with Moscow.
👉 ft.com/baltic-sea
“It is impossible to drag an anchor for 150km without knowing you’re doing it”. We analysed suspected sabotage incidents in the Baltic Sea as European nations prepare themselves for a longer-term confrontation with Moscow.
👉 ft.com/baltic-sea
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NEW: The UK's Climate Change Committee outlines what needs to be done to curb emissions. EVs, heat pumps and higher air fares as 1/3 of the greenhouse gas emissions cuts needed by 2040 must come from consumers.
Read @attractamooney.bsky.social, @philgeorgiadis.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/9362...
Read @attractamooney.bsky.social, @philgeorgiadis.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/9362...
February 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
NEW: The UK's Climate Change Committee outlines what needs to be done to curb emissions. EVs, heat pumps and higher air fares as 1/3 of the greenhouse gas emissions cuts needed by 2040 must come from consumers.
Read @attractamooney.bsky.social, @philgeorgiadis.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/9362...
Read @attractamooney.bsky.social, @philgeorgiadis.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/9362...
NEW: FT colleagues investigate how far Beijing is propping up China's housing market
By @digitalcampbell.ft.com @peter.andringa.me @samjoiner.bsky.social @alisonkilling.bsky.social Tom Hale, Wenjie Ding, Haohsiang Ko, Toru Tsunashima
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By @digitalcampbell.ft.com @peter.andringa.me @samjoiner.bsky.social @alisonkilling.bsky.social Tom Hale, Wenjie Ding, Haohsiang Ko, Toru Tsunashima
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How the state is propping up China’s housing market
As the government struggles to ease a real estate crisis, state-owned developers have been buying up land
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February 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
NEW: FT colleagues investigate how far Beijing is propping up China's housing market
By @digitalcampbell.ft.com @peter.andringa.me @samjoiner.bsky.social @alisonkilling.bsky.social Tom Hale, Wenjie Ding, Haohsiang Ko, Toru Tsunashima
👉 ig.ft.com/china-proper...
By @digitalcampbell.ft.com @peter.andringa.me @samjoiner.bsky.social @alisonkilling.bsky.social Tom Hale, Wenjie Ding, Haohsiang Ko, Toru Tsunashima
👉 ig.ft.com/china-proper...
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It's not finished. This is just the outline. But I wrote about why North England is poor. Which it really really is. tomforth.co.uk/whynorthengl...
Why North England is poor.
And why Thatcher is partly to blame, but not in the way most people argue.
tomforth.co.uk
January 23, 2025 at 11:19 PM
It's not finished. This is just the outline. But I wrote about why North England is poor. Which it really really is. tomforth.co.uk/whynorthengl...
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NEW: Petrol cars are on the way out. Are you ready to go electric? By 2030 the UK government wants 80% of new cars to be EVs. In our latest visual story, we built the perfect EV town and set out the changes needed to accelerate the transition ig.ft.com/uk-electric-...
January 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
NEW: Petrol cars are on the way out. Are you ready to go electric? By 2030 the UK government wants 80% of new cars to be EVs. In our latest visual story, we built the perfect EV town and set out the changes needed to accelerate the transition ig.ft.com/uk-electric-...
NEW: The UK government wants 80 per cent of new cars to be electric by 2030 🚗⚡️
But upfront prices, charging availability, range and running costs worry consumers
Our imaginary town of Greenwell shows how these issues could be tackled
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But upfront prices, charging availability, range and running costs worry consumers
Our imaginary town of Greenwell shows how these issues could be tackled
👉 ig.ft.com/uk-electric-...
January 23, 2025 at 7:27 AM
NEW: The UK government wants 80 per cent of new cars to be electric by 2030 🚗⚡️
But upfront prices, charging availability, range and running costs worry consumers
Our imaginary town of Greenwell shows how these issues could be tackled
👉 ig.ft.com/uk-electric-...
But upfront prices, charging availability, range and running costs worry consumers
Our imaginary town of Greenwell shows how these issues could be tackled
👉 ig.ft.com/uk-electric-...
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Remember Musk’s $1mn prizes ahead of the US election? It turns out the final winner worked for the Trump campaign — and was already traveling to its election-night party in West Palm Beach when he won.
Scoop, w/ Alex Rogers: on.ft.com/40tFSvu
Scoop, w/ Alex Rogers: on.ft.com/40tFSvu
Trump campaign worker won Elon Musk’s $1mn election raffle prize
US swing state voters were told to sign petition ‘in support of the constitution’ to get awards
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January 10, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Remember Musk’s $1mn prizes ahead of the US election? It turns out the final winner worked for the Trump campaign — and was already traveling to its election-night party in West Palm Beach when he won.
Scoop, w/ Alex Rogers: on.ft.com/40tFSvu
Scoop, w/ Alex Rogers: on.ft.com/40tFSvu
NEW: A visual exploration of the closer trade ties that are poised to thrust Mexico into the centre of Trump’s trade war with China 🇲🇽 🤝 🇨🇳
👉 ig.ft.com/china-mexico...
By @nassosstylianou.bsky.social @inari-ta.bsky.social Christine Murrey and Dan Clark
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By @nassosstylianou.bsky.social @inari-ta.bsky.social Christine Murrey and Dan Clark
How China is setting up shop in Mexico
An increasingly close trade relationship is causing concern in Washington
ig.ft.com
December 16, 2024 at 11:01 AM
NEW: A visual exploration of the closer trade ties that are poised to thrust Mexico into the centre of Trump’s trade war with China 🇲🇽 🤝 🇨🇳
👉 ig.ft.com/china-mexico...
By @nassosstylianou.bsky.social @inari-ta.bsky.social Christine Murrey and Dan Clark
👉 ig.ft.com/china-mexico...
By @nassosstylianou.bsky.social @inari-ta.bsky.social Christine Murrey and Dan Clark
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New 📈: Salaries are much higher in the US than the UK and other countries, even when (roughly) adjusted for the cost of living.
I looked at what this means for companies hiring from a global talent pool: on.ft.com/49usgDl
I looked at what this means for companies hiring from a global talent pool: on.ft.com/49usgDl
December 9, 2024 at 12:06 PM
New 📈: Salaries are much higher in the US than the UK and other countries, even when (roughly) adjusted for the cost of living.
I looked at what this means for companies hiring from a global talent pool: on.ft.com/49usgDl
I looked at what this means for companies hiring from a global talent pool: on.ft.com/49usgDl
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NEW: Russia uses civilians as ‘target practice’ for killer drones.
Kherson’s residents have been, since midsummer, the target of an experiment without precedent in modern European warfare: a concerted campaign to empty a city by stalking its population with drones.
Free to read: on.ft.com/3Vohxoa
Kherson’s residents have been, since midsummer, the target of an experiment without precedent in modern European warfare: a concerted campaign to empty a city by stalking its population with drones.
Free to read: on.ft.com/3Vohxoa
December 4, 2024 at 8:12 AM
NEW: Russia uses civilians as ‘target practice’ for killer drones.
Kherson’s residents have been, since midsummer, the target of an experiment without precedent in modern European warfare: a concerted campaign to empty a city by stalking its population with drones.
Free to read: on.ft.com/3Vohxoa
Kherson’s residents have been, since midsummer, the target of an experiment without precedent in modern European warfare: a concerted campaign to empty a city by stalking its population with drones.
Free to read: on.ft.com/3Vohxoa
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If you read the FT, chances are the kids in your life have a decent grasp of how money works, and they have enough of it to get a proper breakfast before school.
If you can, please support our charity appeal to give other children the same opportunity: on.ft.com/3Ziu5hS
If you can, please support our charity appeal to give other children the same opportunity: on.ft.com/3Ziu5hS
Two vital interventions to boost children’s life chances
FT Seasonal Appeal backs charities devoted to financial literacy and free school meals
on.ft.com
December 3, 2024 at 9:22 AM
If you read the FT, chances are the kids in your life have a decent grasp of how money works, and they have enough of it to get a proper breakfast before school.
If you can, please support our charity appeal to give other children the same opportunity: on.ft.com/3Ziu5hS
If you can, please support our charity appeal to give other children the same opportunity: on.ft.com/3Ziu5hS
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A person on a bicycle is by far the most energy-efficient among animals and machines per distance traveled relative to body weight. The bicycle is magic.
www.jstor.org/stable/24923...
www.jstor.org/stable/24923...
November 24, 2024 at 11:12 PM
A person on a bicycle is by far the most energy-efficient among animals and machines per distance traveled relative to body weight. The bicycle is magic.
www.jstor.org/stable/24923...
www.jstor.org/stable/24923...
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Starter pack of non-massive accounts that you should really be following, because they will teach you things and/or make you laugh go.bsky.app/UStkBW1
November 22, 2024 at 10:23 AM
Starter pack of non-massive accounts that you should really be following, because they will teach you things and/or make you laugh go.bsky.app/UStkBW1
NEW: AI is powering a robotics revolution, transforming the way machines learn and interact with the world.
🤖 Are the robots finally coming? 🤖
ig.ft.com/ai-robots/
🤖 Are the robots finally coming? 🤖
ig.ft.com/ai-robots/
November 20, 2024 at 7:49 AM
NEW: AI is powering a robotics revolution, transforming the way machines learn and interact with the world.
🤖 Are the robots finally coming? 🤖
ig.ft.com/ai-robots/
🤖 Are the robots finally coming? 🤖
ig.ft.com/ai-robots/