Jason Farrell

Investigations Correspondent

 

Jason Farrell came to Sky in December 2010 after over five years as Crime Correspondent for Five News. In 2009 and 2010 he was shortlisted for the Royal Television Society's Specialist Journalist of the year Award.

In 2011 Jason covered the London Riots, the hacking scandal, the Dale Farm eviction and produced his own exclusive investigations.

His exposés include an insight into prison drug smuggling, exposing a Liberal Democrat fraudster, uncovering NHS waste and investigating immigration marriage scams.

His reports have led to several arrests. Last year a youth worker was convicted after being exposed by Farrell as a paedophile who stalked children in online chatrooms.

Jason has produced a half-hour feature on gangs for Sky News.

He started out at News Direct radio and ITV News before moving to Five. His previous jobs include marketing manager at a ski company and an insurance company, construction worker in the Middle East and an ice cream salesman in Italy. Farrell was also once a downhill ski racer.

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  1. Dress rehearsal for the Olympic flame lighting ceremony

    5:46am UK, Thursday May 10, 2012 Jason Farrell, in Athens The Olympic torch will be lit in Greece later in a spectacular ceremony, but the country's economic troubles have led to a chronic funding crisis for its athletes. Greece is expected to field just

  2. Alexis Tsipras (centre) leader of Radical Left Coalition (Syriza) arrives at the Greek presidential palace in Athens

    Alexis Tsipras (centre) arrives at the Greek presidential palace in Athens 10:50pm UK, Tuesday May 08, 2012 Jason Farrell, Sky News correspondent, Greece In one momentous election, Alexis Tsipras' party has moved from minor league (4.9% of the vote) to b

  3. Emaciated Alsation

    This emaciated Alsation-cross dog called Soldier was nursed back to health by the RSPCA 12:13am UK, Tuesday April 24, 2012 Jason Farrell, Sky News correspondent The number of people convicted of cruelty and neglect to animals rose by nearly a quarter las

  4. Amnesty International has moved to defend the practice of using street fundraisers.

    Amnesty International has moved to defend the practice of using street fundraisers 1:13am UK, Saturday April 14, 2012 Jason Farrell, Sky News Investigations An increasing number of councils are trying to ban or restrict the number of people who face-to-f

  5. London College of Business in Barking at the centre of a immigration scam uncovered by Sky News

    In a statement the London College of Business pointed out that Dr Akhtar was not an employee 12:00am UK, Thursday March 29, 2012 Jason Farrell, Sky News Investigations Staff at a college ranked as "highly trusted" by the UK Border Agency are helping fore

  6. Online fraud

    The ad campaign focuses on women being targeted by online fraudsters 6:44am UK, Wednesday March 14, 2012 Jason Farrell, Sky News Investigations In a dark room a man leans over a computer and slowly takes on aspects of a woman's attire. Elsewhere, the wom

  7. British troops in Afghanistan

    Afghanistan is not featured as part of the UK's National Security Risk Assessment 3:11am UK, Thursday March 08, 2012 Jason Farrell, investigations correspondent The UK is unprepared for key threats to national security, according to a committee of Lords

  8. Internet paedophile

    Fraudsters increasingly use online techniques to grab peoples personal data 3:01pm UK, Monday March 05, 2012 Jason Farrell, Sky News Investigations Fraud has risen to a record level according to a new report seen exclusively by Sky News. The UK's Fraud P

  9. Homeless Illegall Immigrants West London

    Many of the illegal immigrants are unable to leave after destroying their passports 3:41am UK, Thursday February 23, 2012 Roddy Mansfield and Jason Farrell, Sky News Investigations Team Hundreds of illegal immigrants from India are sleeping rough in appa

  10. Dale farm - caravans at the new site

    The council says the overcrowding is unhealthy and illegal; the residents say they have nowhere to go 2:40pm UK, Friday February 03, 2012 Jason Farrell, Sky News correspondent The eviction of Dale Farm last year has resulted in travellers squeezing onto

Blogs

  1. Posted by - Jason Farrell .You might remember that last year we obtained exclusive images of cruelty inside an Essex Slaughter House. It included men stubbing out cigarettes on pigs faces, pigs being punched in the face and pigs being relentlessly beaten

  2. Posted by - Jason Farrell .The thing that shocked me the most about our investigation into the immigration scam at the London College of Business was Mike’s story about his effort to report what was going on to the UK Border Agency; the lengths he went t

  3. Posted by - Jason Farrell . 2011 was the year of the Hacktivist according to data security experts Verizon. Their Data Breach Investigations Report released this week shows a dramatic rise in cyber-hacking for purpose of political and social objectives.

  4. Posted by - Jason Farrell .For a second day someone faces a possible prison sentence for what they allegedly said on a social networking site. Today, 19 year-old Azhar Ahmed appeared at Dewsbury Magistrates charged with posting a grossly offensive messag

  5. Posted by - Jason Farrell. A "fixer" who recruited "brides" for sham marriages to illegal immigrants was on the run today after failing to turn up at court for sentence. Polish mother-of-four Andzelina Surmaj was given three years and eight months in ja

  6. Posted by - Jason Farrell .There’s growing evidence that large number of firms are lining up to take legal action against the banks: small and medium-sized businesses, farmers, hoteliers, pub owners and property investors. What could be the next big bank

  7. Posted by - Jason Farrell .There’s growing evidence that large number of firms are lining up to take legal action against the banks: small and medium-sized businesses, farmers, hoteliers, pub owners and property investors. What could be the next big bank

  8. Posted by - Jason Farrell .Journalists should continue to use the Freedom of Information Act to “ask awkward questions”, says Christopher Graham, the Information Commissioner. He told MP’s reviewing the act that it was a “force for good.” The Prime Minis

  9. Posted by - Jason Farrell. The image above is part of an advertising campaign being launched tomorrow to raise awareness about cybercrime. In the TV ad an unsavory looking man slowly adopts the persona of an unsuspecting women, as she enters details int

  10. Posted by - Jason Farrell .Is it a human right to be allowed a fag break? For smokers at one office in the Midlands they’ve been told they can’t leave their desk for nicotine. Instead they can use E-Cigs while they work (see picutre above). Management at

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