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A former regional newspaper journalist believes a council spied on her meeting with local authority staff under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act in order to "scupper" her investigations.
Two Derby City Council employees watched the Derby Telegraph's local government correspondent Kirsty Green meeting four current and former council employees in a popular Starbucks coffee shop.
