Summary

  • The secret wealth and dealings of some of the world’s most powerful people has been exposed in a huge leak of 12 million files

  • The Pandora Papers shed light on the hidden world of offshore finance and tax havens

  • Some 35 current and former world leaders - and more than 300 public officials - are named in the files

  • They show how the King of Jordan secretly amassed a UK and US property empire worth more than £70m ($100m)

  • And they reveal how ex-UK PM Tony Blair and his wife saved £312,000 in tax when they bought a London office. The couple bought an offshore firm that owned the building

  • You can watch the full BBC Panorama episode on BBC iPlayer or at the top of this page (UK only)

Live Reporting

By Pandora Papers reporting team

  1. A massive leak and a trove of stories to come

    The secret wealth of some of the most powerful people on the planet has been revealed in one of the biggest leaks of financial documents in history.

    The files - called the Pandora Papers - uncover how world leaders, politicians and celebrities have used secretive offshore services to shield their money.

    Many of the transactions in the documents involve no legal wrongdoing but raise moral questions. Some figures face allegations of corruption and money laundering.

    More than 600 journalists from over half the world’s countries have trawled through 12 million files to pick out the stories you’ll see over the next few days.

    We’ll guide you through the revelations, explain what it all means and of course, why it matters.