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Award-winning current affairs documentary series investigating major issues at home and abroad
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Lesley Curwen investigates growing concerns about blood transfusions.
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Kate Clark investigates why thousands of Iraqi refugees are still refusing to return home.
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What is being done to tackle the threat of improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan.
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Jenny Cuffe asks if the policy of preserving jobs for British workers is being undermined.
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Kate Clark looks at conditions in Basra after the British handover.
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Allan Urry investigates the sale of counterfeit drugs to GPs, hospitals and chemists.
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Allan Urry investigates the effects of budget cuts on the Royal Navy.
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Fran Abrams investigates the financial war against terrorism.
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Allan Urry asks whether enough is being to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear technology.
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Michael Robinson examines the latest tricks which some banks are using to increase profits
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Allan Urry investigates the performance of England's nine Regional Development Agencies.
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Allan Urry investigates claims that the NHS is failing to deal with traumatised soldiers.
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Julian O'Halloran looks at Network Rail's performance on track maintenance and safety.
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Julian O'Halloran explores current attempts to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
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A report from Russia covering mysterious deaths in the wake of the Litvinenko affair.
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Stephen Grey tells the inside story of Britain's dirty war against drugs.
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Gerry Northam asks why it seems so hard to buy the right equipment for our forces.
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Robert Peston investigates the causes of the recent Northern Rock crisis.
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Is Britain's system of public protection from violent offenders still among the best?
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Allan Urry investigates the impact of the economic downturn on urban regeneration.
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Fran Abrams examines aggressive cost-cutting in the government's forensic science service.
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Julian O'Halloran investigates claims about the causes of the swine flu virus.
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Tim Whewell investigates occupational cancer deaths in the UK.
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The role played by Egypt and its President Hosni Mubarak in the Gaza crisis.
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Julian O'Halloran explores current attempts to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
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Julian O'Halloran reports on the calls for a new generation of coal-fired power stations.
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Julian O'Halloran investigates claims of cartels and price-rigging in UK construction.
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Allan Urry investigates the effects of the police force's current funding problems.
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Julian O'Halloran reports on a new compensation scheme for wounded soldiers.
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Simon Cox investigates how English football's finances have got into such a mess.
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Fran Abrams investigates the fundraising methods of the British National Party.
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Gerry Northam reports on the Private Finance Initiative.
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Why is the government shutting down the agency responsible for seizing criminal assets?
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Major issues at home and abroad. With Jenny Cuffe.
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Julian O'Halloran examines the levels of pay awarded by some councils to their executives.
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Angus Stickler examines the safety record of the RAF in recent conflicts.
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Michael Robinson investigates the US lawsuits emanating from the global financial crisis.
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Gerry Northam investigates the Colonial Development Corporation.
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Gerry Northam investigates allegations of incompetence in the Learning and Skills Council.
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Jenny Cuffe reports on a new and potentially fatal strain of the MRSA bacteria.
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Gerry Northam investigates alleged fiscal malpractice in regeneration projects in the UK.
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Gerry Northam investigates drugs given to tens of thousands of elderly dementia sufferers.
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Gerry Northam reports on alleged failings in the allocation system for council housing.
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Jenny Cuffe reports from DR Congo on the scale of illegal gold mining.
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Danny Shaw looks at government proposals to deal with prison overcrowding.
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Allan Urry investigates cases of abuse in homes for elderly people in care.
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Amardeep Bassey investigates the funding of projects to reduce Islamic extremism in the UK
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Town halls are facing thousands of backdated pay claims. Jenny Cuffe reports.
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Kate Clark reveals how corruption and mismanagement is bedevilling Afghanistan.
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Julian O'Halloran examines Britain's insolvency laws.
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A report on the performance of the Learning and Skills Council, Britain's largest quango.
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Gerry Northam investigates reports of failures in care for Britain's most vulnerable.
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Major issues at home and abroad.
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Gerry Northam investigates alleged problems with the development of new cancer treatments.
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Are some of the UK's biggest corporate fraudsters now practically immune from prosecution?
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Julian O'Halloran investigates the reasons behind rises in gas and electricity bills.
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After the death of Victoria Climbie, how are child abuse cases handled?
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Allan Urry assesses the threat of attacks by white, racist, right-wing extremists.
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Michael Robinson asks if the Private Finance Initiative represents value for money.
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Allan Urry examines the case for linking animal cruelty with child abuse.
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Allan Urry investigates the growing impact of crack cocaine on society.
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Kate Clark reveals how corruption and mismanagement is bedevilling Afghanistan.
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Kate Clark investigates efforts to stem the opium trade in Afghanistan.
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Can investment, rather than aid, lift developing countries out of poverty?
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Gerry Northam examines the problems being posed by the shortage of organs for transplants.
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Angus Stickler investigates the market for platinum.
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Michael Robinson investigates unchecked borrowing and the danger for the UK housing market
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Michael Robinson investigates the rise in evictions and unemployment.
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Armadeep Basset reports on the activities of militant UK-based Sikh groups.
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Allan Urry investigates more claims of bad behaviour on the part of bankers.
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Angus Stickler investigates honour-based violence in the UK.
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Jon Manel on the increasing numbers of UK couples having children using surrogate mothers.
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A report from one of the world's most unstable countries, the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Teenage gun crime in Britain is a matter of increasing concern. Allan Urry investigates.
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Allan Urry reports from Liverpool, whose City Council is faced with mounting debts.
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Stephen Grey investigates the relationship between the US and the UK security services.
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Tim Whewell reports from Georgia on the origins of the recent conflict with Russia.
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Allan Urry asks whether fire safety standards in Britain's hospitals are good enough.
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Julian O'Halloran investigates the fiasco of the opening of Terminal 5 at Heathrow.
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Allan Urry investigates the effects of budget cuts on the Royal Navy.
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Miriam O'Reilly investigates claims of major problems in community mental health services.
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An investigation into the way the MoD treats injured soldiers and their families.
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Miriam O'Reilly investigates the no-win, no-fee lawyers who bring claims against the NHS.
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Julian O'Halloran reports on racial tensions which have resurfaced in America's Deep South
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Sarah Spiller asks whether the government's ID card scheme will justify the expense.
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Michael Robinson reveals loopholes which let big businesses slash their UK tax bills.
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Can Afghan forces guarantee the country's security when British and other troops pull out?
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Is Britain's drive to curb bribery and corruption working? Allan Urry investigates.
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Allan Urry investigates UK connections to the illegal weapons trade in conflict zones.
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Is the government making it almost impossible to sue a drug company?
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Is enough being done to protect the elderly in care homes? Fran Abrams investigates.
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Can charities be trusted to run public services well and honestly? Gerry Northam reports.
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Jackie Long finds out what is being done to help young abusers stop offending.
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Gerry Northam asks if some major IT projects could be scrapped by a new government.
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Jenny Cuffe asks why CAFCASS, the family courts' advisory service, is facing a backlog.
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The record of the Royal Military Police in dealing with alleged crimes by UK forces.
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Is there really a crisis over public sector pensions? Gerry Northam investigates.
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Investigating the plight of foreign workers in the UK working in domestic servitude.
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Investigating concerns about the way a bestselling antipsychotic drug was marketed.
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Angus Stickler investigates fraud involving European regional funding schemes.
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Why should we want more foundation hospitals when so many are in financial trouble?
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How will the mortgage freeze hit Britain's already battered economy?
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Jon Manel looks at the potential problems in closing the controversial detention facility.
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Jon Manel lifts the lid on illegal working in London.
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Allan Urry investigates concerns about the role of insolvency practitioners.
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Allan Urry reports from the communities already hardest hit by the rise in unemployment.
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Julian O'Halloran asks how many people are being killed by avoidable hospital blunders.
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Could lessons from past disasters have prevented BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?
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Investigating allegations that some companies are failing their pension fund obligations.
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How well does the Court of Protection safeguard the finances of the old and vulnerable?
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Is economic recovery at risk as banks are failing to lend? Morland Sanders investigates.
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Julian O'Halloran asks if school safety measures to protect children have gone too far?
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Allan Urry reports on a crisis in town hall finances.
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Why do Britain's railways cost more than elsewhere in Europe? Allan Urry investigates.
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Michael Robinson investigates the legacy of toxic lending by British banks.
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Michael Robinson investigates the nasty surprises in the commercial property market.
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How British Somalis are recruited to fight for the banned Islamist group, al-Shabaab.
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Fran Abrams asks if Britain has become a haven for torturers.
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Is there a hidden epidemic of mental illness among soldiers who've served in Afghanistan?
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Gerry Northam considers the independence of the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
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Shari Vahl investigates the adequacy of safeguards to property rights in Britain.
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Ann Alexander asks why the UK has some of the highest rates of stillbirths in Europe.
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Grant Ferrett investigates the sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by Britain and Europe.