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The Report

Summary: Uncovering the real stories behind the news. Simon Cox and fellow reporters delve beneath the headlines. The Report airs every Thursday evening at 8pm on Radio 4 for 38 weeks a year. The programme lasts 28 minutes.

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Podcasts:

 R4Report: Libya Special 3 March 2011 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:07

Hugh Miles talks to close associates of Colonel Gaddafi's son Saif al Islam and reveals how governments, big business and dissidents were persuaded to help the regime.

 R4Report: Midwife shortage 17 Feb 11 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:46

Midwives have been in short supply in England for years. Why aren't there enough and what effect is this having on hospitals and pregnant women?

 R4Report: Pay day loans 10 Feb 11 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:06

As the economy slows and high street credit tightens, getting money online is becoming fast, easy and very expensive. Too easy? Phil Kemp investigates the online lending explosion.

 R4Report: Trouble Inside | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:01

With a string of disturbances in prisons since November, Gill Dummigan looks at what the strains are within the system?

 R4Report: Petrol prices 27 Jan 11 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:14

As petrol prices reach record levels at the pumps, the government is coming under increasing pressure to ease the motorists' pain. Amid the growing anger, Michael Buchanan takes to the road to investigate...

 Bankers' Bonuses 20 Jan 11 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:09

Bankers are on course for bonuses of £7bn and good times are back in the city. Despite calls from the PM to show restraint some bankers have also seen salary increases of 50% or more. Simon Cox asks why the Government seems powerless to act.

 R4Report: Is Luton a 'hotbed of extremism'? 13 Jan 11 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:17

After the revelation of links between the recent Stockholm suicide bombing and Luton, Phil Kemp explores whether the claim that the town is a 'hotbed of extremism' is deserved.

 Corruption in Cricket 6 Jan 10 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:01

An investigation into fixing in cricket - the illegal betting market in India, corrupt bookmakers targeting the County game, and how one player was offered quarter of million pounds to fix a match. Adrian Goldberg reports.

 R4Report: UK Uncut 30 Dec 10 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:00

Linda Pressly reports on UK Uncut's campaign against big businesses that avoid tax.

 R4Report: Wikileaks 23 Dec 10 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:53

Simon Cox talks to current and former members of Wikileaks to find out how it operates. He investigates how the organisation was set up, and how it handles its own leaks and internal dissent. Producer: Jo Mathys Editor: Nicola Meyrick

 R4Report: Ireland's Toxic Tiger 16 Dec 10 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 57:13

As the Euroland crisis spreads from one country to another, In Business joins forces with The Report to examine what's happening and why it matters. The Report investigates the fallout from the Irish collapse on the British economy and then Peter Day is joined by a distinguished panel to discuss the future of the euro.

 R4Report: The Phil Woolas Case: 09 Dec 2010 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:19

Simon Cox assesses the implications of the ruling that stripped former Immigration Minister and Labour MP, Phil Woolas of his Oldham East and Saddleworth seat.

 Who Owns England's Schools? 02 Dec 10 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:56

The Government wants all English schools to become academies: state-funded but independent of local authority control. Fewer than 100 have converted, and others are locked in dispute with parents and teachers. James Silver asks who will be the winners and losers.

 R4Report: Housing benefit 25 Nov 10 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:22

The truth about housing benefit, why the government wants to cap it, and what effect that might have on our cities. Mukul Devichand investigates.

 R4Report: Airline security 18 Nov 10 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:45

Simon Cox looks at aviation security in the wake of the East Midlands Airport parcel bomb and asks what more can be done by the industry to prevent terrorist attacks.

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