The Report

In a bad few weeks for NHS hospitals Simon Cox asks why people who experience bad care are being turned away by the patient complaints watchdog. Was the scandal at the Morecambe Bay Hospitals an isolated case, and could the problems at some of the 11 hospitals now in special measures have been spotted earlier? James Titcombe, whose son Joshua died at Morecambe Bay Hospital, tells the story of how his complaint was hampered at every turn. The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Dame Julie Mellor and the Medical Director of NHS England, Sir Bruce Keogh, tell us how they think the system could be improved.

Melanie Abbott looks for the truth about undercover policing following on from revelations that officers spied on Stephen Lawrence's family and friends.

Simon Cox probes the aftermath of the killing of soldier Lee Rigby and its effect on communities in South East London.

Is accident and emergency on the verge of collapse? Hospitals are still reeling from what bosses have called the ‘worst winter anyone can remember,’ with reports of crowded waiting rooms, queuing ambulances, and patients parked in corridors … The Report looks into the issues at two hospitals in London and Birmingham, one brand new and financially sound. Both have missed their targets for A&E waiting times - what do they say about the causes of the current problems in A&E and what the solutions might be?

As investigations into historic child abuse continue in the wake of revelations about Jimmy Savile, Melanie Abbott asks if we can ever get to the truth.

Police and Crime Commissioners have faced numerous negative headlines over the past few weeks. They have been criticised for appointing friends and political colleagues to highly paid positions, putting forward eccentric policies or alternatively doing very little at all. So is this criticism fair? Six months after 41 Commissioners were elected across England and Wales, The Report assesses whether the criticisms can be put down to teething problems, or whether there are fundamental issues with this flagship reform of policing.

Melanie Abbott looks at the measles outbreak in South Wales. She looks at how the legacy of the panic about the link between MMR and Autism lives on because of a perception that autism is rife amongst some immigrant groups. She talks to Somalis in Minnesota and finds that a lack of answers and high rates of autism in their families has affected MMR uptake and how this message is being heard back here in the UK.

Bitcoin, a digital currency found exclusively online and traded by a niche group of computer geeks has become more mainstream. Independent of any government or company users can be anonymous but in recent weeks, Bitcoin lost half its value due to a panic sell-off, but who are the people buying and selling this new currency and how does it work? Simon Cox investigates

In the wake of the recent suspension of children’s heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary, Hannah Barnes asks how safe is the hospital’s unit ?

The first Latin American Pope has impressed many by signalling that he wants a “poor Church for the poor.” But awkward questions have arisen around the scandal of missing children and his role during Argentina’s so-called “Dirty War” which threaten to tarnish the new Bishop of Rome. Was he complicit with the military dictatorship or did he move behind the scenes to save the lives of his flock? Mark Dowd has been to Argentina to investigate.

The economy of Cyprus is in jeopardy and Russians have been blamed for using the island as a tax haven. However, it would seem that the problem with the system was much closer to home. Simon Cox finds out from employees and executives at the now defunct Laiki Bank how billions handed out in bad loans created a financial time-bomb that has destroyed a nation's hopes.

Restrictions on immigrants from Romania and Bulgaria are lifted in 2014 and will have the same rights to work in the UK as other EU nationals. Will there really be a large influx of migrants and is the Government prepared for such an occasion? Victoria Derbyshire also asks those who have already made the move about what may happen in 2014.

Pension liberation schemes promise people access to their funds before they are 55.In times of financial difficulty people may be tempted to sign up, but will they ever see their money again?

Claims have recently re-emerged that thousands of construction workers have been turned down for jobs because of a 'blacklist' secretly run by a company called the Consulting Association and funded by some of the largest construction companies in the country. In this edition of the Report Simon Cox talks to the bookkeeper of the Consulting Association in her first ever broadcast interview. He examines evidence suggesting that union representatives may have "liaised" with contractors to blacklist workers from construction jobs. And he investigates claims that the Information Commissioner failed to collect all the evidence during a raid in 2009

After the string of recent closures, Jenny Chryss examines the behind-the-scenes battles to save some of the High Street's best known names.