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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As police investigate alleged computer hacking of former Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain, Jane Dodge investigates the use of computer hacking by the press.
The UK Border Agency, the organisation which oversees Britain's immigration and customs operation, seems to be the subject of frequent damaging revelations. The recent disclosure that security checks were lowered at UK ports, allegedly without ministerial consent, cost Brodie Clark, former head of the Border Agency, his job. But behind the headlines, what is really going on in immigration halls up and down the land? In this week's The Report, Simon Cox investigates the UK Border Agency and asks are British ports now safe and secure?
Behind the scenes in Birmingham during planning for the TUC's Day of Action. Lucy Ash hears from union officials planning the strike and those who'll be affected by the disruption, and asks whether there' a growing divide between public and private workers.
Matthew Hill investigates the system of legal safeguards for people who are deprived of their liberty because they lack mental capacity. Are their rights being observed? The programme gains exclusive access to a new report from the Mental Health Alliance which claims that the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards are "not fit for purpose" and interviews the head of the judges in the Court of Protection - Mr Justice Charles. Matthew Hill also speaks to the Official Solicitor, Alastair Pitblado, and experienced mental health lawyer Ben Conroy.
What really happened when an Occupy London protest led to the closure of St Paul's Cathedral? Simon Cox finds a crucial third player in the City of London Corporation.
With shale gas production contributing to a reduction in gas prices in the US, Simon Cox investigates what Britain can expect from potentially large reserves in the UK.
Official school exclusion rates have fallen dramatically in the past decade. Sam Washington goes behind the figures and discovers that an apparent success story may be masking a big failure.
After bags of saline were allegedly contaminated with insulin, Linda Pressly asks if anyone will ever be brought to justice for the deaths at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport.
The Forced Marriage Unit says 350 young people could be missing as the new academic year starts. Angus Crawford asks whether schools are doing enough to help vulnerable children.
Simon Cox examines the government's plan to get the long-term unemployed back to work and asks whether it is likely to succeed where previous programmes have failed.
Are evangelical Christians using the abortion debate to reshape Britain's political landscape? Bill Law investigates.
Mobeen Azhar asks if "miracle" police initiatives in Glasgow and the US really can prevent violent crime. This is what David Cameron's hoping for - but what is the evidence?
The Report investigates why the shooting of Mark Duggan in Tottenham sparked unrest and asks whether it led directly to the worst rioting England has witnessed in a generation.
Tom Watson MP asks the Prime Minister to look again at the links between the murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan and the Hackgate scandal.
In the wake of the massacre in Norway, James Silver examines far right extremism in the UK and how fears about 'Islamistion' are fuelling tensions in some areas of the country. Please note there has been a change to this programme from the original broadcast because of an erroneous reference to the English Democrats.