File on 4
Summary: A podcast offering Radio 4's award winning, flagship investigative series File on 4.
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Are petrol prices being kept artificially high? Gerry Northam investigates claims that the international oil markets are open to manipulation.
With councils facing unprecedented budget cuts many are trying to sell land and buildings to cut costs and raise capital. But who's checking that they're getting value for money?
In the wake of the Oxford grooming trial, Jane Deith asks whether there's enough support for victims. Who picks up the pieces after the legal process ends?
Operation Jasmine was the UK's biggest police investigation into care home abuse, with 103 alleged victims. But bereaved families say justice was not done: Fran Abrams reports.
Iran continues to defy the UN Security Council and the IAEA - the nuclear watchdog. On the eve of its latest report concern is growing. Is Iran playing for time to develop a bomb?
England's Chief Medical Officer says Superbugs which can't be treated by antibiotics are as big a threat as terrorism. Allan Urry asks if the NHS is able to cope.
New guidelines are promised for police and prosecutors investigating child grooming networks but are they too late for some victims who claim their abusers are still walking free?
With investigations into high death rates in 14 hospitals, is the regulator, the Care Quality Commission, over-stretched and out of touch?
As French troops continue fighting in Mali, jihadist groups warn of terror attacks against France and its supporters. Jenny Cuffe examines the threat both in France and in UK.
Has the Government done enough to protect us from flooding? Allan Urry visits some of the worst hit parts of Britain to find out why they've been so badly hit by recent heavy rain.
It's decision time for the Government over what to do with a stockpile of Plutonium that some fear could be a target for terrorists. But are the options feasible or affordable?
Does the EU spend too much taxpayers' money on self-promotion and encouraging new countries to join?
City experts claim London is one of the routes for those laundering the proceeds of Russian crime. So how much do we know about those who come to settle here?
As the Government talks tough on tax, Fran Abrams looks at the reality behind the rhetoric. Have ministers given in to the demands of big business?
The government wants senior doctors to be more hands on at weekends and at night. Jane Deith investigates whether hospitals have the money and the staff to make it happen.