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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France is urging its Muslim population to be more French. But, Helen Grady asks, does this insistence on secularism leave them any space for being a Muslim?
Germany's new anti-Islamisation movement, Pegida, is attracting a middle-aged following to its weekly marches around the country. Catrin Nye travels to the city of Dresden and meets its founder.
Last month's Senate report on the CIA and torture raises important issues for Britain. Is enough being done to investigate the possible involvement of UK intelligence agencies?
Aimen Dean left school in Saudi Arabia to fight jihad in Bosnia in the 1990s. But with the rise of al Qaeda he became disillusioned with his comrades’ drift towards terrorism. He joined al Qaeda – but working undercover for the British government. Despite Dean’s defection, IS supporters still debate with him. In The Report he gives us a unique insight into the workings of Islamic State.
Do prosecutions for false accusations of rape deter women from coming forward, or is it the best way to get justice for men who go through the ordeal of clearing their name? Melanie Abbott asks whether the police are properly investigating accusations and whether the Crown Prosecution Service has got the balance right.
Tristram Hunt, Shadow Education Secretary, has caused controversy by arguing that private schools that don't have partnerships with their state counterparts should lose their business rates relief. But how easy is it to discover what partnerships are happening? And do they do any good? Simon Cox investigates.
Suspected suicide bomber Kabir Ahmed left the UK to fight for IS - the second Islamist extremist from Derby to die abroad in recent years. Simon Cox looks at the networks connecting the two men and investigates whether their leaders are still active in Derby.
Medium The fatal explosion of a Virgin Galactic craft has highlighted the risks of space tourism. Lesley Curwen reports on whether it has consequences for Sir Richard Branson's brand too.
Right to Buy was one of the landmark successes of Margaret Thatcher's government, enabling over 2 million tenants to buy council homes at a discounted price. Since coming to power, David Cameron has reinvigorated the policy by introducing discounts of up to £102,700 off the price of a home. The Report asks what’s the impact of selling off yet more social housing in this way; investigates claims the policy is being abused; and reveals how one council has devised a scheme to opt out of Right to Buy altogether.
Tesco is under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office over an alleged black hole in its accounts. Simon Cox tells the story of Tesco's biggest crisis to date.
A rising number of paramedics are quitting ambulance services across the UK. Adrian Goldberg reveals how unprecedented levels of 999 calls combined with a growing culture of target-chasing has increased pressure on the remaining front-line staff, leading some services to look overseas for new recruits.
As the leaders of the Catholic Church gather to debate teaching on the family, is Pope Francis really the "revolutionary" Pope that his admirers hope for and his critics fear?
Sharmini Selvarajah spends the week in the run up to the vote on Scottish independence in Stirling following local people as they decided which way to cast their ballots.
Simon Cox asks why people want to have some results wiped from Google searches and if the new EU law is just the start of more privacy for EU citizens.
In Belfast, racist crimes are being recorded more and more frequently. But who is behind them? Helen Grady investigates.