5 live Investigates

In the wake of the Jimmy Savile inquiry, the police are dealing with hundreds of accusations against celebrities of sexual abuse. Many date from an era when victims were wrongly ignored for fear they wouldn't be believed. But there have also been cases where people made up allegations. Just why would anyone fabricate evidence that could lead to an innocent person being jailed? And does the prospect of compensation risk contaminating evidence?

Leading surgeons are warning that going abroad, or private, for weight loss surgery carries big risks that few know about. Operations frequently require aftercare, something often missing from private packages, and it's the NHS which picks up the pieces when it all goes wrong.

HMRC estimates it's losing as much as £1.2billion because duty is not being paid on alcohol being sold in the UK. Adrian speaks to a leading surgeon who says approximately 5,000 people have died in the UK because the health service hasn't extended the use of cardiac assist pumps. And goats for Christmas, are your charity donations going where you think? 5 live Investigates.

More than 400 football supporters across England and Wales are currently subject to banning orders without being found guilty of a criminal offence. Adrian also investigates NHS Trusts that charge disabled motorists for parking, which may be in breach of equality laws.

Adrian investigates claims that some of England's top football clubs are involved in legalised touting. 5 Live Investigates has also discovered that up to 1,000 dogs are being trafficked into Britain each week from unregulated puppy farms in Ireland.

We've discovered that most cases looked at by the teachers' watchdog this year of inappropriate contact with pupils have involved the use of social networking sites or mobile phones. Adrian also looks at the sporting supplements which are supposed to help you achieve a perfect body but can end up killing you instead.

Adrian investigates how some insurance companies are starting to change their approach to drivers who go on speed awareness courses. It appears some are now increasing premiums for people who attend one. We also investigated racism in grass roots football. There are complaints that away from the hype of the Premier League, the football authorities are being slow to eradicate it.

Fire and Rescue services in the UK are called out to assist severely obese people more than ten times a week. Each incident can cost up to several thousand pounds. Adrian Goldberg hears the stories behind the rescues and the calls by fire officers for special training and equipment to deal with the problem.

Thousands of public sector agency workers have been part of a massive tax avoidance scheme that has saved their employer millions of pounds – but has left the taxpayer out of pocket. Adrian Goldberg investigates the company behind the scheme and how warnings to the Government about it have been ignored.

Care homes awarded a 5 star rating are failing to meet the minimum standards of the national regulator. Adrian Goldberg investigates the private companies awarding the ratings and questions why some local authorities are paying premiums to care homes when they are failing to meet regulatory standards.

Take a look at your pay slip. If you work for a temp agency, beware of the tax deal hitting low-paid workers and the taxman. Recruitment agencies employing minimum wage workers are paying large sums of their wages in tax-free expenses and pocketing the lion's share of the savings. But experts tell Adrian Goldberg it's the workers who could risk being chased by the HMRC for unpaid tax.

Anyone can make a fortune from foreign exchange trading according to Knowledge to Action, a company selling dreams of riches. We hear from hopefuls who have given them thousands of pounds for training but made nothing. Their complaints are put to company founder Greg Secker.

Drivers are being hit with expensive bills from Highways Agency contractors for emergency repairs to motorways after they have been involved in an accident. Motorists claim the prices are over-inflated and in some cases they question whether the repairs were carried out.

An investigation into mis-selling at Commercial Energy - a firm of brokers arranging gas and electricity contracts for small businesses. We also explore the mystery around who's in control of the company.

Defence lawyers say an initiative to reduce delays in the Magistrates Court system is leading to miscarriages of justice.