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Russia has pledged to tackle racism in football ahead of the 2018 World Cup. We investigate the depth of prejudice at one of Russia's most successful clubs. Zenit St Petersburg competes regularly at the top level of European football but has never signed a black player. The club has a following of dedicated fans called the Ultras - and they say they're proud that the club has never had a player of African heritage. The club says it trying to tackle racism. The Russian football authorities say they have launched a campaign to eradicate intolerance across football more generally. We ask if the approach is working. Also, we examine the epidemic of liver disease brought on by the way we lead our lives - and the impact it is having on an already-stretched NHS. And it's been a long time coming... the crackdown that's designed to get uninsured drivers off the roads.

The rise in fuel crime as the price of petrol and diesel reaches a high at the pump. Hauliers tell us of theft and damage to their vehicles. The Road Haulage Association surveyed 6000 members for 5 live Investigates, 150 responded and two-thirds said they'd had fuel stolen from lorries or from tanks in a storage yard in the past year. One driver admits to using stolen fuel – claiming he pays enough in taxes. And organised crime is involved in fuel racketeering - investigators from customs and revenue are busting more diesel laundering plants, where the dye put in duty-exempt agricultural diesel is washed out. The loss in duty is believed to cost the public purse about £950 million a year. Also, just how safe is the UK nuclear industry? How much of the arms being used by Gaddafi’s forces were made in the UK? And a football league table of customer care!

Increasing numbers of British students are going for sports scholarships in the USA, but are they getting value for money? Some parents who paid one recruiting agency upfront fees to arrange scholarships for their children say promises of offers didn't materialise. Also, we talk to the Imam under sentence of death because he wanted to debate religion and evolution: is the process of ex-communication or 'takfir' being used to stifle debate. Plus, as Britain's pot holed roads are cost motorists millions of pounds in damage to cars, we reveal that the crisis has been aggravated by engineers who've used the 'wrong' type of asphalt on many of our road surfaces.

Polish criminal gangs are enticing job-seeking Poles to Britain with the promise of a job. Their aim? To steal their victims identity and rip-off the UK benefits system and run up credit and loans which will never be repaid. 5 live Investigates speaks to two victims caught up in the scam. Also: we reveal how Saif Gaddafi ingratiated himself with British high-society. Plus, Ahsan Ali Syed was the man who failed in his attempt to buy Blackburn Rovers last year, but now he's popped-up down under, where his company is accused of a multi-million dollar loan swindle.

Do you own your car? Are you sure? 5 live Investigates exposes a legal loophole which leaves the 1.5 million people who buy used motors every year vulnerable to having their car repossessed. At the root of the problem lies 'log book loans', which Trading Standards wants banned. These loans allow drivers to borrow cash, using their wheels as security - but if that car is sold on, it leaves the new owner liable to pay the previous owners debts. Also: the football clubs living beyond their means, spending money they don't have and going out of business because they can't make ends meet. No, not Premier League - this is non-league. 5 live Investigates exposes the full scale of the debt in semi-pro football.

Gay Muslim couples seek equal rights by having their union blessed by Islam. Controversial? Just a bit. Most mosques vehemently reject homosexuality but 5 live speaks to one pioneeting couple who have challenged convention by having a Nikah - a Muslim marriage contract. Also: One angry listener tells about exhorbitant residential service charges which saw him paying £74 to have a lightbulb changed. And as hundreds of protestors are shot in Libya, one woman tells the story of how her father was assassinated by Colonel Gaddafi's henchmen in London.

Thousands of people across the UK received letters accusing them of illegally downloading internet porn, demanding £495 for the privilege. But the firm behind the letters, ACS Law, didn't know for sure if they were guilty or innocent. Campaigners are warning that a new law designed to clamp down on online crime will encourage more bullying and intimidation of web users by unscrupulous legal firms. Also: we reveal the latest FIFA investigation into football match-fixing, following suspicious betting on a Turkish tournament last week. Plus, the latest twist on direct debit fraud which affects nearly 100,000 people a year.

School teachers claim children are being prescribed powerful drugs which they say they don't need. The youngsters concerned have been diagnosed with ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - a potentially serious condition, which affects thousands of families across Britain. But teachers claim in some cases the system is being abused by unscrupulous parents who push to have their children treated because it allows them to claim disability benefits. Also: the family who caught the wrong train to London, and are now being hounded through the courts for £6,000. And the publishers selling books which consist entirely of articles copied from the internet.

Serving inmates at HMP Ford reveal the inside story of what led to the recent riot on New Year's Day, which caused more than £3m worth of damage. Early reports blamed it on prisoners being drunk on smuggled booze, but inmates speaking to 5 live Investigates via contraband mobile phones say havoc is being caused by unsuitable lags being transferred from high security jails to open prisons - a concern also raised by prison officers. Plus: it has been a rocky week for Sky Sports following the sexism controversy, and it could be about to get worse as full time approaches in a landmark legal battle over TV rights in the European Court of Justice.

Confused by the proposed NHS reforms? Adrian Goldberg gets under the skin of the biggest shake-up England's health service has seen for years. The 5 live Investigates team has been talking to policy advisors, MP's and health service insiders who reveal how the Sacred Cow of the NHS can now expect the cattle prod of market forces - and will be far more radical than the government is currently letting on. Also: the man who wanted to buy Blackburn Rovers until he was rumbled by 5 live Investigates is back on the scene - this time in Spanish football. Plus, the inside story of the arrest of 127 Mafia suspects in the United States.

Adrian Goldberg reveals allegations of bullying and intimidation, as Britain's growing community of mobile home residents trash the laws which they say allow unscrupulous site owners to force them to sell up cheaply. Housing Minister Grant Shapps tells 5 live Investigates what the coalition government has planned to stop this scandal. Also: the growing car insurance scam which is catching out innocent drivers. Plus, following last week's report on civil recovery - the controversial practice which allows retailers to pursue damages from alleged - Adrian speaks to another innocent shopper chased for compensation.

Civil Recovery is the latest weapon in the war on shoplifters - but is it victimising the innocent? It allows major retailers to pursue financial damages from anyone they believe has ripped them off, side-stepping the courts and the police. Retailers say its necessary in order to recover the billions lost to theft each year, but critics say money making private companies are targeting innocent people. Also: how cricketing authorities are safeguarding players from the temptation of match-fixing with the help of social media. Also, we reveal how you can lower your council tax bill.

Driving under the influence of drugs is estimated to cost at least one life every week on the roads of Britain. 5 live Investigates has discovered that despite legislation passed seven years ago which made it easier to test motorists at the roadside for illegal substances, police across the UK still haven't been issued with testing kits which are commonplace in other parts of Europe. Plus: Thousands of so-called 'hacktivists' took part in revenge attacks to bring down the websites of major global companies this week, but what does the law say about these wiki warriors? And Adrian Goldberg unearths figures suggesting that chicken producers and processors in the UK have one of the worst records in Europe when it comes to controlling a bug that causes food poisoning.

More than 650,000 vehicles have been clocked - 1 in 39 cars - and changing the mileage isn't illegal. We go undercover and find mileage correction services willing to clock the car knowing it was intended to deceive a new owner. We hear of domestic workers treated as slaves, when they are brought into the country to work for diplomats and wealthy families. Also, what do the Russians want to know?

The loophole which allows sex offenders to evade restrictions of the register by changing their name without informing the police. Police are concerned, and Kidscape calls for change. Also: teaching emotional intelligence in schools, and the £30 million spent on an approach which new Government commissioned research now suggests may not be working. And a leaked survey of taxi drivers which suggests 93% have invalid insurance, and involvement of private hire drivers in 'cash for crash' scam.