5 live Investigates Podcast
1) Tower Block Fire Risks
Fire safety experts have told 5 Live Investigates that many of the 1,700 buildings in England are 'likely to fail' a new round of tests into cladding and building materials. Hospitals, schools, nursin...Show More
2) Revenge Porn
Four years after the introduction of new laws to target revenge porn offenders, 5 Live Investigates can reveal how cases are on the rise but the number of prosecutions is falling. The revelations come...Show More
3) Democratic Football Lads Alliance
The Democratic Football Lads Alliance describes itself as an anti-extremist group of football supporters with a commitment to raising funds for the homeless and social justice campaigns. But critics s...Show More
4) Parents Accused of Exaggerating Illness in Children
Calls for a cross party inquiry into claims that a growing number of families are being accused of inventing or causing their childrenās illness. Itās called Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII) and u...Show More
5) Limited Psychological Help for People with Skin Conditions
Abbie Bull is 22 and has had serious acne for three years. It got so bad she felt unable to leave the house for fear of being stared at. She developed depression and anxiety but when she went to her d...Show More
6) The Dangers of Online Dating
5 Live Investigates has seen figures which show a big rise in the number of rapes, sexual assaults and stalking cases involving victims who were targeted on online dating platforms and mobile apps. Th...Show More
7) Restraint of Special Needs Children
5 Live Investigates has seen new evidence that hundreds of vulnerable children with Special Educational Needs are being injured whilst being restrained by teachers and classroom assistants. Physical a...Show More
8) The Adult Children of Alcoholics
āI try not to call him. Iāll wait for him to call because he tends not to call me when heās drunk. He drinks most of the time - a bottle of vodka a day.ā Maria is 25, the daughter of an alcoholic and ...Show More
9) Organ Transplants
The organ transplant service is at ābreaking pointā according to one of the UKās top consultant transplant surgeons. Professor Nizam Mamode who is president of the Chapter of Surgeons at the British T...Show More
10) Police Response Times
The victims of the most serious crimes who are having to wait longer than ever for the police to turn up. Figures obtained by 5 Live Investigates reveal some of the biggest police forces in the UK are...Show More