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Separated Siblings
The brothers and sisters separated by the care system
After The Flood
What happens to those families hit by devastating floods when the waters recede?
Facial Recognition
Facial Recognition: Who's watching you?
Sewage Sludge
An investigation into the use of sewage sludge as fertiliser on agricultural land.
Second Class Citizens: The Post Office IT Scandal
The story of the Post Office IT scandal
Fair game? The secrets of football betting
The potential harms of the ever-increasing sponsorship of football by gambling companies
Something in the Air?
How safe is the air inside airline cabins?
Taking the Rap
How social media is fuelling violence and murder in north London.
Extreme measures: Can extremists be de-radicalised?
Can convicted extremists be de-radicalised?
Critical Condition: Allegations of failings at Great Ormond Street
Are allegations of failings at Great Ormond Street properly investigated?
Coronavirus: Stories from behind the mask
Candid diaries of doctors and nurses recorded over two months of the coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus: The care homes catastrophe
Did the authorities react quickly enough to the threat to care homes from Covid-19?
Game Changer: How the UK played on during coronavirus
Did allowing the sporting events to continue help spread Covid-19 and put lives at risk?
Covid Crime
File on 4 examines how the global pandemic has shaped organised crime.
The Perfect Storm
Why are so many migrants risking their lives by crossing the Channel in small boats?
The 5G con that could make you sick
File on 4 investigates how bad science could be damaging people’s health.
The Neo-Nazi Network
A neo-Nazi network is seeking to recruit young Brits.
Racism in the Police
Racism in the police: do the UK police treat black and ethnic minority officers fairly?
Mental Health: The Next Pandemic?
File on 4 investigates the impact of coronavirus on the nation’s mental health.
Groomed, abused and put in prison: Rochdale’s untold story
Jailed for being abused? The untold story of Rochdale’s grooming scandal.
Covid 19: The Long Road to Recovery
After coronavirus, the survivors left with life-changing and long-term conditions.
Mental health killings – a crisis in care?
Are people with severe mental illnesses being failed when they need help most?
Expecting alone: The isolation of pregnancy during Covid
Has the reduction of services for new mums and their babies caused long-term damage?
Fit for football
MPs and supporters call for an overhaul of the way English football is governed
Me and my Trolls
Journalist Sali Hughes goes on a personal journey to discover what motivates online trolls
All Sewn Up
An investigation into VAT fraud within Leicester's garment manufacturing industry.
Taxing Situations
COVID workers targeted with tax avoidance schemes that HMRC warns against signing up to.
Locked Up in Lockdown
Are court backlogs creating miscarriages of justice? Helen Grady investigates.
Reynhard Sinaga: Britain’s most prolific rapist
How a 999 call from a Manchester flat led to the discovery of over 200 male rape victims.
Transforming Care?
Are promises to improve care for people with learning disabilities and autism being kept?
Undue Influence
The relationship between social media influencers and clinics promoting cosmetic surgery.
Women Who Abuse
The hidden victims of female child sexual abuse, fighting for justice - and closure.
A Year of Covid
Jane Deith talks to the medics who fought the first wave of Covid-19 in England's ICUs.
Covid 19: Doctors and Deniers
Stories from the frontline in the fight against Covid-19.
Unmasked: Stories from the PPE Frontline
What did the government get for the £12.5 billion it spent on PPE for NHS staff?
Surviving Self-Harm
One teenager's experience of hurting herself and a system struggling with rising demand.
The Dangers of Dating Apps
Livvy Haydock investigates dating apps and if the pandemic has made them more dangerous.
Shipping’s Dirty Secret
File on 4 lifts the lid on the dangerous and polluting world of international shipbreaking
The Disinformation Dragon
Investigating China’s new strategy of spreading disinformation around the world.
The Asylum Business - the UK's hidden housing crisis
Are asylum seekers being mistreated by UK companies paid billions to house them?
Britain's Ghost Companies
Why thousands of foreign directors head up UK firms they actually have little to do with.
The Cost of Long Covid
Long Covid - what happens when the sick pay runs out?
Sexual Abuse in Schools
Peer on peer sexual harassment and abuse in Britain’s schools and colleges.
Leaseholder Losses
Leaseholders say they need more protection. Is the current system letting them down?
The Cost of Care
An investigation into rising care costs and how the most vulnerable are paying the price
Above the law?
Are police forces letting down victims of crime when those accused are their own officers?
Contracts of Interest
Have some companies had preferential treatment for lucrative government contracts?
A Death Sentence?
A death sentence? The inmates dying after poor healthcare in prison.
Acts of Abuse
Bullying and sexual abuse and harassment in the film and television industry.
Held to Ransom
The UK schools caught in a multi-million pound cyber extortion attack by Russian hackers.
Tackling Online Abuse in Football
Who's tackling online abuse in football?
Hush Money: the Rise and Fall of an International Fraudster
The rise and fall of Hushpuppi – the social media influencer and global money-launderer.
Mental Health Profiteers
Mental health profiteers: The dark world of online anxiety ‘cures’.
Occupational Hazard: The bus drivers who died from Covid
Bus driver deaths during the Covid pandemic.
Pandora Papers: From Bribery to the British High Street
How money made from the 'world's biggest bribery scandal' ended up in UK property.
For Richer, For Poorer
The elderly people targeted for marriage and exploited for financial gain.
Controlled, Abused and Criminalised
The women who commit crimes after years of controlling and abusive behaviour by partners.
Furlough Fraud
The fight against furlough fraud.
Who is policing the police?
Melanie Abbott reveals that thousands of police officers do not have adequate vetting.
Am I in a Cult?
How do you know if you’ve been recruited by a cult? Rachel Stonehouse investigates.
Hunting the Darknet Dealers
The high stakes cat and mouse game between police and darknet drug dealers.
Mental health rehab - the forgotten patients
Adam Eley investigates concerns over specialist mental health rehabilitation units.
Deadly Delays: The Ambulance Crisis
Lives are being lost because ambulances are taking so long to reach the critically ill
Missing Evidence
The consequences for victims and those accused of crimes when police lose evidence.
Drink spiking
Drink spiking – are some criminals getting away with it?
A First Class Scandal
File on 4 investigates what the Post Office really knew during the sub-postmaster scandal.
Subscription Scams
The billion dollar subscription scam industry.
The Paedophile Preacher
Paedophile preacher still free to offend.
Controlling My Birth Control
Rachel Stonehouse investigates a form of abuse called reproductive coercion
Ukraine: War Stories
People all over Ukraine tell their personal stories of the Russian invasion as it happens.
Locking Up the Sick
Nearly half of seriously mentally ill prisoners denied the hospital treatment they need.
Ukraine: Taking in the Trauma
Is the UK’s ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme fit for purpose?
Searching Questions
Why are a disproportionate number of black children being strip-searched?
Ukraine: The Disinformation War
British academics accused of sharing Russian disinformation about the war in Ukraine.
Gambling on Justice
Does the criminal justice system understand crimes driven by gambling addiction?
Sibling Sexual Abuse: The Last Taboo?
Livvy Haydock explores the challenges and complexities of sibling sexual abuse.
Dementia: The Final Indignity
Are dementia patients being failed when it comes to their continence care?
Children’s Homes: Profits Before Care?
An investigation into the standards of care provided by ‘for profit’ children’s homes.
Ukraine War Stories: What Happened Next?
Stories from civilians in war-torn Ukraine.
Assaulted by my massage therapist
Calls for the massage industry to be regulated after sexual assaults by therapists.
Justice on Trial
An investigation into software introduced in criminal courts that sources say is ‘unsafe’.
Isobel's Story
Concerns British victims of abuse are less likely to get help than foreign nationals.
Leicester: Behind the Divide
Recent tensions between sections of the Hindu and Muslim communities in Leicester.
The Brain Drain
The ‘brain drain’ of doctors from developing countries to work in the UK.
Is the Patient Breathing?
Twenty-four hours on the front line of the ambulance crisis.
Roblox: A Dangerous Game?
Is the gaming platform Roblox doing enough to stop children being exploited and groomed?
High Anxiety: The Deadly Trade in Street Valium
The cheap but deadly pills behind a spike in overdose deaths.
Albanian Exodus
Paul Kenyon investigates why so many young Albanians want to travel illegally to the UK.
Cost of Living Forcing Children into Care
An investigation finds the cost of living crisis will force more children into care.
How did my child die? The crisis in paediatric pathology
Adrian Goldberg investigates how a shortage of pathologists is impacting bereaved parents.
Abandoned in Afghanistan
Thousands abandoned in Afghanistan despite being promised help by the UK.
Catastrophe at the Academy
How did two people die at Brixton O2 Academy?
Learning to survive: The School Fighting the Cost of Living Crisis
The story of one primary school on the front line of the cost of living crisis.
Living with Andrew Tate
A British woman talks about her relationship with controversial influencer Andrew Tate.
Three Friends
Why did three friends die while under the care of same mental health trust?
Firefighters on Trial
Firefighters on trial: File on 4 investigates claims of racism, sexism and bullying.
Looking for Levi
What happened to rugby star and X-Factor contestant Levi Davis, who vanished in Spain?
Missing Migrant Children
What happened to the 200 migrant children who went missing from hotels in the UK?
Punished for being mentally ill
People experiencing mental health crisis facing more harm from criminal justice system.
Rental Health: The Social Housing Perfect Storm?
An investigation uncovers allegations of degrading treatment by social housing providers.