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FileOn4: Biosecurity How well protected is the UK against biological threats? Dutch and American scientists have succeeded in mutating a deadly bird-flu virus to make it easily transmissible to humans. If it got out, it could start a fatal epidemic. They keep it securely locked away in their laboratories, but want to publish the biological recipe for making it. In an unprecedented move, the U.S. government is pressing them to keep the details of their experiments secret for fear that bio-terrorists could use th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: Deaths in Custody 31 Jan 12 Inquests are hearing a new term to explain deaths in police custody: Excited Delirium. Could the diagnosis be used to cover up excessive police force? Angus Stickler investigates. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: Carers in Conflict 24 Jan 12 Jenny Cuffe talks to the foster families left alienated by their unequal - and sometimes Kafkaesque - struggles with social services departments. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: Coroners Under Scrutiny 15 Nov 2011 As campaigners call for fundamental reforms of the coronial system, Ann Alexander examines concerns about the conduct of inquests and asks whether families are getting justice. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: Costing the Games 08 Nov 2011 With plans for future use of London's Olympic stadium in disarray, Allan Urry asks whether taxpayers' billions will leave a lasting legacy from the 2012 Games. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: An Inside Job? 01 Nov 11 The government wants to make prisoners work hard, pay tax and help fund victims' support. It argues this will also make then less likely to return to crime. Can its plans succeed? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: Cash From the Crisis 25 Oct 11 While G20 leaders try to avert economic disaster, Michael Robinson reveals how the pain of the Eurozone crisis presents a golden opportunity for some sophisticated investors. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: Unregulated Madrassa Schools 18 Oct 11 With no regulation of part-time madrassa schools in Britain, Fran Abrams asks whether the thousands of children who go each week to study the Quran are properly protected. 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Julian O'Halloran investigates the "revolving door" between government and business. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: A&E 19 Jul 11 With many NHS hospitals facing financial problems, A & E department are closing or being replaced by Urgent Care Centres. Allan Urry Investigates the impact on patients. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: Open Borders? 12 Jul 11 The Border Agency says new technology will help it tackle illegal immigration, as it cuts one fifth of its staff. But with problems hitting existing IT systems, will the plan work? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: Business As Usual? 05 Jul 11 Are banks risking another crisis by using complex financial products? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: Elderly Care 28 Jun 11 With Britain's biggest private care home provider in financial turmoil, and councils forced to make huge cuts, Fran Abrams asks if the way we pay for elderly care is unsustainable? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: A Living Death 21 Jun 2011 As a medical review begins into the care of people in a vegetative state, Ann Alexander asks whether it should be made simpler to end the life of patients in this condition. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: PFI Profits 14 Jun 11 Companies are making billions of pounds in profits from a secretive trade in Private Finance Initiative contracts. But why are taxpayers able to get so little detail? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: The Iran Connection 07 Jun 11 With parts of the Arab world in turmoil, and uncertainty after the killing of Osama Bin Laden, Allan Urry investigates claims Iran has been stepping up its support for terrorism. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: Air Crashes 05 Apr 11 The investigation following an air disaster is supposed to make air travel safer and stop further accidents. But do the reports always get to the truth about why planes crash? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: Memory on Trial 29 Mar 11 Do we understand enough about how memory works to properly assess evidence in sex abuse cases when allegations date back decades? Jackie Long speaks to victims and those accused. 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Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: Doctors in Charge 01 Mar 11 The Government plans to hand control of the £80 billion NHS budget in England to family doctors. But are GPs good managers and do they offer value for money? Gerry Northam reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: Airport Woes 22 Feb 11 After the disruption caused by snow, Julian O'Halloran examines the record of airport operator BAA and asks whether Britain's airport woes run deeper than bad weather. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: Shaken Babies 15 Feb 11 Andrew Hosken examines claims of a dirty tricks campaign over Shaken Baby Syndrome and hears calls from one of the country's leading pathologists for an inquiry. 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Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: Bitter Medicine 18 JAN 11 Legal cases brought by patients who have been harmed by drugs are notoriously difficult to win. Is the government making it almost impossible for them even to be heard in court? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: Europe's Missing Millions As EU member states make harsh spending cuts, Angus Stickler tracks how European funds are really being spent. Can widespread fraud and abuse be prevented? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: Care Homes 23 Nov 11 As the number of care home inspectors is cut, Fran Abrams asks if enough is being done to protect the elderly from neglect and abuse. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: The Great Train Robbery 16 NOV 10 As fares are set to rise again, much of the passenger criticism is aimed at the Train Operating Companies, but how much are they to blame? Allan Urry investigates. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: Charities - Giving and Taking As part of its Big Society project, the government wants charities to play a leading role in providing public services. Can we be sure they are fit and honest enough to do the job? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4:The Somali Connection How are young, British-based Somalis lured into fighting for the al-Qaeda-linked Jihadist group, al-Shabaab? Jenny Cuffe investigates. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: A Taxing Dilemma 26 Oct 10 While the government axes spending to try to balance the books, Michael Robinson reveals how some firms are slashing their UK tax bills. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: Foundation Hospitals 19 Oct 10 The NHS is meant to be shielded from the cuts that threaten huge areas of public spending. But even elite foundation hospitals are already in the red. Julian O'Halloran reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: Insolvency Practitioners 12 OCT 10 Corporate undertakers. Allan Urry investigates whether insolvency practitioners measure up to the high standards expected of them when they are called in to a stricken business? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FileOn4: Afghan security $27 billion has been spent on training the Afghan police and army, to allow British and other troops to eventually withdraw. But are they ready to take control of their country? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website