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The series takes a look at Iris Robinson, the Member of Parliament at the centre of a current political storm.
The series takes a look at the division between the Israelis and Palestinians in Jerusalem and the problems it has caused for those living there.
Staking claim underneath east Jerusalem
By Jane Corbin
It has been called the 'volcanic core' of the conflict and if there is ever to be peace between Palestinians and Israelis it will have to be made in the alleyways of this ancient city - holy to Jews, Christians and Muslims.
- Eviction orders
- Demolition threat
- 'Planning gaps'
People:
Hanoun family, Arieh King, Jawad Siam, Nir Barkat (Mayor of Jerusalem), Doron Spielman
BBC Panorama related page: http://news.bbc.co.uk/panorama/hi/front_page/newsid_8447000/8447147.stm
With one on five of all children in the United Kingdom starting school over weight the series takes a look at what is being served for dinner in homes in the pre school years.
The series takes a look at the reason why some parents will go to any lengths to help their children.
Panorama exposes the myths and realities of the new child protection register, and asks whether the new system will actually work.
Simon Green, who is confined to life in a wheelchair, films undercover what its like to endure disability related hate crimes.
The series looks at how your favourite chocolate bar could be contributing to the extinction of the orangutan or could be fuelling global warming by using palm oil, as an ingredient. It also looks at how the oil is found in other products including biscuits, fish fingers and toiletries.
With the World Cup in South Africa, the series looks at whether the game can save a generation fighting to survive in the country.
Simon Boazman reports on how hundreds of patients may have died unnecessarily at several hospitals despite one of them being rated as good.
Jo Whiley looks at how a proposed new law could end up disconnecting the millions of internet users who unlawfully download free music, films and TV.
We spend more on chocolate each year than investors spend on gold - but as Easter approaches, how much do we really know about where it comes from or how it is made?
Panorama reporter Paul Kenyon goes undercover as a cocoa trader in West Africa and discovers children as young as seven working long hours on cocoa farms, helping to make the chocolate we love so much. He buys a tonne of cocoa made with child labour, and sees how easy it is to sell it into the supply chain which leads to our high streets.
He also helps rescue a 12 year old boy - trafficked across borders - to pick cocoa as a modern-day slave and reunites him with his mother. For the first time, we meet the kids who harvest our cocoa but who have never tasted chocolate.
The series looks at the murder of Mahmoud al Mabpouh which was captured on CCTV in a hotel in Dubai. Jane Corbin looks for answers in Israel, Gaza and Dubai and looks at how British passports and stolen identities were used in a crime which was never meant to be revealed to the the rest of the world.
With unprecedented access to Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, Panorama meets the children suffering from preventable conditions as a result of their lifestyles.
Panorama investigates overcrowding in the UK. Some argue that the extra population will boost the economy, but will it? What can politicians do to stop the growth?
Panorama follows the fortunes of four young people searching for work in Swindon, and discovers how they have responded to the challenge of recession.
Reporter Shelley Jofre looks at the fight to save frontline services as councils across the country tighten their budgets.
Army widow, Christina Schmid reveals how the Army is not taking care to the tiny elite band of soldiers who are at the very forefront of the war in Afghanistan.
As 12 people are murdered and 11 others injured in a shooting spree lasting several hours, Panorama's Richard Bilton reports on the events of Wednesday 3rd June with first hand accounts from eyewitnesses, emergency teams and survivors. What made Derrick Bird switch from quiet cabbie to gun toting psychopath and were any warning signs missed?
John Sweeney takes a look at the battle for control of Manchester United and the the true scale of the debts the club is in.
Two months after an explosion on BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 people, Panorama's Hilary Andersson tells the story of America's 'greatest environmental disaster.' Dubbed an environmental '9/11' by President Obama, the leak caused by the explosion is still releasing thousands of barrels of crude oil a day into the waters of the Gulf - livelihoods and ecosystems are threatened, fishermen are unable to work and billions have been wiped off the value of BP shares.
The series takes a look at what we really know about our climate and how it will affect us in the future. Tom Heap talks to some of the world's leading scientists on both sides of the argument about global warming.
In the last twenty years less than twenty teachers have been struck off for incompetence in the whole of the UK. That is despite the fact that education experts put the figure of bad and failing teachers closer to 15,000.
With new research showing that the standard of your teacher is the most important factor to a child's educational attainment in a school, we ask why so many bad teachers are being allowed to teach.
Talking to parents, head teachers and school watchdogs, Panorama reveals the shocking affects that bad teachers are having on our children and uncovers the loophole that could allow struck-off teachers back into our classrooms.
Six months to the day when a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, Raphael Rowe returns to uncover what has happened to the country's orphaned and abandoned children.
There are more than four hundred thousand children now living in Haiti's orphanages. Many of those rescued from the rubble are still unidentified or have simply been abandoned by their parents.
Panorama meets others still living on the streets - vulnerable to child traffickers - and asks whether meeting the demand for them to be adopted in other countries, especially America, is really the best answer.
Adam Shaw takes a closer look at the current state of Britain's high street banks and reveals that while base rates have remained low, the cost of borrowing for customers has risen greatly.
The series takes a closer look at one of Britain's largest veterinary chains and it reveals that there are many questionable bills being charged and inadequate care of people's pets.
With nearly a quarter of the population expected to be over 65 within 20 years, and three out of four older people likely to need some form of social care, how we pay for it is fast becoming an urgent question for us all.
In this specially-authored report for Panorama, the former government adviser on older people - Dame Joan Bakewell - looks at some of the innovative ways Britain's baby boomers are looking to future-proof their old age, and warns that with local authorities facing 25 per cent cuts across the board, there is real danger of neglect.
2009 saw a big increase in the numbers of stray dogs recorded as being picked up in the UK. Tom Heap discovers that many of the unwanted dogs in pounds and rescues are Staffordshire bull terrier types - and asks why so many of them are being let go and destroyed.
Has the fashion for aggressive looking 'status' dogs contributed to the numbers of abandoned pets the authorities are now having to deal with? Panorama has gained access to one of the most famous animal rescues in the world, Battersea Dogs Home, and reveals the shocking truth of the numbers of dogs it is having to put to sleep.
Panorama investigates companies who make a good living from writing your Last Will and Testament, and exposes the shocking financial pitfalls that face unwary consumers. Is it time for this industry to be properly regulated by law?
As controversy over Israel's blockade of Gaza still rages, Jane Corbin asks what really happened on the Mavi Marmara, when Israeli commandos seized the ship and nine people died. Panorama has exclusive new video and interviews with Israeli soldiers and activists involved.
Each year around 20,000 children have their futures decided by the family courts. Baby William Ward was one of them. His parents Jake and Victoria were investigated by police and social services when they were unable to explain a serious injury to their three-month-old son. It took them two years to clear their names and a further three years to win the right to speak completely openly about what happened to their family.
Panorama's Darragh MacIntyre reports on the case of this ordinary couple and their extraordinary fight to open up the world of the family courts.
A look at the decline of UK wildlife. There is more at stake than simply protecting the beauty of nature - our food supply could be under threat.
Shelley Jofre investigates the drug Avandia and asks whether the medicine's regulator is putting the interests of the drugs industry before patients.
On the eve of the first Papal visit to Britain in 28 years, Fergal Keane investigates the Pope's personal track record of dealing with paedophile priests.
Panorama reveals the results of an extensive investigation into public sector pay.
In two separate inquiries, the British Army stands accused of committing war crimes in Iraq, and ex-Defence Minsters are now being called to account.
With the MOD and the military justice system tainted by allegations that soldiers have got away with torture and murder, Paul Kenyon asks if the British army can really be trusted to police itself.
Reporter John Sweeney's last investigation into the Church of Scientology resulted in an explosive confrontation with church officials. This time, in a Panorama Special, one of those officials has turned whistleblower to help him reveal the dark secrets of the church, which boasts Hollywood A-listers Tom Cruise and John Travolta among its devotees.
We all know our pensions are in crisis - we aren't paying enough into them and we're living too long. But could there be another reason? Penny Haslam reveals the fees and commissions that take vast amounts from our pension pots. In some cases, more than two-thirds of the amount of money we pay into our pensions over the years is taken out in fees. Rather than heading for retirement with a golden parachute, some of us will be left holding a lead balloon.
Since the case of Baby P, there has been a 40% increase in the number of children taken into care by the state. There are now 70,000 children being 'looked after' in the system. What happens to them? Can the system offer them a better life?
Panorama follows children in the care of Coventry Social Services for six months to find out if the state can be a real parent - even though children in care are more at risk of failing school and committing crime than any other group.
Narrated by Samantha Morton, who herself grew up in care.
Lord Ashcroft, the biggest political donor since records began, resigned as deputy chairman of the Conservative Party in September 2010. His millions helped bank-roll David Cameron into power, but where does Lord Ashcroft's money come from? Panorama travels to other countries he calls home, and hears allegations about secret deals and tax avoidance.
Trapped alive longer and deeper underground than anybody in history, the 33 Chilean miners somehow survived to be rescued.
For weeks, Panorama followed and engineers at the surface as they worked to free the men. But should they ever have been trapped in the first place? Reporter Dan McDougall reveals new evidence of massive safety problems in the mine being ignored just weeks before the collapse.
With a shortage of social housing, and the private rented market booming, reporter John Sweeney investigates the so-called 'rogue landlords' - the housing barons accused of receiving large amounts of housing benefit while using the small print in their tenancy agreements to exploit the poor and vulnerable.
Councils say they don't have the right laws to combat them, but with the new housing minister ruling out any changes in the law, Panorama examines a problem that is not going to go away.
An elderly father sedated with a 'chemical cosh' of powerful drugs and secretly filmed by his daughter. Families who care for their loved ones at home to help them come off the anti-psychotic drugs that worsen their symptoms and shorten their lives.
As the government orders a crackdown on the use of these drugs among the elderly, Vivian White reports on the crisis of care in the treatment of patients with dementia.
Panorama reporter Adam Shaw recruited his own "A-Team" of tax consultants to help civil servant Douglas Marsh after money started disappearing from his pay packet. Mr Marsh is one of millions caught up in HMRC's glitch that led to him being told he has been underpaying and now owes more than £11,000.
Britain is the fattest nation in Europe, and it's slowly killing us. So is it time to tax the fat? Would putting up the price of junk food, high in sugar and fat, cut obesity rates in the same way as a tax on cigarettes has helped reduce smoking? Panorama travels to Denmark - the first country in the world to implement such a tax - to see how it's working there, and to the US, where a proposal to tax sugary drinks like Coca Cola has met with fierce opposition.
Could a fat tax here help the NHS to afford the ever-rising cost of treating obesity-related illnesses like diabetes and heart disease? Reporter Shelley Jofre puts the idea to the Health Secretary, and to families who would have to pay more for junk food.
Investigation which uncovers disturbing evidence that some Muslim children are being exposed to extremist preachers and fundamentalist Islamic groups. We also expose the part-time schools where hate is on the curriculum. The programme asks why school inspectors have missed the warning signs and examines the impact this could have on young Muslims' ability to integrate into mainstream British life.
Panorama investigates corruption allegations against some of the Fifa officials who will vote on England's World Cup bid. Reporter Andrew Jennings exposes new evidence of bribery, and accuses some executives of taking kickbacks. He also uncovers the secret agreements that could guarantee Fifa a financial bonanza if England hosts the World Cup.
As pester power kicks in and the computer games' industry launches its latest products on to the Christmas market, Panorama hears from youngsters who've dropped out of school and university to play games for anything up to 21 hours a day. They describe their obsessive gaming as an addiction. Reporter Raphael Rowe, meets leading experts calling for more independent research into this controversial subject, and reveals the hidden psychological devices in games that are designed to keep us coming back for more.
Panorama reveals the controversial video-taped interview with the mother of Baby P and asks whether crucial warning signs were missed.
Tracey Connelly tells clear lies in the training interview with a senior social worker. But she also gives some vital clues about what was going on in her son Peter's life.
Panorama investigates whether these clues were adequately followed up, and examines the ground-breaking research into child protection that is now a part of Baby P's legacy.
As Christmas approaches and Britain's bankers prepare to receive their annual bonuses, Panorama asks if anything has changed since the financial crisis of two years ago, or whether it is a case of 'Carry On Banking'.
Focusing on Britain's two largest bailed-out banks, Royal Bank of Scotland and Halifax Bank of Scotland, reporter Mark Daly investigates what has happened in the world of banking since the bailout. He traces what has happened to the bankers responsible for the mistakes that led to the crisis, and asks if big bonus culture is back.
The Big Four supermarkets are expanding at an unprecedented rate. It's being dubbed the new "space race", with Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrison's fighting for dominance on high streets and shopping malls across the UK. But how can they keep on expanding, and slashing our food prices, when we're in the middle of a global downturn?
In a Panorama Special, reporter Paul Kenyon looks behind the cellophane wrappers and the "Buy-one-get-one-frees" to examine the true cost of our cheap food. He visits the mega-farms coming our way from the United States, with cows being kept indoors and milked on giant "dairy-go-rounds", and pigs housed in "sty-scrapers". He also takes a look at space-age greenhouses where fruit grows without soil.
The Big Four's UK expansion has never really been charted, until now. Panorama has pieced together the location of every new store currently being planned and built.
And as the production costs of our food are driven downwards, saving us pounds during the recession, Panorama carries out pioneering scientific research to discover whether "Made in Britain" always means what it says.
