As the number of children leaving school in favour of home education doubles, Dispatches asks why, and if parents' rights to remove a child are coming before the education, or safety, of children
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Growing Up Poor: Britain's Breadline Kids
In Britain, 4.1 million children are growing up in poverty. Dispatches follows three families to show what life is like if there's not enough money for life's essentials.
02-12-2019
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Born Homeless
Dispatches explores the issue of pregnant women who find themselves with no place to call home, and conducts an exclusive survey of midwives to get a sense of the scale of the p ...
18-11-2019
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The Secrets Of Amazon
Amazon is the largest online retailer in the world - one in three online purchases are made through its site. Dispatches reporter Sophie Morgan investigates its unstoppable growth.
11-11-2019
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Puppet Masters: The Men Who Really Run Britain
Dispatches examines the influence of Dominic Cummings and Seumas Milne, controversial advisors to Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn. Are they driven by party politics or their own ...
04-11-2019
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Trump's Plan For The Nhs
Antony Barnett investigates how a trade deal with America might leave the NHS footing a bill for billions, meaning less money for our healthcare
28-10-2019
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The Prince & The Paedophile
Dispatches investigates the friendship between Prince Andrew and paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, as the Prince stands accused of sleeping with a 17-year-old girl supplied by the inv ...
21-10-2019
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Sex, Drugs And Murder
A Dispatches investigation into the epidemic use of the drug GHB in the gay community, where users are vulnerable to overdosing and sexual abuse
08-09-2019
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Young, British And Depressed
Reporter Sanah Ahsan explores Britain's youth depression crisis, to find out what's fuelling it and to examine what treatment is available for young people
29-07-2019
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£2 Million Passport - Welcome To Britain
Reporter Antony Barnett investigates the 'golden visa' scheme, which offers British residency to wealthy foreign nationals
22-07-2019
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Britain's New Build Scandal
Reporter Liam Halligan investigates allegations of shoddy standards, poor customer care and excessive profits at Britain's second biggest - and most profitable - builder, Persimmon
15-07-2019
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When The Immigrants Leave
In the run-up to Brexit, reporter Seyi Rhodes finds out how a lack of EU migrants could affect agriculture, social care and healthcare in Britain
08-04-2019
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Puppet Masters: The Men Who Really Run Britain
Dispatches examines the influence of Dominic Cummings and Seumas Milne, controversial advisors to Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn. Are they driven by party politics or their own ...
04-11-2019
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Young, British And Depressed
Reporter Sanah Ahsan explores Britain's youth depression crisis, to find out what's fuelling it and to examine what treatment is available for young people
29-07-2019
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Lawless Britain: Where Are The Police?
Dispatches meets the victims of crimes that the police choose not to investigate
08-10-2018
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Grenfell: Did The Fire Brigade Fail?
Dispatches investigates the London Fire Brigade's response to the Grenfell fire, through interviews with survivors and firefighters, and using critical new evidence released by ...
18-02-2019
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Britain's Hidden War
With BAE helping to keep Saudi jets flying, and British military officers working in the Saudi Air Operations Centre, Dispatches investigates the extent to which the war in Yeme ...
01-04-2019
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Cannabis: Time To End The Ban?
Over two million people smoke cannabis in the UK. Some police forces no longer prosecute for possession. Canada and several American States have legalised it. So should the UK f ...
22-10-2018
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Skipping School: Britain's Invisible Kids
As the number of children leaving school in favour of home education doubles, Dispatches asks why, and if parents' rights to remove a child are coming before the education, or s ...
04-02-2019
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New Landlords From Hell
A year-long investigation reveals the shocking conditions that tenants of one of Britain's biggest housing associations live in, and the effect those conditions have had on vuln ...
25-03-2019
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Britain's New Build Scandal
Reporter Liam Halligan investigates allegations of shoddy standards, poor customer care and excessive profits at Britain's second biggest - and most profitable - builder, Persimmon
15-07-2019
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