Journalist Simon Cox investigates how easy it for terrorist groups such as Islamic State to exploit the trade in looted antiquities. For the last eight months, he has been undercover examining this lucrative business and testing the laws designed to regulate it, finding a world of dubious provenance and questionable deals in the heart of London and on the internet. He also looks at what Isis is doing to the world heritage sites in territory it holds.
Ade Adepitan reveals disturbing sides to the new Personal Independence Payment benefit.
Reporter Shaunagh Connaire investigates what is happening to Britain’s pensions amidst all the market turmoil. 11 million people are on ‘defined benefit’ company schemes, these were set up decades ago and they promised a fixed proportion, typically of your ‘final salary’, based on your age, years of service and earnings. At first the pension funds received good returns on their investments but many of these returns have been dropping for years, reducing the investment which - combined with pensioners living longer - means that employers are struggling to meet payouts and liabilities.
Seyi Rhodes investigates the rising tide of racism in post-Brexit Britain, revealing the scale of the abuse and uncovering dramatic recordings of physical and verbal attacks
Harry Wallop investigates why not enough homes have been built, despite promises to increase housing in the UK. Just how committed are the government to easing the housing crisis?
On Thursday 16 July 2014 a flight full of tourists, travellers and families took off from Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport en route to Malaysia. There were 283 passengers and 15 crew on board, including three babies. Four hours after take-off and at a height of 33,000 feet, the Boeing 777 was flying above war-torn eastern Ukraine when it lost all contact with flight control. There was no distress call. It appears it was struck mid-air by a missile. Everyone on board was killed. The impact was felt across the globe, from the families awaiting their loved ones to the political capitals of the world. Immediately a blame game began. Who shot down the plane and why? Why did the pilot decide to fly across a well-known war zone? Were pro-Russian separatists responsible and should President Putin bear some of the responsibility? Could this catastrophe even spark a new Cold War?