5 Live Investigates

Five Live Investigates reveals the thousands of sexual crimes occurring in schools in the UK. Many are carried out by fellow pupils in so called 'peer on peer abuse' incidents. But are schools dealing with the issue as well as parents would wish? Concerns over criminalising young people mean some schools are reluctant to take action. How are schools, local authorities and young people themselves dealing with the problem?

Cosmetic therapist Marie McGinty claims to be a registered nurse with additional training to prescribe drugs. But there's no record of her on the nurses' register. One of her clients says she suffered unsightly blemishes after she had dermal filler injected into her face. Also, are the insurance industry and DVLA doing enough to prevent cars that have been written off after a crash being returned to the road? These include cars that have experienced severe damage.

Leaseholders 'overcharged' by as much as £1 billion a year by landlords and property agents, says an industry whistleblower. They are charged for day-to-day maintenance to communal areas of blocks of flats - and for the cost of major repairs. Also, the high street pharmacists making errors that puts patient safety at risk. It's estimated that a quarter of a million dispensing mistakes are made each year.

Adrian Goldberg presents cutting edge investigative journalism, as well as taking on listeners' campaigns and consumer issues.

Tough encryption software used on mobile phones and in apps is creating no-go areas for the police and intelligence agencies trying to monitor terrorist traffic on the web. Europe's top cop says it is one of the biggest challenges facing law enforcement bodies investigating terror plots. He says the drive by the tech companies to use stronger encryption has accelerated since IT contractor Edward Snowden revealed that the intelligence agencies in the US and UK were 'bulk monitoring' the emails of innocent people. Also, is enough being done to help elite athletes make the transition from the international spotlight to ordinary life when their careers end?

Adrian Goldberg presents cutting edge investigative journalism, as well as taking on listeners' campaigns and consumer issues.

Adrian Goldberg presents cutting edge investigative journalism, as well as taking on listeners' campaigns and consumer issues.

An injured soldier awarded the George Medal for gallantry says the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme failed to recognise the severity of his disability. His case raises has fresh concerns over the scheme which has paid out £473 million over the last 10 years. Also - according to OFSTED, one in 2 sponsored academy schools is not providing a good education. But academies were meant to lever up standards - so why are they taking so long to turnaround some failing schools? We look at the effectiveness of some of the organisations running academy schools.

Websites offering online treatment STDs patients at risk. 5LI found a number of UK websites offering oral antibiotics & people with learning disabilities who are forced to marry.

There were nearly 15,000 safeguarding alerts in England last year over alleged abuse in elderly care homes. Families say the system to protect vulnerable adults sometimes doesn't work. Also, one in 3 HGVs stopped in roadside safety checks has mechanical defects so serious the vehicle is taken off the road. A number of trucks are also found to be overweight.