5 Live Investigates

British laws need to be strengthened to prevent parental child abductions, say campaigners. A loophole means an estranged partner can take a child permanently overseas without getting the permission of the other parent. And... the small businesses identifying poor internet connections as a barrier to growth.

One in five disabled passengers don't get the help they need to get off trains according to a survey by the transport watchdog Passenger Focus. 5live Investigates hears stories from rail customers abandoned on empty trains and whisked away to places they don't want to go to when the Passenger Assist scheme fails. The Association of Train Operating Companies which oversees the scheme says the vast majority of bookings are met but there is room for improvement. The programme also hears concerns that targets to equip all passengers trains with facilities for the disabled by 2020 might not be met. Transport Minister Baroness Susan Kramer says the government is dealing with the fact that 'for decades the needs of people with disabilities simply wasn't recognised.'.

5live Investigates joins the fraud squad in one of their biggest crackdowns on car insurance fraud - a crime which drives up all our motor premiums. Plus the son of a man killed in the Clutha Vaults helicopter disaster in Glasgow tells the programme he wants black box flight recorders fitted in all emergency helicopters.

Some charities could face sanctions if they use 'aggressive' telephone fundraising techniques says life peer Lord Hodgson. It follows a report suggesting more people feel harassed on the telephone and on the doorstep. MP Charlie Elphicke says some charities risk alienating their supporters and a former call centre worker reveals he quit his job when his conscience got the better of him.

And 5live Investigates reveals how some local authorities are removing their clients from care homes because of neglect but are then failing to pass on this vital information to other residents.

An MP calls for tougher regulations around laser and lens replacement eye surgery and patients tell 5live Investigates about their experiences at the hands of high street providers. Steve Schallhorn, the global medical director for the market leaders Optical Express, tells the programme the company has millions of happy customers.

Adrian Goldberg also asks whether local councils and the government should be doing more to protect tenants from rogue landlords and tours a house investigated by the homeless and housing charity Shelter in Wolverhampton.

It's thought as many as three quarters of a million children witness domestic violence in the UK each year. New research reveals the devastating impact it can have on their physical and mental well being. More than half suffer physical abuse, emotional abuse or neglect. A quarter of the kids who see abuse show abusive behaviour themselves towards others - as if copying the behaviour they've grown up with.

Mental health services need to get the same investment, planning and attention that is given to physical health says NHS England. The admission comes after a 5live investigation reveals thousands of mental health beds have been lost and psychiatrists have not been paid for carrying out assessments.

Young men are increasingly using dangerous steroids to help them get the 'ripped' look. A 5live investigation reveals thousands are injecting steroids - and putting their health at risk. Some are as young as 15. Steroids can affect the heart, liver, kidneys, and lead to prostate cancer.

A quarter of a million cars written off each year return to the roads. There are no checks on the quality of the repairs and one Police and Crime Commissioner says they pose a risk to road users. 5 Live Investigates has identified a number of fatal accidents involving vehicles that had been previously written off but had been repaired and returned to the road. Also - is the solicitors' regulator doing enough to weed out bogus law firms?

Fans need a greater voice in football club boardrooms. MPs are calling for a change in the law to make it easier for supporters to buy a stake in their club. Also, the police in Greater Manchester are investigating concerns that young girls are being groomed for sexual exploitation in private clubs and shisha bars.

Sex offenders leaving prison without getting treatment, increasing the risks they will go on and re-offend. Also, one in three workers who win damages at an employment tribunal never receive a penny. Lawyers say it's undermining the tribunal system.