Five years on from the killing of one patient by another at this maximum security hospital, this investigation reveals that when it comes to the supervision of its most dangerous patients, lessons from serious incidents at Broadmoor are not being learnt. Attitudes to safety could be lax; we discovered on at least one occasion, patients deemed to be among the most dangerous and volatile in the country walked out of their rooms at night to remind staff that they should be locked up.

Firecrest Films broke this world exclusive story revealing the repeated breaches of nuclear safety at Faslane, the naval base near Glasgow where all of Britain’s nuclear weapons are based. We discovered that on more than forty occasions, radioactive waste from nuclear submarines had leaked in to the Firth of Clyde. We also revealed secret Government plans to locate the entire Royal Navy submarine fleet at Faslane, prompting the Ministry of Defence to formally announce this two weeks later.

SEPA - Scotland's environmental regulator - told us that had this catalogue of mistakes occurred at a civilian nuclear site, it would have been shut down. But SEPA's hands are tied - military bases like Faslane are exempt from nuclear safety laws, so the regulator cannot compel the MoD to do anything.

The report made front page news in the UK and was followed up by all the national newspapers, TV and radio bulletins, including the BBC, ITV, Sky, ABC in the US and more than sixty other international news outlets.

This investigation showed how government information about the dangers of working with lead is woefully inadequate. Official advice from Health and Safety Executive states that lead was safe at a level actually ten times higher than that which scientists say causes heart disease, neurological problems and cancer. Following our investigation, the HSE admitted their advice was misleading and withdrew it. And scientists warned that more than 100,000 workers have been exposed to dangerous levels of lead without them knowing it.

 

Vincent Tchenguiz is one of the richest residential landlords in Britain. Amongst his many property interests, his companies own the freeholds to the majority of private retirement developments across the UK. His companies also are the managing agents, and provide insurance and emergency careline services. This investigation looked in to complaints from pensioners who believed they were being overcharged.

 

This film looked for the first time at the severe impact the credit crunch was having on the supply of social housing to those most in need in Britain. Our investigation revealed that up to 20 Housing Associations were facing severe cash flow problems, with at least two owing their banks more than a billion pounds.