HS2 should have been a symbol of engineering excellence. Instead half of it has been scrapped and it's still running £50 billion over budget. This is the story of how Britain’s largest infrastructure project became its biggest scandal.

Reporter: Stephen Armstrong

Producer: Jonathan Lewis

Artwork: Lola Williams

Sound design: Dominic Delargy

Editor: Jasper Corbett

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As a tax haven Jersey has a reputation for welcoming the wealthy with open arms, but how does it treat other kinds of immigrants? Jane Kiiti came from Kenya to work in Jersey’s hotels for more than twenty years. Her death raises questions about the conditions migrant workers face and whether the island is doing enough to prevent their exploitation.

You can read Orlando Crowcroft's article 'The never-ending fear that haunts Jersey's troubled migrant workers' here.

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Reporter: Orlando Crowcroft

Producer: Ada Barumé

Artwork: Blythe Walker Sibthorpe

Sound design: Dominic DeLargey

Editor: Jasper Corbett

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Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. But the truth behind the hit memoir is very different.

Reporter: Chloe Hadjimatheou

Producer: Matt Russell

Field Producers: Leonie Thomas and Helen Clifton

Artwork: Lola Williams

Sound design: Tom Burchell

Editor: Jasper Corbett

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