5 Live News Specials

As the UK prepares to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan, this documentary tells the story of a young Afghan whose life has been saved because he made it to Britain. For the first time, this young man tells BBC Radio 5 live how he nearly died smuggling himself on board a Channel Tunnel train in France, evaded Kent police at the border and fought to become a legal British citizen now living and working in the UK legally.

Over the next few weeks, 26 million homes in England are being leafleted about the biggest change ever to the way the NHS holds our personal information. The leaflet explains how every single one of us has to make a decision - because we can choose what we want our doctor to do with our data. 5 Live's Shelagh Fogarty let patients and GPs worried about the changes put their questions to NHS England directly.

Carmen Blandin Tarleton was left with 80% burns after her ex-husband attacked her with industrial detergent. Stephen finds out how she has come to terms with her disfigurement.

Dominic Laurie hears about allegations of corruption in the run up to the Sochi Winter Olympics. With just a fortnight to go before the start of the games, he speaks to a former Russian Deputy Prime Minister, who accuses Vladimir Putin of lying about widespread corruption, and calls for the creation of an international 'court of corruption'. Dominic also hears from a woman who says her home in the city was bulldozed without good reason so that the land it stood on could be sold, and from a businessman who says he had to flee Russia, fearing for his life, after he alerted the authorities to allegations of bribery.

Following the Coronation Street episode where character Hayley Cropper chooses to take her own life after suffering from inoperable pancreatic cancer, Nicky Campbell asks "If you had a terminally ill loved one would you support their right to die?"

Shelagh Fogarty looks at claims that the numbers of Christians being killed around the world has increased dramatically in the last year. She speaks to religious leaders in Africa and the Middle East and to the Foreign Office minister Baroness Warsi.

RON SHEPPARD has tied the knot 8 times - two times more than Henry the Eighth and the same number of times as Elizabeth Taylor. Now aged 65, he's been dubbed the 'Lord of the Wedding Rings', and is about to release his autobiography and have a film made about his life. He spoke to Chris Warburton.

Shelagh Fogarty and the BBC's Central America Correspondent Will Grant look at El Salvador's chronic gang problem, and ask if a truce agreed almost two years ago could be the answer for other nations plagued by similar issues. Hear from gang members and from relatives of the victims - and hear what happens when police in El Salvador take to the streets to tackle the issue head on.

Everything you ever wanted to know about the "dark web". The head of Europol's cybercrime centre, Troels Oerting, on its dangers and the inventor of the 3D printed gun, Cody Wilson, on why it's "a beautiful flower of human activity".

Fred Done, the founder and boss of the BetFred betting shop chain, tells Stephen Nolan his life story in full for the first time on British radio. He describes how he went from setting up his first shop in Salford in the 1960s to creating a chain of over 1,300 shops which allow him to afford a private jet. He also reveals how he was stabbed on his doorstep, discusses the impact of gambling on his customers, and defends the use of high stakes roulette machines.

WARNING: this podcast contains some upsetting scenes. As David Cameron attends the controversial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka, Dominic Laurie looks in depth at the country's human rights record. He speaks to the country's government and hears from a woman who says she was raped and tortured by Sri Lankan troops

Shelagh looks at the impact that stammering can have on people’s lives – and hears about new research which suggests children and adults in some parts of England have to wait far longer to get treatment that people living in other areas. She also speaks to the Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls, who has struggled with stammering for much of his life.

This podcast contains content that may offend. Victoria Derbyshire is Rocinha, one of the largest favelas in Brazil. She reports on prostitution, crime and drug addiction.

On Armistice Day callers tell Nicky Campbell about their personal war heroes.

This podcast contains content that may offend. Victoria Derbyshire is in Rio to discover what England fans can expect at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

5 live news special on the relief effort in the Philippines after the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan.

Stephen Nolan reports live from the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Air Support Unit as he's given unprecedented access to the work of police helicopters in fighting crime. Reporter Lesley Ashmall reports live from the helicopters themselves as they patrol the skies.

As a major conference gets underway at Twickhenham to look into the dangers of concussion in Rugby Union Shelagh speaks to Karen and Stephen Walton, the mother and stepfather on Ben Robinson - who died after suffering concussion during a school match. The former England captain Lewis Moody also joins the discussion, alongside David Barnes of the Rugby Players Association.

Shelagh visits the Pear Tree Centre in Milton Keynes. It's a day centre run by Age UK that acts as a lifeline for some of the loneliest people in society. She hears the stories of visitors to the centre, and discovers that it's not just older people who feel chronically lonely. She also talks to the Health Minister Norman Lamb just over a fornight after the government said the number of chronically lonely people in the UK was a source of "national shame".

Shelagh Fogarty asks should we worry about eastern European immigrants? 5 live listener Mihai Ratiu, who moved to Britain from Romania 7 years ago talks to Migration Watch, the deputy leader of UKIP, and others ahead of January's relaxation of restrictions on the employment of some eastern Europeans in the UK.