31/05/2010
Consumer news with Julian Worricker. Threat to oak trees and concerns about high speed rail.
Consumer news with Julian Worricker .Campaigners are calling for 脗拢20 million research funding to track down the causes of a new and serious bacterial threat to oak trees. Acute Oak Decline can kill a tree in five years...the symptoms include trunk lesions weeping black sap Hundreds of trees are affected across the England and Wales, and many have died.
The new coalition Government wants high speed rail, Labour when in power was in favour too... however no timetable for when work will start or details on routes have been given - only that the Bill will be introduced in "due course". And this at a time when there are to be cuts to the overall transport budget of 脗拢683 million. So do where do we stand now with high speed rail, and is a timetable likely to be forthcoming soon?
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NHS Litigation
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Duration: 07:36
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Duration: 05:54
Threat to Oak Trees
We examine Acute Oak Decline, which can kill a tree in five years. Already thousands of trees across England and Wales have been affected and many have died.
Duration: 08:53
High Speed Rail Travel
The new coalition government is in favour of it and Labour was too, but where do we stand with high speed rail travel and is a timetable likely to be forthcoming?
Duration: 11:40
The Carbon Footprint of Everything
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Duration: 06:27
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Duration: 06:08
Call You and Yours on local councils
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Duration: 06:34
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- Mon 31 May 2010 12:00大象传媒 Radio 4 FM