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11/07/2011

Thomson Airways the first UK airline to fuel its planes between Birmingham and Palma with biofuel. DWP launches consultation about getting more people with disabilities into work.

Thomson Airways is the first UK airline to fuel its planes between Birmingham and Palma with biofuel. The airline, owned by Europe's biggest tour operator TUI Travel is calling on the airline industry and government to review legislation on biofuels to allow other airlines to follow suit.

Why predicting the economic impact of the 2012 Olympic Games is not an exact science

How hospitals are failing to risk assess patients for DVT resulting in thousands dying needlessly.

And should the Port of Dover be privatised? The port is currently run by an independent trust which is appointed by the department of Transport. The Chief Executive of the Harbour Board says that privatisation would allow the port to expand the business and help regenerate the local area. However a group calling itself the Dover People's Port Trust has also launched a rival bid which it says has the backing of the local community.

Plus we celebrate the Great British Countryside and those who look after it and find out the sentence facing the gang who sold tickets online to more than ten thousand people for the 2008 Beijing Olympics without delivering a single one.

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Mon 11 Jul 2011 12:00
大象传媒 Radio 4 FM

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Chapters

  • Southern Cross

    What does the closure of Southern Cross tell us about the predicament faced by other care home providors?

    Duration: 08:59

  • Chip fat flying

    Used cooking oil could soon be powering Thompson flights between Birmingham and Palma.

    Duration: 12:19

  • Olympics and the economy

    They're being sold as the most profitable games ever, but what will the real impact of the games be for our economy?

    Duration: 05:38

  • Face the Facts preview - DVT

    Hospitals in England are failing to meet targets to risk assess patients for deep vein thrombosis resulting in thousands of preventable deaths every year.

    Duration: 04:32

  • Disability employment

    The government is keen to get more people with disabilities in to work, Minister for Disabled People Maria Miller explains how.

    Duration: 10:03

  • Dover privatisation

    The iconic setting is set to be privatised, but what impact will this have on the community?

    Duration: 04:50

  • Call You and Yours look ahead

    What can be done to restore our faith in the press?

    Duration: 05:20

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  • Mon 11 Jul 2011 12:00
    大象传媒 Radio 4 FM
  • Mon 11 Jul 2011 12:04
    大象传媒 Radio 4 LW

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