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What will you spend on the children this Christmas? Holiday companies to introduce more compliance. Is a Kent airport breaking US sanctions on Iran?

Iran Air flights are stopping at a small airport in Kent because US economic sanctions prevent them refuelling at Heathrow. The sanctions restrict companies that trade with the US from trading with Iran. Heathrow based fuel agents cannot fill Tehran bound jets, so Iran Air are forced to stop at Manston Airport in Ramsgate en route home.

Holiday companies are to appoint compliance managers to their boards as part of new measures to help prevent further failures within the travel industry like those of XL Leisure and Goldtrail. The compliance managers will be responsible for ensuring that companies - around 200 of them - fully understand their obligations to the regulator.

The next time your child complains that he or she didn't get enough presents for Christmas tell them that new research shows children today receive substantially more for Christmas than their contemporaries back in 1995.

P&O Ferries are to re register the pride of York and the Pride of Hull to the Bahamas to avoid new European legislation which means they have to pay all staff onboard the same. They say they cannot commercially afford to raise wages, and can't cut them for others.

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  • Skyjet and CCA Changes

    As Skyjet collapses the CAA announce new measures to force holiday companies to appoint compliance managers to their boards.

    Duration: 07:06

  • Iran Air Sanctions

    Is Manston Airport breaking economic sanctions by allowing Air Iran to refuel.

    Duration: 07:23

  • Christmas shopping for Children

    Disposable income is down and the economic outlook is grim. But it seems the average British child need not worry much about the impact on their Christmas stocking.

    Duration: 09:23

  • Olympics

    Six and a half billion pounds has been invested in upgrading the transport system for the Olympic games. But it is still predicted there will be queues of up to ninety minutes at some key stations.

    Duration: 09:31

  • 4G Revolution

    The need for faster, more flexible broadband is widely accepted. But there are still concerns that the UK is lagging behind other parts of Europe in the 4G revolution.

    Duration: 03:21

  • eBay Shops

    The online auction site ebay is opening a temporary 鈥減op up shop鈥� just off London鈥檚 Oxford Street.

    Duration: 04:26

  • P&O Ferries

    Two Hull based P&O ferries, the Pride of Hull and the Pride of York will be registered in the Bahamas. What does it actually mean for crew employment rights?

    Duration: 04:41

  • Water

    A look at newspaper reports which say Europe has concluded water does not prevent dehydration. The truth is a lot drier than that.

    Duration: 05:16

Broadcasts

  • Fri 18 Nov 2011 12:00
    大象传媒 Radio 4 FM
  • Fri 18 Nov 2011 12:04
    大象传媒 Radio 4 LW

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