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Help to Buy; Ivory trade; Highways Agency

Consumer news. Peter White looks at the latest Help to Buy scheme that is introduced on Monday. Plus, how do antiques experts work out if ivory is legal or illegal to sell?

Peter White assesses how the latest form of the Government's Help to Buy scheme will work. It starts on Monday and extends Help To Buy to ALL properties under 拢600,000.

Also- the future of the Highways Agency in England. The Transport Secretary says it will become independent but what will that mean for motorists?

And what difference will the new National Institute of Aesthetic Research make to the world of cosmetic surgery?

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55 minutes

Chapters

  • Help To Buy, Phase 2

    What will the second part of the government's scheme do to help would-be housebuyers?

    Duration: 08:30

  • Ivory

    What are the rules around buying and selling ivory?

    Duration: 06:16

  • Standing Charges

    Age UK warns that pensioners face a rise in fuel bills due to changes in how we're billed

    Duration: 05:48

  • Drug Names

    Why do many prescription drugs have unpronouncable or confusing names?

    Duration: 05:00

  • Cosmetic Institute

    We report from the newly established National Institute for Aesthetic Research.

    Duration: 06:56

  • US Shutdown

    What affect is the US government shutdown having on tourists visiting America?

    Duration: 05:09

  • Fake Juice

    Tests on 115 fruit juice drinks reveal that they鈥檙e too watery to be sold as "juice"

    Duration: 03:46

  • Gym Contracts

    What does the OFT agreement on gym membership mean for those who join up or want to leave?

    Duration: 03:27

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