How long should your washing machine last?
Why payday loan lenders rely on us getting into more debt, how criminals are targeting websites where no money changes hands, and how long should your washing machine last?
Complaints about energy companies at record levels.
Do payday loan companies rely on us getting into more debt.
How long should your washing machine last? The organisation that represents the people who fix appliances say manufacturers know the lifespan of their white goods. Should they be telling us before we buy?
The idea behind websites such as Freegle and Freecycle is that no money changes hands - until criminals become involved. We'll hear how small amounts of money may add up to millions for those ripping off the good-hearted.
Thea Green from Nails Inc tells what's behind the growth of the nail industry.
Can wearing clothes infused with pheromones make us more attractive to the opposite sex?
Ahead of the Tour de France starting in Yorkshire, we look at the spectator experience of the Giro D'Italia in Belfast this weekend.... and timeshare in perpetuity may soon be a thing of the past.
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Energy Complains
Complaints about energy companies are at record levels.
Duration: 04:20
Built not to last
If manufacturers know the lifespan of an appliance, should they tell us before we buy?
Duration: 07:24
Pheremones
Can infusing clothes with pheremones make us attractive to the opposite sex?
Duration: 07:37
Payday Loans
New research claims that payday loan companies need to keep people in debt to make money
Duration: 07:44
Thea Green
Thea Green, founder of Nails Inc tells us what is behind the growth of the nail industry
Duration: 04:37
Freecycle
Criminals are targeting the websites Freecycle and Freegle to con people out of money
Duration: 04:57
Giro D'Italia
Like the Tour de France, only Italian and in Belfast at the weekend.
Duration: 07:20
Timeshare
Timeshares may be easier for their members to leave if their circumstances change
Duration: 05:48
Broadcasts
- Mon 12 May 2014 12:00大象传媒 Radio 4 FM
- Mon 12 May 2014 12:04大象传媒 Radio 4 LW