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Why holidays will be different this year: we will be spending more money and time planning for shorter breaks further afield. Also, is your energy bill direct debit set too high?

Next , the clothing chain, produced better than expects results from the Christmas trading period. face to face sales fell but were more than made up for by online business.

Falls in the value of the pound and stagnant wages have had little impact on our appetite for taking holidays. According to the travel agents organisation ABTA , we are spending more on holidays than at any time in the last five years. And next year is set to see a rise in shorter more ambitious holidays with more people visiting far flung countries they have never visited before.

New regulations for how companies handle our data and the penalties for being careless with it will change later this year.

The Church of England is selling off many of its vicarages as clergy are less keen on living in big old piles, preferring something more modern and compact- not everyone is happy about this trend.

The extraordinary story of the woman who, seriously ill with a cancer of the blood, turned as a last resort to a popular spice for hope. . It was a compound found in turmeric that seems to have worked and researchers now believe that turmeric could help some sufferers of some cancers.

Why some energy companies encourage you to pay more than maybe you ought on your direct debit payments.

The boss of an outdoor clothing company who is bucking the trend of falling clothing sales -his secret; patience and waiting for the right shop in the right location.

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45 minutes

Chapters

  • NEXT Results

    This morning NEXT announced better than expected sales over Christmas

    Duration: 04:09

  • Holiday Habits

    Holiday makers seek shorter breaks and wider horizons

    Duration: 05:51

  • Credit Card Data

    Should call centre recording cease when you give your card numbers?

    Duration: 06:33

  • Selling the Vicarage

    The Church of England has been steadily selling off old vicarages

    Duration: 02:48

  • Turmeric

    When treatment with chemotherapy failed, Dieneke started taking curcumin, from turmeric.

    Duration: 09:17

  • Power Bill Credits

    Are energy companies setting Direct Debits too high?

    Duration: 05:50

  • Mountain Warehouse CEO

    While other retailers scale back, Mountain Warehouse plan to boost store numbers

    Duration: 04:27

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  • Wed 3 Jan 2018 12:15

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