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Sir Philip Green's Arcadia group is expected to go into administration later on today, putting 13,000 jobs at risk,. Our reporter Sam Fenwick looks at what this will mean for the High Street.

In the latest twist in the cladding scandal, we ask why hundreds of thousands of people trapped in flats they can't sell, are being forced to provide paperwork that isn't even a legal requirement. We hear the moving story of a single mother hit hard by the pandemic and struggling to make ends meet. She fears her home will be repossessed once she comes to the end of a mortgage holiday unless a solution can be found with both the housing association she is in shared ownership with, and her lender

We report on the people turning to low and non-alcoholic drinks as a way of coping with the temptation to drink more at home during lockdown. We hear from a listener who's swapped real ale for alcohol free wine and beer. We also speak to Lucy Holmes from Alcohol Change UK, a charity that's done research into people's buying habits and experience of low and non-alcoholic drinks.

We have the latest on people's woes in trying to apply for a Green Homes Grant. Following reports that people were struggling to find approved traders to do the work, the scheme has now been extended for a further year. It means people now have until 2022 to get vouchers up to 拢5,000 to make their home warmer and
more energy efficient, instead of the original deadline set for the end of March next year. We speak to Derek Horrocks, chair of the National Insulation Association, and Simon Ayres, the chief executive of Trustmark, a Government endorsed scheme for quality traders.

Presenter: Winifred Robinson
Producer: Tara Holmes