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Today is the last day of the eviction ban, meaning from tomorrow, landlords and letting agents will be able to carry out bailiff enforced evictions again. The temporary ban was introduced last year March 2020 and has been extended several times since.
It's estimated 400,000 renting households have either been served an eviction notice or have been told they may be evicted this year.
We speak to a tenant and a landlord about how the ban has impacted them over the last year.

The high-end paint maker, Farrow and Ball, which is best known for producing shades with quirky names like Sulking Room Pink and Elephant's Breath, is more in demand than ever. It has reportedly been bought for about 拢500 million this month by Hempel, the Danish industrial paints group, following a 30 per cent rise in annual sales. We look at why high-end paint has such an enduring appeal.

For months now, this programme has been closely following the many ways the pandemic has transformed the way we spend money. The restrictions that brought about many of these changes are finally being cast aside, however does this mean our spending habits will snap back to normal in the weeks ahead? Or has the pandemic changed some things for good? We speak to three people who have dramatically changed the way they spend money.

Councils across England dealt with almost one million fly tipping incidents in 2019 to 2020 - that's a staggering 20,000 a week. The number of fines rose by 30 per cent to just over 2,600 - but critics say that's just a tiny fraction of cases and that better enforcement and tougher sentences are required. It's a particular problem for farmers and landowners, as our reporter Bob Walker finds out.

And a new report by MP's looking into the future of music festivals highlights concerns that many may face another year without running due to the government's refusal to back insurance for events at risk. We speak to one of the organisers of Tramlines music festival, in Sheffield, about whether they could survive another missed summer.

Presenter: Winifred Robinson
Producer: Jay Unger