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Bus Miles Decline, Pre-Pay Rent Scam and De-Influencers

The continuing decline in bus services is laid bare by 大象传媒 analysis, and you have heard about influencers - now get ready for the 'De-influencers'!

It's estimated that bus services lost over 200 million passenger miles in the five years between 2017 and 2022. Across Britain that's a decline of 14%, but it hides dramatic variations with some largely rural counties in England losing half their passenger miles.

If you shop for clothes online, you may have noticed that a lot of brands are selling clothes made of what they call 'recycled polyester'. Two-thirds of the clothes we buy are made from synthetic fibres, like polyester. What does the description 'recycled polyester' really mean?

BT and Sky are raising the price of their no-contract sports streaming passes this month. A BT Sport Monthly Pass is rising from 拢25 to 拢29.99. Sky's Now Sports equivalent is going up from 拢33.99 to 拢34.99. These price hikes once again highlight just how expensive it's becoming for football fans, in particular, to watch top-flight games on their screens at home.

Last year TikTok claimed more than half its users in the UK bought something after watching a video on their app. Now a growing number of users are uploading videeos encouraging their followers to do the opposite! Either not to buy something or buy less overall. So what does this mean for influencers and the brands they work with?

Criminals are pretending to be well known holiday accommodation rental sites like Airbnb and Tripadvisor, to scam people looking for long term rentals. The website imitations are so good, it's hard to tell the difference between them and the real things. The criminals are taking advantage of high demand for rented homes and reducing expensive supply to trap their victims.

PRESENTER: WINIFRED ROBINSON
PRODUCER: KEVIN MOUSLEY

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  • Mon 20 Feb 2023 12:04

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