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29/06/2023
Fast-bred Chickens, Youth Hostel Closures, Private Schools
Should we be breeding chickens to produce as much meat as possible in the fastest time?
Call You & Yours: Have you been part of a data breach? What happened?
Driving tests: How bots take the slots
Driving tests: how bots take the slots.
Gap Finders - Isabella West from Hirestreet
The young female entrepreneur with an alternative to wearing a fashion outfit just once.
Rail Ticket Offices; Gym Market and University Marking Ban
Could increased competition to sell digital tickets really boost rail passenger numbers?
Call You and Yours: Mortgages are at a 15-year peak - how's it impacting you?
Water bosses questioned, school uniform costs and plant-based meat
Water bosses questioned, school uniform costs and plant-based meat.
Cris Miller from Viagogo
An extended interview with the boss of the controversial tickets resale company, Viagogo.
Student living costs; Taylor Swift tickets; Saving cinema
With student accommodation prices rising, students are working to keep up with costs.
18/07/2023
News and discussion of consumer affairs.
Subscription traps; Rising rents; Barmy Army membership
A government Bill to prevent unwanted automatic subscriptions faces a business backlash
Gap Finders - Richer Sounds founder Julian Richer
Gap Finders - Richer Sounds founder Julian Richer.
Holiday fires, Ocado, DINKYs,
We hear from holidaymakers trying to fly back home from Rhodes following the wildfires.
Call You and Yours: What's your experience of holidays this year?
Call You and Yours - what's your experience of holidays this year?
Organic chicken, Electric cars, Modular homes
New figures show a large drop in sales of organic foods - particularly chicken.
Gap Finders: Nick Johnson and Jenny Thompson
Rail ticket offices, Will warning, Rental homes' energy efficiency
MPs travel watchdog warns rail companies over ticket office plan.
Call You and Yours: How will plans to close rail ticket offices affect you?
Negative budgets, Rural GPs, Childminder troubles
The worrying trend of people unable to balance their budgets despite making cutbacks.
Gap Finders: Lucy & Yak's, Lucy Greenwood and Chris Renwick
We meet the couple behind Lucy & Yak and their colourful dungarees.
Selling Houses; Sweet Shops; Kitchens
Selling houses, sweet shops and kitchens.
Call You & Yours: How do you make your clothes last longer?
Underage cosmetic fillers; Energy refunds; Carry on cruising?
The cosmetic treatments still being offered to under-18s despite changes to the law.
Gap Finders: Anna Brailsford from Code First: Girls
The woman on a mission to close the gender gap in tech.
What went wrong at Wilko?
Wilko, plastics ban and Covid graduates
Call You and Yours: What's your experience of installing solar panels and heat pumps?
Facebook Marketplace; Student living costs; Skip Intro
The scammers targeting people selling goods on Facebook Marketplace.
Gap Finders: Tom Raviv from Milliways
We meet the man behind Milliways - the super natural gum company.
Potholes, Airport Parking and Property Service Charges
With poor weather and declining roads quality, could it be a bumper year for potholes?
Call You & Yours: What impact are low emission zones having on you?