You and Yours

News and discussion of consumer affairs

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Call You and Yours: Is Britain becoming more religious?
Consumer phone-in with Julian Worricker. Is Britain becoming more religious?
07 May 2013,55 mins
Live from a pub in Leeds
Shari Vahl hosts a bank holiday special from a pub in Leeds.
06 May 2013,56 mins
Five-a-day, Goat Meat, Clever Headlines and School Dinners
The drink that promises children 'five-a-day' but is said to deliver not a single one.
03 May 2013,55 mins
Kate Silverton explores how IVF became big business
Kate Silverton on how IVF has become big business, and the growth of 'suspended coffees'.
02 May 2013,55 mins
Gardening with arthritis; advertising in schools; be careful who you date in Iceland
Should advertising be allowed in secondary schools? Consumer news with Winifred Robinson.
01 May 2013,55 mins
Call You and Yours: Should the police focus more on preventing crime?
As police forces face budget cuts, is preventing crime the best way forward?
30 Apr 2013,55 mins
Fixed energy contracts, cut-price funerals, and iTunes is 10
The fixed term energy bills that cost more and can you have a dignified cut-price funeral?
29 Apr 2013,56 mins
Loch Ness Tourism, Property Scam, Exam Spending, Robert Peston, Cupcakes
Eighty years after first captivating tourists, what is the Loch Ness Monster worth?
26 Apr 2013,55 mins
Care home ratings, cycle safety, banned ale labels, improving broadband
Will a triple dip recession affect the way you shop? Consumer news with Peter White.
25 Apr 2013,55 mins
Cosmetic treatment regulation; How much to divorce online; Freeze your eggs; Do we need cash to catch a bus?
Consumer news with Peter White. Is more regulation of cosmetic treatment needed?
24 Apr 2013,55 mins
Call You and Yours: National Planning Policy Framework
Consumer phone-in with Julian Worricker, looking at the National Planning Policy Framework
23 Apr 2013,55 mins
Online medical records, doing your bit for charity, the hi-tech tea making machine
Julian Worricker asks if social media could help people take control of their NHS records.
22 Apr 2013,56 mins
Holiday fraud, children's advertising, music on the high street, Glastonbury tickets
Holiday fraud victims, children's advertising, Cambridge tech companies.
19 Apr 2013,55 mins
Electric cars; when tattoos go wrong
Behind the scenes on the McDonalds production line. Consumer news with Winifred Robinson.
18 Apr 2013,55 mins
Fit for work tests; holidays in North Korea; smoking outside hospitals
Winifred Robinson discusses Work Capability Assessments, rogue letting agents and more.
17 Apr 2013,55 mins
Measles Outbreak
Consumer phone-in with Julian Worricker. Could the measles outbreak have been avoided?
16 Apr 2013,55 mins
London Book Fair, vexatious complaints, the high street in winter
Julian Worricker talks to publishers, retailers and authors at the London Book Fair.
15 Apr 2013,56 mins
Bedroom factories, ATOS, ebooks from the library
Consumer news with Peter White, on 'bedroom factories', ATOS and ebooks from the library.
12 Apr 2013,56 mins
Holiday nightmares, longer-term mobile phone contracts
A young mother stuck abroad without insurance, and why phone contracts are getting longer.
11 Apr 2013,55 mins
Wildlife crime, tattoos and tobacco displays
Winifred Robinson hears about the growing trade in products derived from rare animals.
10 Apr 2013,55 mins
Call You and Yours: Curbing pensioner benefits
Consumer phone-in with Julian Worricker, discussing curbing pensioner benefits.
09 Apr 2013,55 mins
Hijacked phone lines, shared ownership housing and hot air balloons
The calls abroad made by criminals hijacking phone lines, plus more with Julian Worricker.
08 Apr 2013,56 mins
New car sales, dying bees, garden centres, and adverts that shock
The garden centres kept alive by sales of coffees and flapjacks, plus silencing noisy cars
05 Apr 2013,55 mins
Cosmetic surgery, overcrowded housing, and training to be a barista
Overcrowded housing and the impact of Amazon's purchase of Goodreads.
04 Apr 2013,55 mins
Disability benefit tests, legal representation, and 40 years of the mobile phone
How the new test for disability benefit will work. Plus, representing yourself in court.
03 Apr 2013,55 mins
Call You and Yours: Should we involve children and young people in decisions that affect them?
Should we involve children and young people in decisions that affect them?
02 Apr 2013,55 mins
Made in Britain: Does it still make sense to manufacture in the UK?
Consumer news with Julian Worricker.
01 Apr 2013,55 mins
Welfare reforms and insurance for mountaineers
Fewer tests on food, and insurance for mountaineers. Consumer news with Peter White.
29 Mar 2013,55 mins
National Trust, co-housing & the parking company kicked out of its own trade association
How far will the National Trust go to let visitors treat historic houses as their own?
28 Mar 2013,55 mins
Wine Investment, Safety Deposit Boxes and After Beeching
New wine self-regulator promises to combat investment fraud. Bank loses family jewels.
27 Mar 2013,55 mins