You and Yours

News and discussion of consumer affairs

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Recession woes; Dentist hubs; NHS volunteers and Object arts
Recession fears, using everyday objects to remember loved ones and dentistry in lockdown.
07 May 2020,37 mins
Zero Hours Contracts; Homeschool Diary; Rhod Gilbert On Care
The financial hardship facing people on zero hours contracts during lockdown.
06 May 2020,37 mins
Call You & Yours: What impact is the coronavirus pandemic having on university education?
Shari Vahl asks: What impact is the coronavirus pandemic having on university education?
05 May 2020,37 mins
Cruise refunds; Influencers; Post-lockdown commuting
The cruise companies refusing to give customers refunds for cancelled holidays.
04 May 2020,37 mins
Care homes survival, Lockdown drinking, DIY stores
Care homes going bust. Making lockdown alcohol free. Is a trip to a DIY store essential?
01 May 2020,37 mins
Cycling Boom; Vets Still Working; Coronavirus Business Pressures
The boom in bike sales since lockdown. How vets have adapted to work through the pandemic.
30 Apr 2020,37 mins
Free school meal vouchers; Pub rent; Music streaming
Delays for parents needing free school meal vouchers, and pubs warn of mounting rent debts
29 Apr 2020,37 mins
Call You and Yours: How is the lockdown affecting your health and wellbeing?
We want to hear from you if you're struggling with your weight or mood.
28 Apr 2020,37 mins
Flight Refunds, Changing Businesses and Caring Author
A row over flight refunds. Businesses change to survive. Author Deborah Moggach on caring
27 Apr 2020,37 mins
Care Homes, Flood Insurance and Car Loans
Care homes worried about being sued. Insuring against floods. Struggling with car loans.
24 Apr 2020,39 mins
Homeless In Lockdown; Food Prices; Bird Seed Sales
The homeless charities working hard to get people off the streets during the lockdown.
23 Apr 2020,39 mins
Coronavirus, Online shopping, Good companies
Supermarkets grapple with the shift to online grocery shopping brought about by Covid-19.
22 Apr 2020,39 mins
Call You and Yours: How are you preparing for life after lockdown?
Call You and Yours: How are you preparing for life after lockdown?
21 Apr 2020,39 mins
Furlough Pay, Hand Sanitiser and Post-Lockdown Restaurants
What is it like to live for weeks without pay?
20 Apr 2020,39 mins
Delivery drivers; Care Homes; British Gas
Demand for home deliveries is really high, what's life like for a delivery driver?
17 Apr 2020,39 mins
Spiralling Debt; Season Ticket Refunds; Hairdressing Help
One of the UK's largest debt charities experiences its busiest ever day on its website.
16 Apr 2020,39 mins
Funerals; Alcohol; Book Sales
Warnings not to delay holding funerals, as limited numbers are allowed to attend services.
15 Apr 2020,39 mins
Call You and Yours: How confident are you that your relative in care is being properly protected from coronavirus?
Do you feel your relative in care is being properly protected from coronavirus?
14 Apr 2020,39 mins
NHS volunteers, Vulnerable deliveries, Romace fraud
Hundreds of thousands volunteered to help the NHS, but many haven't heard a thing since.
13 Apr 2020,39 mins
Plants destroyed; Multiple dwellers; Hen heaven
Bedding plants destroyed; Social distancing with multiple tenants; Hen heaven or hell?
10 Apr 2020,39 mins
Housing market; Lockdown recipes; Puppy breeders
Frozen housing market; New lockdown recipes; Changes in lockdown rules for dog breeders.
09 Apr 2020,39 mins
Flour shortage; Jay Blades; Free school meals
Why are there still shortages of flour? Plus presenter Jay Blades on how to get fixing.
08 Apr 2020,39 mins
Call You & Yours: What are you doing to keep a business going through this crisis?
Winifred Robinson asks: What are you doing to keep a business going through this crisis?
07 Apr 2020,39 mins
GPs, Convenience store boom and Rehoming pets
The vulnerable people in isolation waiting on food and medicine.
06 Apr 2020,39 mins
Wholesale food; Wills surge; Virtual sport
Buying food from wholesalers; surge in will-making; sport goes virtual.
03 Apr 2020,39 mins
Universal Credit Confusion; Tourism Slow-down; Viral Videos
How the benefits system is coping with hundreds of thousands of new applications for help.
02 Apr 2020,39 mins
Warehouse Workers, Food Parcels and DIY Haircuts
Coronavirus; Warehouse Workers; DIY Haircuts
01 Apr 2020,39 mins
Call You and Yours: How has coronavirus affected you financially?
Call You and Yours: How has coronavirus affected you financially?
31 Mar 2020,39 mins
Stranded travellers, Moving relatives out of care homes, Coronavirus poems
Stranded travellers stuck abroad. Moving relatives out of care homes. Coronavirus poetry,
30 Mar 2020,39 mins
Student Rents, House Moves and Peak Lockdown
Mixed picture for students as some landlords enforce payment for rooms they'll never use.
27 Mar 2020,39 mins