You and Yours

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Wrong bank transfers, Unpaid carers, Millennial gardening
Sending money to the wrong bank account. Carers who want to work. Growing food cheaply.
13 Feb 2020,39 mins
Climbing Craze; Instagram Plants; Flooding Insurance
Do those who've been flooded get fair treatment from insurers?
12 Feb 2020,39 mins
Call You and Yours - Being Part of a Step Family
What's it like being in a step-family? Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk.
11 Feb 2020,39 mins
Cosmetic fillers, No mains water, HRT shortages
Plans to tighten the rules on people who sell cosmetic facial fillers
10 Feb 2020,39 mins
Exotic mushrooms; High-rise cladding; High street bookies
Why we're eating more wild and exotic mushrooms.
07 Feb 2020,39 mins
Cold Tenants, Travel Insurance, Wrong Pet Breed
Tenants in cold homes. New travel insurance guidance. Choosing the wrong pet breed.
06 Feb 2020,39 mins
French Bread; Thai Care Homes; Courier Fraud
Why the standard of French bread may not be as good as it once was.
05 Feb 2020,39 mins
Call You and Yours: Are you struggling with your New Year's Resolution?
Did you fail to keep your New Year's resolution? Tell us why.
04 Feb 2020,39 mins
Booze, Building and Old Bangers
The end of Dry January, getting an MOT, building your home your own way.
03 Feb 2020,39 mins
Crowdfunded weddings; West Midlands trains; Debt advice
The couples asking their wedding guests to help fund their upcoming nuptials.
31 Jan 2020,39 mins
Mobile Phone Coverage, Hairdressing, Smelly Paint.
Patchy mobile phone coverage. Success of hair and beauty salons. Smelly paint complaints.
30 Jan 2020,39 mins
Term-time holidays; Electric cars; University applications
Term-time holidays; Electric cars; University applications
29 Jan 2020,39 mins
Call You and Yours: Are you ready for Brexit? Call 03700 100 444 from 11am
Are you ready for Brexit? Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk.
28 Jan 2020,39 mins
Bikes, Banks and Brexit
Buying a new bike, banks and refunds and retiring to the sun after Brexit
27 Jan 2020,39 mins
Love Island Fashion; Richer Sounds; Gambling VIPs
The fast fashion industry built around the reality TV show Love Island.
24 Jan 2020,39 mins
Veganuary, Care Payments and Gwyneth's Goop
The cost of care homes for elderly people is rising.
23 Jan 2020,39 mins
Children's Safety Online; British Gas; Thai Care Home
New rules to protect children online; Changes to pre-payment meters at British Gas
22 Jan 2020,39 mins
Call You and Yours: How has computer crime affected you?
How has computer crime affected you?
21 Jan 2020,39 mins
Eating, Drinking and Playing with Toys
Going vegan, giving up alcohol and the fate of the local toy shop.
20 Jan 2020,39 mins
Lego; Verastar and Unicom; Bank gambling blocks
Why building Lego sets is helping adults de-stress from their busy lives.
17 Jan 2020,39 mins
Struggling Nurseries, Locked Phones and Farm Standards
The Agriculture Bill returns to Parliament, but where are the animal welfare standards?
16 Jan 2020,39 mins
Cemetery Decorations; Care Home Medicines; Botched Cosmetic Surgery
Why cemetery decorations are getting more lavish; plus how to reduce care home drug waste
15 Jan 2020,39 mins
Call You and Yours: Have you lived on credit?
Unsecured debt is at a record high - are you living with debt?
14 Jan 2020,39 mins
Losing Pounds, Keeping Pounds, Getting Your Hands on Pounds
Diets, cash points, buildings and black boxes
13 Jan 2020,39 mins
Fast fashion; Banks and gambling; Debenhams
Could you give up buying new clothes for a year?
10 Jan 2020,39 mins
Shopping; Plastic Alternatives; Gardening Economics
Shopping; Plastic Alternatives; Gardening Economics.
09 Jan 2020,39 mins
Accessible Sport; Travel currency troubles; Parking Fines
Why some disabled people fear doing sport; plus a travel currency website is hacked
08 Jan 2020,39 mins
Call You and Yours: What are you doing to get enough rest?
What are you doing to get enough rest?
07 Jan 2020,39 mins
Digital self-sizing; Doctors shortage; Plastic solutions
Made-to-measure clothes using your mobile phone, and new attempts to recruit more GPs.
06 Jan 2020,39 mins
Fraud Solutions; Clothes Sizes; Older Fitness; Credit Unions
How is fraud being tackled in other parts of the world?
03 Jan 2020,39 mins