You and Yours

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DNA testing, Careworker backpay, Concrete train seats
The market for home DNA testing kits is booming - how much can we rely on the results?
22 Feb 2018,45 mins
Disability Assessments, Life in Blackpool, KFC, Winebots
Disability benefit assessments, life in Blackpool, KFC and winebots.
21 Feb 2018,45 mins
Call You and Yours: How should workplaces adapt to an ageing population?
How should workplaces adapt to an ageing population?
20 Feb 2018,45 mins
New regulations for Airbnb style lets, Brownfield development, Voice assistants
The challenge of building on brownfield sites. Calls to regulate short term room lets.
19 Feb 2018,45 mins
Cladding, Pensions, Manbags
Cladding, pensions and man bags.
16 Feb 2018,45 mins
Social care crisis, Faster checkouts, Gin
Solving the social care crisis, instant self-checkouts, and the high price of gin.
15 Feb 2018,45 mins
Gambling, Personal Independence Payments and Homes For a Pound
Online gambling and how an experiment in selling off homes for £1 has worked out.
14 Feb 2018,45 mins
Call You and Yours: Why aren't dads staying off work to look after new babies?
Winifred Robinson asks why dads are not staying off work to look after new babies.
13 Feb 2018,45 mins
Universal Credit, Savings, Mermaids
The legal challenge over the government's new benefit Universal Credit.
12 Feb 2018,45 mins
Car insurance, Electric-shock dog collars, Korea as a holiday destination
What's in a name - could yours mean you pay more for insurance? And Korea for a holiday?
09 Feb 2018,45 mins
ATM Machines, Puppy Farming, Dad's Fashion Sense
Consumer affairs programme.
08 Feb 2018,45 mins
War on calories, Carillion pensions
War on calories, Carillion pensions.
07 Feb 2018,45 mins
Call You and Yours: How safe do YOU feel online?
How safe do YOU feel online?
06 Feb 2018,45 mins
Care homes, Interest only mortgages, Wine promotions
How private equity is affecting the care home sector.
05 Feb 2018,45 mins
Jailed publisher, High anxieties, Cat owners' sorrow
Courts' boost to people who have had their pensions stolen.
02 Feb 2018,45 mins
Diesel vans, clutter, smart meters
Diesel van alternatives, clutter-free homes and smart meters.
01 Feb 2018,45 mins
Disputed flights, Mortgage insurance, Microadventures
Winifred Robinson has an investigation into a company selling cheap flights.
31 Jan 2018,45 mins
Call You and Yours: How have you been affected by the UK's rough sleeping problem?
Call You and Yours - how have you been affected by the UK's rough sleeping problem?
30 Jan 2018,45 mins
Pets at work, Graduate pay, Online returns
Pets at work, Graduate pay, Online returns.
29 Jan 2018,45 mins
Xanax, Music Venues and Gambling
The powerful drug teenagers are picking up on the high street for a pound a pop.
26 Jan 2018,45 mins
Audio description in cinemas and PPI claim fees
Audio description in cinemas and a cap on PPI claim handling fees.
25 Jan 2018,45 mins
Underage drinking, Gambling refund, Modelling scam
Consumer affairs programme.
24 Jan 2018,45 mins
Call You and Yours: Were you caught up in the collapse of Carillion?
Were you caught up in the collapse of Carillion?
23 Jan 2018,45 mins
Too smart to be scammed; Try before you buy online
Too smart to be scammed; try before you buy online.
22 Jan 2018,45 mins
University Offers, Young Gambling, Veganuary
What is behind a rise in students being offered unconditional places at university?
19 Jan 2018,45 mins
Hamilton Tickets and Crematorium Weddings
Hamilton tickets and crematorium weddings.
18 Jan 2018,45 mins
NHS Care Funding, Driverless Cars, Trusting Charities
NHS care funding report, Testing driverless vehicles, Trusting charities.
17 Jan 2018,45 mins
Call You and Yours: Have you changed what you buy because of fears over waste plastics?
Have you changed what you buy because of fears over waste plastics?
16 Jan 2018,45 mins
Insurance courtesy cars, Discount supermarkets, Meat substitutes
Insurance courtesy cars, Discount supermarkets, Meat substitutes.
15 Jan 2018,45 mins
Card charges, Village halls and Mobile fines
Businesses now can't charge people using bank cards extra. How water-tight is the new law?
12 Jan 2018,45 mins