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Rising prices, trendy mattresses and Wren kitchens

Price rises look set to continue as the value of the pound fluctuates; Will electric cars overtake Boris bikes in London, And cheap sun cream sold for one pound...do they work?

麻豆社 Correspondent Kamal Ahmed tells us what may happen to prices after uncertainty felt after the general election.
Listeners tell us about their experiences with Wren kitchens.
The new electric cars that work like Boris bikes. Will they mean you can give up you car if you live in London?

PRESENTER: WINIFRED ROBINSON
PRODUCER: RAJEEV GUPTA.

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45 minutes

Chapters

  • Post-Election Prices

    What difference will the shock General Election result make to prices in coming weeks?

    Duration: 05:15

  • Copying Jewellery

    New Look are accused of copying bespoke jewellery designs

    Duration: 06:10

  • Cheap Sun Cream

    拢1 suncream as good as the rest according to British Skin Foundation

    Duration: 06:13

  • Wren Kitchens

    The kitchen company with bad service all round

    Duration: 04:21

  • Electric Car Rental

    New Boris bike style car hire company in London

    Duration: 06:12

  • Mattresses

    The new sleek mattress companies challenging the traditional retailers

    Duration: 06:41

  • Retail Figures

    The latest figures show decline in footfall

    Duration: 03:59

Electric Rental Car

Electric Rental Car

A new car club聽is starting up in the UK, the聽cars are electric and can be collected and dropped off wherever there are charging points, rather like city bike hire.The company behind it, Blue City, has invested a hundred million pounds in setting up the scheme. Hammersmith and Fulham council in London is the first to run it here with free membership for all residents.

Photograph shows Christophe Arnaud; 聽MD BlueCity Car and聽Councillor聽Stephen Cowan, Leader, Hammersmith and Fulham.

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  • Mon 12 Jun 2017 12:15

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