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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.

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Cosmetic surgery, overcrowded housing, and training to be a barista

Overcrowded housing and the impact of Amazon's purchase of Goodreads.

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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

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Hijacked phone lines, shared ownership housing and hot air balloons

The calls abroad made by criminals hijacking phone lines, plus more with Julian Worricker.

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Call You and Yours: Curbing pensioner benefits

Consumer phone-in with Julian Worricker, discussing curbing pensioner benefits.

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Wildlife crime, tattoos and tobacco displays

Winifred Robinson hears about the growing trade in products derived from rare animals.

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Holiday nightmares, longer-term mobile phone contracts

A young mother stuck abroad without insurance, and why phone contracts are getting longer.

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Bedroom factories, ATOS, ebooks from the library

Consumer news with Peter White, on 'bedroom factories', ATOS and ebooks from the library.

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London Book Fair, vexatious complaints, the high street in winter

Julian Worricker talks to publishers, retailers and authors at the London Book Fair.

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Measles Outbreak

Consumer phone-in with Julian Worricker. Could the measles outbreak have been avoided?

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Fit for work tests; holidays in North Korea; smoking outside hospitals

Winifred Robinson discusses Work Capability Assessments, rogue letting agents and more.

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Electric cars; when tattoos go wrong

Behind the scenes on the McDonalds production line. Consumer news with Winifred Robinson.

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Holiday fraud, children's advertising, music on the high street, Glastonbury tickets

Holiday fraud victims, children's advertising, Cambridge tech companies.

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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.

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Call You and Yours: National Planning Policy Framework

Consumer phone-in with Julian Worricker, looking at the National Planning Policy Framework

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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?

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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.

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Loch Ness Tourism, Property Scam, Exam Spending, Robert Peston, Cupcakes

Eighty years after first captivating tourists, what is the Loch Ness Monster worth?

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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?

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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?

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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.

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Kate Silverton explores how IVF became big business

Kate Silverton on how IVF has become big business, and the growth of 'suspended coffees'.

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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.

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Live from a pub in Leeds

Shari Vahl hosts a bank holiday special from a pub in Leeds.

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Call You and Yours: Is Britain becoming more religious?

Consumer phone-in with Julian Worricker. Is Britain becoming more religious?

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DNA mapping, free music downloads, collective energy buying

Winifred Robinson hears how DNA is being used to create new treatments for cancer patients

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Conmen posing as Green Deal assessors, and fake 'Beats' by Dr Dre headphones

A warning about conmen posing as Green Deal assessors, DIY lessons and fake headphones.

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Laser eye treatment, new disability products and the curse of the pop up tent

Concerns over laser eye treatment, the curse of the pop-up tent and theatre loyalty cards.

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Gold, pension liberation, cold callers, Glasgow 2014 tickets

Julian Worricker on where your gold actually goes when you send it to a comparison website

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What has the EU done for people living in the UK?

Phone-in with Julian Worricker. What impact have EU policies had on people in the UK?

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