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27/06/2008

Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and Liz Barclay.

Presented by Winifred Robinson and Liz Barclay.

Including:

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has forced a vote at Tesco's AGM on improving basic standards for chickens. But can consumers be persuaded to pay more for animal welfare at a time when rising prices are forcing many to cut back? With Robert Newbery, Chief Poultry Advisor at the National Farmers Union.

Mani Djazmi tests the first published guide to 100 British destinations accessible to disabled people, from Legoland to dog-sledging and skiing in Aviemore.

Some local authorities have accused Starbucks of ignoring planning laws. With Marilyn Ashton, Councillor and Portfolio Holder for Planning and Enterprise.

The commissioner for information society and media wants to see the fees mobile companies charge to their rivals and fixed line operators to connect calls cut by 70 per cent. With Soheb Panja, Mobile Today.

The world's first green-powered data farm is being planned in Lockerbie. With Brian Higton from Internet Villages International and Kate-Craig-Wood, CEO of Memset.

This weekend anyone heading for the Balearic Islands could find their journey disrupted because of a strike by airport ground staff. Travel journalist Simon Calder investigates.

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