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Mindfulness, High street revival, Fly-tipping

Some councils are asking retailers and manufacturers to pay the cost of cleaning up after fly-tippers - is that fair?

Mindfulness is a form of meditation based on paying attention to the present. A new report says it's so effective at treating depression that doctors and teachers should be given training in how to teach it. But some research raises questions - how can we be sure it is doing the good we think it is? We visit a school in Cumbria that includes mindfulness on the curriculum and talk to Florian Ruths Dr Miguel Farias who has reservations.

New figures suggest that our high streets are starting to revive - the story of the downturn has been empty shops, as shoppers go online and big retailers consolidate their shops. But there are fewer empty shops around now than at any time since 2010. What sorts of shops are filling those empty space and what does it say about the way we shop now? Samantha Fenwick is live in Bootle where they've turned their vacancy rates around.

And the tricky balancing act between financial freedom, and protecting vulnerable elderly people from crime. We'll speak to the son of a man who, despite being a consistent victim of fraud, was still lent money by his bank. Where should the line be drawn if a vulnerable person is borrowing money to hand it to fraudsters?

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39 minutes

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Thu 8 Oct 2015 12:18

Chapters

  • High Street Revival Part 1

    High street shop vacancies are the lowest level for years, is there a rebirth on the way?

    Duration: 04:01

  • Mindfulness

    Put forward as the answer to all our mental health problems, but should we have concerns?

    Duration: 10:48

  • Bank Responsibility

    Should an elderly person with only a small pension be given an overdraft by his bank?

    Duration: 04:46

  • Fly Tipping

    Should retailers and manufacturers help with the costs of clearing up after fly-tippers?

    Duration: 05:11

  • Bank Responsibility Continued

    Item continued after a technical difficulty.

    Duration: 02:39

  • High Street Revival Part 2

    A report on how Bootle has managed to reduce local shop vacancies.

    Duration: 04:34

  • Tuna

    Has John West broken their promise to make all of its tuna pole and line caught by 2016?

    Duration: 04:07

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  • Thu 8 Oct 2015 12:18

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