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Charity appeals, School water services, TalkTalk customers.

Consumer affairs programme, including news that the RNLI will only call donors who give permission, plus schools in north west England pay three times as much for water services.

A government review is recommending a Fundraising Preference Service which would allow people to opt out of all charity appeals. Charities say it could cost them millions in lost donations but one of the UK's biggest charities - the Royal National Lifeboat Institute [RNLI] - is going to stop contacting people unless it has their express permission to do so. They explain why they have decided to act ahead of possible legislation.

Schools in the North West of England are paying almost three times more for water services than schools in other parts of the country. Figures from the Department for Education show that schools in the North West paid on average over ten thousand pounds each for water last year. In contrast, schools in the East of England paid just under three thousand pounds. Councillor Paulette Lappin from Sefton Council on Merseyside talks about this discrepancy.

How does a TalkTalk customer know if their data has been breached? One big clue is that they will be contacted by a lot of criminals trying to get them to reveal their bank details. You & Yours has been hearing from listeners in this situation.

Why do parking spaces appear to be getting smaller? Bob Walker investigates?

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Thu 29 Oct 2015 12:15
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Chapters

  • Charity Fundraising

    Should charities only contact people if they have received the consent to do so?

    Duration: 08:07

  • School Water Bills

    Schools in the North West are paying more for water services than in other regions.

    Duration: 05:11

  • Talk Talk

    How easy is it to switch away from Talk Talk?

    Duration: 05:54

  • Romance Fraud

    The police try to bust myths that dating websites vet members to curb romance fraud.

    Duration: 07:21

  • Shrinking Car Parking Spaces

    Parking spaces seem to be getting smaller as cars are getting bigger.

    Duration: 06:20

  • Farm Workers and Living Wage

    How will the increased Living Wage affect farmers and farm workers?

    Duration: 05:11

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  • Thu 29 Oct 2015 12:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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