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School Uniform Costs; Trainer Backdooring; Royal Mail Scam

Parents on low incomes are worried about how they can afford to buy school uniform this year.

The Covid Realities Project which is tracking low incomes families throughout the pandemic has highlighted the rising cost of school uniforms as being a big worry for parents.

The only cruises set to sail this year are travelling around the UK only. We speak to the boss of one of the biggest companies, Princess Cruises, about a challenging year.

Why Nike is cracking down on "backdooring" - which is when staff quietly offer trainers to resellers before everyone else gets the chance to buy them.

John Lewis reports sales of decanters are increasing- have we become increasingly fancy about our alcoholic beverages during the pandemic?

And many of us have had the text from Royal Mail asking us to pay a delivery charge- it's a scam. We find out what the criminals do if you respond.

Presenter; Winifred Robinson
Producer: Lydia Thomas

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39 minutes

Chapters

  • School uniform poverty

    • School uniform poverty

      A new report has found the pandemic has increased the problem of cost uniform

      Duration: 08:33

  • Bank fraud

    • Bank fraud

      A scam text claiming to be Royal Mail could lead to a bank fraud scam

      Duration: 08:23

  • Decanters

    • Decanters

      Decanters were the most sold thing in John Lewis hours after the shops reopened

      Duration: 06:37

  • Trainer resellers

    • Trainer resellers

      Trainer reselling on online resale sites has become increasingly popular

      Duration: 06:37

  • UK cruises

    • UK cruises

      The only cruises set to sail this year are travelling around the UK only

      Duration: 08:09

Broadcast

  • Mon 26 Apr 2021 12:18

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