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Freedom Day; Online Fitness; Hotel Staff Shortage

It's "Freedom Day" but will we really embrace normality with Covid infections still raging?
Online fitness classes could soon have to pay more for the music they use.

Most of the remaining Covid legal restrictions are lifted today in England, yet infections are still raging. Will people, businesses and transport operators feel confident about abandoning masks and social distancing and returning to "normal life"?

Desperate times; desperate measures! Hotels are struggling to hire the staff they need to cash in on the domestic holiday boom. We speak to one hotelier who has changed the way she recruits - has it worked?

During the pandemic, online fitness classes were a lifeline for people who wanted to keep up with their exercise regime. For the duration, fees for some of the music used by trainers in their routines were waived, but no longer. It's claimed that the new charges are confusing and could kill the sector before it re-establishes itself after the pandemic.

More employers are offering their staff help with fertility treatment, with cash and specialist support for couples who have turned to IVF.

In 2013 legal aid was withdrawn from people who wanted to pursue consumer cases in the civil courts. We speak to a recently retired judge about his new book which aims to help consumers make the law work for them.

Producer: Kevin Mousley
Presenter: Shari Vahl

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  • Mon 19 Jul 2021 12:18

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