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Gym Locker Theft Update; Disappearing Discounts; Recruiting Carers on Social Media

You and Yours has uncovered evidence linking a series of thefts from the lockers of gym goers who have lost thousands of pounds, we bring you the details.

You and Yours has uncovered evidence linking a series of thefts from the lockers of gym goers who have lost thousands of pounds - we bring you the details.

We hear how its done and what you can do to protect yourself - and as promised in the programme here are the steps you need to take to stop people from seeing the content of messages when your phone is locked:

For iPhones: Go to settings - Scroll down to messages and click on that - Scroll to notifications and click on that - Scroll to 'show previews' and click on that - Change the setting to never.

For Androids: Go to Settings - Scroll down to β€œNotifications” and click on this - Scroll down to β€œPrivacy and Notifications on Lock Screen” - Click on this and select β€œDon’t show any notifications on Lock Screen” (please note different models may vary so check user manual)

Also in this programme:

Supermarkets are reducing the number of discounts like Buy-One-Get-One-Free and multi-buy deals, instead choosing to expand their "value" ranges. The British Retail Consortium told us it was in an effort to keep prices low despite rising costs through the supply chain, so are you seeing fewer bargains on the shelves?

Recruitment in the care sector is facing some major problems with staff shortages rising by 52% in the last year to 165,000 vacancies, according to Skills for Care. As families are struggling to find the right care support staff, we hear from people turning to Facebook for recruitment.

PRESENTER; Peter White
PRODUCER: Linda Walker
ASSISTANT PRODUCER: Kate Holdsworth
REPORTER; Shari Vahl

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  • Wed 7 Sep 2022 12:04

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