Electric vehicles, 600 million bottles and does oral sex cause cancer?
Is the weight of electric vehicles a risk to infrastructure?
There's been a lot of coverage about the risks electric cars may pose to infrastructure like bridges and car parks. We look at how much heavier EVs are. Plus we look at a new study that suggests a link between breastfeeding and improved grades at GCSE level. Also is throat cancer now primarily caused by a sexually transmitted disease - and are 600 million bottles going to litter Scotland because of disagreements with the UK government over the new Deposit Return Scheme?
Presenter: Tim Harford
Series producer: Jon Bithrey
Reporters: Jo Casserly, Nathan Gower, Charlotte McDonald
Editor: Richard Vadon
Sound Engineer: James Beard
Production Co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
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- Wed 14 Jun 2023 09:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Fri 16 Jun 2023 16:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
- Sun 18 Jun 2023 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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