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Data Breach. Water UK. PokΓ©mon.

Data breach victim threatened after a loan is taken out in her name.

Reports of data breaches are coming more and more common and in this programme we hear about one which led to fake companies and loans being taken out in victims' names. One person tells us how she received threats of violence. The victims were all employees of cosmetics company Shiseido, who denied the breach came from them.. Shari Vahl investigates.

Last year, water firms dumped raw sewage into rivers and seas, on average, 825 times a day. Last month Water UK, a membership body representing the UK water industry, apologised for not acting quickly enough on sewage spills and vowed to β€˜put things right’, starting with a Β£10 billion investment. But the cost of improvements will lead to an increase in water bills for years to come. Winifred Robinson talks to Head of Environmental Strategy at Water UK Lucinda Guilfoyle about what the investment will achieve and how much it will impact bills.

And as auctioneers appoint specialists in trading card games like PokΓ©mon to meet the demand for the cards we explore why a 90's gaming, movie and toy franchise born in 90's Japan is still so popular.

PRESENTER: WINIFRED ROBINSON
PRODUCER: CATHERINE EARLAM

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  • Mon 19 Jun 2023 12:04

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