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15/11/2012
Consumer news.
School meals, ghost insurance brokers and how to haggle
'Poor' students denied free school meals, and the challenge of travel if you are disabled.
Consumer minister Jo Swinson takes your questions
Your questions to the consumer minister, and where on Earth has your spare tyre gone?
Call You and Yours: Can consumers make a difference?
Can consumers make a difference? Consumer phone-in with Julian Worricker.
Benefit changes, energy tariffs, junk food on TV
Aasmah Mir asks if the new Universal Credit could lead thousands of people into debt.
Extended opening hours, perfume ingredients, being lonely, squatters and pubs turned into supermarkets
Consumer news with Aasmah Mir.
Energy Bill, floods and Xmas in a can
What the Energy Bill means for your power bills, and Christmas dinner in a can.
26/11/2012
Selling your clothes, cutting deaths among young drivers and attracting bands to your town
The Great British Bake Off, dental charges and toll bridges
Celebrity bakers Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood on the state of British baking.
Energy Bill, Prof Malcolm Harrington and fake electrical goods
Consumer news with Winifred Robinson.
ASDA defies consumer guidelines, and diving for golf balls
ASDA defies consumer guidelines, direct selling for men and diving for golf balls.
Call You and Yours: Have we forgotten how to care?
Consumer phone-in. Have we forgotten how to care? Julian Worricker hears your stories.
How flu vaccines are made, the Autumn Statement, and first aid in schools
The way we vaccinate for flu is a 'gamble' according to the Department of Health.
Green Deal delays, dog walkers and Christmas loans
Delays to Green Deal energy assessments, professional dog walkers and Christmas loans.
07/12/2012
Silver Line, a helpline for elderly people in distress, is launched by Esther Rantzen.
Puppy farming, helping the hoarders and Twitter v Instagram
Missing museum artefacts, Aggie Mackenzie helps hoarders, and Twitter vs Instagram.
Call You and Yours: Charities
Have we given up on giving? Are charitable donations down? Presented by Julian Worricker.
Loans to the developing world, beer tax and empty homes
A new kind of ethical Christmas gift, beer taxes and empty houses. With Winifred Robinson.
13/12/2012
Winifred Robinson on how we all may soon be printing our own spare parts at home.
EU food laws, rare burgers and dangerous face paint
New rules on food and drink health claims and Westminster's war on rare burgers.
Post-adoption support, theatre dress codes and the Rathlin Island postman
Post-adoption support, theatre dress codes and one of the UK's remotest postal routes.
Call You and Yours: more money for grassroots sports
£493 million is to be invested in grassroots sports - what will it mean for you?
Delivery charges in Scotland, rising bus fares and servicemen barred from pubs
Winifred Robinson investigates the hidden costs of online shopping in Scotland.
Legal highs, Christmas refunds, Value-added books
A record rise in legal highs, returning Christmas presents and books for collectors.
Grocery sales 2012, male grooming and alcohol pricing
Shoppers cut back on essentials and spend on comfort food instead. With Peter White.
Christmas travel special - changing tourism and new destinations
Christmas travel special: New destinations and bargains in the UK and abroad.
Turkey leftovers, the boss of Waitrose, and government health advice
Should we listen to government health advice? Plus, what to do with that leftover turkey.
Online romance fraud, rising rail fares, dog-friendly towns
Deaf people are being targeted on internet dating websites. Winifred Robinson investigates
Convenience stores, Odeon Cinema boss and the Olympic legacy
We visit the Olympic Park in search of the promised Olympic legacy.
Has social media made us antisocial? Or has it improved the way we get on?
Consumer phone-in presented by Julian Worricker. Has social media made us anti-social?
How much exercise should you be doing?
Dr Michael Mosley investigates how much exercise we should all be doing, with Peter White.
