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Last broadcast on Mon, 6 Dec 2010, 12:00 on BBC Radio 4 (FM only) (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Consumer News with Julian Worricker.
As the Paralympics celebrates its 50th Birthday, we find out why some organisers and athletes say it needs a revamp before the London Games in 2012.
We look at plans for the Food Standards Agency to pass on the full cost of inspections of slaughter houses to the meat industry. What will it mean for both for their business and will it have any impact on the customer ?
And as we mark the International Day of Disabled people Peter White begins a series looking at the little things that can make your day if you have a disability.
Chapters
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Chapter 1
The weekend thaw gave shops and petrol stations a chance to restock. But more Arctic weather on the way is a serious threat to Christmas retailing.
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Chapter 2
Men in tights or therapy for your down in the dumps dog. How the marketing men are trying to cash in on the cold weather.
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Chapter 3
The Financial Service Authority have forced three companies selling satellite box warranties to stop trading, after finding they offered insurance illegally.
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Chapter 4
In the first of our series marking the International Day for Disabled People, Peter White tells us what makes his day.
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Chapter 5
Flights in the western mediterranean were disrupted at the weekend by wildcat inductrial action by Spanish air traffic controllers.
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Chapter 6
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Paralympics in 2010, Peter White asks; Do they need a revamp before London 2012?
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Chapter 7
The Government’s public health White Paper has outlined radical new plans for public health in England.According to Healthy Lives, Healthy People, public health will be at the heart of public service.
Broadcasts
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Mon 6 Dec 201012:00
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Mon 6 Dec 201012:04
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