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20/06/2011

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Last broadcast on Mon, 20 Jun 2011, 12:00 on BBC Radio 4 (FM only).

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Our national tourism agency, Visit Britain, unveils its latest international TV ad campaign

We report on fears that academies - very much the centrepiece of education policy - will be reluctant to admit children with special educational needs.

And the man who thinks we can have too much technology - how one man dumped his smartphone in a rubbish bin to stop it taking over his life.

Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    A major enquiry by the Equality and Human Rights Commission has concluded that the length of time allocated for homecare visits doesn’t allow for basic tasks to be done properly.

  2. Chapter 2

    At the launch of Visit Britain's new international TV ad campaign - why promoting Britain as a tourist destination abroad is such a big deal.

  3. Chapter 3

    The parcel delivery firms plans to double the number of drop off and pick up outlets they have, rivalling the Royal Mail.

  4. Chapter 4

    Fears that academies will be reluctant to admit children with special educational needs.

  5. Chapter 5

    The three biggest mobile operators are teaming up to enable us to pay for goods in shops using our mobile phones.

  6. Chapter 6

    How one man dumped his smartphone in a rubbish bin to stop it taking over his life.

  7. Chapter 7

    Should school children as young as seven be streamed according to their ability?

Broadcast

  1. Mon 20 Jun 2011
    12:00

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