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Last broadcast on Wed, 26 Oct 2011, 12:00 on BBC Radio 4 (FM only) (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Why washing laundry at lower temperatures might not be enough to kill disease-causing bugs.
Eight million people have now signed up for electronic NHS records, which will make information more readily available to doctors but will the system be able to deliver on all it promises?
The government is releasing raw data on road works, parking spaces and cycling accident black spots with the hope of making our journeys quicker and safer. We hear from the people who are using it to make mobile apps and websites.
On Wednesday MEPs will vote for a 5% cuts in expenses but some MEPs are refusing to back it. Melanie Abbott explains why.
And how Prince Charles came to rescue of the last working Victorian pottery in the UK, Burleigh Pottery in Stoke-On-Trent.
Presenter: Winifred Robinson
Producer: Steven Williams
Middleport Pottery
Burleigh Ware
Burleigh Ware
Chapters
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Chapter 1
Should there be a limit to the number of charity shops allowed on any one high street because too many drag an area down?
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Chapter 2
The Health Secretary has announced that the Care Quality Commission will carry out more spot checks. But how many new checks are planned and what difference will they make?
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Chapter 3
Why one hotelier is suing Tripadvisor after the company accused her of faking good reviews of her hotel and posting negatives reviews of her competitors.
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Chapter 4
Euro MPs are accused of being greedy and out of touch after failing to back plans to cut their expenses.
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Chapter 5
If you don't want to be added to the new NHS database, you have to opt out. We ask how helpful the system will be and what information should be stored on it.
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Chapter 6
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Chapter 7
England’s last working Victorian pottery has been saved from closure. We hear from the chief executive of Denby who owns the Burleigh brand of pottery that's made there.
Broadcasts
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Wed 26 Oct 201112:00
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Wed 26 Oct 201112:04
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