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Poorly drafted wills, holiday insurance, and the latest on horsemeat

Duration:
53 minutes
First broadcast:
Wednesday 13 February 2013

The family feuds caused by poorly drafted wills. There are calls for will-writing to be more tightly regulated. Should people who suffer from dementia and wander from home, be tagged so they can be tracked down? The Foreign Office issues a warning that all British holidaymakers should take out travel insurance when they to abroad, but what are the risks of doing without? The latest on the horsemeat scandal.
Producer: Jonathan Hallewell
Presenter: Winifred Robinson.

Chapters

8 items

  • Horsemeat - Europe

    European government ministers meet to discuss the horsemeat scandal.

  • Horsemeat – Schools and Hospitals

    How are schools and hospitals ensuring their food is free of horsemeat contamination?

  • Will Writing

    A call for tighter regulation of solicitors and other will writers in England and Wales.

  • Garden Centres

    How are Britain’s Garden Centres coping with the recession, together with poor weather?

  • Horsemeat - Meat Pies

    How are ordinary food producers ensuring their meat is not contaminated?

  • Horsemeat – Romania

    A Romanian meat processing plant which has been named as a possible source of horsemeat.

  • 55+ Travel insurance

    1 in 10 over 55s are happy to risk not having travel insurance when they go on holiday.

  • Carers Allowance

    Claims that welfare reforms could strip thousands of unpaid carers of their only income.

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