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13/08/2013

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Phil Williams presents. Rail fares, Peru detention, food banks, Wonga, sporting success.

Phil Williams presents. Rail fares set to increase again, Peru detention, families turn to food banks, Newcastle United defend Wonga sponsorship, 2013's summer of sporting success.

Phil Williams sits in for Victoria with the latest news, sport and interviews. 
  
The charity behind the largest network of food banks in the country says it's been inundated with meal requests in recent weeks - as families struggle to feed their children during the summer holidays.

Rail passengers prepare to see the cost of their fares rise by over 4 percent from January, as the latest RPI inflation figure is released today.

A British man held in detention in Peru for ten months as he fought to clear his name of drug smuggling tells 5 live of his experiences in the South American country, as a Scottish teenager & Irish woman remain in detention after being arrested trying to board a flight out of the country a week ago

Newcastle United FC finance director John Irving explains why the club decided to sign a sponsorship deal this season with payday lending company Wonga, and NUFC fans give their reaction.

The Federation of Small Businesses reacts to the news that the government's considering imposing fines for late payments to suppliers - after figures from BACS show more than 30 billion pounds was owed across the UK in overdue payments in April this year.

And after weeks of sporting success from tennis to cycling, rugby to cricket, culminating in the Ashes series victory, is 2013 turning into a golden summer for British sport? Tim Lamb, head of the Sport & Recreation Alliance, sports historian Neil Carter and head of UK Sport Liz Nicholl discuss what's gone right.

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