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You and Yours: Solar panel tariffs, Train vouchers, Peacocks

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07/12/2015

Solar panel tariffs, Train vouchers, Peacocks

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Solar panel tariffs, Train vouchers, Peacocks

Including a look at government plans to cut the feed-in tariff by 87% in early 2016.

Consumer affairs, including a look at government plans to cut the feed-in tariff by 87% in early 2016, personalised diet plans, train vouchers, rampaging peacocks and LiFi.

The government is planning to cut the Feed-in Tariff by 87% early next year. What will that mean for people who put energy back into the national grid? 

Are you the type of person who likes to start things on a specific day? You & Yours is doing a special programme devoted to all things smoking on New Year's Eve and we want to hear from our listeners who are planning to quit the habit. Have you tried before and failed? Maybe you think you never will. John Waite joins us on Monday to tell us what has happened since he gave up in 2013 

A massive 88 per cent of those apparently eligible for compensation when their train was delayed did not apply. The main reasons given were down to a lack of awareness: 44 per cent did not even consider it - 30 per cent considered it, but did not think they would be entitled. Some thought it just too bothersome. 

Forget the latest weight-loss fad - science may already have worked out what diet is best for you. Experts say a personalised approach could transform the way people lose weight.

Proud as a Peacock! As the temperature drops pest control firms normally see a 30-40 percent rise in call outs for rodent infestations. It's because pests look for the opportunity to find themselves some warmth which usually means a nice cosy house to dwell. However a short distance from our studios here in Salford we came across a rather unique pest that's too big to go unnoticed. Rajeev Gupta found some ruffled feathers...

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We have all heard of WiFi but what the dickens is LiFi?

Presenter: Louise Minchin
Editor: Chas Watkin.

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