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Phil Williams: 13/01/2016

13/01/2016

BBC Radio 5 Live - Phil Williams, 13/01/2016

EU court ruling raises fears of snooping employers, and how effective are fitness apps?

EU ruling raises fears of snooping employers, and how effective are fitness apps? Plus England national anthem, powerball lottery, Alpine avalanche and Welsh in Patagonia.

Can your boss now snoop on you? After a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights giving employers the legal right to read the messages sent by employees during work hours, Phil hears from one woman who was sacked for sending personal messages during office time. And internet law expert Lilian Edwards explains what the court ruling now means in practice for company workers. 

The latest on the avalanche in the Alps which claimed the lives of two French school children and a Ukrainian tourist in the popular ski resort of Les Deux Alpes.

Richard Conway looks ahead to Thursday's eagerly anticipated second part of the WADA report into the extent of alleged corruption in world athletics.

Operatic tenor Martin Toal and former Wales & British Lions captain John Dawes discuss the importance of national anthems, as MPs vote to consider ditching God Save the Queen as the anthem played before England sporting events.

Why the Welsh language is thriving in a corner of Argentina, some eight thousand miles from Cardiff. 

As a couple in the Scottish borders enjoy their 33 million pounds windfall in the National Lottery jackpot, Americans brace themselves in the hope of landing a huge jackpot in the US Powerball draw that stands to dwarf that amount. Plus Rhod Sharp reveals to Phil his formula behind buying a lucky ticket.

Conor McNamara & Alison Bender discuss the pick of the Premier League action in Team Talk, including Manchester Utd's apparent evolution from boring to thrilling, Liverpool's late draw with Arsenal, and Leicester City's continued dream season.

Phil talks to the Aston Villa fan who broke his self-imposed three-month Twitter silence after Villa finally won their second Premier League game of the season.

And technology expert Tom Cheesewright looks at the growth of virtual reality, hails the return of Robot Wars to BBC Two, and gives his verdict on fitness apps including activity trackers and heart monitor wristbands.

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