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You and Yours: Bogus Universities, Legal Jargon, Healthy Juices

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18/04/2016

Bogus Universities, Legal Jargon, Healthy Juices

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Bogus Universities, Legal Jargon, Healthy Juices

The online colleges falsely claiming to be British universities.

Consumer affairs programme. The online colleges falsely claiming to be British universities. Plus, lawyers are told to ditch the jargon and use simpler and plainer language.

In the last year, the websites of around thirty bogus universities have been closed down in the UK. More than two hundred organisations have been identified, which are falsely claiming to be British universities offering UK degrees. You & Yours has learned that overseas students are being misled into paying thousands of pounds for online courses, which they believe will give them a degree from a prestigious British university. 

The hard shoulder is disappearing from more than five hundred miles of motorway in the UK, despite objections from motoring organisations. It's known as all lane running and is part of a plan to convert many major routes into so-called smart motorways. 

The legal profession is being told to ditch the jargon and technical language and use simpler, plainer language that ordinary people will find easier to understand. We hear a response from the Law Society, which represents solicitors in England and Wales.

Many people are trying to reduce the amount of sugar in their diet. We ask if fruit juices which contain high levels of natural sugar should be regarded as a healthy option or something to avoid.

Producer: Jonathan Hallewell
Presenter: Winifred Robinson.

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