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You and Yours: Broadband, Mental health, Egg-free cakes

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20/01/2017

Broadband, Mental health, Egg-free cakes

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Broadband, Mental health, Egg-free cakes

How Openreach is trying to get millions of homes in the UK faster broadband.

Consumer news. How Openreach is using its old copper cables to get ultrafast broadband speeds for millions of homes, plus how vegans are driving demand for egg-free cakes.

We report on how Openreach is hoping to get millions of homes in the UK faster broadband by getting its old copper cables to carry more data. The firm has been criticised for not replacing the cables with new fibre ones.

Theresa May has announced how she hopes to transform the country's attitudes to mental health- but charities say the government should look closer to home, in particular how claimants of benefits with mental health problems are assessed. A high proportion of people who are turned down go on to successfully appeal at tribunal.

A new scam where phishing emails are sent out that look like they're from real charities are on the rise. The Charity Commission explains why criminals are using this method to trick consumers. 

Egg free cake shops are springing up on our high streets thanks to more of us turning to vegan diets; but can you get the same spongy texture without the egg?

More of us are working from home, and nine out of ten who don't would like to. We hear from Southern Rail commuters who've been forced to by strikes and a working from home consultant on whether employees are really as efficient doing their job in their house.

The Financial Conduct Authority is consulting on whether to crack down on high risk financial betting on the stock market, not by traders but by ordinary punters. We hear from the gamblers on why they get hooked.

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