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You and Yours: Lyme disease; Housing; John Lewis

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15/09/2017

Lyme disease; Housing; John Lewis

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Lyme disease; Housing; John Lewis

Consumer news and issues. Lyme disease; housing; John Lewis.

Consumer news and issues. Tens of thousands of new homes could be built under government plans to tackle the housing crisis.

Hundreds of patients have had to wait days for their medication because the UK's biggest pharmacist wholesaler had a failure in its air con system. They are the only supplier for some key insulin and epilepsy medication. 

When company's like John Lewis start to feel economic pain you know it's serious. They've just reported that their profits for the sixth months to the end of July are down by over fifty percent. Time for action then! But how is inviting your customers to spend the night with you really going to help? We find out.

The Scottish Parliament is being urged to improve testing and treatment for Lyme disease. The bacterial infection Lyme Disease is more common in Scotland than any other part of the UK. While it's difficult to put an official figure on the total number of British cases, it's estimated that there are 2,000 to 3,000 new cases in England and Wales each year.

Tens of thousands of new homes could be built under Government plans to tackle the housing crisis. The Housing Minister, Sajid Javid, set out a proposal which could see councils increase housebuilding by up to 40 per cent over the next decade in parliament yesterday. We discuss the issues. 


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