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You and Yours: Vodafone security, Supermarket curry, Finnish homelessness

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16/08/2018

Vodafone security, Supermarket curry, Finnish homelessness

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Vodafone security, Supermarket curry, Finnish homelessness

A whistleblower talks about their security concerns at Vodafone.

A whistleblower talks about their security concerns at Vodafone and we ask whether supermarket curry recipes should be more authentic.

An employee in a Vodafone call centre tells us security procedures are routinely ignored. We've reported previously on fraud taking place as a result of security breaches on Vodafone accounts, often because call centre or web chat staff have given out information that they shouldn't have. We speak to a member of staff who tells us security procedures are sometimes not followed because of pressures to meet customer satisfaction targets.

When you buy a curry from a supermarket. do you expect it to be an authentic recipe? Indian food writer Mallika Basu thinks one supermarket in particular should up its game. She recently tweeted from the food aisles of M&S, suggesting that their Bengali Turmeric Curry kit and Punjabi Pilau kit are not authentic dishes found in those regions. 

The UK government recently announced a new £100m plan for eradicating homelessness by 2027. One inspiration has come from Finland, where rough sleeping has been almost eradicated thanks to a policy called 'Housing First'. The idea is that rather than stay in temporary hostel accommodation until rough sleepers have proven they're able to rent a property, they are given access to a property first and support to help them manage any mental or physical health issues or addictions. In the UK, the government has pledged to spend £28m on trying out the Finnish policy in Liverpool, Manchester and the West Midlands.

Four months since the introduction of a sugar tax on drinks, we look at what if any effect it's had on the market. All the big drinks manufacturers report that sales have increased, although this may in part be down to the recent hot weather. Sugar free and diet versions of best sellers seem to be doing particularly well. 

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