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You and Yours: Loot Boxes, CBD Skincare, Air Pollution

07/03/2019

Loot Boxes, CBD Skincare, Air Pollution

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Loot Boxes, CBD Skincare, Air Pollution

Should loot boxes in online games be classed as gambling?

Should loot boxes in online games be classed as gambling? Plus, how effective is CBD in skincare products?

Conservative Peer Lord Chadlington on why he thinks loot boxes in online games should be regulated under gambling laws.

CBD, or cannabidiol, a non psychoactive extract of cannabis is being put into skincare products. Manufacturers are making grand claims for their efficacy - is there any truth to them?

Local authorities across the UK are asking whether motorists should be charged to drive into the centre of cities and towns. Its part of plans to cut pollution. Jon Douglas reports from Tyneside.

A flight delay claims company is sending bailiffs to its customers homes when they don't pay fees after they've had their compensation from airlines. The problem is the people involved were not aware they were signing a contract with this claims company in the first place. What can be done?

And, the online gambling companies refusing to send account data to customers who believe the information will prove the gambling companies have acted irresponsibly.

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Producer: Lydia Thomas

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