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You and Yours: Exotic mushrooms; High-rise cladding; High street bookies

07/02/2020

Exotic mushrooms; High-rise cladding; High street bookies

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Exotic mushrooms; High-rise cladding; High street bookies

Why we're eating more wild and exotic mushrooms.

Thousands of people living in buildings with flammable cladding or other safety defects uncovered after the Grenfell tower fire, are calling on the government to extend a £200 million fund to remove dangerous cladding, so they can make their buildings safe.

We're eating more exotic mushrooms- and supermarkets are selling them - shittake, brown oyster cluster and king oyster. We go behind the scenes at one of the biggest producers in the UK.

This month some models of Sony televisions will stop supporting iPlayer. We found out why.

Since the stakes on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals were cut to £2, the big high street bookmakers said they would close shops. We find out which high streets they've disappeared from.

Thomas Cook customers still waiting for refunds after the company collapsed into administration say they're being asked to re-submit their paperwork despite waiting months for a response.

And, Aldi and Lidl are consistently creeping up on their big six supermarket competition. They're revamping stores and expanding across the UK. How are they able to increase market share when their rivals are shrinking?

Presenter: Peter White
Producer: Lydia Thomas

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