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You and Yours: Skins Creams, School Energy Bills and Tesco's Price Stand

11/07/2022

Skins Creams, School Energy Bills and Tesco's Price Stand

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Skins Creams, School Energy Bills and Tesco's Price Stand

We are using more skin creams than ever, but are we wasting our money?

We are using more skin creams than ever, but are we wasting our money? And why Tesco has taken on two of the world's biggest food manufacturers over price.

Tesco has refused to stock some products from Heinz and Mars because it says they are too expensive. It's the third time in five years it has gone public with a  spat over price with a multinational supplier. Who will win this trial of strength and what are other supermarkets thinking? 

We spend over £3billion on skin care products in the UK. More per capita than almost anywhere else in the world. The hand cream sector , in particular, is growing fastest but are they worth it? Are we fooling ourselves about the benefits- a leading  dermatologist thinks so.  

We are being hacked more than ever. Sometimes we aren’t even aware it is happening. What everyone should know and do  to protect themselves from cyber-crime. 

One-in-two disabled households in the UK have been pushed into debt due to rising costs, with more than a third skipping meals to save money.  That's according to a new report from the disability charity Sense.

Rising  energy bills are eating into school budgets. Many school will be paying three times more than in the current academic year. Two schools tell us about their fears that children's education could be adversely affected by an energy bill.

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