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You and Yours: Organic chicken, Electric cars, Modular homes

Organic chicken, Electric cars, Modular homes

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Organic chicken, Electric cars, Modular homes

New figures show a large drop in sales of organic foods - particularly chicken.

New figures for You and Yours compiled by retail analysts Kantar show that sales of organic chicken are down more than 30% in the last year prompting concerns about animal welfare.

New figures compiled by retail analysts Kantar for You and Yours show that sales of organic chicken are down more than 30% in the last year. It has prompted concerns from the RSPCA that consumers are putting much less of a priority on animal welfare and the environment in their efforts to balance the family budget.

The Government has reaffirmed its plans to ban the sale of all new petrol and diesel cars by 2030. Faced with the deadline, sales continue to soar. But the growth in electric cars, up 40% for battery-powered cars in June, is being driven by business users who can receive substantial tax benefits. We look at the new electric cars coming on to the market and whether they will tempt the private buyers looking to make the switch. 

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says the Government will relax planning restraints to ensure there will be a million new homes by the next General Election. He also wants to see more use of so-called brown field sites, as well as disused high street shops and offices.   But new building regulations coming in 18 months' time will mean all homes have to be much more energy efficient. So, could houses built in factories and driven to brown field sites on the back of a lorry be the answer?  Shari Vahl explores the innovative but bumpy expansion of modular building.

And -  the game of bingo is blossoming once more after tough times during Covid. But is bingo a harmless bit of fun, or is there a darker side? We speak to the son of an elderly woman who has become addicted to a game which is becoming more readily available online.  She's lost thousands of pounds in savings during her twenty years of playing bingo, and the son is at a loss how to control her addiction.

PRESENTER: PETER WHITE
PRODUCER: CRAIG HENDERSON

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