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Radio 4,18 May 2017,45 mins

Clothes sizes, Child mental health, Paying for care

You and Yours

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Why is cash earmarked for young people's mental health treatment in England being spent elsewhere? You & Yours tried to find out. If people are driving too fast down your road - how can you stop them? It's a long shot, but you could ask your council to lower the speed limit, or better - persuade them to install a speed camera. But one group of neighbours near Bridgend in South Wales have taken their own steps. They've installed their own - fake - speed camera, that looks just like the real thing. When is a budget hotel not really a budget hotel? Most likely, when it's 'Premium Economy'. Airlines were the first to invent a premium economy service back in 1991 for customers who want more than basic economy but can't afford the luxury of business class. Other sectors are doing it now. Travelodge has just launched what it's calling 'super rooms'. There'll be a thousand of them on offer for ten or twenty pounds more than the basic price. There'll be a few more creature comforts including better coffee and décor. We investigate the market. The problem of buying something that doesn't fit you is one of the great drawbacks of shopping online. It's why so many people send clothes back. The scale of the problem is underlined by new research from shopping technology firm Metail. It's found two thirds of shoppers buying a size 8 garment end up with something that doesn't fit - most often because they go for something too small. So what can be done?

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