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Radio 4,28 May 2015,45 mins
Mortgage approvals, Deadly chickens, Mayor with learning disabilities
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Tougher affordability rules applied by lenders led to 45% of mortgage applications being rejected last year Rapeseed producers are poised for a bonanza after Europe's olive oil crop fails. Selby in North Yorkshire appoints first Mayor in the UK with learning disabilities. Three quarters of chicken sold in shops is infected with campylobacter, which is responsible for an estimated 280,000 cases of food poisoning and a hundred deaths each year in the UK. The Food Standards Agency issues a report following a year long study. Just over ten per cent of the UK population haven't been online this year, according to the latest figures. France has passed a law banning shops and restaurants from throwing away edible food - campaigners say they want the EU to adopt similar rules. Presenter: Peter White Producer: Kevin Mousley.
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