Mobility cars, Dog screening, US tourism

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A BBC investigation finds people being reassessed for the new disability benefit, Personal Independence Payment, are losing their mobility cars. New figures show 800 a week are being returned after the claimants have the benefit taken away. A campaigner says the Kennel Club should make breeders screen Cavalier King Charles Spaniels to make sure they have no health problems before owners buy them. Despite Kennel Club promises to look into over a year ago, Charlotte says nothing has been done, and dogs are still being born with painful defects. People who pay for their electricity on pre-payment meters are more likely to have problems when they switch. We hear from a listener who's been without heating for 6 weeks after his energy company cut him off after a switching problem. He's asked You and Yours for help to get his power back. An update on our story about Leaseholds doubling over 10 years. Some new build home owners are finding the extra payment kicks in before the 10 year mark - because the leasehold begins from when the builder bought the land. We hear how some owners are struggling to sell their homes because of this escalating leasehold price. Data shows bookings and flight searches for trips to the US are down since the US President Donald Trump's attempts to restrict people from some countries from entering the US. Will the so-called "Muslim Ban" have a negative effect on American tourism? Two men have been sentenced for a sophisticated fraud involving...thousands of pounds worth of slices of cheese. The men impersonated businesses buying from major suppliers and placing orders they then sold on for their own profit.