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Radio 4,07 Sep 2017,45 mins

Succulents, Fraud payback, Smartphone sales

You and Yours

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Succulents and cacti are everywhere - you can them at the supermarket, a garden centre and even your local shop might stock them. They turn up on t-shirts, jewellery, socks. According to some, their popularity has spiked because of their "instagrammability". We hear from a supplier who is struggling to keep up with demand. We hear from a woman who lost £75,000 in an fraudulent investment scheme known as ARCK. It started almost 10 years ago, and now victims are being told they could claim some of it back from the Serious Fraud Office. Plus sales of smartphones have slowed. We find out why, and hear what the tech companies are doing to try to entice us into upgrading our gadgets. Presented by Winifred Robinson Produced by Natalie Donovan.

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