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Radio 4,22 Jul 2021,39 mins

Banking Trafficking; Ex-Burglar Security; Supermarket Shortages

You and Yours

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Shari Vahl talks to an ex-burglar who now advises people on their home security. Would you let them in your house - and what advice can they offer now as we head out of lockdown and out of our homes? We hear the shocking story of a woman trafficked from Albania to a brothel in the UK, whose life is finally getting back on track, thanks to a bank account. It's part of a scheme launched by HSBC who tell us how it works. And after a week of alarm calls from leading figures in the food retail sector about the impact of the 'pingdemic' how concerned should we be about warnings of potential food shortages on our supermarket shelves? They use ex-burglars as consultants - taking them into clients homes and get them to help identify security weak spots. Earlier I spoke to Luke Harris, an ex burglar and now a security consultant for Boundary Technologies and I asked him.... Producer Catherine Earlam Presenter Shari Vahl

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