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Radio 4,11 Aug 2021,39 mins

The MSG Sphere, Internet Outages and Expensive Removals

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The long running investigation into a company that invested pension money in what turned out to be almost worthless storage and parking businesses has resulted in two solicitors being struck off at a tribunal this week. Our fraud investigator Shari Vahl has been following the story for some years and has the details. The world's been put on notice this week that the climate emergency is becoming more acute; the Co-op bank took the opportunity to reveal that in future customers will demand to see more pro-active green policies from their banks but have consumers really got the message yet? There has been threefold increase in broadband outages in our homes. The comparison site USwitch estimates there were 15 million outages in the last twelve months; so what is behind the increase? If you are looking to buy a tree this year, a combination of demand and shortage of seasonal workers means , if you can find one, it is likely to be more expensive than last year. Residents in east London are fighting a proposal to built a music venue in the shape of a massive sphere whose outside will be permanently lit by thousands of LED lights .. the company behind the scheme are to build one in Las Vegas too . If you are moving home you may find it tricky to hire a removal company just now. Demand is sky high but it'll be months before the industry reckons they will be able to match it.

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