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Radio 4,23 May 2022,53 mins

BuyNowPayLater Energy, Supermarket Price Rises and High Heels

You and Yours

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Yorkshire Building Society is being criticised after some of its customers were sold funeral plans for a company that’s gone bust. The growth in firms offering to deliver grocieries in minutes bloomed last year but new figures suggest our need for speed is slowing down. After a decade in flats, heels are back! And the higher and more glam the better How have the recent rises in electricty prices impacted Electric Vehicle drivers - is the cost of chargingr adding to range angst among the EV community?. The buy-now-pay-later firm that will spread the cost of your energy bill but is this a good idea for people in fuel poverty? Supermarkets have p;edged to help customers through the cost of living crisis; perhaps they can afford it. Research shows they've raised prices of some staples by as much as 20% in the last two years while cutting back on promotions and cheaper own label products.

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