Business Energy Price Cap; Uber Surge Charging; Romance Fraud

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On the day the Government announces its energy price cap for business we hear from a baker, Lucy Scott, about what impact the cap will mean for her, and Dr Jackie Mulligan from ShopAppy and expert to the Government's Hight Street Task Force responds to the news. She tells Winifred Robinson whether it will be enough to support the retail sector - after the ONS announced lower than expected retails sales figures in August. In the programme today we hear about the impact Uber Surge Charging - a form of dynamic pricing - can have for female passengers travelling late at night. What happens when the ride home you budgeted for triples in price and you have to wait-out the surge in a dark and remote location? We hear from an Uber driver who argues Uber has made travelling by cab safer while James Farrar General Secretary of App Drivers and Courier Union and a former Uber driver explains why surge charging is becoming more common. Also in the programme Winifred Robinson speaks to the woman who's playing romance fraudster at the their own game. Becky Holmes explains how her quest to find love online led to her being targeted by scammers but rather than handing over money she tricked into believing she was coming for them. What does it reveal about the way these kinds of fraudsters operate? PRESENTER: WINIFRED ROBINSON PRODUCER: CATHERINE EARLAM