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PCR tests; Farm shops; Renting in Retirement; Gambling

The government is being criticised for letting firms that are not yet accredited onto a list of providers of coronavirus travel tests.

The government is being criticised for letting firms that are not yet accredited onto a list of providers of coronavirus travel tests. Many people have had to buy the tests from private companies after travelling into England and have complained about problems getting their test results on time. Now one firm is also facing allegations it issued false test certificates to customers which said they'd tested negative for Covid-19.

More and more retirees are renting their home. And now there鈥檚 fresh evidence that huge numbers of people will never be able to get on to the housing ladder. The English Housing Survey, carried out by the Office for National Statistics, shows the number of 35 to 44 year-olds living in privately rented homes has soared in just a decade from 17 to 27 percent. So what鈥檚 it like to be caught in the middle?

The government is currently reviewing its gambling act, but some are saying it doesn't cover everything it should. The All Party Parliamentary Group that focuses on gambling related harm are concerned that slot streaming, social casinos, esports betting and loot boxes aren't in the gambling review. We speak to Lord Foster of Bath who is the vice chair of the group and chair of Peers for Gambling Reform and Dr Heather Wardle, a social scientist from the university of Glasgow who鈥檚 just written a book that looks at the intersection of gaming and gambling.

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  • Fri 23 Jul 2021 12:18

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