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Poorly drafted wills, holiday insurance, and the latest on horsemeat

Consumer news. Winifred Robinson hears what can happen if your will is badly written. Plus, what are the risks of travelling abroad without holiday insurance?

The family feuds caused by poorly drafted wills. There are calls for will-writing to be more tightly regulated. Should people who suffer from dementia and wander from home, be tagged so they can be tracked down? The Foreign Office issues a warning that all British holidaymakers should take out travel insurance when they to abroad, but what are the risks of doing without? The latest on the horsemeat scandal.
Producer: Jonathan Hallewell
Presenter: Winifred Robinson.

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53 minutes

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Wed 13 Feb 2013 12:00
成人快手 Radio 4 FM

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Chapters

  • Horsemeat - Europe

    European government ministers meet to discuss the horsemeat scandal.

    Duration: 04:52

  • Horsemeat 鈥� Schools and Hospitals

    How are schools and hospitals ensuring their food is free of horsemeat contamination?

    Duration: 05:05

  • Will Writing

    A call for tighter regulation of solicitors and other will writers in England and Wales.

    Duration: 07:18

  • Garden Centres

    How are Britain鈥檚 Garden Centres coping with the recession, together with poor weather?

    Duration: 07:06

  • Horsemeat - Meat Pies

    How are ordinary food producers ensuring their meat is not contaminated?

    Duration: 06:34

  • Horsemeat 鈥� Romania

    A Romanian meat processing plant which has been named as a possible source of horsemeat.

    Duration: 03:55

  • 55+ Travel insurance

    1 in 10 over 55s are happy to risk not having travel insurance when they go on holiday.

    Duration: 05:31

  • Carers Allowance

    Claims that welfare reforms could strip thousands of unpaid carers of their only income.

    Duration: 12:18

Broadcasts

  • Wed 13 Feb 2013 12:00
    成人快手 Radio 4 FM
  • Wed 13 Feb 2013 12:04
    成人快手 Radio 4 LW

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