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11/10/2010

We visit the Spanish city where new technology is on trial allowing you to pay via your mobile phone rather than cash or cards.

Julian Worricker speaks to the Health Secretary Andrew Lansley about the biggest shake up of the NHS in England since its inception. The union Unison is taking the government to court over its white paper on health service reform. We find out why, and get reaction from doctors and patients.

Plus we visit the Spanish city where new technology is on trial allowing you to pay via your mobile phone rather than cash or cards.

Our reporter Jon Douglas returns to Alnwick High Street to find out if the empty shops he found on his last visit are now in use.

We discuss the extent to which people with disabilities should be spared the pain of spending cuts.

And, how is money being made from old mobile phones?

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53 minutes

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Mon 11 Oct 2010 12:00

Chapters

  • Could we get more people out to work?

    Pilots get underway to test whether peple claiming benefits are in fact fit to work.

    Duration: 07:52

  • Empty shops

    We return to the high street we鈥檝e been monitoring ever since the economic downturn began. Are Alnwick鈥檚 empty shops being filled?

    Duration: 07:56

  • You and Yours at 40

    How family finances were a hot topic in 1971.

    Duration: 07:34

  • Sitges goes cashless

    We visit the Spanish city testing new technology which allows you to pay with your mobile phone rather than cash or card. If successful Visa hope to introduce the scheme to the UK in 2012.

    Duration: 04:38

  • NHS Reforms

    The Health Secretary Andrew Lansley on the biggest shake-up to the NHS since its inception. Why Unison are going to court over his plans and what doctors and patients make of the proposals.

    Duration: 13:53

  • Welfare Cuts

    Should those with disabilities be spared the pain of spending cuts?

    Duration: 05:49

  • University Fees

    How much should students pay to go to university? Lord Browne's review into higher education funding in England is out tomorrow. Higher tuition fees and student loans are likely to feature.

    Duration: 03:31

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  • Mon 11 Oct 2010 12:00
  • Mon 11 Oct 2010 12:04

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