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Cladding Crisis; Holidays Abroad; Sex Toys

Why Scotland is tackling the cladding crisis differently from the rest of the UK. The risks of rushing to book a foreign holiday this summer.
The boom in sales of sex toys.

Next month in Scotland checks will begin on all buildings with cladding, paid for by the Scottish government. The housing minister says repairs will then be publicly funded and carried out according to which buildings are most at risk. It's a very different approach to England and Wales and follows what has happened in Australia. Campaigners say the government in Westminster is taking too much of a piecemeal approach. Our reporter, Melanie Abbott, has been looking at this.

With the ban on foreign travel due to be lifted on Monday, the holiday industry is hoping for a busy summer. But will people be rushing to travel abroad while testing and quarantine rules are still in place? We speak to Tom Power, founder and chief executive of Pura Aventura, a specialist tour operator running holidays to Portugal, Spain, Latin America and Antarctica. The consumer group Which named it as one of just 24 holiday firms people could trust during the pandemic for offering its customers flexible conditions and refunds.

We look at the boom in sales of sex toys, and why one in particular has become a best-seller. The Rampant Rabbit is the world's most popular sex toy for women.
It's 30 years old this year. Ann Summers brought the Rampant Rabbit to the UK market and still sells 3,800 of them a week. That's one very three minutes. We hear from satisfied customers and also speak to Alix Fox, a broadcaster and writer about sexual health and wellbeing.

Presenter: Winifred Robinson
Producer: Tara Holmes

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39 minutes

Chapters

  • Cladding

    • Cladding

      The cladding scandal has significantly impacted the housing market

      Duration: 09:04

  • Sex toys

    • Sex toys

      The rampant rabbit is the most popular sex toy for women

      Duration: 07:48

  • Holiday industry

    • Holiday industry

      With the end of the foreign travel ban, the holiday industry is hoping for a busy summer

      Duration: 06:53

  • Graduate jobs

    • Graduate jobs

      It will be harder to find a graduate job with them 40% compared to pre-pandemic

      Duration: 07:02

  • Retail footfall

    • Retail footfall

      New figures show footfall is down since the initial reopening of non-essential shops

      Duration: 07:27

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  • Wed 12 May 2021 12:18

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