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Facebook Marketplace; Student living costs; Skip Intro

The criminals targeting people selling goods on Facebook Marketplace with a simple, yet lucrative scam.

Internet scams are a growing concern, and now Facebook Marketplace is becoming a particular target for criminals trying to get goods or money out of unsuspecting sellers. We place an ad for a kitchen table using a fake identity and within five minutes see the scammers going to work. And we hear a call from a leading high street bank for Meta – the company which owns Facebook – and other social media giants to clamp down on the online selling scams which are growing at an alarming rate.

A level results are out on Thursday meaning thousands of students will find out whether they have achieved sufficient grades to go to the university of their choice. They may get the results they need - but will they be able to afford to live there? Research by You and Yours shows that the cost of staying in university accommodation across the top 10 most attended universities has risen by almost a fifth over the last 5 years, to an average of more than £180 per week.

Latest figures from the Energy Ombudsman show that the number of complaints made by customers against energy companies has risen by more than 50%. More than 31,000 people lodged complaints with the Ombudsman in the first three months of this year....up 12,000 on the same period last year. We hear from listeners who claim some energy companies are not carrying out the wishes of the Ombudsman when it rules against the company.

And as more of us watch television through streaming or catch up services , so more people are choosing to skip the intro – and the carefully crafted music. We talk to Murray Gold – who composed themes including ‘It’s A Sin’, ‘Magpie Murders’ and the revamped ‘Dr Who’ theme – about whether some recent blockbuster series such as ‘Succession’ will ever persuade people not to ‘Skip Intro’. So...which TV theme tune would you never skip?

PRESENTER: WINIFRED ROBINSON
PRODUCER: CRAIG HENDERSON

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  • Wed 16 Aug 2023 12:04

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