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Compensation for victims of faulty breast implants, and how to stop your Christmas tree becoming landfill

Compensation for some victims of faulty PIP breast implants, Julian Worricker tracks the fate of your Christmas rubbish, and a Radio 4 presenter makes an embarrassing admission.

Good news at last on compensation for some victims of faulty PIP breast implants.

You may be a little sad throwing out your Christmas tree, but don't get down in the dumps. If you dispose of it correctly, it could be serving as compost in a matter of weeks instead of landfill. We visit the tip to find out what happens to the rubbish you throw out and how much is reused.

And a Radio 4 presenter comes clean. Find out what they're admitting to.

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55 minutes

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Mon 7 Jan 2013 12:00
Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4 FM

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  • PIP breast implant payout for women from one credit card company.

    Will other companies now follow suit?

    Duration: 08:55

  • Winners and losers from Christmas retail.

    Supermarkets and the high street reveal their trading figures.

    Duration: 06:09

  • John Waite’s quitting smoking diary.

    Radio 4 presenter John Waite shares his struggle to give up smoking.

    Duration: 04:33

  • The government plans to put a ceiling on the price you pay for social care.

    What should the limit be?

    Duration: 06:11

  • House building - plans to cut regulations to encourage more new home building.

    Housing minister Don Foster explains.

    Duration: 09:04

  • What makes a 'Which? magazine' Best Buy?

    Is the brand compromised when companies pay to use it?

    Duration: 03:55

  • Down at the tip and making way for 2013.

    Clearing out for the New Year and recycling your Christmas tree. Simon Browning reports

    Duration: 06:34

  • British hotels want lower rate VAT to match Europe and boost growth.

    Do they deserve to be treated as a special case?

    Duration: 04:37

Broadcasts

  • Mon 7 Jan 2013 12:00
    Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4 FM
  • Mon 7 Jan 2013 12:04
    Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4 LW

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