Season 23

01 Has Cash Been Cancelled? Episode 17th January 2021 02 Vaccine: When Will I Get It? Episode 214th January 2021 03 Care Homes: The Long Year Alone Episode 321st January 2021 04 Going Green: Save Money? Episode 428th January 2021 05 Covid Testing: What's The Truth Episode 54th February 2021 06 On the Breadline: Foodbank Brittain? Episode 611th February 2021 07 Cars: The Endof Petrol & Diesel? Episode 718th February 2021 08 Antisocial Britain: Trouble on the Streets? Episode 825th February 2021 09 UK: The End of the Union Episode 94th March 2021 10 How to Age Well Episode 1011th March 2021 11 Spend or Save: Making your Money Work Episode 1118th March 2021 12 Women: How Safe Are We? Episode 128th April 2021 13 Summer Holidays: What's the Truth? Episode 1315th April 2021 14 Can Your Town Centre Survive? Episode 1422nd April 2021 15 Giving Up Sugar: For Good? Part 1 Episode 1529th April 2021 16 Giving Up Sugar: For Good? Part 2 Episode 1630th April 2021 17 Cheats, Fiddles and Scams: Protecting Your Family - Part 1 Episode 176th May 2021 18 Cheats, Fiddles and Scams: Protecting Your Family - Part 2 Episode 187th May 2021 19 Britain's Filthy Streets Episode 1913th May 2021 Fiona Foster speaks to the councils battling to keep the streets clean, the communities taking action, and the innovators tackling littering in new ways. 20 E-Scooters: Britain's New Road Rage? Episode 2020th May 2021 ITV's Consumer Editor Chris Choi reveals the extent of injuries, collisions and anti-social behaviour associated with e-scooters. 21 Keep, Chuck or Clean? the Big Clearout Episode 2127th May 2021 For many of us, months of lockdown has meant tackling the clutter in our homes. But what do we do with all of our unwanted stuff? Angellica Bell investigates. 22 Britain After Brexit: Winners and Losers? Episode 2210th June 2021 Six months after the UK left Europe, where do we stand today? From immigration and the NHS, to jobs, imports and exports - what's happened to those big issues that drove the vote? 23 Home Makeovers: The True Cost? Episode 2322nd July 2021 Sprucing up your garden? Dreaming of a house makeover after spending more time at home during the pandemic? Jonathan Maitland looks at the rising costs of home improvements. 24 Are You Drinking Too Much?  Episode 2429th July 2021 How much alcohol is too much, and how can we reduce the harm alcohol causes? Toby Winson explores what's led to a stark rise in problem drinking. 25 Hidden Disabilities: What's the Truth? Episode 255th August 2021 About one in five of us has a disability. Some with hidden disabilities battle even to be believed. Saima Mohsin goes on a very personal journey. 26 Staycations: The True Cost Episode 2612th August 2021 The summer holiday season is here, but it's another year where nothing is quite back to normal and for many people this means a summer break right here in the UK. However, this might mean that Britain is already fully booked, and people could need to blow the budget for a British break this year.  The summer holiday season is here, but it's another year where nothing is quite back to normal and for many people this means a summer break right here in the UK. However, this might mean that Britain is already fully booked, and people could need to blow the budget for a British break this year.  27 The Return of the Taliban Episode 2719th August 2021 Twenty years after they were driven out in the so called 'War on Terror', the Taliban has seized power in Afghanistan again. Amid scenes of chaos and recriminations Britain and its allies have been carrying out a mass evacuation of foreign citizens and some Afghans who helped them. But what does the future hold for ordinary Afghan citizens - and for the rest of us? Adnan Sarwar investigates. 28 NHS: The Longest Wait? Episode 2826th August 2021 For 18 months it's been all hands-on deck in the NHS as it grapples with the most deadly pandemic in a century. The knock-on effect has been enormous too, with warnings that mounting delays to cancer treatment and other life-threatening illnesses could create their own shocking death toll. As a new SOS is sounded over the longest waiting lists since records began, Romilly Weeks meets doctors, patients and families and asks what can be done to clear the backlog? 29 What's Really in Our Food? Episode 2923rd September 2021 Last year, customers spent more than one hundred billion pounds on food in the UK. But do we really know what we're putting on our plates? The horse meat scandal eight years ago exposed serious gaps in how standards were policed. Now, with growing pressure on council investigators, food fraud is said to be on the increase. Helen Skelton reports. 30 Energy Bills: Cutting the Cost? Episode 3030th September 2021 The UK's wholesale energy markets have reached record highs over the past few weeks - meaning consumers are facing some of the most expensive winter energy bills in years. Reports suggest half a million people could be plunged into fuel poverty, Jonathan Maitland investigates the energy-saving tips to keep costs down. 31 How Green is Your Supermarket? Episode 317th October 2021 With food thought to account for at least 20 per cent of the UK's greenhouse gas emissions, our grocery basket can have a big impact on our environment. Greenpeace say British supermarkets are producing about 900,000 tons of plastic packaging every year. That means if they go 'green', so do we. Jonathan Maitland examines the Green credentials of Britain's biggest supermarkets, and asks what we can do as consumers to play our part? 32 Repair or Replace? Britain in a fix Episode 3214th October 2021 The UK's electronic waste mountain is the second largest in the world. On average each person throws away 24kg of electrical items, fuelling climate change. Chris Choi meets repairers who want to give our electronic goods a second lease of life, and asks whether existing laws giving us the right to repair go far enough. 33 Britain's Hidden Killer Episode 3315th October 2021 Paul Kennedy passed away from pancreatic cancer just three months after he was diagnosed. Treated during the pandemic, Paul allowed his son Daniel to film brief precious moments on his final journey. Daniel shines a spotlight on the deadliest common cancer, and investigates whether enough is being done to get patients diagnosed early. 34 Air Pollution: What you need to know Episode 3421st October 2021 Since 2010 we have failed to meet national legal limits of air pollution in the UK. Joe Crowley investigates what is being done to tackle the problem and assesses the health implications it may have for us all. 35 Shortage UK: Is Brittain Working Episode 3522nd October 2021 The last few months have revealed we need more workers across key sectors - haulage, agriculture, food-processing, care, and hospitality - and the lack of personnel to fill these jobs is beginning to have serious impacts on day-to-day life. Julie Etchingham investigates a possible supply chain crisis. 36 What's in Our Water? Episode 3628th October 2021 Joe Crowley investigates how waste water is contributing to the crisis in our rivers and examines the impact of water companies dumping raw sewage into rivers and coastal waters. 37 Saving the Planet: Saving Money? Episode 372nd November 2021 With climate change top of the agenda, are we ready to ditch fossil fuels? Scientist and weather presenter Laura Tobin explores what a carbon-zero Britain will look like. 38 Searching for Patient Zero: Britain's Aids Tragedy Episode 3811th November 2021 Paul Brand traces the first case of AIDS - along with others who lived, loved and lost to a disease that, worldwide, has now claimed 36 million lives. 39 Social Care: The True Cost? Episode 3918th November 2021 Reporter Fiona Foster looks at whether the government's plans to reform social care can address the challenges facing the sector - or does the system need a complete overhaul? 40 How to Complain and Win! Episode 402nd December 2021 For some Brits, complaining is an uncomfortable concept. But how do you get your money back if you do not air your grievances effectively? Reporter Adam Shaw investigates.