In living rooms everywhere, people use an extensive list of words to describe the remote control. This is according to a survey carried out by TV Licensing.
On Tuesday, Tess Lewsey spoke to Ben Craig from TV Licensing in London and the South East.

This Saturday, Chinese people around the world will be celebrating their new year. And this year is the Year of the Rooster. Tess Lewsey spoke to Luan, who explained the background to the celebrations.

Despite modern communication – Facebook, mobile texting and so on, there are still many lonely people and Christmas can emphasise the fact they’re on their own.
On Christmas Day, Voluntary Action Reigate & Banstead (VARB) ran their first ‘Festive Feast’ and over 50 lonely people were catered for with a Christmas dinner.
Lisa Irwin, from VARB, looked back at the success of the event when she spoke to Tess Lewsey

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Surrey resident Mike Collins has embarked on the One Year No Beer challenge.

He spoke to our presenter Annie Whitmore on why he’s set himself the goal of giving up alcohol for a year and how the team at OYNB are helping him with the challenge.

Listen to the full interview here and if you would like to abstain from alcohol for 30, 90 or 365 days or learn how to moderate your intake, go onto the OYNB website, www.oneyearnobeer.com to get tips and support to help you succeed.

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