Help! We Need a Builder: Britain's Skills Shortage

February 15, 2024

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Tonight - S26 - E7

It's estimated the UK needs nearly a million new recruits in trades and construction over the next decade. At the same time demand is soaring, creating a perfect storm which threatens homeowners, businesses and the national economy. So why are we in this situation and what can be done about it? Reporter Michelle Ackerley has been finding out.

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Tonight: Season 26 - 14 Episode s

26x1 - Can Your Diet Defeat Ageing?
January 4, 2024
As we live longer than ever before, Hayley Hassall reports on what we should consume to age well and head into our later years looking and feeling as good as possible.
26x2 - Pharmacies: The New NHS Frontline?
January 11, 2024
Pharmacies see around 1.6 million people a day, but it is estimated that an average of eight are closing a week and they are at their lowest number since 2015. Meanwhile, demand is rising and they are being asked to do more by the Government to take pressure off a stretched NHS. So is the pharmacy sector in crisis, and what does the future hold for these cornerstones of the community? Paul Brand reports.
26x3 - Keir Starmer: Up Close
January 18, 2024
In the first of two programmes about the leaders of the UK's two largest political parties - the men most likely to be Prime Minister after a probable election later this year, Anushka Asthana follows Labour's Keir Starmer. Asthana finds out what drives him, what his vision for Britain is and what keeps him awake at night.
26x4 - Mr Bates vs the Post Office: The Drama That Shocked Britain
January 25, 2024
Paul Brand reports on the impact of the ITV drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office and asks why justice for postal workers affected has taken so long.
26x5 - Lindsey Burrow: Who Cares for Our Carers?
February 1, 2024
With unpaid carers in England and Wales are providing care worth an estimated 162 billion pounds a year - the equivalent of a second NHS - Lindsey Burrow, who is an unpaid carer, finds out what the cost is to those who take on the responsibility.
26x6 - Rishi Sunak: Up Close
February 8, 2024
ITV's Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana follows Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party. Tonight's cameras are given exclusive behind-the-scenes access inside Downing Street capturing him at work and at home.
26x7 - Help! We Need a Builder: Britain's Skills Shortage
February 15, 2024
It's estimated the UK needs nearly a million new recruits in trades and construction over the next decade. At the same time demand is soaring, creating a perfect storm which threatens homeowners, businesses and the national economy. So why are we in this situation and what can be done about it? Reporter Michelle Ackerley has been finding out.
26x8 - Murdered at Home
February 22, 2024
Between two and three women are murdered by a partner or ex-partner every week, while nearly one and a half million women are victims of domestic abuse each year. The government says it is working tirelessly to tackle violence against women, but campaigners say sentences are too lenient for men who murder women at home. With a public consultation on domestic homicide sentencing due to end on the March 4, Julie Etchingham asks whose side is the law on?
26x9 - Online Britain: Who's Getting Left Behind?
March 7, 2024
Apps and smartphones are increasingly becoming an essential part of everyday life. Yet it's estimated that more than 10 million adults in the UK lack the basic skills to access the internet, and around 40 per cent of over 75s don't use it at all. In a world that's becoming digital, what happens to the millions left behind? Datshiane Navanayagam reports.
26x10 - Holidays: Get Away for Less
March 14, 2024
With our budgets being stretched more than ever, making sure you're getting value for money when it comes to going on holiday has never been more important. Experts share their top tips to help you bag a bargain break, while also making sure you don't fall victim to a holiday.
26x11 - Fraud: Ripping Off the Elderly
March 21, 2024
More than £500 million pounds was stolen from people aged over 65 in England and Wales last year - but how much of this was as a result of fraud by someone known to the victim? Tonight examines financial abuse of older people by their own family, friends and those in positions of trust. What can be done to protect people, their money and their property?
26x12 - Home Invasion: Britain's Pest Problem
March 28, 2024
Geraint Vincent meets those affected by a rise in vermin infestations in the UK and asks if Britain's pest problem is at risk of spiralling out of control.
26x13 - Priced Out? The Rising Costs of Your Car
April 4, 2024
With insurance premiums hitting record highs and repair costs going up by a third - plus rising tax and fuel costs - car ownership is becoming an unaffordable luxury for many. Motoring journalist Ginny Buckley investigates what is behind these unprecedented price hikes, and what the average motorist can do about them.
26x14 - Fly Tipping: Britain's Rubbish Nightmare
April 11, 2024
Fly Tipping: Britain's Rubbish Nightmare Local authorities in England deal with over a million fly tipping incidents each year, and across the UK more than two million pieces of litter are dropped every day. Why is so much rubbish being dumped across Britain, and what can be done about it? Lucy Verasamy has been finding out.

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26x1 - Can Your Diet Defeat Ageing?

26x2 - Pharmacies: The New NHS Frontline?

26x3 - Keir Starmer: Up Close

26x4 - Mr Bates vs the Post Office: The Drama That Shocked Britain

26x5 - Lindsey Burrow: Who Cares for Our Carers?

26x6 - Rishi Sunak: Up Close

26x7 - Help! We Need a Builder: Britain's Skills Shortage

26x8 - Murdered at Home

26x9 - Online Britain: Who's Getting Left Behind?

26x10 - Holidays: Get Away for Less

26x11 - Fraud: Ripping Off the Elderly

26x12 - Home Invasion: Britain's Pest Problem

26x13 - Priced Out? The Rising Costs of Your Car

26x14 - Fly Tipping: Britain's Rubbish Nightmare

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