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Why are your allergies worse this year?
Season 1, Ep. 1085
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This weekend the Met Office declared the south of England experienced what it called a ‘pollen bomb.’ Why is hay fever season starting earlier, lasting longer and the symptoms are becoming more intense?
Writer: Jonathan Lewis
Producer: Jonathan Lewis
Host: Tomini Babs
Episode photography: Alex Jones
Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
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