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5248: LISTEN¦ Should we name and shame benefit cheats? Communities Minister Gordon Lyons says he plans to re-introduce the practice as part of a zero-tolerance approach to fraud, but campaigners say it's 'misguided'
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Should we name and shame benefit cheats? Communities Minister Gordon Lyons says he plans to re-introduce the practice as part of a zero-tolerance approach to fraud, but campaigners say it's 'misguided'
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5482: LISTEN¦ How often do you use maths? More than you might think! A festival in Derry explores how everyone from hairdressers & electricians to pyramid builders have used maths. Frank spoke to founder Dr Sumeeta Gupta & financial planner Sinead Meenan
10:13|How often do you use maths? More than you might think! The festival explores the everyone from hairdressers and electricians to pyramid builders have used maths. Frank spoke to founder Dr Sumeeta Gupta & financial planner Sinead Meenan
5481: LISTEN¦ 'Anywhere from 80-90%' of the 300 women appearing every day on 'pimping websites' in NI have been trafficked. Frank spoke to the chair of a new All Party group, investigating the increase in websites offering prostitution services
06:31|'Anywhere from 80-90%' of women appearing on 'pimping websites' in Northern Ireland have been trafficked. Frank spoke to the chair of a new All Party group, investigating the increase in websites offering prostitution services
5480: LISTEN¦ Is a Home Office TikTok account showing immigration raids an effective deterrent to criminals or unnecessarily cruel, as some NGOs have labelled it? Frank spoke to former police officer Colin Breen
06:49|Is a Home Office TikTok account showing immigration raids an effective deterrent to criminals or unnecessarily cruel, as some NGOs have labelled it? Frank spoke to former police officer Colin Breen
5479: LISTEN¦ Should the BBC licence fee payer be forking out for taxis for the Corporation's staff, stars and guests? A £10m a year contract is out for tender, to provide round the clock cabs. Frank spoke to Anne Strickland from the Taxpayers Alliance
11:09|Should the BBC licence fee payer be forking out for taxis for the Corporation's staff, stars and guests? A £10m a year contract is out for tender, to provide round the clock cabs. Frank spoke to Anne Strickland from the Taxpayers Alliance
5478: LISTEN¦ Should we fine people for feeding pigeons in public places? A woman in London was arrested fined £100 after she refused to stop feeding the birds and wouldn't give police her details. Were they too heavy handed?
07:18|Should we fine people for feeding pigeons in public places? A woman in London was arrested fined £100 after she refused to stop feeding the birds and wouldn't give police her details. Were they too heavy handed?
5477: LISTEN¦ Could using the nearly 5,000 vacant houses in Belfast and Londonderry help solve the housing crisis? Frank spoke to Liam Tunney from the Belfast Telegraph
05:47|Could using the nearly 5,000 vacant houses in Belfast and Londonderry help solve the housing crisis? Frank spoke to Liam Tunney from the Belfast Telegraph
5476: LISTEN¦ Should the US army intervene, after hundreds of protesters were reportedly killed in Iran? Is a diplomatic solution still possible? Frank spoke to Patrick Corrigan, from Amnesty International NI
12:07|Should the US army intervene, after hundreds of protesters were reportedly killed in Iran? Is a diplomatic solution still possible? Frank spoke to Patrick Corrigan, from Amnesty International NI
5475: LISTEN¦ Should children be allowed smartphones? The education minister has backed a campaign calling on parents to hold off on giving them to children until they're 14. Frank spoke to Rosalind McClean from the group Smartphone Free Childhood
21:37|Should children be allowed smartphones? The education minister has backed a campaign calling on parents to hold off on giving them to children until they're 14. Frank spoke to Rosalind McClean from the group Smartphone Free Childhood
5474: LISTEN¦ Have yourself a saucy little Christmas! Frank spoke to one of NI's top chefs, Paula McIntyre, about the popularity of gifting hot sauce and olive oil, as well as what it takes to make award winning rum
08:21|Have yourself a saucy little Christmas! Frank spoke to one of NI's top chefs, Paula McIntyre, about the popularity of gifting hot sauce and olive oil, as well as what it takes to make award winning rum