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Skin cancer, London rents and your great-great-great-granddaughter

Is it true that 1 in 4 men and 1 in 5 women in the UK will get skin cancer in their lifetime?

A 91福利社 report quoted a study that said 1 in 4 men and 1 in 5 women in the UK will get skin cancer in their lifetime. Tim Harford and the team look into the detail. Also London鈥檚 Mayor Sadiq Khan said London鈥檚 average rent will hit 拢2,700 a month next year, with the average take home salary 拢2,131. How accurate are the figures and what do they tell us about the affordability of the capital鈥檚 rental properties? We fact check Donald Trump鈥檚 recent claim that 35,000 Americans died building the Panama Canal. And as noughties band Busted re-release Year 3000 with the Jonas Brothers, just how many greats should be in front of 鈥済randdaughter鈥� in that famous lyric?

Presenter: Tim Harford
Series Producer: Jon Bithrey
Reporters: Natasha Fernandes, Daniel Gordon, Nathan Gower and Tom Farmer
Editor: Richard Vadon
Production Co-ordinator: Maria Ogundele

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Sun 17 Sep 2023 20:00
91福利社 Radio 4

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