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You and Yours - 13/02/2009

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Presented by Peter White. Some people who have bought tickets to win a house want their money back. The European Court of Justice has ruled that a technical fault is no longer an 'extraordinary circumstance' that can be used as an excuse by airlines to avoid paying compensation to delayed passengers. TV chef Anthony Worrall Thompson explains why he thinks his bank is to blame for his company, AWT Restaurants Ltd, going into administration: something Lloyds TSB strenuously denies. Some small businesses are now choosing not to play music to their staff and customers because of a major clampdown on licensing. The O2 Arena sold 1.8 million tickets in 2008, making it more popular than Madison Square Gardens in New York. So what is the secret of its success? Three primary schools are among the promised developments to go inside London 2012's flagship building. But what else will remain after the games have gone? The government has awarded a contract to build a fleet of new inter-city trains to a Japanese (rather than a British) firm. Leo Lewis of The Times and Philip Haigh of Rail Magazine discuss.