You and Yours - 26/03/2009

Presented by Julian Worricker. Virgin Trains announce cheaper fares - but only on Virgin services. Mark Holdstock explains. The government's plans to increase electricity supply from wind farms has hit energy companies reducing their investment. Wayne Woo from Good Energies discusses. Energy Minister Mike O'Brien responds to problems that the government may be facing when it comes to the financing of wind power. A new fungus-type disease threatens to change the British landscape. Fiona Clampin visits Trengwainton Gardens near Penzance in Cornwall, where National Trust garden advisor Ian Wright shows her how the fungus has taken root. A new charity and website aimed specifically at young people with MS is being launched. It's called Shift (dot) MS and we speak to George Pepper, who has created the website and charity, and also to Dr Jayne Spink from the MS Society. American Property Company 'Auction Today' are coming to the UK, with giant auctions planned in various locations across the country. We speak to chairman Robert Freidman, and Charles Smailes, formerly of the National Association of Valuers and Auctioneers. Seven local authorities have been described as 'negligent' by the Audit Commission for investing money in Icelandic banks after they had been downgraded by credit reference agencies. Among the list is South Yorkshire Pensions Authority which manages pensions for seven authorities in the South Yorkshire area.