what is that? can you make miracles. what s the miracle? tell me what the miracle is. bring him back to me. i can t do that, carol. if i could bring people back to life, that would be amazing, wouldn t it? hi, violet. how are you? the cold weather is taking a toll. and violet, who s been increasingly bedbound after a spell in hospital, is feeling positive, but struggling with the cold weather. at night, you see, we have all this heating off. of course. yeah, so leave it on as long as possible. the cold weather puts massive pressures on us and our service because there s more people likely to fall. there s more likely to have people coming in with chest infections and other infections due to the cold weather. it s notjust the conditions. age uk told us that there just aren t enough people doing this job, like social care generally. it s a vital service in these cold and challenging times. guy lynn, bbc london.
age uk told us that there just aren t enough people doing this job, like social care generally. it s a vital service in these cold and challenging times. guy lynn, bbc london. for many small independent retailers the run up to christmas can be make or break time. exeter chamber of commerce says there are mixed messages from the high street with visitor numbers up but spending down. kevin hay has been to exeter to talk to some independent shop keepers and shoppers about how the cost of living crisis is impacting their christmas plans. stocking up for christmas. chris harper runs a specialist beer shop on fore street. he says sales are down by around 30% on last year. 2021 was was really good. i think still coming, the bounce back from covid was in effect. but this year, this year has been a lot harder than any of the covid years.