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EU to ban single-use sachets in restaurants

The EU has just announced that single-use sauce sachets like you would find in restaurants are to be banned from mid-August, leading to communal sauce bottles being used. But, what might this mean in terms of the spreading of germs?Joining Shane to discuss is Dr Orla Cahill, a Le ...  Show more

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Every week for The Ultimate Guide on The Hard Shoulder, Fionn Davenport takes a closer look at some of the fantastic destinations to visit around the world.This week, Fionn joined Shane to give the ultimate guide to the city of Melilla, a Spanish city on the north coast of Africa ...  Show more

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