Can a £5 DNA test from a discount store be accurate?

The company which supplies the discount store 'Home Bargains', says it's selling hundreds of over-the counter £5 DNA testing kits every month.

The tests claim to be 99.9% accurate, and results can be sent back within 24 hours, although you will have to pay nearly £100 for this service.

Currently paternity test are not available through the NHS, but you can apply through family courts in order to settle disputes such as child maintenance or custody issues.

5 live Daily's Chris Warburton spoke to Joyce Harper who a is Professor of Human Genetics and Embryology at University College London about the accuracy of the discount tests.

She said: "this is just technology making things similar and cheaper but it's not any less accurate than the test that's £400."

This clip is originally from 5 live Daily on Friday 1 April 2016.