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Are Just Eat's latest figures showing the abolition of home cooking?

Sarah Lowther
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Share Radio Morning

Are Just Eat's latest figures showing the abolition of home cooking?
Joining Sarah Lowther to discuss the latest market headlines was Share Radio's very own Nigel Cassidy starting with Paddy Power Betfair and Just Eat has releasing their figures. Plus we check out why Direct Line’s profits are down.
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Nigel Cassidy


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Sarah Lowther

Budget 2017: A fund of £320 million for new free schools will be announced with many expected to become grammars. All this and more on the News Review

Sarah Lowther
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Share Radio Morning

Budget 2017: A fund of £320 million for new free schools will be announced with many expected to become grammars. All this and more on the News Review
Sarah Pennells was joined by Jo Faith, Editor of YourMoney.com this morning. Today on the agenda, they discussed the fund of £320 million for new free schools being announced in tomorrow's budget. Plus they look into why junk food should join tobacco in having plain packaging. All these stories and more on The News Review.
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Jo Faith


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Can Nicola Sturgeon win the backing of Scottish Parliament to call for a second referendum?

Sarah Lowther
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Share Radio Morning

Can Nicola Sturgeon win the backing of Scottish Parliament to call for a second referendum?
Labour's Party membership is expected to fall below half a million for the first time since its peak under Jeremy Corbyn. And the Scottish government is expected to win a vote calling for a second independence referendum later. The First Minister will call on Members of the Scottish Parliament to back her request for a second poll. For more on this and all the biggest political stories of the day, Sarah Lowther was joined by Professor Peter Catterall, Reader in the History Department of the University of Westminster.
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Professor Peter Catterall


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Sarah Lowther

Could the UK see biggest growth in G7 economies?

Sarah Lowther
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Share Radio Afternoon

Could the UK see biggest growth in G7 economies?
Brexit Britain could see the strongest growth rate among G7 nations according to a PwC report - but that's not without a little pain first. And is 'Frexit' - a French exit from the EU - likely? Tom Stevenson, Investment Director at Fidelity, joined Share Radio's Sarah Lowther to talk through the big economic stories of the day.
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Tom Stevenson


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First post-Brexit house price dip

Sarah Lowther
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Share Radio Afternoon

First post-Brexit house price dip
House prices have dropped slightly in January according to Halifax's house price survey - the first dip since Brexit. For more on the story and its economic impact Martin Ellis, Halifax housing economist, joined Share Radio's Sarah Lowther.
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Martin Ellis


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Sarah Lowther

French assets bounce back as a Macron presidency seems likely

Sarah Lowther
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Share Radio Afternoon

French assets bounce back as a Macron presidency seems likely
With polls suggesting the pro-EU centrist Emmanuel Macron will emerge as the comfortable winner over the far-right Marine Le Pen in the final run-off election in France, bondholders have begun snapping up French assets once again. For more, Sarah Lowther was joined by Mike Bell, Global Market Strategist at JP Morgan.
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Mike Bell


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Lord William Hague calls for an early general election, saying that it would help Brexit negotiations

Sarah Lowther
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Share Radio Morning

Lord William Hague calls for an early general election, saying that it would help Brexit negotiations
The chancellor has pledged half a billion pounds to build new schools and revamp others. Elsewhere, Ministers are at risk of a second defeat in the House of Lords over the bill paving the way for Brexit talks. This after the Lords voted in favour of an amendment demanding protection for EU citizens living in the UK after Brexit. And finally, former Tory leader Lord Hague has urged Theresa May to call an early general election. He wrote in a Daily Telegraph column that bringing forward the next election could help the UK secure a better deal in Brexit negotiations. To discuss this, Sarah Lowther was joined by Jack Sommers of the Huffington Post.
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Jack Sommers


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Sarah Lowther

The New Review: Money....the root of all our struggles?

Sarah Lowther
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Share Radio Morning

The New Review: Money....the root of all our struggles?
Sarah Lowther was joined by Sara Benwell, Consumer Editor from Good Housekeeping this morning. Today on the agenda, they discussed how nearly half of UK families with dependent children would struggle to survive a month on their savings if they had to. Plus they look into why money worries are the biggest strain on relationships in the UK. All these stories and more on The News Review.
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Sara Benwell


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Sarah Lowther

Trump to dismantle key US banking regulation

Sarah Lowther
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Share Radio Afternoon

Trump to dismantle key US banking regulation
Donald Trump is set to remove laws passed following the financial crisis, one of his latest edicts via executive order. Share Radio's James Brydges spoke to Philip Alexander, regulation editor at risk.net, for more on what the removal of the Dodd-Frank laws mean.
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Philip Alexander


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Sarah Lowther

Weak pound sees Kingfishers sales soar by 7.5%

Sarah Lowther
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Share Radio Morning

Weak pound sees Kingfishers sales soar by 7.5%
Joining Sarah Lowther to discuss the main market headlines of the morning is Share Radio's Nigel Cassidy, starting with Kingfisher profiting from the weak pound. We've also heard from fashion house Hermès. Plus, we check out how the pound and FTSE is fairing.
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Nigel Cassidy


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