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Ed Bowsher

PM calls for snap General Election: Mike Indian shares his reaction

Ed Bowsher
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Share Radio Afternoon

PM calls for snap General Election: Mike Indian shares his reaction
Prime Minister Theresa May has called for an early General Election on June 8th. The Prime Minster has implored MPs to pass an election motion tomorrow in Parliament allowing the process to begin. The bill would need the backing of two-thirds of MPs. To get his reaction to the news and what it means for Britain, Ed Bowsher was joined by Mike Indian, senior political analyst at DeHaviland.
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Mike Indian


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Georgie Frost

Money Fight Club: Why are doorstep sellers on the rise?

Georgie Frost
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Share Radio Morning

Money Fight Club: Why are doorstep sellers on the rise?
Georgie is joined by Lindsay Cook and Vix Leyton to look at the rise of doorstep sellers, an end to roaming charges for NEW Vodafone customers and shopping in charity shops. This week they award the Golden Gloves AND the Sucker Punch to the same company - tune in to find out why...
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Lindsay Cook, Vix Leyton


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Georgie Frost

How cyber attacks can wipe millions from FTSE 100 companies' value

Georgie Frost
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Share Radio Morning

How cyber attacks can wipe millions from FTSE 100 companies' value
Companies can risk permanently losing almost 2% of their value if they're hit by a cyber attack. That's according to a study carried out by IT services company CGI. Share Radio reporter Sara Macham spoke to Andrew Rogoyski, VP of cyber security at CGI.
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Andrew Rogoyski


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Georgie Frost

Would you let a robot perform surgery on you?

Georgie Frost
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Share Radio Morning

Would you let a robot perform surgery on you?
How comfortable would you be with a robot performing surgery on you? UK patients are apparently the most sceptical about receiving healthcare from anyone other than a human, according to PWC.
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Brian Pomering


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Georgie Frost

Keeping those childcare costs down

Georgie Frost
Original Broadcast:

Share Radio Morning

Keeping those childcare costs down
Georgie Frost checked in with the UK Money blogger community fresh from their Monday Twitter chat. Last night they looked at the different stages of bringing up a child, after research revealed raising a child to 21-years-of-age will cost £200,000. Laura Light joins to talk more. Her site is : savings4savvymums.co.uk
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Laura Light


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Georgie Frost

The News Review: Nursery woes

Georgie Frost
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Share Radio Morning

The News Review: Nursery woes
Today on the agenda, Georgie Frost and Sara Benwell, Consumer Editor at Good Housekeeping discussed one in five nurseries warned they would not partake in giving parents 30 hours of free childcare. Plus they look into grandparents passing on 400-billion pounds in wealth to younger generations. All these stories and more on The News Review.
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Sara Benwell


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Georgie Frost

Trump has said that North Korea has "gotta behave". But will they listen?

Georgie Frost
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Share Radio Morning

Trump has said that North Korea has "gotta behave". But will they listen?
Donald Trump's warning North Korea it has 'gotta behave'. His deputy Mike Pence is in the region for talks on what he's calling "the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula". And Trump has called President Erdogan to congratulate his Turkish counterpart on his narrow referendum win. Sunday's result gives him extra powers and weakens the role of parliament.
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Colin Bloom


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Georgie Frost

Weetabix has been sold to US firm Post Holdings for £1.4bn

Georgie Frost
Original Broadcast:

Share Radio Morning

Weetabix has been sold to US firm Post Holdings for £1.4bn
Georgie Frost was joined this morning by Nigel Cassidy to speaking on the latest market headlines, starting with that major company announcement this morning from Weetabix. Plus we hear from Lloyds Banking Group also making the headlines.
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Nigel Cassidy


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Nigel Cassidy

Easter weekend boasts well for the retail sector

Nigel Cassidy
Original Broadcast:

Share Radio Breakfast

Easter weekend boasts well for the retail sector
The UK's retail sector enjoyed a much needed boost over the Easter weekend, with both footfall and card spending seeing a year-on-year rise. London's West End experienced a surge in shoppers over the holiday period, with a footfall increase of 6.8 per cent between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. This compares with a smaller increase in footfall across the whole country between Friday and Sunday.
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Diane Wehrle


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Nigel Cassidy

£10bn is spent in the UK on online advertising, and Google is raking in the revenue

Nigel Cassidy
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Share Radio Breakfast

£10bn is spent in the UK on online advertising, and Google is raking in the revenue
Internet ad spending in the UK has passed £10bn for the first time last year. Companies are now spending more than double on mobile video ads as Brits watch clips, TV and movies on smartphones. Internet giant Google has benefited from the surge in internet advertising – but now faces a row over ads appearing next to extremist videos on YouTube.
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James Chandler


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