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Andy Parker, Chief executive of Capita, one of Britain's biggest outsourcing groups steps down

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Andy Parker, Chief executive of Capita, one of Britain's biggest outsourcing groups steps down
Joining Georgie Frost to discuss the latest market headlines was Share Radio's very own Nigel Cassidy starting with this morning's company announcements – Capita, the company who collect television license fees have announced their results this morning. And they've also announced a change in their management. Plus Snap Inc makes its debut on the New York Stock Exchange later with a better-than-expected market valuation of 19 billion pounds.
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Nigel Cassidy


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Should you build a granny flat? Helen Knapman and Adam Williams offer some advice.

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Should you build a granny flat? Helen Knapman and Adam Williams offer some advice.
Georgie Frost is joined by the team from Moneywise for their weekly catch-up. In this weeks editions they look at the pros and cons of living with older relatives as well as how parents can best save for their children's future. Plus we look at all the latest stats and poll results from the team have come across this week.
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Helen Knapman, Adam Williams


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Female entrepreneurs contribute £3.5bn to the UK economy, says entrepreneur Joanna Wood

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Female entrepreneurs contribute £3.5bn to the UK economy, says entrepreneur Joanna Wood
Now are you a female entrepreneur? Or an aspiring one? It's been reported that female entrepreneurs contribute £3.5 billion to the UK economy, and it's on the rise. So what's stopping you? Female entrepreneur Joanna Wood spoke to our reporter Anviksha Patel about how much the demographic of entrepreneurship has changed, and why so many women are going at it alone. Joanna began by explaining how she started her own business.
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Joanna Wood


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How two uni friends set up The Baobab Network, a company helping fledgling businesses in Africa

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How two uni friends set up The Baobab Network, a company helping fledgling businesses in Africa
Georgie was joined by two young entrepreneurs who's aim is to help corporations make a social impact by helping fledgling businesses in Africa. University friends Tom Fairburn, and Toby Hanington, decided to give up their well-paid city jobs to do this and in March 2016 they launched The Baobab Network.
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Tom Fairburn, Toby Hanington


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You could face a £200 fine, 6 points and possibly lose your licence if you're caught driving whilst using a mobile. All this and more on the News Review

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You could face a £200 fine, 6 points and possibly lose your licence if you're caught driving whilst using a mobile. All this and more on the News Review
Georgie Frost was joined by journalist Rosie Taylor this morning. Today on the agenda, they discussed the news that from today, drivers face losing their licence if they're caught using their phone at the wheel within two years of passing their test - so anyone caught doing so will now get a 200 pound fine and six penalty points. Plus they look into why a woman has ended up with a criminal record after she found £20 on the floor and put it in her pocket. All these stories and more on The News Review.
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Rosie Taylor


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Donald Trump lays out a series of promises in his first speech to Congress. But will he stay true to his word?

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Donald Trump lays out a series of promises in his first speech to Congress. But will he stay true to his word?
The House of Lords is set to give the Government its first defeat on the Article 50 Brexit bill, and it's over the issue of protecting the rights of EU nationals. Keir Starmer has warned Labour has no prospect of election victory unless it changes direction. So is this sounding like more opposition against Jeremy Corbyn? Moving to the US, Donald Trump has laid out a series of promises in his first speech to Congress. Georgie Frost was joined by Billy Bambrough, Editor of economics and business website Verdict.co.uk to discuss all this and more political headlines of the morning.
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Billy Bambrough


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Sir Phillip Green says he'll pay out up to £363 million to fix the BHS pension blackhole

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Sir Phillip Green says he'll pay out up to £363 million to fix the BHS pension blackhole
Joining Georgie Frost to discuss the latest market headlines was Share Radio's very own Nigel Cassidy starting with this morning's company announcements - we've heard from ITV and Man Group this morning. Also the main news, Sir Phillip Green, the former BHS owner says he'll pay up to £363 million to sort out the retailer's pension scheme. The chain went bust last April leaving 11,000 staff out of work - and a £571 million pension black hole.
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Nigel Cassidy


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BT consider slashing landline-only contracts by £5 a month. All this and more on the News Review

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BT consider slashing landline-only contracts by £5 a month. All this and more on the News Review
Georgie Frost was joined by consumer rights expert Martyn James this morning. Today on the agenda, they discussed the news that BT could be forced to cut the phone bills of millions of customers who are on landline-only contracts, by £5 a month. Plus they look into why around 183 million unused baby clothes are sitting idle after children have outgrown them. All these stories and more on The News Review.
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Martyn James


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Pro-Brexit supporters are "over optimistic" about the future, says Sir John Major

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Pro-Brexit supporters are "over optimistic" about the future, says Sir John Major
Sir John Major wants Theresa May to inject "a little more charm and a lot less cheap rhetoric" into negotiations to leave the EU. The former prime minister says pro-Brexit supporters have left voters expecting an "over optimistic" future. Plus Theresa May faces a row with Brussels over plans to curb migrant numbers from the European Union next month. Georgie Frost was joined by Jack Sommers of the Huffington Post to discuss all this and more political headlines of the morning.
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Jack Sommers


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British Chambers of Commerce are demanding more Brexit certainty from the government, ahead of its annual conference

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British Chambers of Commerce are demanding more Brexit certainty from the government, ahead of its annual conference
Joining Georgie Frost to discuss the latest market headlines was Share Radio's very own Nigel Cassidy starting with picking up on the story we were covering throughout yesterday. It's to do with more doubtful developments on the merger between the LSE and Deutsche. Moving to the representative body of British businesses - the British Chambers of Commerce. They are demanding more Brexit certainty from the government, ahead of its annual conference today. And we have had some company announcements this morning from Greggs.
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Nigel Cassidy


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