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In the food world, 2016 proved to be the year of avocados and craft beer, so what will we see in 2017? Food writer Xanthe Clay joined Georgie Frost on the line to give some insights into what will be on the nation's plates this year.

Georgie Frost is joined in the studio by Share’s Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher. Today on the agenda, they discuss fat cat Wednesday and what it means. Plus a look into the latest news on the gender pay gap. All these stories and more on The News Review.

This is the Careers Clinic where we discuss all things work related. What happens when you're job comes to an unexpected end? Redundancy is often a thorny issue and there's plenty of legal nitty gritty to consider here. To unpick it all Georgie was joined in the studio by Kevin Charles from Crossland Employment Solicitors.

The gloves are off in Money Fight Club this week; Royal Mail's predicting today will be the busiest day for online shopping returns - with a jump of more than 50 per cent expected. So financial heavyweights Lindsay Cook and James Walker tackles how to return any faulty Christmas gifts you may have received. We find out who will be getting the Golden Gloves and Sucker Punch awards this week. And in Modern Manners we negotiate the office politics of booking annual leave.

It's the start of a new year so we're looking ahead to what new products are on their way and what developments we might see. 2016 saw trends such as drones, virtual reality and the rise of AI so what will 2017 hold? To give us a preview Georgie was joined on the line with Chris Hall, editor of Pocket Lint.

Georgie Frost checked in with Mr Moneyblogger himself, Andy Webb from the UK Money Bloggers community to find out about their money goals for 2017 and decided on sticking to their New Year's financial resolutions.

Georgie Frost is joined in the studio by CEO of eMoov Russell Quirk. Today on the agenda, they discuss ringing in the New Year with rising rail fares. Plus, Tesco cutting the price of women's razors to match the price of male razors. All these stories and more on The News Review.

Fancy a new job? James Innes, the founder of the CV Centre joins Georgie Frost to explain why the end of the festive season leaves many of us feeling desperate for a career change.

Welcome to the This is Money and Share Radio podcast, brought to you in partnership with NS&I. It’s the last episode of the year and we’re looking back on the biggest financial stories we’ve seen in 2016- the year of the unexpected. In June in a poll defying result Britain voted by 52% to leave the EU. Since then Brexit has been a nearly constant presence in the headlines being blamed for everything from disappearing marmite to an abandoned sequel to the Mrs Brown’s Boys film. The surprises didn’t stop with Brexit though. Across the pond billionaire TV personality Donald Trump beat the odds to win the US Presidential Election. Looking back on the year Georgie Frost is joined by Editor Simon Lambert and Consumer Affairs Editor Lee Boyce. Also on the agenda they look at the ongoing woes of Britain’s housing market, the never ending story of the new plastic fiver and the third big surprise of 2016, Leicester City winning the Premier League.

Georgie Frost is joined in the studio by Retail expert Vix Leyton. Today on the agenda, they discuss our shopping habits despite a turbulent economic year, fire-prone tumble dryers and give a reasonable excuse for late tax returns you may avoid a fine. All these stories and more on The News Review.