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The News Review: Plastic fantastic

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The News Review: Plastic fantastic
Today on the agenda, Sue Dougan and personal finance expert Martyn James discussed how Facebook is hiring 3,000 more staff to police its content. Plus they look at how it's finally the end for the old paper five pound note. All these stories and more on The News Review.
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Le Pen vs Macron: Who will see victory?

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Le Pen vs Macron: Who will see victory?
Starting with the French elections this morning. Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron have clashed in a TV debate ahead of Sunday's vote. Moving away from the elections, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says it was wrong to suggest Brexit would be a fast and painless process with no impact on people’s lives. He's highlighted the rights of EU citizens, the final divorce settlement, and the Irish border question as the key issues that must be addressed.
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Morrisons reports better-than-expected sales numbers

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Morrisons reports better-than-expected sales numbers
Joining Sue Dougan to go through the latest market headlines was Nigel Cassidy and it's been a busy morning of company announcements. We've heard from a number of major companies. Starting with Morrisons and Next.
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Why is consumer spending booming?

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Why is consumer spending booming?
Barclaycard has published its consumer spend data for March today showing spending up 4.6 per cent year-on-year last month. The first quarter saw record rises in supermarket spending in January - 2.9 percent - and in the amount spent on petrol - 19.2 percent in February. To find out more about the figures Sue Dougan was joined by Paul Lockstone, Managing Director at Barclaycard.
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The News Review: Is extortionate car insurance driving you up the wall?

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The News Review: Is extortionate car insurance driving you up the wall?
Today on the agenda, Sue Dougan and Personal finance expert Kevin White discussed the latest inflation figures. Plus they look into why drivers are paying over 100 pounds more for their car insurance on average this year - compared with 2016. All these stories and more on The News Review.
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'You've got three of the most powerful people in the world standing up to Russia,' says Colin Bloom

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'You've got three of the most powerful people in the world standing up to Russia,' says Colin Bloom
Boris Johnson has asked G7 to consider fresh sanctions against Russia and Syria, claiming Putin is ‘toxifying’ Russia’s image and says Kremlin has to choose between withdrawing support for Assad or facing penalties. And Theresa May and Donald Trump have agreed a "window of opportunity now exists" to persuade Russia to drop its links with the Syrian government.
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Colin Bloom


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JD Sports warns of inflationary pressures despite reporting 80% rise in 2016 pre-tax profits

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JD Sports warns of inflationary pressures despite reporting 80% rise in 2016 pre-tax profits
Joining Sue Dougan for the latest market headlines was Nigel Cassidy, starting with some inflation figures this morning. Plus, JD Sports has reported record profits with an 81% increase in pre-tax profits last year to £238.4m. And around 700 jobs are under threat at luxury fashion chain Jaeger.
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Nigel Cassidy


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The News Review: Men spend more on Mother's Day than on Valentine's day

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The News Review: Men spend more on Mother's Day than on Valentine's day
Sue Dougan was joined by Hannah Maundrell, Editor in Chief at Money.co.uk this morning. Today on the agenda, they discussed how the state pension age may be increased to 68 by 2039. Plus they look into why men spend more money on Mother's Day than they do on their lovers on Valentine's Day. All these stories and more on The News Review.
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Hannah Maundrell


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7 people were arrested overnight in connection to the Westminster terror attack. Josh Lowe tells us how this is an attack on democracy

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7 people were arrested overnight in connection to the Westminster terror attack. Josh Lowe tells us how this is an attack on democracy
Sue Dougan was joined by Josh Lowe from Newsweek to look at some of the biggest political stories of the day. And a sad day for London and the UK yesterday. The number who died has been revised down by police to four this morning. Overnight, police have arrested seven people. Clearly they think the attacker wasn't acting alone? And the House of Commons will return as normal today. Plus the Scottish Parliament debate on whether to seek a second independence referendum is to resume next Tuesday.
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Business as usual for the markets in after Wednesday's Westminster terror attack

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Business as usual for the markets in after Wednesday's Westminster terror attack
Nigel Cassidy joined Sue Dougan to discuss the main market headlines of the morning, starting with the terrible news from yesterday. How do these sort of events impact the markets? Plus we've heard company announcements from Next, Ted Baker and IG Group.
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Nigel Cassidy


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