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Georgie Frost

Money Fight Club: Renting vs Buying

Georgie Frost
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Money Fight Club: Renting vs Buying
Lindsay Cook and Vix Leyton get there gloves on and enter the ring Georgie to fight for your rights. This week, they talk about how the cost of renting and buying compares, how do you deal with those pesky emails from company’s asking you to assess their service, and who will get their golden glove award? Find out in this must listen.
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Vix Leyton, Lindsay Cook


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Georgie Frost

Myf Nixon, from political charity mySociety, explains the latest government app

Georgie Frost
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Myf Nixon, from political charity mySociety, explains the latest government app
Would you like to see what your MP has voted for during a debate in the House of Commons. Well, a new app might just let you keep an eye on what's happening in Westminster. Commons Vote isn't the only pieve of technology lifting the lid on what's happening in Westminster though. To find out more, our reporter Tom Hill spoke to Myf Nixon, from political charity mySociety.
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Myf Nixon


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Georgie Frost

Kit Franklin, an engineer at Harper Adams University, on robotic farming

Georgie Frost
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Kit Franklin, an engineer at Harper Adams University, on robotic farming
The days of a robotic workforce could be closer than you think. Could automated tractors and other machinery be about take over day to day farm work? It's hoped the driverless vehicles could help farmers avoid labour shortages after Brexit. For more information, Kit Franklin, one of the researchers and an engineer at Harper Adams University, spoke to Georgie.
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Kit Franklin


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Georgie Frost

Is a loss of power a major concern to you? Listen here to find out how to combat your fear

Georgie Frost
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Is a loss of power a major concern to you? Listen here to find out how to combat your fear
A quarter of Brits admit to worry about having power cuts and being left without electricity for hours or even days. And many fears have been realised in recent years with the high number of storms and flooding this country has been battered by. The Energy Network Association have come up with an idea to help - the 105 number. To find out more, our reporter Dan Goldsmith spoke to Tony Glover, director of policy at the Energy Network Association.
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Tony Glover


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Georgie Frost

Solicitor Lesley Morgan, founder and director law firm AAG Legal Services, talks about Will Aid Month

Georgie Frost
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Solicitor Lesley Morgan, founder and director law firm AAG Legal Services, talks about Will Aid Month
Have you written a will? If not and you have dependent children, then you are part of the half of British parents who have not made a will. A study, found that half of mums and dads have not prepared this vital piece of paperwork. That's why this month is Will Aid a special partnership between the legal profession and nine of the UK's best-loved charities. For more information, Georgie spoke to Solicitor Lesley Morgan, founder and director law firm AAG Legal Services.
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Lesley Morgan


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Georgie Frost

Russell Quirk, CEO of eMoov estate agents, on the News Review 08/11/16

Georgie Frost
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Russell Quirk, CEO of eMoov estate agents, on the News Review 08/11/16
Georgie Frost is joined in the studio by Russell Quirk, CEO of eMoov estate agents. Today they discuss the big story of the day from the high street, that Marks and Spencer close about 60 clothing and home stores over the next five years as part of plans to turn around the business. Elsewhere, it's bad news for the government as The UK's public finances are expected to worsen by 25 billion pounds by the end of the decade. But it's good news for Tesco Bank customers after a bad weekend, as they will get there money back by the end of the day. All these stories and more on The News Review.
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Russell Quirk


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Sarah Lowther

Share Radio Breakfast: “It’s the highest consumer spend figure we’ve seen year-on-year since 2011”

Sarah Lowther
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Share Radio Breakfast: “It’s the highest consumer spend figure we’ve seen year-on-year since 2011”
The latest consumer spend data from Barclaycard shows that spending growth hit 5.5% in October. But the data also reveals that consumer confidence in the UK economy dropped from a record high level in September, with only a third of people feeling confident in the UK economy. Paul Lockstone, Managing Director at Barclaycard, joined Share Radio Breakfast to discuss the data.
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Chris Bailey, Paul Lockstone


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Sarah Lowther

Share Radio Breakfast: Where could we see developments in UK-India relations?

Sarah Lowther
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Share Radio Breakfast: Where could we see developments in UK-India relations?
Theresa May continues her visit to India, but it seems an attempt to strengthen relations between the two nations post-EU referendum has been mired by issues. Tech was in focus as May and Modi spoke at the Indo-UK Tech Summit, but the two leaders have also butted heads over immigration and student visa concerns. Matt Cox spoke to Dr. Ruth Kattumuri, Co-Director of the India Observatory at the London School of Economics, to find out more.
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Matt Cox, Dr Ruth Kattumuri


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Sue Dougan

Ed Stacey, Head of Employment at PricewaterhouseCoopers, on discrimination

Sue Dougan
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Ed Stacey, Head of Employment at PricewaterhouseCoopers, on discrimination
The number of workers taking claims of unfair dismissal or discrimination to employment tribunals has slumped since charges came into force. That's according to trade body, TUC. The group says the number of workers filing such cases had fallen from 16,000 a month to 7,000 since the fees were introduced in 2013. This included a large reduction in cases on sexism, racism and disability. To find out more, Sue Dougan spoke to Ed Stacey, Head of Employment at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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Ed Stacey


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Sue Dougan

Alison Cullen, nutritional therapist for A.Vogel, explains how stress can affect your health

Sue Dougan
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Alison Cullen, nutritional therapist for A.Vogel, explains how stress can affect your health
What causes you to get stressed? Running late, traffic jams and health problems mean Brits spend two hours and 11 minutes of every day feeling stressed. That amounts to more than 15 hours a week, 33 days of each year and six months over the average adult lifetime. But just how bad is stress for our health? To find out, Sue Dougan spoke to Alison Cullen, nutritional therapist and education manager for A.Vogel.
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Alison Cullen


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