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We're talking about staying safe online but what about if you run a business. Cyber-attacks are a huge threat. In fact according to insurance company Hiscox, over half of UK firms have been victims in the past year. Despite this, it seems we are still too complacent in taking extra precautions - even after an attack. To tell us a bit more I'm joined now by Matt Webb, Head of Cyber at Hiscox.

There are about 100 experts in the UK money blogger community, but who are the people behind the Twitter Handles? Share Radio's Sara Macham has been taking a look at Miss Thrifty of @Miss_Thrifty. Created by, Karyn Fleeting, Miss Thrifty is a woman on a mission. She lives in Greater Manchester says she never pays full price for anything, and insists saving money doesn't have to be miserable.

It's time to check in with the UK Money blogger community fresh from their Monday Twitter chat. Now every week, around 100 experts in all, take to the social media site to kick off the week and share experiences, tips and questions on anything money related. Last night they discussed broadband bills. Joining Georgie Frost was Andy Webb, personal finance blogger and journalist whose site is becleverwithyourcash.com to discuss ways that people spend too much for their phone and broadband.

Georgie Frost was joined by Financial planner David Braithwaite from Citrus Financial. Today on the agenda, they discussed the 'broken' housing market. Plus they look into Aldi becoming the 5th biggest supermarket chain. All these stories and more on The News Review.

John Bercow - the House of Common speaker who's not shy of courting controversy - has been at it again. He won applause from opposition MPs for saying US President Donald Trump should not be allowed to address Parliament during a planned state visit. But the comments have angered some Tories, who say he should remain neutral. Georgie Frost was joined by Jack Sommers of the Huffington Post to discuss reaction to Mr Bercow's comments.

Joining us to discuss what the main market headlines of the morning are is Share Radio's very own Juliette Foster. A busy morning of Regulatory News Statements? And BP's profits have fallen for a second consecutive year - with earnings down more than 800 million pounds for 2016. Plus Facebook and Google step up efforts to combat fake news after they faced criticism for not doing enough to curb fake news during the US Presidential election.

One of the largest investments a mobile phone operator makes is on their network. Network builds and maintenance run into billions of pounds as these companies seek to maintain service levels, or improve their geographical reach and speeds. However the underlying software and signalling protocols they run on can often be flawed, leaving them open to attack from outsiders. Juliette Foster was joined by Michael Downs, Head of Telecoms Security at Positive Technologies, to explain more about the risk to operators from such vulnerabilities.

Queen Elizabeth is today celebrating her Sapphire Jubilee, as Britain commemorates 65 years since she ascended the British throne. At 90 years old, Queen Elizabeth is currently the world's longest-reigning living monarch, In honour of the Queen's Sapphire Jubilee, Share Radio’s Matt Cox delves into the financial, technological, and political highs and lows witnessed by Queen Elizabeth during her reign so far, and how it has shaped the country as we know it.

Now, how would you like some free money? Well, there may be some money you've lost track of. It's estimated there's up to £15 billion in bank accounts and Premium Bonds that people have lost track of - but it doesn't have to cost you anything or take a long time to find it again. Sarah Pennells was joined by freelance journalist Simon Read, Simon Barber from Title Research and Rodney Prezeau, Managing Director of Aviva Online Investments to discuss further.

Just how safe do you think your children are online? According to research from credit report agency Equifax, a lack of parental controls and supervision could leave many kids at risk of giving out personal details and falling victim to scams. Tomorrow is Safer Internet Day which encourages greater awareness of some of the risks of online fraud and how to stay protected. To find out more Share Radio's Tom Hill spoke to Lisa Hardstaff from Equifax and Russell Winnard from Young Enterprise who started by explaining some of the recent findings.