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The Scottish Parliament has suspended a debate on whether to back Nicola Sturgeon’s demand for a second independence referendum following the Westminster terror attack. The vote, when it occurs, will trigger an official demand from Ms Sturgeon to the Prime Minister for talks over a Section 30 order, the legal mechanism used to transfer the powers to Holyrood for a referendum, preferably between autumn 2018 and spring 2019.But Mrs May announced last week that she would not allow another independence vote until Brexit has been negotiated and Scots can see how it has worked out. Maurice Smith, Share Radio's Scotland correspondent joined Nigel Cassidy to discuss this and the top news stories of the day.

The clothes retailer's suffered a remarkable fall from grace. Over the past year the shares are down 40%, even though the FTSE 100 has risen 20%. The halcyon days of the Next catalogue being the go-to method of buying clothes seem far behind us. Mike Van Dulken, Head of Research at Accendo Markets, spoke to James Brydges.

Goodbyes can be difficult - especially if they're scheduled to last for two years. Today, Share Radio gets the View from the Brexit negotiations - what next after Article 50?

Share Radio's ongoing coverage of today's attack on Parliament.

On the latest Market Wrap, US financial markets have been making the headlines after the Dow Jones posted its first drop in 5 months. Plus, Kingfisher, the B&Q and Screwfix owner, has reported higher profits boosted by resilient sales in the UK and the weaker pound. Finally, mining companies Acacia and Endeavour are going separate ways after their merger talks broke down. Russ Mould, Investment Director at AJ Bell joined us to discuss.

On the first Investor Insights, brought to you by JP Morgan Asset Management, we discussed investing for income, and explored how investors can use investment vehicles like ISAs to access that income. Share Radio's Simon Rose was joined by Nandini Ramakrishnan, Global Market Strategist at JP Morgan, James Saunders Watson, Client Director at JP Morgan and Share Radio's Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher.

The number of women working into their 70s in the UK has doubled in the last four years, according research from investment company, Hargreaves Lansdown. Worries over pension income, and a desire to stay active, were driving up working ages. For more Lin Phillips, co-founder of WASPI Voice, a women's pensions campaign organisation, joined Share Radio's Ed Bowsher.

A firearms incident near parliament as seen one person shot and one injured at this stage. Reporter Alex Clark joined us live from Westminster for more.

Editor Moira O'Neill and product researcher Adam Williams joined Georgie Frost to explore ways to educate kids about money management and to look at the pros and cons of stocks and shares Isas. They also asked whether you should opt for investing instead of saving cash or choosing premium bonds.

This week on Money Saving Expert, Sarah Lowther was joined by personal finance writer, Sam McFaul. They discussed the rising cost of NHS prescriptions and rock bottom mortgage rates, and ended with a roundup of the best deals the eagle-eyed team have come across this week.