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Steve and Simon discuss brain transplants, Amazon launching its live gigs service in the UK (Blondie and Alison Moyet) and Citymapper’s new London bus service amongst other things.

Editor Simon Lambert and Development Editor Rich Browning from This is Money join Georgie Frost to round up the week's top stories they've been covering on their award winning Website. This week, they lift the roof on the property market – just how worried should we be about it. In one area of the country you need 17 times the average salary to buy; the number of under 35-year-olds still living with their parents has gone up a third - we ask if microhomes the way to go?! And we take a look at plans to introduce an energy price cap from the Tories - how different is it really to Ed Miliband’s proposals in 2013?

Georgie Frost is joined by financial heavy weights Lindsay Cook and Andy Webb.

In the Business of Film, James Cameron-Wilson discusses the continued succss of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, as well as new films A Dog’s Purpose, Sleepless, Mindhorn and Unlocked.

James Cameron-Wilson reviews record-breaking Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as well as remarking on the first time the same film has appeared four times in the same box office chart - in four different languages!

Today on the agenda, Georgie Frost and Good Housekeeping's consumer editor Sara Benwell discussed how London has topped the tables as having the most expensive public transport in the world. Plus they look at how work has begun on 65 new trains set to boost capacity and reduce journey times on the East Coast Main Line. All these stories and more on The News Review.

The Conservative party has swept across Britain making big gains in the local elections. The results confirm analysts expectations that a comfortable Tory win is likely in next month's general election. For more on this and the latest political news, Ed Bowsher spoke to Asa Bennett, Assistant Comment Editor at the Telegraph.

Archie Norman has been announced as the new Marks & Spencer chairman. Does this, as well as the appointment of Jill MacDonald earlier this week as Head of Non-food, mean that the previously troubled chain is turning around? Ed Bowsher was joined by Craig Erlam, Senior Market Analyst at Oanda to discuss this and more of the day's corporate news.

Lloyd Blankfein, the boss of Goldman Sachs, has said that the City could stall because of Brexit risks, and is pushing for a transitional period in Brexit negotiations to protect jobs and ensure stability. To discuss this and more of the day's big macro news, Ed Bowsher was joined by Vicky Pryce, from the Centre for Economics and Business Research

Share Radio's Nigel Cassidy, and Chris Bailey of Financial Orbit joined Georgie Frost in the studio. Our question is: In the last 2 years, what do you think has been the biggest financial event? And the guys discussed the biggest market headlines they've come across this morning.