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Today, President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping will be meeting at Trump's Mar-a-lago resort in Florida to perhaps set the tone or one of the world’s most important bilateral relationships. So, what can we expect from the meeting and what does it mean for trade between the US and China?

It's time to talk politics. Today: the EU Parliament has agreed a plan for Brexit negotiations; the UN Security Council has held an emergency meeting over the use of chemical weapons in Syria.

This is In My Experience, where Share Radio's Simon Rose grapples with inspiring stories that shape careers. On today's programme, Simon is joined by Charlie Thuillier, founder of Oppo Ice Cream. In 2015, Oppo Ice Cream became the most over-funded offer ever on Seedrs. Returning to Seedrs in 2016, Oppo broke through its £150,000 target in 6 hours. Along the way, their journey took them to the studios of Dragon’s Den and now, Andy Murray is one of its many investors. For ShareRadio listeners head into http://www.oppoicecream.co.uk/storefinder/ and a £1 off voucher for a tub will pop up!

Georgie Frost is joined by food entrepreneurs Natasha Cooke and Lucy Pedder to discuss their latest venture- a restaurant that's bringing back traditional British cuisine- named Lupins.

This week Kantar Worldpanel released its latest grocery market figures revealing new highs for discount retailers Aldi and Lidl whilst many of the big established firms struggle. For consumers inflation seems to be taking a toll with food prices up 2.3% and expected to rise. To talk through the findings Share Radio's Tom Hill spoke to Head of Retail and Consumer Insight Fraser McKevitt.

The European Parliament is debating its "red lines" for Brexit negotiations today. Ed spoke with Vincenzo Scarpetta, Senior Policy Analyst at OpenEurope to find out more.

Today's the last day you can open an ISA allowance in this tax year, so I'll ask Tom Selby of AJ Bell, about the advantages of opening one

Theresa May has said free movement of EU citizens into the UK could continue during the 'implementation phase' of Brexit. For more on this, Ed spoke to John Ashmore, Chief Reporter at Politics Home.

Michel Barnier, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, spoke to the European Parliament today and said UK must focus on divorce deal before trade talks can begin. For more on this along with the rest of the day's news Ed spoke with Ben Kumar, Investment Manager at 7 Investment Management.

Shares in Bovis Homes are up today after the house-builder rejected a bid from Galliford. Ed asked Chris Bailey, Founder of Financial Orbit, about this story along with the rest of the day's company news.