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Robin Dwyer was joined by Mike Indian to discuss the latest political news, including Theresa May's Brexit speech next week, Jeremy Corbyn's policy announcements, and the NHS under pressure this winter.

Regular listeners to the show will know that our Apprentices are five members of the Share Radio team who've each been given fifteen thousand pounds of virtual money to build their own share portfolios. They have a minimum of eight stocks, which they've been buying and selling through The Share Centre. Apprentices Matt Cox and Alexi Phillips have joined me in the studio and standing by with advice and useful observations is Share Radio's Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher.

Robyn Dwyer stands in for Share Radio's Simon Rose and brings you Market Wrap, a roundup of what's been happening in the bourses and businesses of Britain and the world. To help contextualise the day's events, Robyn was joined by Share Radio's senior analyst Ed Bowsher - they tackled the FTSE's drop, retailers exceeding their trading expectations, and Fiat Chrysler shares taking a hit after being accused of taking part in the Diesel Emissions Scandal.

Time now for our regular weekly programme "The Investment Trust Show" brought to you in association with Henderson Global Investors. Each week we explore the main features, factors and developments affecting investment trusts at the moment. This week we'll be looking at new years investment resolutions and we'll also look at research which shows that investment trusts generated growth of 57% over the last three and a half years. Share Radio's Ed Bowsher was joined by two great guests today: Dice McCairn, Editor of WhichInvestmentTrust.com and Ian Sayers, Chief Executive, Association of Investment Companies.

There are fears the government could have to step in to bailout RBS, again. The Department of Justice in America is considering fining the bank for mis-selling risky mortgages during financial crisis of 2008. The financial penalty could run as high as 13 billion dollars, roughly 9.6 billion pounds. The DoJ is expected to make a decision over the next few weeks. Share Radio's James Brydges has been finding out more from Ian Fraser, author of Shredded: Inside RBS, The Bank That Broke Britain.

Is the bond bull market coming to an end or is it just a blip we've seen over the last few months? Share Radio's Ed Bowsher was joined by Ed Smith, Asset Allocation Strategist at Rathbone Investment Management to find out.

We've been talking a lot this month about New Year's resolutions and people making changes for the better. Many of us want a new job to ensure that 2017 is a good year. But change can be scary- and research has found that fear and finances are holding us back from making a change. To find out more about switching careers Georgie Frost spoke to head coach at Careershifters Natasha Stanley and reporter Sara Macham who successfully made the switch to journalism.

In his new year speech, the labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he understands the lack of trust in politicians and the EU that led to the Brexit vote. Trust, in politics, economists and business, has perhaps never been such an important issue as it is today - nor indeed perhaps so low among the general public. But where has this lack of faith come from? And what can be done to get it back? According to my next guest it's not just our actions that can cause distrust- the language we use is as important. John Blakey is a CEO Coach and author of The Trusted Executive - Nine leadership habits that inspire results, relationships and reputation.

London's premier position in the financial markets has, at least in part, been built on easy access to Europe. So will London will remain a major financial centre once we leave the EU? Financial lobby group The City UK has released its key priorities for this transition and its director of Policy and Strategy, Gary Campkin, joined Share Radio's Ed Bowsher on the line.

It's time for our weekly catch up with Merryn Somerset Webb, Editor in Chief of MoneyWeek. She joined Share Radio's Ed Bowsher on the line to preview articles from this week's issue.