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A report published this week by Amnesty International has described the torture of thousands of Syrian civilians suspected of not supporting Assad's regime. The human rights charity estimates that more than 17,700 people have died in detention since the start of the conflict, or 10 people a day. To discuss the report, Colin spoke with Kristyan Benedict, Amnesty's Syria Campaign manager.

It's been two weeks since the Bank of England cut interest rates to a historic low of just 0.25% and some banks and building societies have wasted no time in cutting the interest rates on their accounts. So can you get any kind of return on your savings? How do you know if your account is paying a terrible rate and who is paying the most? Sarah's joined by Sally Francis of MoneySavingExpert and Hannah Maundrell, editor at money.co.uk.

To get the most out of retirement, financially and in terms of what you do, it's really worth planning for. Not just how much you put into your pension, but when you retire, how you retire and how much money you'll need. When should you do this kind of planning, do you need professional advice or can you work it all out yourself? And what are your options if you've not yet thought about your retirement?

These days investing is about far more than stocks and shares. You can invest in bamboo forests, car parking spaces, wine, or you can invest directly in small and growing companies. But should you? Sarah goes through the pros and cons of alternative investments with David Thorpe of What Investment, financial journalist Martyn James and Bruce Davis of Abundance Investment.

As thousands of students prepare to start university in a few weeks' time, Sarah looks at student bank accounts. What are the best accounts, where can you find the best perks and what should you do when you graduate? With Young Money Champion Amelia Murray, Bronni Hughes from Student Money Saver, Andrew Hagger of Moneycomms and David Crawford, head of current accounts at RBS/Natwest.

The Share Food team takes a break this week, so Matthew Cook takes a look back at the past few months and brings you highlights of Share Food. So listen again to Madeleine Shaw talking about her new book, Ready Steady Glow, Clare Blampied of Sacla UK about the power of pesto and Myles Donneky making Le Fizz, Grey Goose Vodka's summer cocktail. Plus, Meera Sodha on her Fresh India book, Lily Simpson talks Detox Kitchen, Jeremy Vaislic brings in his Maitre Choux patisserie delights, and Sainsbury's Magazine editor-in-chief meets Dan Doherty at the launch of his book, Toast Hash Roast Mash.

The Entrepreneur Show takes a look at interesting businesses and talks to the people behind them. Whether you already run your own business or are thinking about taking the plunge, we'll bring you everything you need to guide your business from concept to success.

The Entrepreneur Show takes a look at interesting businesses and talks to the people behind them. Whether you already run your own business or are thinking about taking the plunge, we'll bring you everything you need to guide your business from concept to success.

Today Georgie Frost is joined in the studio by Share Radio's senior analyst Ed Bowsher. Today they discuss the rebound in retail sales since their June slump as well as the amount of money retired households are losing in income tax. Plus with the Night Tube starting tonight we take a look at London's newest transport service. All these stories and more on The News Review.

British households remain confident in the rising value of their homes, even after the vote to leave the European Union. That's according to Knight Frank's Sentiment Report, which shows 15% of homeowners surveyed by Knight Frank believed the price of their own house had risen last month... more than the ratio who believed house prices had fallen. Grainne Gilmore, head of Knight Frank UK Residential Research joined the team to discuss further.