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Richard Perks, Director of Retail Research at Mintel, talks with Share Radio's Nigel Cassidy and Mark Johnson about Sainsbury's and Topps Tiles, after both retail giants made company announcements.

Billy Bambrough looks into the performance of sovereign wealth funds, amidst stock market crashes and falling commodity prices. Billy speaks to Enrico Soddu, Head of Data and Research at the Sovereign Wealth Centre, and Selina Sy, Associate Commercial Manager of Hedge Funds at Preqin.

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has called for all defected members to return to Labour. Andrew Chevis, ex Chairman of the Battersea Labour Party and now of the SNP, joins Sarah Lowther and Mark Johnson to reveal whether he's considering a return. Andrew also sets out a major political aspiration.

Anastasia Nesvetailova, Professor at City University and now a Member of the Economic Advisory Panel to the Labour Party, joins Sarah Lowther and Mark Johnson to offer an insight into the party, with the Labour conference ongoing.

How do you go about borrowing money? We look at the dreaded Credit Score. We get to grips with debt and interest payments. How are interest rates set? What is credit scoring and how do you go about borrowing money?

Let’s talk about debt. How are interest rates set and how does inflation affect your debts? We get to grips with debt and interest payments. How are interest rates set? What is credit scoring and how do you go about borrowing money?

According to the NHS there may be almost 600,000 problem gamblers in the UK, and those people are more likely to suffer from low self-esteem, stress, anxiety and depression. So when does gambling become a serious problem? And what can be done to help? In this show Georgie talks to Elaine Smethurst, the managing director of the Gordon Moody Association, to find out more.

The Centre for Economics and Business Research has released its latest analysis on a rate rise, pushing back its forecast. Head of Macroeconomics at the CEBR, Scott Corfe, joins Sarah Lowther and Mark Johnson to discuss this.

The Bank of England has claimed that UK banks are vulnerable to the slowdown in China and other emerging market economies. Billy Bambrough speaks with Ian Gordon, Analyst at Investec, and Tom Burroughes, Group Editor at Wealthbriefing, about this.

Rita Lobo and Marc Shoffman are joined by Shanza Ali from the Muslim Climate Action campaign and Jean Leston from Christian environmental group Operation Noah, to discuss climate change and whether it is up to faith groups to lead on tackling the issue, only on Questions of Faith. With guest Imam Mansoor Ahmad Clark explaining the significance of change in Islam.