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UK inflation rose to a 31-month high of 1.8 percent in January, up from 1.6 percent in December. But is wage growth keeping up with inflation? Samuel Tombs, Chief Economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, joined Share Radio's Ed Bowsher for more on this.

The Greek economy suffered an unexpected contraction at the end of last year, shrinking 0.4% in the last quarter. It means that if the EU and the IMF can't agree on a new debt plan next week, there's a danger that Greece won't be able to pay its next debt repayment in July. So what does it mean for the troubled Mediterranean country? Ed Bowsher was joined by European affairs analyst Yannis Koutsomitis for more.

The Trump administration's alleged ties to Russia are in the spotlight again: a top national security advisor to the President has resigned after misleading the White House about his contacts with Russia's ambassador to Washington. At least Trump has a British holiday to look forward to - today Downing Street rejected the petition to ban the President's state visit. For all this and the rest of the day's political headlines, Simon speaks to Rishi Patel of FTI Consulting.

Despite a petition backed by 1.8 million people, Donald Trump will get his state visit. For the latest on UK politics John Rentoul, Chief Political Commentator at The Independent, spoke with Share Radio's senior analyst Ed Bowsher.

UK inflation for January is up to 1.8%, the highest rate since June 2014, as the pound remains weak. For more on this, John Barrass, Deputy Chief Executive of the Wealth Management Association, joined Share Radio's senior analyst Ed Bowsher.

It's time to look inside the mind of a fund manager - Phil Harris has run EdenTree's UK Equity Growth Fund for the past year and a half. He joined Share Radio's Simon Rose to discuss the management of the fund and the hottest assets on his radar.

Engine-maker Rolls-Royce has announced a pre-tax full year loss of £4.6 billion, one of the biggest UK corporate losses in history. But it's not all bad news for the company - Garry White, chief investment commentator at Charles Stanley, explains this and the major company stories of the day with Share Radio's Ed Bowsher.

With the array of websites and apps on offer more and more people are turning to technology to find love. As a result the dating economy is booming with one survey from TSB suggesting it contributes 14.5 billion pounds to the UK economy every year. To find out more Share Radio's Sara Macham spoke to Nicola Forsyth from TSB and serial dater Louise Yearnshire about the research.

Shopping via smartphone has become more and more popular with mobile sales set to treble in the next four years. However the UK is still lagging behind rivals in Asia and America with factors such as slow loading speeds to blame. That's according to joint research from Google, PayPal and OC&C Strategy Consultants. To find out what it will take to harness this growth sector Share Radio's Tom Hill spoke to UK mobile commerce director at PayPal Rob Harper.

On Track Record with Sue Dougan today: Savings expert and head of communications at Scottish Friendly, Calum Bennie. Sue talks to Calum about his father’s work ethic, about working in marketing for a tour company to get his career underway, before embarking on a financial career with Britannia Life and onward to Scottish Friendly. His musical choices include The Smiths, Kate Bush and Crowded House - and you can hear an extended version this Saturday from midday, download it from the Share Radio website or iTunes.