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Georgie Frost was joined by senior analyst Ed Bowsher. Today on the agenda, they discussed the new trial to make rail fares simpler. Plus they look into why people spend 4 days a year in total trying to find a parking space. All these stories and more on The News Review.

Now it's time to review some of the biggest political stories. Georgie Frost was joined by Billy Bambrough, Editor of economics and business website Verdict.co.uk. MPs will vote later on whether to pass a law which gives the prime minister the power to start the process of leaving the European Union. Are the government expected to win?

Joining us to discuss what the main market headlines of the morning are is Share Radio's very own Juliette Foster. There's a couple of big announcements coming out of TalkTalk this morning. Apple has also announced for the final three months of 2016 and we have housing data from Nationwide.

It's been dubbed business class coffee - where art and food science combine. Meet Malaysian-born entrepreneur Kia Boon, who hopes his venture, The New Black, will be the start of a modern-day coffee empire. He joined Linda Lewis on Company Casebook to spill the beans.

Russell Quirk, Founder of the online estate agent Emoov, joined Juliette Foster on Share Radio Breakfast to discuss the latest House Price Index released by the lender Nationwide. The index found house prices rose at their slowest annual rate in more than a year last month.

Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to sell £2.46 billion pounds worth of North Sea assets to oil exploration firm Chrysaor as part of continuing debt reduction measures. Shell wants to sell $30bn of assets by 2018 as it seeks to pay off debt following its takeover of BG Group. The deal represents about half of their 2016 North Sea output. Share Radio's James Brydges spoke to Gaurav Sharma, Business Editor for the International Business Times UK.

Nearly a decade ago the world's biggest banks were brought to their knees. And with each new victim of the financial crisis, it quickly became clear how ignorant regulators had been about the activities of those in the City. But, whilst we have pulled back from the brink, the financial system hasn't become any less mystifying. For those not in the monetary policy bubble, the idea that central bankers can conjure funds for quantitative easing seemingly out of thin air is purely mindboggling. So, money still makes the world go round - but what actually is it? Where does it come from - and who's in charge of creating it? I'm now joined by Ann Pettifor, director of Policy Research in Macroeconomics and author of 'The Production of Money: How to Break the Power of Bankers', which is published by Verso Books and retails for £12.99.

MPs have begun debating a Bill which would allow the government to begin the UK's departure from the EU. It's going to be a long night in the House of Commons, with the debate tabled to last till midnight. For more on the Brexit trigger bill, Simon Rose was joined by Hugo Dixon, Co-Founder of Common Ground, and Laura Sainsbury of FTI Consulting Image: © UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor

Low interest rates over the last number of years has proven massively advantageous to income investors. However, with interest rates set to rise over the coming year, is the sector still as appealing to potential investors? Share Radio's Ed Bowsher spoke to Mark Wharrier, Manager of the BlackRock UK Income Fund.

With the stroke of a pen, just five days into his first week at the Oval Office, Donald Trump temporarily banned citizens of 7 Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States. The President’s ‘extreme vetting’ has been met with outrage on both sides of the Atlantic, decried as ‘unacceptable’ in Germany and ‘divisive’ in the UK. In response, Mr. Trump has insisted the ban is about ‘Making America Safe Again’ - not religion. International condemnation aside, the travel ban has given another glimpse of what lies ahead for the Middle East in the Trump era. An inaugural pledge to put America First, to ensure “every decision … on immigration, on foreign affairs, will be made to benefit ... American families", has been read by many as Trump turning his back on the region. But with gains from the Arab Spring unconsolidated, nuclear ambitions only temporarily tempered, and Syria obliterated by civil war, there are fears an American retreat may be unwise. What will a Donald Trump Presidency mean for the Middle East? How will a more hesitant US abroad affect the region? I’m now joined by Gilbert Achcar, Professor of Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and Share Radio’s economics commentator Professor John Weeks.