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This is a new edition of The Apprentice Investor. Regular listeners to the programme 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're allowed a minimum of eight stocks from different sectors which they've been buying and selling through the Share Centre. Our two apprentice investors today are Valsa de Winter and Alexi Phillips - and giving us his verdict on their efforts is Share Radio's senior analyst, Ed Bowsher.

It's time for our weekly slot with Money Saving Expert. This week personal finance writer Sam McFaul talks us through the advantages of paying by card over cash. Plus the usual roundup of the best deals of the week from Money Saving Expert.

Georgie Frost is joined in the studio by Share Radio's senior analyst Ed Bowsher. Today they discuss the falling sales figures currently facing Sainsbury's as well as the, now banned, estate agent scam 'portal juggling'. Plus why men are more likely to complain about ads than women. All these stories and more on The News Review.

Every week The AIM Show hears from the boss of one of the companies listed on the Alternative Investment Market.

This week financial journalists Lindsay Cook and Anne Caborn take on energy tariffs- why are they still so complicated and can you negotiate a better deal? Plus we find out which delivery company is getting the Golden Gloves this week as well as answering how best to thank people for favours.

Georgie Frost is joined in the studio by Kevin Pratt, web editor at MoneySuperMarket.com. Today they discuss the lack of women amongst the country's richest people as well as the latest hike in insurance premium tax. Plus a Guardian investigation has found one in seven food businesses failed their most recent inspection. All these stories and more on The News Review.

Gadgets and Gizmos with Share Radio's technology editor Steve Caplin.

Share radio has teamed up with www.ukfolkfestivals.co.uk to give a rundown of what’s going on in coming months for traditional music fans.

Georgie Frost is joined by editor of money.co.uk Hannah Maundrell. Today they discuss new research into our growing addiction to smartphones as well as the results of this years CoolBrands survey. Plus is airline Monarch really in financial trouble? All these stories and more on The News Review.

This week Sue and Helena taste test the newest ice cream flavour from Jude's, they meet the team from VizEat, we report live from the World Bread Awards, and visit the launch event of Nielson Massey's vanilla bean paste, the secret ingredient to make cocktails with a twist.