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The Women’s Engineering Society is celebrating National Women in Engineering Day. The UK has less than 10% of female engineering professionals, the lowest percentage in Europe. James Brydges has been hearing from Anusha Shah, Technical Director at the US based technical professional services firm, Jacobs, to find out why young women have not been keen to go for a career in the industry.

Homebase is about to be renamed Bunnings, but will the struggling DIY retailer, now under Wesfarmers ownership, see its fortunes change? Branding expert Jennifer Janson joined Nigel Cassidy and Louise Cooper to discuss the rebranding.

It's time for our weekly slot with Money Saving Expert. This week, Sam McFaul tells us about new tricks to find those hidden gems while making the most of your savings, what to do if you forget to book travel insurance and gives us a round-up of the best deals and discounts Money Saving Expert have found this week.

On this week's episode, Moira O'Neill and Tom Wilson join Georgie Frost in the studio. On the agenda, HSBC Has launched the UK's first Sub-1% fixed-rate mortgage. Then, most Brits who've bought their first home are not saving enough to get a second property. And, Insurance providers evaluate your driving history and status, and assign a risk value reflected in the premiums you pay. Plus, people in their 40s are working later into their life than ever before leaving a strain on pension.

Share Radio's senior analyst, Ed Bowsher, joins Georgie Frost in the studio today to discuss the biggest finance stories of the last 24 hours. On the agenda today, The My Local convenience store chain is being put into administration, UK retail workers are so stressed about their personal finances, Royal Bank of Scotland is cutting another 900 jobs, plus much more. Consuming Issues goes out every week day from 9 to 12 on Share Radio.

With the results of the forthcoming EU referendum seemingly on a knife-edge, the Institute of Economic Affairs has published a report outlining the best way to maximise economic freedom whatever the outcome. Ryan Bourne, Head of Public Policy at the Institute of Economic Affairs, spoke about this further.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has begun an upper house election campaign, with a pledge to rev-up the economy, as surveys show his ruling bloc is ahead. Seijiro Takeshita, Professor of Management and Information at University of Shizuoka in Japan, joined Sarah Lowther and Chris Bailey to discuss.

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

As many as 28 million people in Britain are living with chronic pain according to research. A study published in the OMJ Open journal suggests 43 per cent of adults have endured pain that has lasted for more than three months. It also warns that as the population gets older, the problem is also likely to become more widespread. Beverley Sunderland, from Crosslands Solicitors, joins Georgie to discuss further.

It's time for another session with Money Fight Club! This week, Georgie Frost is sparring with financial heavyweights Lindsay Cook and Anne Caborn on whether the housing market is spiralling out of control, or even broken. We also find out if we have become a nation of gamblers, and they enter the ring with modern day practises of debt collectors.