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Sarah Pennells was joined by senior analyst Ed Bowsher. Today on the agenda, they discussed how more than half of City workers feel more stressed at home than at work. Plus they look into why senior ministers have written to Tory MPs to try to stave off a rebellion over business rates. All these stories and more on The News Review.

Guests: Ed Bowsher

Published: Mon 20 February 2017

Donald Trump has made some remarks about Sweden on Friday at a rally in Florida, which seem to have caused some confusion. And Trump has continued his attack on what he calls the 'dishonest' media. There have been two petitions in the UK, for and against his state visit to the UK. MP's will debate the state visit today. Sarah Pennells was joined by Share Radio's Political Correspondent, Colin Bloom to discuss the political headlines from earlier this morning.

Guests: Colin Bloom

Published: Mon 20 February 2017

Joining Sarah Pennells to discuss what the main market headlines of the morning are is Share Radio's Nigel Cassidy. A busy morning of company announcements, starting with the main story of the day: the Kraft-Unilever deal. And the numbers out from Bovis Homes this morning.

Guests: Nigel Cassidy

Published: Mon 20 February 2017

If you've never invested before, it's quite likely that you'll start off by putting some money into a stocks and shares ISA. But how do you invest in one, what should you invest in and how much should you put in? Sarah Pennells was joined by Michelle McGrade who's investment director at TD Direct Investing, and I'm also joined by Chris Justham from Seven Investment Management and Jeannie Boyle from EQ Investors.

Guests: Michelle McGrade,Chris Justham,Jeannie Boyle

Published: Mon 13 February 2017

Figures released today show that number of people having cosmetic procedures fell to just over 30,000 last year -- a fall of almost 40% on last year. But what are your rights when you have a procedure done - how do you choose a good plastic surgeon and what can you do if it all goes wrong? Sarah was joined by are Dr Uma Jeyanathan who is from Save Face, Judith Thomas-Whittingham who's head of clinical negligence at Stephensons solicitors Nilesh Sojitra, who is from the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons and Martyn James who's an independent financial expert.

Guests: Dr Uma Jeyanathan,Judith Thomas-Whittingham,Nilesh Sojitra,Martyn James

Published: Mon 13 February 2017

On Saturday, the UN held its International Day for Women and Girls in Science, a day intended to bridge the gap between the number of men and women working across the scientific sectors. Despite efforts in the industry, the gender imbalance persists, especially as workers reach their thirties. To find out more, Sara Macham spoke to Dr Claire Sharpe, consultant nephrologist at King's College London and ambassador of Kidney Research UK's Women and Girls in Science campaign.

Guests: Dr Claire Sharpe

Published: Mon 13 February 2017

Labour is using its own pollster to gauge the popularity of potential successors to leader Jeremy Corbyn. The party insists it's a routine thing to do - but a source within Labour says it was "succession planning". It looked at what people think of shadow chancellor John McDonnell, and the relatively new MPs Angela Rayner and Rebecca Long-Bailey. Share Radio Morning's Sarah Pennells was joined by Peter Catterall, Reader in the History Department of the University of Westminster to discuss the latest political headlines of the morning.

Guests: Peter Catterall

Published: Mon 13 February 2017

Now, how would you like some free money? Well, there may be some money you've lost track of. It's estimated there's up to £15 billion in bank accounts and Premium Bonds that people have lost track of - but it doesn't have to cost you anything or take a long time to find it again. Sarah Pennells was joined by freelance journalist Simon Read, Simon Barber from Title Research and Rodney Prezeau, Managing Director of Aviva Online Investments to discuss further.

Guests: Simon Read,Simon Barber,Rodney Prezeau

Published: Mon 6 February 2017

Just how safe do you think your children are online? According to research from credit report agency Equifax, a lack of parental controls and supervision could leave many kids at risk of giving out personal details and falling victim to scams. Tomorrow is Safer Internet Day which encourages greater awareness of some of the risks of online fraud and how to stay protected. To find out more Share Radio's Tom Hill spoke to Lisa Hardstaff from Equifax and Russell Winnard from Young Enterprise who started by explaining some of the recent findings.

Guests: Lisa Hardstaff,Russell Winnard

Published: Mon 6 February 2017

Identity fraud, investment fraud and lottery fraud are the most harmful types of scams in the UK. This is according to analysis carried out by Professor Mark Button, from the Centre for Counter Fraud Studies at the university of Portsmouth. They come top in a league table of fifteen different types of scams identified by Professor Button. Share Radio's Sara Macham spoke to Professor Button in more detail about the study.

Guests: Professor Mark Button

Published: Mon 6 February 2017