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It seems the cold British weather is getting to many of us, with record numbers of us booking a holiday to get some sun. With this period being the busiest holiday sales period of the year ABTA- the Association of British Travel Agents has launched a campaign to help people avoid booking with fraudulent websites, online scams and non-compliant travel companies that have no financial protection in place. To find out more about this campaign and the risks of fraud when booking a holiday Sara Macham spoke to ABTA's Sean Tipton.

Guests: Sean Tipton

Published: Mon 23 January 2017

We know that women rely on the state pension more than men, but tend to get less than men. And carers can miss out more than most. Sarah was joined by three experts in this area - by Malcolm McLean who's a senior consultant with Barnett Waddingham, Kate Smith who's Head of Pensions at Aegon and Eddy Graham who's head of advice at Carers UK.

Guests: Malcolm McLean,Kate Smith,Eddy Graham

Published: Mon 23 January 2017

With February approaching ever-closer, the pound in our pocket seems to be more like pennies. More than 50 per-cent of us have already spent our entire December salary and even more worryingly, over a fifth of us spend over 5 weeks waiting for January's salary. But Ready10, a PR agency in London is looking to fill this gap in our piggy bank by offering to pay their staff twice in January. Our reporter Anviksha Patel spoke to David Fraser, MD of Ready10 to find out why.

Guests: David Fraser

Published: Mon 23 January 2017

The commute to work is miserable for some, and a downright waste of time for others. Two solutions are flexible working hours and allowing employees to work from home, which research suggests could boost productivity. One man who thinks employers need to change their mindset on working hours is Jon Tracy, Director of Services at Star Leaf who provide technical solutions for long distance working.

Guests: Jon Tracy

Published: Mon 23 January 2017

New research reveals a third of today's working British mums would have to give up work if it wasn't for the support of free or affordable school breakfast clubs. To find out more about this our reporter Sara Macham spoke to Megan Jarvie, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at the Family and Childcare Trust and Theresa Poole, mum of three.

Guests: Megan Jarvie

Published: Mon 23 January 2017

Sarah Pennells was joined in the studio by Financial planner David Braithwaite from Citrus Financial. Today on the agenda, they discuss why 2 out of 5 people are retiring earlier than planned. Plus they analyse the stamp duty problem in the UK. All these stories and more on The News Review.

Guests: David Braithwaite

Published: Mon 23 January 2017

Was it the best attended inauguration? Sarah Pennells spoke to Share Radio's Political Correspondent, Colin Bloom to review Donald Trump’s inauguration, which he attended on Friday.

Guests: Colin Bloom

Published: Mon 23 January 2017

What are the main market headlines of the morning? Here with Sarah Pennells is Share Radio's Nigel Cassidy to re-cap what happened this morning.

Guests: Nigel Cassidy

Published: Mon 23 January 2017

Donald Trump's inauguration has hit the dollar but helped the sterling up to its best level since before Christmas, while ratings agency S&P has predicted the European Central Bank will extend its quantitative easing programme into 2018. And optimism among financial services firms is at its lowest ebb since the crisis - but it's not just Brexit. Alastair McCaig, director of investment management at Fernwealth, joined Share Radio's Ed Bowsher to discuss these and more of the big economic news of the day.

Guests: Alastair McCaig

Published: Mon 23 January 2017

Leah Hutcheon is the Founder of Appointedd, an Edinburgh based online booking specialist. She joined Share Radio Breakfast to talk about her company, which from nothing has built its way to international status, having won investment along the way. They are announcing a new US partner on Monday.

Guests: Leah Hutcheon

Published: Mon 23 January 2017