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BBC Radio 5 Live

News and views on business and the world of personal finance. Plus the very latest from the financial markets around the globe

Wake Up to Money

In a week that's seen the price of oil on a rollercoaster and Iran's new leader says it plans to keep a key shipping route effectively closed, Will Bain is joined by an expert panel to pick over what the consequences could be - and for how long.

The boss of Eurostar has called on the government to move quickly on a plan that would accommodate trains for both her company and Virgin at London's Temple Mill depot. Eurostar's chief executive Gwendoline Cazanave speaks to Wake Up to Money.

Plus, with Mothering Sunday just two days away, WUTM hears from one grower who's moving half a million flowers a day this week.

Crude Awakenings

Sean Farrington hears about the IEA's release of 400 million barrels of oil reserves. Elsewhere, Sean discusses the largest withdrawal of mortgage products since Liz Truss' mini-Budget, and staff at John Lewis await an update on the reinstatement of their annual bonus payments.

Record release

Sean Farrington gets the latest on events in the Middle East and hears from the owner of a barber shop destroyed by the Glasgow fire.

Oil and trouble

Sean Farrington has the latest on market movements after a shift in the President's tone. And the Government finishes consulting on what it has called the biggest reform to the planning rules in a decade.

Volat-oil

Felicity Hannah hears how surging oil and gas prices could affect the global economy, and how energy suppliers are positioned to deal with market volatility.

Energy price surge

Felicity Hannah hears from the second-hand-clothes supplier behind Beyond Retro on why he believes a customs loophole for cheap international goods needs to be closed.
And one week in, our panel of experts breaks down how the US-Israel war with Iran is affecting the UK and global economy. 
Also, we talk to the producer of the opening ceremony for the Milano Cortina Winter Paralympic games.

Something to declare?

Sean Farrington hears from experts on how the US-Israeli war could hit UK electricity prices and speaks with travellers who have been stuck in Dubai. Elsewhere, we speak with the boss of Holland and Barrett about why the company has changed more than half of its range of wellness products in the last two years.

Keeping an eye on energy

Sean Farrington examines how the US-Israeli war with Iran is hitting the UK economy, from the FTSE 100 to the pound.

And we also hear from some of the 250 thousand British expats in the UAE about their experience of the conflict – and whether it has changed their minds about life in the region.

Elsewhere, we digest the chancellor’s much-downplayed spring statement.

A subdued Spring Statement

Sean Farrington examines how the US-Israeli war on Iran is impacting business globally and at home.

With a slate of experts, he'll take a look at how the closure of the Strait of Hormuz will impact global shipping, oil prices and logistics

Elsewhere, he'll hear from those trying to do business in the Middle East and will find out how the Iranian economy has fared in recent months.

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In dire Straits

Will Bain gets all the reaction to the US-Israeli operation against Iran. He'll hear from people across the region and also ask what this might mean for global trade and oil supplies.

Elsewhere, we’ll look ahead to the upcoming Spring statement get the low‑down on a newcomer to the boxing world who’s aiming to take on some of the industry’s biggest promoters.

US launches Operation Epic Fury

Will Bain hears from the designer shaking up London Fashion Week by turning the humble shopping trolley into something chic. We’ll also look to the US, where Meta’s owner has been in court for a landmark civil trial examining the impact of social media on young people, with reaction from an investor in Silicon Valley. And we’ll bring you the latest from New Delhi as tech bosses and world leaders gather for The Artificial Intelligence Impact Summit 2026.

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