Wake Up to Money

Felicity Hannah discusses rising water bills, and the FCA's new fraud-checker. Further from home, Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets President Xi Jinping in China.

Will Bain looks at a long-awaited support package for English pubs. Elsewhere, Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits China, and we hear about financial issues in the world of rugby.

Will Bain takes a look at poverty rates in the UK. Elsewhere, a pub landlord discusses the cost of screening live sports, and we speak to a business helping schools to manage phone use in the classroom.

With demand for rare earths at an unprecedented high, Will Bain speaks to the boss of a UK company which is recycling magnets for the elements contained inside.
Also, we hear from a pub boss waiting to learn from the government what help with business rates looks like.
And the Sundance film festival, the US's biggest independent movie get-together, is currently happening in Utah. We speak to British producers and cinema bosses about the enduring appeal of the festival.

What does the lifting of the latest threat of tariffs on US imports mean to one our most lucrative exports to the States. Leanne Byrne speaks to a whisky producer.
And, we'll be going over the extraordinary turn of events at the World Economic Forum with our regular Friday panel of business and economic experts. What now for trade relations between the EU and the US?
And we'll be delving into the runaway success of The Traitors and finding out why some venues are so excited by the final, they're throwing a party.