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  • Uber CEO apologises after video emerges of argument with company driver
    The chief executive of Uber has apologised after a video came out of him getting into an argument with one of the company's drivers. The dashcam footage shows Travis Kalanick dismissing the man's concerns about falling pay rates. Phil Lowe, people development and business leadership consultant, offered us his thoughts on the incident.
    13 min
  • Pancake day has been and gone, but the British freerange egg industry has narrowly avoided being splattered
    Pancake day has been and gone, but the British freerange egg industry has narrowly avoided being splattered.
    Millions of UK eggs will temporarily lose their free-range status after hens were forced to spend weeks inside barns as part of emergency bird flu measures.
    Consumers will see a special sticker on egg boxes, telling them whats happened, but if the situation happens again, free range egg producers could go out of business.
    Share radio's james Brydges has been speaking to Andrew Joret chairman of the British Egg Industry.
    8 min
  • Argos v Argos: Elizabeth Ward of Virtuoso Legal on the legal battle which could change domain name regulation
    In a landmark legal battle surrounding intellectual property, retail giants Argos have lost a case against an American company, Argos Systems, over their website domain name. So, could the outcome change the regulations relating to domain names? Elizabeth Ward, Owner and Managing Director of Virtuoso Legal, the firm that represented Argos Systems and won the case for them, joined Share Radio Breakfast to talk more about the case.
    13 min
  • Are employers prepared to meet the needs of a maturing workforce?
    New research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) suggests that older workers in the UK are 'bracing themselves' to continue working until they are 70-years-old. So are employers prepared to meet the needs of a maturing workforce? Charles Cotton, pay and reward adviser at the CIPD, discussed further on Share Radio Breakfast.
    9 min
  • Waterstones is under fire for going incognito at some of its newer stores
    Waterstones, the UK's leading bookshop chain, is under fire for going incognito at some of its newer stores.
    The firm has opened three shops that do not feature its distinctive branding.
    They are Southwold Books in Suffolk, The Rye Bookshop in East Sussex and Harpenden Books in Hertfordshire.
    Share Radio's James Brydges spoke to branding expert Jennifer Janson, chair of 6 degrees PR agency.
    7 min
  • Sir John Major attacks Theresa May over Brexit strategy
    Sir John Major is urging Theresa May to use "a lot less cheap rhetoric" into Brexit negotiations. The former Conservative Prime Minister, who campaigned for Remain ahead of the referendum, says he's worried the exit deal will fall "well below the hopes and expectations" that have been raised. Here's a excerpt from the speech he gave to International Affairs thinktank Chatham House.
    8 min
  • What to expect from Trump's speech to Congress
    Donald Trump is speaking to Congress tonight. Shares in American Construction-materials companies rose in anticipation that he might finally make good on promises about a massive infrastructure-spending programme in the US. Trump also says he'd boost defense spending by $54bn in his proposed budget plan for 2018, which is about a 9% increase. Share Radio's Nigel Cassidy was joined by Jeremy Cook, Chief Economist at Worldfirst.
    8 min
  • London Stock Exchange merger with Deutsche Boerse in danger over EU demand
    The €29bn euro merger of the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Boerse could collapse after the LSE said the deal was unlikely to be approved by the European Commission. The commission had ordered the LSE to sell its 60% stake in MTS, a fixed-income trading platform, which the stock exchange described as "disproportionate". A spokesperson for Theresa May said the merger was a "commercial matter." Share Radio's Nigel Cassidy was joined by Mike van Dulken, Head of Research of Accendo Markets.
    9 min
  • Car insurance premiums to rise by £75 a year after government ruling
    Average car insurance premiums could increase by up to £75 a year as a result of a government ruling. It's because a new formula for calculating compensation payments for those who suffer long-term injuries has been announced by the Ministry of Justice. Share Radio's Nigel Cassidy was joined by Malcolm Tarling, from the Association of British Insurers to discuss.
    9 min

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Share Radio Breakfast is our flagship show and provides instant analysis of the company results, business and general news of the morning. ‘Breakfast’ is presented by Nigel Cassidy Monday, Thursday and Friday, and Sarah Lowther Tuesday and Wednesday,