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Radio 5 Live,30 Mar 2026,52 mins

The age of the apprentice

Wake Up to Money

Available for 28 days

Leanna Byrne hears about the extra cash the government will be spending on apprentices. Elsewhere, she'll talk to a Middle East expert on the latest from Iran ahead of the Prime Minister hosting industry leaders from the world of shipping, energy, finance and insurance for an emergency meeting at Downing Street. And she'll hear from a tourism body about whether recent tensions in the Middle East are making people rethink about travelling abroad and having a staycation instead.

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