Getting on track?

Wake Up To Money

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4.1 • 775 Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Will Bain looks at the Government's plan for the Northern Powerhouse Rail project.

Elsewhere, we take a look at the US economy, in light of new inflation figures and the ongoing probe into the Chair of the US Central Bank. We will also hear about the Scottish Budget and the return of KPop group BTS.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:07.0	Hello, I'm Greg Jenner, and good news,
0:09.5	Your Dead to Me, is back for a new series.
0:11.6	Here we go.
0:12.1	Yes, we'll explore Emperor Nero's notorious reign with Professor Mary Beard and Patton Oswald.
0:16.9	I would not want my daughter having the remote control, not alone an empire.
0:21.0	We'll dissect the decadent life of Philippe Duke-Dolion with Tom Allen.
0:24.8	I've often tried to pretend I'm an aristocrat and being very quickly knocked down.
0:29.1	And there'll be so much more with comedians like Olga Koch, Mike Mosniak and Rihelina.
0:33.0	I'm excited.
0:33.7	You're dead to me.
0:34.5	The comedy podcast that takes history seriously.
0:37.0	Listen first on BBC Sounds.
0:39.6	Wake Up to Money from BBC 5 Live. Hello morning, welcome to wake up to money. Could
0:45.3	improve rail networks finally be coming down the track for the north of England as the government
0:49.5	commits potentially as much as £45 billion to improve connections for Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool and York amongst others,
0:56.7	we'll be taking a look at what the plans do and don't include and asking what impact they might have.
1:01.3	Also this morning, the Scottish Government has announced its budget for 2026.
1:05.0	We're obviously pleased to see some additional release coming in to help us over the next three-year period,
1:10.7	but I don't think it's a big cash saver that many businesses were perhaps looking for.
1:16.4	We'll have more details on that and...
1:22.6	Out of their military fatigues and potentially on their way to a billion-dollar reunion,
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