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Wake Up to Money

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4.4 • 754 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Changes to the welfare system aimed at saving money and getting people back into work are being announced by the government on Tuesday. Sean Farrington speaks to a GP on the frontline and a British employer on the challenges of overcoming the issues involved.

As Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet to discuss the terms of a potential peace deal in Ukraine, a former advisor to a Ukrainian energy minister tells Wake Up to Money about the essential power plant that's part of the talks.

And an interview with the head of the British cake shop chain that's making a success of sweet treats.

Transcript

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0:00.0	He tells her that she will be sent to France as a secret agent, and if she's caught, she's going to be shot.
0:09.3	I'm Helen Obalam Carter, and this is history's secret heroes, where I shine a light on extraordinary stories from World War II.
0:17.6	What they wanted was someone to get themselves arrested and sent to Auschwitz.
0:22.0	Tales of deception, an incredible acts of resistance and courage.
0:26.3	She was a born soldier.
0:27.4	She's a freedom fighter in its widest sense.
0:29.9	The brand new series of History's secret heroes.
0:32.8	Listen first on BBC Sounds.
0:36.1	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:40.2	Wake Up to Money from BBC 5 Live.
0:43.6	Hello, welcome to wake up to money.
0:46.0	Changes to the welfare system aimed at saving money, getting people back into work,
0:51.3	being announced by the government later today.
0:53.4	What are going to be
0:54.2	the actual consequences? We'll hear from a GP. We'll speak to an employer about the challenges
1:00.0	of overcoming the issues involved. We've got Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin
1:06.0	set to speak today to discuss the terms of a potential deal in Ukraine.
1:11.6	I've got one guest from Ukraine telling us about the essential power plant that's part of the talks we're told.
1:18.4	And we speak to the head of the British cake chain that's making a big success of sweet treats.
1:24.7	Wake Up to Money with Sean Farrington.
1:27.4	A very good morning to you. It is Wake Up to Money with Sean Farrington. A very good morning to you.
1:29.1	It is Wake Up to Money on BBC 5 Live or at Tuesday the 18th of March.
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