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Will Bain hears how Anthropic's potential stock market listing could heat up the AI race. Elsewhere, the price of aluminium hits a four-year high and the boss of Wetherspoons explains why he is adding an alternative stout to the menu.

Felicity Hannah speaks to a small business owner who has paid off their COVID loans and finds out how many of the government-backed loans handed out during the COVID pandemic have been repaid. She also looks at the demise of the convertible car and speaks to the boss of a UK technology company attending SXSW 2026 in London.

Felicity Hannah hears from businesses in Kent experiencing water outages in the heatwave. Plus, we go behind the scenes of a data centre in London to find out if they're putting the UK on the map when it comes to AI.

The UK's biggest housebuilder tells us it's the worst time for first-time buyers since 2008.
Elsewhere, we hear that the UK risks creating a stolen generation if it doesn't bring more young people into employment.
And ahead of the Premier League Darts final, we'll hear from the boss of the company that makes the boards for the competition.

As the UK continues to sizzle in the heat, retailers tell this programme about how sales of air conditioning units have spiked alongside temperatures.
Elsewhere we'll take a look at the plight of energy giant BP, who have sacked chairman - Albert Manifold.
We'll get all the latest market reaction to another day without a deal to end the war in Iran.
A butcher in the West Midlands tells us how the UK's Muslim community is preparing for Eid-Al-Adah.
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