Live international football commentary of the friendly between Norway and England. 
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Pre-Budget Report
No Chancellor likes to put up taxes a few months before an election but yesterday Alistair Darling did just that. The pre-budget report hit the rich with a so-called "super tax" on bankers bonuses and it tapped anyone earning over 20,000 pounds a year with higher National Insurance contributions. Dr Linda Yueh, Fellow in Economics at Oxford University, explains what's actually at stake in terms of borrowing.
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Rich People
Accountants are tipping Ireland, France and of course Switzerland as destinations for the wealthy looking to avoid Britain's rising tax rates. We ask Mike Warburton, tax director at the accountants Grant Thornton, what he expects to see happening as a result.
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Unemployment Opportunities
The Pre Budget Report included more help for the unemployed, particularly young people. With youth unemployment close to one million Alistair Darling has told the Commons that from next month no-one under 24 needs to be unemployed for longer than 6 months, down from the current 12 months, before being guaranteed work or training. Kevin Green, Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, tells us what he makes of the guarantee of work or training for young people.
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Work Experience
A charity called Pilotlight which provides advice to businesses has been criticised for auctioning off work placements at blue chip companies for thousands of pounds. Heather Collier, director of National Council for Work Experience, explains why she thinks this is unfair.
Broadcasts
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BBC Radio 5 liveThu 10 Dec 2009 05:30 BBC Radio 5 live
Podcast
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Wake Up To Money
Award-winning business and financial news, with Andy Verity, Dominic Laurie, Mickey Clarke and...
