The Sky News Business Podcast

The Transport Secretary's to meet the UK's air traffic control boss after dozens of flights were cancelled yesterday following a technical glitch. Darren McCaffrey speaks to Surinder Arora - who runs hotels at airports - about options to increase capacity in the south east. New US tariffs kick in tomorrow, with no sign of a deal for South Korea, Taiwan or Canada. Matthew Oresman from Pilsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman discusses the possible outcomes. Plus, Darren speaks to Steve Sayer, general manager of the 02 in east London, as the venue celebrates it's most successful first half-year ever in its 18-year history.

In today's episode of the Sky News Business Podcast, Darren McCaffrey speaks to former England footballer - and business owner - Gary Neville about Labour's planned rises to national insurance. Darren also discusses YouTube becoming the second most-watched TV service in the UK. And he chats to the chief exeuctive of EE about what the mobile network's doing to comply with the Online Safety Act.

The British Chambers of Commerce's take on the US-EU trade deal. Sky's Wilfred Frost speaks to one of the world's most successful investors about the bond market. And a warning from health officials who believe imported illegal botox-like-products are behind a rising number of Botulism cases.

Darren McCaffrey talks to Deann Evans, Europe Managing Director at e-commerce platform Shopify about slower-than-expected sales. Samsung's Annika Bizon,who's vice president of product and marketing, discusses a new line of devices. And Andy Lulham - the Chief Operating Officer at Verifymy - talks about tough new age verification rules online.

Darren McCaffrey talks to Allie Renison, director of SEC Newgate about the new trade deal between the UK and India. Darren's also joined by Lloyds banking boss Charlie Nunn to discuss a rise in profits. And Sophie Maunder from maternity coaching provider Matri talks about why women aren't going back to work after having children.

This episode looks at two developments in the business world. We speak to a representative from Centrica about plans for a new nuclear plant at Sizewell and what it means for the UK's energy future. We also hear from an airline executive about Boeing's current challenges following the Air India crash and what it means for safety, trust and the wider aviation industry.

As OFWAT is abolished, Darren speaks to Sir Jon Cunliffe who's set out 88 recommendations toi fix the industry. We also get reaction from the Chief Executive of Water UK, David Henderson. And a group of manufacturers are calling for the original route of HS2 to Leeds and Manchester to be resurrected. The survey was conducted by Make UK and Barclays UK Corporate Bank. Darren speaks to Ben Fletcher, Chief Operating Ofiicer at Make

Sky News can exclusively reveal that accountants advising people who entered into a tax avoidance scheme which later was found to be illegal by HMRC. Gareth Barlow speaks to a tax specialist about this. We also hear about new data on water firm pollution incidents, interest rates and streaming giant Netflix's revenue forecast.

EU Foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels, after Donald Trump threatened the bloc with 30-percent tariffs. Professor of International Economics, Richard Baldwin joins the show to discuss. Matthew Crummack, Chief Executive of Domestic & General and Darren look at the companies partnership with manufacturers and retailers to offer repairs on household appliances. And Darren is joined by two experts to discuss Jaguar Land Rover which is exploring ways to update its range of vehicles.

Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary claims families are being 'held to ransom' as French air traffic controllers walk out over staff shortages and equipment. It's resulted in hundreds of flight cancellations. There's victory for Donald Trump as the House of Representatives passes his 3-point-4 trillion dollar package that cuts taxes and spending. Analyst Chris Beauchamp explains the likely impact. Andy Waugh, co-founder of the cricket inspired arcade game Sixes, announces an expansion of the popular franchise.

A major part of household energy bills are to rise next year - to pay for improvements to the energy network. Darren McCaffrey speaks to Joe McDonald, the Chief Executive of Tem Energy as Ofgem announces a 24-billion pound plan to transition to greener alternatives. The chancellor is expected to announce plans to cut the annual tax-free cash ISA allowance next month, in an effort to encourage savers to put their money into British companies. Brian Brynes from Moneybox explains what it could mean for you. And, labour shortages have affected many of Britain's industries but one company thinks it may have the answer in the form of humanoid robots. Arnaud Robert, President of Hexagon's Robotics division explains why.

Sky's Business Correspondent Paul Kelso is joined by the Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce, Chris Southworth, to discuss the impact of the new UK-US trade deal which took effect this morning. Is the rise of A-I exacerbating the UK's skills gap? One upskilling platform claims its costing the UK economy almost 62 billion pounds annually in lost productivity. Euan Blair, Founder of Multiverse explains the data. And, new proposed rules on investment advice could see firms allowed to offer generic suggestions to customers - in a move to help savers get better returns on their money. Sarah Pritchard from the Financial Conduct Authority explains what's behind the shake up.

The prime minister has backed down over planned cuts to disability entitlements in the face of a rebellion from within his own party - Simon French the Chief Economist & Head of Research at the Panmure Liberum joins Paul Kelso. Bond markets, Sky Group selling Sky Deutschland and graduate level jobs are also discussed.

As MP's push back against reforms to the Welfare system Darren McCaffrey speaks to Helen Thomas, Chief Executive of Blonde Money & former advisor to George Osborne. Arun Advani, Director of the independent Centre for the Analysis of Taxation, joins to talk about Labour's non-dom tax policy. And Darren looks at the Thames Freeport, which is getting a critical infrastructure upgrade with U.S. telecomms giant, Verizon contracted to build a 5G network.

Markets watch the oil price after the Iranian parliament votes to shut the Strait of Hormuz. The government announces the first new industrial strategy for eight years - with green energy taxes set to be slashed. Plus: what will that strategy mean for the UK skills gap? We hear from consulting giant PwC

Joining Darren McCaffrey today are Sky’s Economics and Data Editor, Ed Conway, Ellie Groves, from State Street Global Advisors and Chris Beauchamp, Chief Market Analyst at IG. They look ahead to the Bank of England’s decision on interest rates, discuss Guernsey’s call for non-doms.and how conflict can impact oil prices.

Sky News and NBC News have joined forces for a new podcast - The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim. For the first episode, Yalda is in Jerusalem and Richard is covering events in Lebanon. They discuss what they are seeing and hearing on both sides of the border as the conflict appears to be "spiralling into an abyss". And with the US election now four weeks away, they ask whether the economic and military consequences of the war could determine where it’s Donald Trump or Kamala Harris in the Oval Office. Click here to watch the full episode on YouTube. To get in touch or to share questions for Engel and Hakim, email theworld@sky.uk.

Paul Kelso discusses the purchase of The Spectator magazine with Sky's City Editor, Mark Kleinman. He also talks to James Reed, Chairman and Chief executive of the REED group employment agency about the latest job figures. And the Chief Executive of EE Marc Allera joins Paul to talk about their latest 5G launch.

Ian King looks at retail sales after they unexpectedly fell 2.3% in April due to the wet weather. Household energy bills will also drop this summer after the energy regulator announced it's lowering the price cap by 7%. And the chief financial officer of Marriot International, Lenny Oberg, talks about what she wants to see from the next government.

On today's episode Ian chats to Aviva's chief executive Dame Amanda Blanc, who's calling for a decisive general election result, because businesses need certainty. The boss of National Grid joins the show after it announced plans to raise 7-billion pounds from investors to double spending on the electricity network over the next five years. And the founder of Bloomsbury Publishing speaks to Ian, about posting the best results in its 38-year history.