The Sky News Business Podcast

Rolls-Royce Motors hands its 1,200 employees at Goodwood in West Sussex the biggest single pay award in the history of the plant. Plus, Ian King speaks to the executive director of Waitrose, James Bailey, as we see a surprise fall in retail sales last month. And we speak to the mince pie maker producing about 150 million of them as costs continue to soar.

Ian King looks at the latest as tens of thousands of nurses walk out over pay - in one of the biggest strikes in the history of the NHS. Plus, a look ahead to the Bank of England's announcement on interest rates. And Ian speaks to the firm designing bottles for champagne made to be drunk in space.

The UK has recorded its second largest fall in real wage growth this year, with the unemployment rate rising slightly. Plus, the latest as rail workers begin the first of six planned walkouts over the Christmas period. And Ian King talks to Lord Browne, who chairs General Atlantic's BeyondNetZero, about confronting the challenges posed by climate change.

Ian King looks at the UK economy rebounding in October more strongly than expected. Plus, National Grid has issued start-up instructions to bring two old coal-fired power stations back into operation to allay concerns over a possible supply shortage. And Ian speaks to the co-founder of Maison Sport, Nick Robinson, who's hoping to make personalised skiing instructor services more affordable.

The UK's financial sector's in for a shake-up, as the chancellor unveils plans to rip up red tape and replace a number of EU regulations. Plus, Ian King speaks to the executive director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Catherine Mallyon, as theatres cope with the cost-of-living crisis. And Danny Gray, the founder of War Paint, talks about his men's make-up brand as the global market for the products was estimated to be worth £874m last year.

A look at house prices as they see their most widespread fall since May 2020, while rents are likely to continue to go up. Plus, Ian King talks to the chief executive of Frasers Group after the Sports Direct owner saw a jump in profits, bucking the downturn in retail sales. And the head of Uber UK speaks to the show about why it's helping military veterans transition into flexible civilian work.

Ian speaks to Standard Chartered about how investors are changing their strategies to cope with global turbulence, he discusses how a large proportion of older Britons have no pension savings at all, he talks strikes and how bugs are being used to turn food waste into sustainable dog food.

Sky's business presenter looks at food inflation and how it could impact celebrations this Christmas. Plus, the co-founder of tech company Nothing joins Ian to discuss their expanding business.Also find out more about a new car manufacturing venture in Scotland and hear from a trustee of the match funding platform, Big Give.

Ian King analyses the latest situation around rail strikes across the UK, hearing from the general secretary of the RMT union, Mick Lynch.Uber Eats’s Senior Director and General Manager, Matthew Price, talks about an increase in restaurants joining the platform since before Covid, while Chris Patnoe, Accessibility and Disability Inclusion Leader at Google, talks about the company’s first dedicated accessibility R&D centre in the UK.America’s third largest pizza chain, Little Caesars, has announced plans to launch in the UK and its Chief Development Officer Jeremy Vitaro joins Ian to discuss that, and cloud software firm WANdisco’s chief executive and founder David Richards explains why his company’s switched to a permanent four day working week.

Sky's business presenter speaks to the chair of Ford, Tim Slatter, about a huge investment into the manufacturing plant on Merseyside. Ian King also looks at how one innovator is helping cement producers to cut down on their carbon emissions.Ian also speaks to Garnier's global brand president, Adrien Koskas about how the beauty retailer is changing its ways to become more environmentally friendly. And find out how plant-based company Huel managed to secure a huge investment.