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We speak to #Alpari's James Hughes after official figures showed the jobless total rose by 15,000 in the three months to the end of March. http://www.alpari.co.uk

One of #ESPN's top radio and web reporters, Marc Stein visited London to see his team #MCFC succumb to #WAFC in the #FACupFinal. Despite the disappointment, he still found time to visit Sportsmedia and discuss the next #EPL season, #MUFC, Sir Alex #Ferguson, Jose #Mourinho and #CFC.

It's the end of an era at #mufc after Sir Alex Ferguson announced his retirement following 26½ years at Old Trafford. But the move also has repercussions for the business world, with Manchester United the second most valuable football club with a net worth of more than $3bn. James Hughes from the trading floor of Alpari discusses how the City views the retirement of a sporting stalwart. http://www.alpari.co.uk

It's an extremely busy weekend in the world of sport as the Premier League takes one step closer to the end of the season with plenty at stake. The battle for Champions League takes its latest twist whilst the Championship comes to a close. Who will join Cardiff in the top flight next season?

Manchester United are #champions with four games to go. There's still plenty to play for in the rest of the league with Champions League qualification and relegation places being contested. It's a big weekend in rugby with the Semi-Finals of the Heineken Cup and we look back on a tumultuous week for horse racing, with the end of the jump season on the horizon.

Saturday 27th April sees the annual Army v Navy rugby union match take place at Twickenham in front of more than 70,000. The Royal Navy's Director of Rugby Andrew Kellett says the clash has a long history and hopes his side can wrestle back the Babcock Trophy. For tickets, priced at £20 for adults & £10 for children, visit http://www.armynavymatch.org

We hear from Alpari's James Hughes as the City reacts to the news that the government borrowed slightly less in the year to April then it did in the previous 12 months. The government borrowed £120.6bn in the 12 months to April 2013, compared to £120.9bn in 2012. http://www.alpari.co.uk

It's another action-packed weekend in the sporting world to look ahead to. Join Kev & Russ as they look to the best Premier League games taking place. Chris Robshaw speaks to us ahead of the Aviva Premiership's conclusion in Rugby Union. And there's a preview of the #Bahrain #F1 Grand Prix.

It's another busy weekend of sporting action with the FA Cup semi-finals taking place, as well as crucial clashes in the Premier League. #Formula1 makes a return at the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend with tensions between Red Bull drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber still grabbing the headline after the former claimed he'd disobey team orders again.

James Hughes from #Alpari joins us to discuss the latest turn in Cyprus' bailout by the #EU. The cost of the country's bailout is said to have risen to €23bn from €17.5bn and president Nicos Anastasiades has confirmed he'll be asking for further help. http://www.alpari.co.uk

It's been an exciting opening couple of days in the #GrandNational meeting at Aintree. Saturday presents the pinnacle as 40 runners participate in Britain's most-watched race, with Ruby Walsh and AP McCoy, as well as a host of others, battle it out for the coveted crown. Richard Thomas from William Hill discusses who he'll be looking out for. http://www.williamhill.com

Another weekend and another few days of big sporting action. It's all getting a little too close for comfort in the Premier League as the battle for Champions League places and to avoid relegation continues. The spectacle of the horse racing world takes place on Saturday with the Grand National and much much more.

England #cricket captain Alastair Cook has been at Harrow Town Cricket Club today as the 2013 NatWest Cricketforce weekend began. Harrow Town are the focus club of this year's event, with England women's captain Charlotte Edwards joining Cook and London Mayor Boris Johnson. Tens of thousands of volunteers are helping out their local clubs across the UK ahead of the start of the new season, by improving facilities whether it be by painting the Pavilion or creating a barbecue area. The work done has impressed Cook, who believes the future of the game is in a very healthy state. If you want to be involved it's not too late. Visit http://www.ecb.co.uk/natwestcricketforce to find the local club to you or register your own club.

William Hill's Richard Thomas joins us to look ahead to Day 2 of the 2013 Grand National meeting at Aintree. It's Ladies' Day with the feature races being the Melling Chase, the Sefton Novices' Hurdle and the Topham Chase over Grand National fences. http://www.williamhill.com

It's Day 1 of the 2013 Grand National meeting at Aintree with a number of races to focus on. The Aintree Hurdle takes centre stage as Barry Geraghty looks to win the race yet again. He rode Oscar Whisky to success in 2012 but rides on Grandouet this time around, with AP McCoy taking his place on last year's winner. Richard Thomas from William Hill joins us to preview the race, as well as the Bowl Chase and the Fox Hunters' Chase. http://www.williamhill.com

What a week it's been in the world of sport with plenty of World Cup 2014 qualification action. We're back to the Premier League as we enter the final strait and we look ahead in depth to the weekend's racing ahead of next week's Grand National.

We're joined by James Hughes from the trading floor of Alpari on a busy day for the City as the Bank of England orders lenders to raise £25bn in extra capital by the end of the year whilst the Cypriot crisis continues as Bank of #Cyprus head Yiannis Kypri is ousted. http://www.alpari.co.uk

James Hughes from the trading floor of Alpari gives the City's reaction on the latest developments to the #EU bailout of #Cyprus http://www.alpari.co.uk

What a start we had to the #F1 season last week and it's the turn of the Malaysian Grand Prix this time. We look ahead to the start of the domestic cricket season as well as the international football coming up over the next few days.

James Hughes from the trading floor of global forex trader Alpari reflects on George Osborne's 2013 Budget, which detailed plans to raise the Personal Tax Allowance to £10,000 from 2014 amongst a number of initiatives. http://www.alpari.co.uk