Horrific and distasteful as it is amid the 1,000s who have been killed as a result of the war with Iran - the biggest factor in the USA moving to end the war, may be this graph. US petrol prices have risen 60% as a result of the war & Trump is feeling voters’ anger.

China’s Robo Cops are coming - just seen this as part of Hong Kong’s tech fest

The dancing fighting robots of Hong Kong - this definitely got one of the biggest crowds at the Leap East tech fest

Forget electric bikes - get ready for electric legs - these are created by Shenzhen Kenqing Technology - I’ve been investigating at the Leap East tech festival in Hong Kong. Amazing stuff. They also help you walk up mountains

Sign of the times - here in Hong Kong, shops are now selling digital wallets for your crypto currency. Coming to a corner store near you soon?

Tonight’s restaurant promised me my meal will not only expel my wind but says this will cure my dizziness. It sounds better than the pigs lungs but neither are great for my vegetarian diet. Real Chinese food is not like it is at home

The bar tender is slow but reliable - just part of the biggest tech event in the world for which I am one of the hosts. 25,000 people will attend here in Hong Kong and we’ll be talking to the most innovative tech leaders on the planet Leap East - starts tomorrow.

Doctors to go on strike but argument over pay is more nuanced than either side makes out. BMA claims real pay eroded by 1/5 since 2008/9. True but as Taxpayers’ Alliance says, disingenuous to pick 2008/9 as starting point because pay rose strongly in run up to that date see below for fuller picture

Are we getting sicker or just more eager to seek a reason to stay off work? Something big has happened as doctors have doubled the number of sick notes they’ve given since 2016

2nd in a series of unusual books from the library I’m working in…as the nation heads to the pub this evening for a Friday night drink, I’ll be digging into the page turner that is‘19 centuries of drink in England’

Kent firm Chapel Down sold more than 1m bottles of sparkling wine for the first time & is aiming to hold 1pc of the global 'champagne' market by 2035. To celebrate here is a clip of me cutting off the top of a bottle with the then CEO - cheers

Do you recognise this face? Police have set up a big face recognition mobile van in local high street & seem to be catching lots of people they suspect.An interesting civil rights question-is it worth catching criminals if it means everyone is scanned & checked by police when they go for a walk?

Much talk about the very expensive olive oil prices - but I think the expensive stuff is balsamic vinegar. I love it so much I went to Moderna -home to Giusti balsamic vinegar. I’d recommend Champagnotta about £50/litre as a birthday/Christmas treat & put it on ice cream. Yes vinegar on ice cream!

I was talking on TimesRadio breakfast show, with @kateemccann.bsky.social and Stig Abell about how to store solar power by melting salt in a tower using enormous mirrors. Then you can use solar power at night. Just to show how it can be done - here is a clip I filmed in Spain

This morning with the dynamic duo of @kateemccann.bsky.social and Stig Abell, I'll be discussing oil. While everyone is talking about how expensive it is - I'll look at the flip side - why it may be cheaper than you think. See the inflation adjusted chart below. Half the price of 2008

Slightly surreal few days… Spent 3 days with Nile Rodgers talking music, money, and what success actually looks like. He’s got stories most people would never believe. Podcast coming soon.

As Dickens might have said: "It was the best of charts, it was the worst of charts…” Stock markets took a serious tumble this morning on fears about the war in Iran. But to see the full story you need to see the two charts below (Today Vs 12 months) More on TimesRadio at 3:45

Extraordinary that even with this week’s falls, the FTSE is up 20%. Underlines the appeal of cheap tracker investment funds and quite a challenge for fund managers to even match what anyone can do from their living room sofa.

Despite it's many many problems, since student loans were introduced, the numbers of those in Higher Education has risen dramatically. More with me on the Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2 at 12:30

Your rights on missed Amazon deliveries as we kick off the most watched consumer tv series - Rip Off Britain. On at 10:45 this morning on BBC 1

Hugely thankful to star producer Sarah Bowen for all the help in putting together our series on the management consulting industry. Last episode goes out tonight It's proved really popular and thanks to all for allowing me to have fun with it and make it engaging as well as informative.

Average credit card debt for UK households is £2,572 and for many people, debt is a huge worry. I'll be looking at how to tackle debt in general, on BBC's One Show tonight as part of the Money Doctor series.

Times Radio reception has got all Christmassy - so whether you’ve been naughty or nice or somewhere in between - we have some money tips for you at 2:45 (a little earlier than usual)

Anyone notice a lot of sites are down? They all seem to be run on Cloudflare and when I went to DownDetector to check on the problem - that itself seems to be down because of Cloudflare.

In our latest podcast, Seb Powell and I talk cows and how to revolutionise a farm, improve its economics and nature - all at the same time. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

New series of Rip Off Britain today where we are highlighting the way to enforce your rights and avoid the cons. I and the rest of the team are on BBC 1 this morning

Adventures in woods - the stories of the stuff around us and where it comes from in our latest woodland walks podcast with the Woodland Trust featuring author John Drori and producer Jodie Dalmeda podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

Just done great Halloween walk at Kenwood with headless horsemen and great light shows - recommended for adults and kids

The surprising cost of owning an animal. I'll be looking at vet bills and the rest, on Times Radio on Monday's Money Matters, as well as looking at what it costs to insure a pet rabbit called Adam

Over past 50 years, real terms health spending has risen over 500%, from £36 billion in 1972/73 to £212 billion in 2022/23 The number of doctors & nurses has risen and yet so have waiting lists In today’s Money Matters on Times Radio I look at the flight to private health