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08/04/2011

We cover the rescue of the Portuguese economy as well as Iceland's decision on whether to pay back the UK government for its financial aid to Iceland's collapsed bank Icesave.

The rescue of the Portuguese economy will be the focus for Europe's finance ministers when they meet later, but as the spotlight turns to Portugal, how will Spain fare in the financial markets? We talk to Sarah Hewin, senior economist at Standard Chartered Bank and the 91热爆's Alison Roberts who's in Lisbon.

The people of Iceland are voting once again, to decide whether the UK government should get its cash back from the collapse of Icesave, the Icelandic bank, more than two years ago. Icesave's collapse wiped out the deposits of around 340,000 British and Dutch citizens. We speak to Sigr煤n Dav铆冒sd贸ttir, an Icelandic journalist.

Have you got the confidence to challenge a shopkeeper when you think they haven't given you the right change? Do you know what it'll mean for your pocket if you read in the newspaper that petrol's going up to 拢8 a gallon? A report by the education watchdog, Ofsted, says that teaching us how to be better with numbers needs to be given as much priority as making sure we can read and write properly. Rob Eastaway, director of Maths Inspiration, joins us.

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