we ll have the latest. good morning. the heat continues to build over the next few days. today it is looking dry, with strong sunshine, and it will feel very warm, especially in the south. i will have all the details throughout this morning s programme. it s sunday, iothjuly. our main story: eight candidates are now officially running in the conservative leadership contest, following a series of announcements from senior figures within the party. the former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt, are the latest to come forward and the foreign secretary, liz truss, is expected to declare in the coming days. our political correspondent, jonathan blake reports. the two newest entrance into the race are the first to set out detailed plans, and both focus on economic policy. entrants. jeremy hunt, who lost a borisjohnson in the final two last time around, promises to council rise in corporation tax, and reduce it further. to cancel. he would also cut business rates
Media animal celebrities yeah, you heard me right and the boss of the worlds Biggest Online pet sitting marketplace. Plus, your call is important to us. Please hold the line. Yep, im going to be catching up with the president of the Customer Service Tech Giant Salesforce about their latest ai chatbots looking to take the strain. Wherever yourejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. You know, during the pandemic lockdowns, more and more of us looked to pets for companionship and comfort, certainly spurring a huge surge in Pet Ownership in many countries around the world. And that surge created vast new opportunities for businesses that support our pets, from vet services to rubber toys. The increasing demand has seen the amount we spend on pets follow suit. The uptick in ownership, its come with a change in the way we treat our animals, with the phenomenon known as humanising. Yeah, thats treating our animals more like wed like to be tre
Hello. A very warm welcome to Talking Business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. Lets go and take a look at whats on the show. This is wednesday, shes my three year old German Shepherd cross. Ive had herfor about two and a half years, since the middle of the pandemic, and i spend about £250 a month average on her, which is about 17 of my salary. Yep, the global pet industry. It has been booming as more and more of us spend big, pampering our pooches and caring for our cats. A surge in ownership during the pandemic has changed how we treat our Furry Friends, ushering in a new era of humanising our animals, with social media leading the pack. And its an industry set to be worth half a trillion dollars by the end of the decade. So im going to be discussing all of that with these two. There they are, the head of an agency representing social media animal celebrities. Yeah, you heard me right. And the boss of the worlds Biggest Online pet sitting marketplace. Plus, your call is important t