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In our roundup this week we report on new findings showing that the Bank of Mum and Dad is set to lend around £5 billion this year to help children access the housing market, while we also bring news of profit drops for HSBC and UBS, and claims that Britain leaving the EU could place £250 billion of trade at risk.

Gaynor Rigby talks about how to make the most of an opportunity to find out more about the business and staff - no matter how busy you are!

This week's roundup brings news of troubled times for a number of major UK businesses, including an 80% profits drop for BP, BHS being placed into administration and Scottish Power being hit with an £18 million penalty. We also discuss the new £20 note design, which will feature the artist JMW Turner.

If you were lucky enough to win a lottery jackpot of, say, £5 million, what would you spend the money on? It's a question we often ask ourselves and is one we posed in our recent survey, which we conducted to learn more about people's aspirations and expectations following a windfall.