Carrie Fisher dies at 60

Carrie Fisher, who has died at the age of 60, was much more than an actress - she was a great writer and "script doctor". Entertainment reporter Jeanne Wolf, who knew Carrie as a little girl, tells us more about her life and work.

The capital shortfall at Italy's oldest lender Monte dei Paschi is greater than previously estimated, according to the European Central Bank. Deborah Ball from the Wall Street Journal in Rome explains.

Looking back over the year, Paul Moss asks whether 2016 can best be summed up as the "year of anger".

Cindy Sui brings us the latest business stories from Taiwan.

Plus when does social drinking become a problem and do the makers of alcoholic products have a responsibility towards their consumers? Robert Champion reports.

Fergus Nicoll is joined throughout the programme from Washington DC by Marketplace Radio reporter Adam Allington, and from Singapore by Simon Littlewood, President at Asia Now consulting group.

(Picture: Carrie Fisher - Picture Credit: Ian Gavan/Getty Images)