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Today: Tower block design questioned
A local politician has called for an investigation into the safety of tower blocks across the country following the death of six people in a fire at a south London high-rise. Jenny Jones, chair of the London Assembly planning and housing committee and Sunand Prasad, president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, discuss the concerns about the safety of tower blocks of similar design....

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[ Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:34:00 +0100 ]


Today: Cameron promises end to quango 'empire building'
Conservative leader David Cameron is to pledge to reduce the number of unelected quangos in a speech to the Reform think tank. He discusses how a Conservative government would cut the 790 quangos, which currently cost £35bn a year....

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[ Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:25:00 +0100 ]


Today: Buzz Aldrin tells of moon landing
Buzz Aldrin was the second man to step foot on the surface of the moon in July 1969. Forty years on from the Apollo 11 mission to the moon we take you back to when President Richard Nixon talks to Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong. And Buzz Aldrin talks about his new book "Magnificent Desolation"....

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[ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:23:00 +0100 ]


Today: 'I never tried to hide anything'
A council which was the first to try to prosecute a mother for using a false address to get her son into a popular state school, has dropped its case. Mrinal Patel maintains she did nothing wrong....

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[ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:11:00 +0100 ]


Today: DAB radio 'will be as reliable' as FM
The government's plans to switch over to digital radio by 2015 are unrealistic, shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt says. Reporter Nicola Stanbridge examines why some people within the BBC are still favouring FM. Journalist Kelvin Mackenzie and Tony Moretta, chief executive of the body responsible for championing DAB radio, discuss if digital radio is better than analogue....

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[ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:02:00 +0100 ]


Today: Royal Mail sale 'best way to modernise'
The partial sell-off of Royal Mail will not proceed in the current circumstances, Lord Mandelson has said. Richard Hooper, chairman of the independent review of the postal services sector, discusses whether "now is not the time to sell a minority stake in Royal Mail". Billy Hayes, general secretary of the Communication Workers Union, says his organisation has offered Royal Mail a no strike deal if negotiations begin. BBC editors Robert Peston and Nick Robinson reflect on the current interpolatio...

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[ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:45:00 +0100 ]


Today: Assistance for runaways 'is laughable'
New guidelines aimed to ensure young people who run away from home or care do not fall through gaps in services are to be published by the government. Bob Reitemeier, chief executive of the Children's Society, and Kevin Gosden, whose son Andrew ran away from home when 14 years old, discuss how those who run away from home can be assisted....

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[ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:07:00 +0100 ]


Today: National Express loses East Coast line
The government is to take the East Coast rail service run by National Express into public ownership. Transport correspondent Tom Symonds and Norman Baker, Lib Dem transport spokesman, discuss whether this is a step towards nationalising rail services. Transport expert Professor Stephen Glaister examines previous cases of the government intervening in the railway sector....

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[ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:44:00 +0100 ]


Today: How to stay cool in the heat wave
All the British seem to talk about is the weather, whether it's too wet, too dry, too cold or - as appears to be the case currently - too hot. Explorer Benedict Allen and Sunand Prasad, president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, explain how to keep cool in temperatures expected to reach 32 degrees Celsius....

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[ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:03:00 +0100 ]


Today: Ashdown warns of £9bn hole in defence budget
The mission in Afghanistan is on course for possible failure, Britain cannot afford much of the defence equipment it plans to buy and many of the MoD's new equipment programmes are "irrelevant" to modern warfare, an Institute for Public Policy Research report says. Lord Ashdown, co-author of the report, explains the basis for the claims....

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[ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:44:00 +0100 ]


Today: Ed Balls: Education reform 'all paid for'
Parents will have more rights over their children's education - and the best heads will run chains of schools, under new government education plans. Children's Secretary Ed Balls explains the last major education legislation for England before the next general election....

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[ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:32:00 +0100 ]


Today: 'The sense is that the Troubles are over'
How important is the Loyalist paramilitary decommissioning that was confirmed at the weekend? Jeanette Ervine, widow of unionist leader David Ervine, Rev Chris Hudson, who has acted as a conduit between the UVF and the Dublin government and Independent journalist David McKittrick react to the announcement that the UVF has abandoned weapons and the UDA - by far the biggest loyalist paramilitary group - has begun to decommission its arms....

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[ Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:37:00 +0100 ]


Today: Mandelson: spending review 'after election'
The government is to outline its policy priorities for the next year and beyond. Business secretary Lord Mandelson outlines the proposed changes to public services being launched under the title Building Britain's Future, which may lead to a delay in the sale of part of Royal Mail....

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[ Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:23:00 +0100 ]


Today: Ministers plan services shake-up
The government is to set out plans to reduce Whitehall targets and extend new rights to the users of public services. Chief Secretary to the Treasury Liam Byrne explains why he believes there is a need for a "power shift" away from civil servants and towards the public....

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[ Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:39:00 +0100 ]


Today: Should Bank of England regulate institutions?
How will the government regulate the banking industry to avoid another financial crisis? Gillian Tett, of the FT, considers if current plans are tough enough on the financial sector. Shadow chancellor George Osborne says his party is considering giving the Bank of England the power to regulate individual banks....

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[ Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:33:00 +0100 ]


Today: BBC's Mark Thompson defends expenses
The expenses of some top BBC executives have been published. BBC director general Mark Thompson explains why he made some of the claims - including£2,236.90 to fly him and his family back from a holiday in Sicily to deal with the fall-out following calls made to actor Andrew Sachs by Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand....

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[ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:46:00 +0100 ]


Today: Jackson 'was the consummate star'
Michael Jackson has died in Los Angeles at the age of 50, after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home in Beverly Hills. Friend Uri Gellar and music journalist Mark Ellen react to the death of the star....

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[ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:34:00 +0100 ]


Today: Gay liberation riots remembered
It is 40 years since a riot began outside a bar in New York which is credited as giving birth to the modern gay liberation movement. Jim Fouratt, who was there, and Kenneth Partridge, who was on the London gay scene at the time, discuss the lasting significance of the Stonewall riots....

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[ Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:58:00 +0100 ]


Today: Iran protests 'will not continue'
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's calls for the protests in Iran to stop appear to have gone largely unheeded. Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen considers whether eyewitness accounts of clashes near the parliament building in Tehran can be verified - as BBC journalists face severe reporting restrictions. An anonymous protester gives his account of events in Tehran....

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[ Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:53:00 +0100 ]


Today: Why are family court cases under-reported?
It is a shame that journalists are not taking the opportunity to report how family courts work, a judge working in the courts says. District Judge Lynn Roberts explains what she thinks of the new rules concerning the reporting of cases....

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[ Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:44:00 +0100 ]


Today: Ex-detainees allege abuse at Bagram
A BBC investigation has revealed allegations of abuse at a US-run military base in Afghanistan. Correspondent Ian Pannell reports on former inmates' allegations of beatings, sleep deprivation and being hung from the ceiling....

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[ Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:31:00 +0100 ]


Today: Can family courts be reported?
Why has there been so little reporting of the Family Courts since they have been opened to the press? Reporter Sanchia Berg spends a fortnight in different Family Courts following various cases....

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[ Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:30:00 +0100 ]


Today: 'Three Tories' voted for new Speaker
Conservative MP John Bercow is to begin work in his new role after being elected as Speaker of the House of Commons. Political editor Nick Robinson considers whether some MPs are already plotting a challenge to unseat him after the next election. Conservative MP Nadine Dorries, Vernon Bogdanor professor of government at Oxford University, and Alan Duncan, shadow leader of the House, discuss whether Mr Bercow will be a successful Speaker....

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[ Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:41:00 +0100 ]


Today: Rehearsing the end of the world
The government War Book, in use during the Cold War, set out in great detail exactly what was to happen in the countdown to nuclear war, and is now to be released in full to the public. Reporter Sanchia Berg examines the procedure if nuclear war had became inevitable....

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[ Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:00:00 +0100 ]


Today: 0737 Swifts
Demolition works and repairs to properties are affecting the swift population, conservationists say. Gemma Rogers, of the RSPB, says swifts now figure on the charity's list of "at risk" birds....

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[ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:09:00 +0100 ]


Today: 0810 The Speaker
As MPs prepare to vote in a new House of Commons Speaker, the former foreign secretary Margaret Beckett remains bookmakers' favourite to win the post. But at least one Labour MP has accused the government of trying to install her into the prestigious position. Nick Robinson and Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman discuss the rumours that government whips are "touting" Ms Beckett....

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[ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:59:00 +0100 ]


Today: 0810 Expenses
Expenses claims of every MP over the last four years have been published online. Correspondent Norman Smith and Environment Secretary Hilary Benn discuss if this will be the end of the row....

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[ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:43:00 +0100 ]


Today: 0810 G20 protests begin
A coalition of campaigners from a variety of charities and unions will march through London to demand action on poverty and climate change ahead of the G20 summit. 'Put People First' will urge world leaders to come up with a "fair, sustainable route out of recession" that also factors in environmental issues. Brendan Barber, General Secretary of TUC discusses the policy changes that 'Put People First' would like to see implemented after G20....

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[ Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:46:00 +0000 ]


Today: 0810 'No split' between bank and Brown
Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, has warned against further significant government spending to stimulate the economy, given the high levels of UK debt as a result of recent stimulus packages. He was answering questions from MPs at a Treasury committee. Former minister Geoffrey Robinson, Professor David Smith, chairman of the shadow Monetary Policy Committee, and Hugo Dixon, editor-in-chief of BreakingViews.com, a city commentary service, evaluate the governor's warning....

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[ Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:04:00 +0000 ]


Today: 0830 'Absolute right' to free speech 14 Mar 09
The Conservative MP David Davies wants to make it illegal for people to demonstrate against the military. He discusses if protests - like the one in Luton when a small group of anti-war protesters held placards saying "Anglian soldiers go to hell" and "Butchers of Basra" - should be made illegal with Abu Omar, who went to the demonstration in Luton but couldn't get inside the police cordon....

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[ Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:27:00 +0000 ]

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