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Today: Financial regulation 'has broken down'
The Queen's Speech will be listened to with particular care by bankers who are to learn what the government intends to do to limit their pay. Reforms announced in the speech will give regulators the power to stop bankers from pocketing big bonuses that could destabilize the financial system. Former Chairman of RBS Sir George Mathewson and chairman of the Treasury Select Committee John McFall discuss the proposals....

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[ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:10:00 +0000 ]


Today: Australian migrant 'hell hole'
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has apologised for the hardship and institutionalised abuse suffered by thousands of British children who were sent to the country up until the 1970s with the promise of a new life. Sydney correspondent Nick Bryant reports on the apology and child migrant John Hennessy describes the terrible treatment he faced when he arrived in Australia....

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[ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:31:00 +0000 ]


Today: Neurons ready...go
The World Memory Championships are taking place in London. Contestants have to memorise long streams of numbers or the sequence of 35 entire decks of cards. Reporter Sanchia Berg went along to speak the world's top brain athletes....

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[ Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:44:00 +0000 ]


Today: 'No evidence' of endemic abuse in UK forces
The Ministry of Defence has said it is investigating 33 new allegations of abuse by the UK military in Iraq. Armed Forces minister Bill Rammell said the claims were being taken "with the utmost seriousness"....

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[ Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:36:00 +0000 ]


Today: British Pakistanis on the media
Are young people turning to Islamic, Pakistani, Middle Eastern channels in Britain for news on their loved ones and events in Pakistan? Zubeida Malik spoke to British Pakistanis....

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[ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:22:00 +0000 ]


Today: 'A lot more to do' in Afghanistan
Gordon Brown's leadership has been dictated by the war in Afghanistan. 232 British lives have been lost, the majority under his government. Public opinion is mounting against continued British presence in Afghanistan, and the Obama administration's position on the war is undecided. Gordon Brown discusses the future of his Afghanistan policy....

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[ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:11:00 +0000 ]


Today: Is shorthand a dying skill?
The use of shorthand has long been an important journalistic tool, but the growing use of recording devices is threatening the skill. Kim Fletcher, chairman of the National Council for the Training of Journalists, comments on the future of shorthand, and Today presenter John Humphrys tests his shorthand skills....

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[ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:49:00 +0000 ]


Today: New nursing rules 'will add skills to compassion'
All new nurses in England will need to have a degree from 2013. The minimum level for pre-registration courses will be raised from diploma to degree level, making nurses better equipped to improve the quality of patient care. Chief nursing officer Christine Beasley, and Gail Adams, head of nursing at trade union Unison, discuss the implications of increasing the educational level of nurses....

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[ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:45:00 +0000 ]


Today: Tories outline DNA profile policy
The DNA profiles of innocent people arrested in England and Wales will be kept for six years and not indefinitely under new government proposals. The changes will be put before the European Court of Human Rights, which had ruled the current policy unlawful. Police have defended the system, which it says has led to the solving of crimes, but human rights groups are unhappy with the compromise. Julie Bindel from the campaign group Justice for Women and the shadow home secretary Chris Grayling deba...

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[ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:31:00 +0000 ]


Today: Bosnia's 'heightened tensions'
Bosnian leaders are meeting tomorrow to try and resolve long-standing divisions which many fear could lead to a new civil war. Correspondent Edward Stourton reports from the Bosnian Serb town of Banja Luka....

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[ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:15:00 +0000 ]


Today: Crime: Worse in the UK or Baltimore?
How dangerous are Britain's streets? In a speech in August the Shadow home secretary, Christopher Grayling, claimed that "The Wire used to be just a work of fiction for British viewers. But under this government, in many parts of British cities, The Wire has become a part of real life in this country too. Far too many of those features of what we have always seen as a US phenomenon are now to be found on the streets of Britain as well". To put Mr Grayling's words to the test the Independent have...

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[ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:49:00 +0000 ]


Today: Tories 'will look at causes of poverty'
David Cameron has long accused Labour, and what he describes as "big government", of failing the poor. Today he will set out his party's policies to combat poverty and reform the welfare system. Mr Cameron will say the government is guilty of a moral failure, creating a welfare system that tells young girls having children before finding work and a loving relationship means a home and cash. Shadow secretary for work and pension Theresa May, and Work and Pensions Secretary Yvette Cooper debate th...

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[ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:40:00 +0000 ]


Today: Afghan soldier: 'I'm happy to go back'
We spend a lot of time talking to politicians about the strategy in Afghanistan, but we spend very little time talking to the people who are sent there to fight. Captain Andrew Tiernan of the Grenadier Guards, who came back from Afghanistan on leave on Friday and will be back there next week, gives his insights into the conflict....

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[ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:10:00 +0000 ]


Today: Good parenting is 'experiential'
What approach to parenting works best? The Demos think tank are giving their advice on parenting - saying both warmth and discipline builds a good character in children. The report suggests children of married couples and wealthier backgrounds also tend to fare better. Co-author of the report Richard Reeves and Camila Batmanghelidjh of charity Kids Company, discuss the report....

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[ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:50:00 +0000 ]


Today: Jan Morris's 'glimpses of people'
Travel writer Jan Morris has changed tack for her latest book, by writing about people instead of the places she visits. Miss Morris comments on her latest travels....

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[ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:25:00 +0000 ]


Today: UK 'is real frontline' in terrorism fight
Britain's presence in Afghanistan has been seriously questioned this week following the deaths of seven army personnel, and calls from former junior Foreign Office minister Kim Howells MP to withdraw all troops from the country. Prime Minister Gordon Brown yesterday defended Britain's continued presence, saying that troops there are "our first line of defence" against terrorist attacks on British streets. Shadow security minister Baroness Pauline Neville Jones and the chairman of the Royal Unite...

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[ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:22:00 +0000 ]


Today:'Rude, whimsical and late'
A selection of unpublished letters sent to the Telegraph is being released. Am I Alone in thinking? is a collection of some of the letters sent the the newspaper that were not appropriate for publication. Deputy head of the Telegraph letters page, Iain Hollingshead, and author Robert Popper, comment on the letters....

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[ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:25:00 +0000 ]


Today: RBS recovery 'a marathon not a sprint'
RBS has made a loss in the last quarter, despite the government pumping billions of pounds into the failing bank. Profitable parts of the bank will have to be sold off under news measures imposed by EU competition commissioner Neelie Kroes. RBS chief executive Stephen Hester discusses the bank's future....

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[ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:18:00 +0000 ]


Today: 'Nerves miraculously disappear'
What is it like for the soldiers on the front line in Afghanistan? Major Richard Streatfeild has been keeping a diary for the Today programme as he leads his troops in the Sangin Valley, which has seen some of the heaviest fighting in the war. The latest instalment describes how his first patrol was hit by an roadside bomb....

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[ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:08:00 +0000 ]


Today: Afghan police are 'undisciplined, badly trained and corrupt'
The killing of five British soldiers in Afghanistan by a police officer has raised questions over security progress in the country. The British army has been training Afghan security and police forces to enforce the rule of law for the long-term future of the country. Mark Grant-Jones, padre with 2 Rifles Battle Group, and Mark Christian a padre serving with British soldiers in Helmand, comment on the implications of the killings on the British cause in Afghanistan, and Afghan journalist Nadene ...

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[ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:49:00 +0000 ]


Today: Russia's admiration for Stalin
Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev has made an unusually outspoken condemnation of attempts to rehabilitate the reputation of Joseph Stalin. In a message posted on his blog President Medvedev called on people to remember the "millions who died because of Stalin's terror". Last year, in a nation wide television poll to name the greatest Russian ever, Joseph Stalin came third. Moscow correspondent Rupert Wingfield Hayes reports on how Russians view their former leader....

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[ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:41:00 +0000 ]


Today: Five British troops die in 'rogue' attack
Five British soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan after a policeman they were training opened gunfire. Defence correspondent Caroline Wyatt reports on the latest in the incident....

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[ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:13:00 +0000 ]


Today: Is Obama losing his charm
It is the first anniversary of Barack Obama's victory in the US presidential elections. But in the intervening year, the Democrats have lost gubernatorial seats in both Virginia and New Jersey to the Republicans. The Republican's chairman, Michael Steele, says the results are a rejection of President Obama's reckless spending, and what he calls "the far-left policies that are hurting our nation." North America editor Mark Mardell examines President Obama's popularity a year after his election....

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[ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:08:00 +0000 ]


Today: Does the US still want Obama?
The first anniversary of President Obama's election takes place tomorrow. A year after his election, Washington correspondent Kevin Connolly went to Colorado to talk to some of President Obama's supporters, to see if they are happy with his presidency....

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[ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0000 ]


Today: Bank shake-up creates 'more competition'
New plans for a big shake up of banks have been announced. Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group are to sell off a large number of their branches after the European Commission demanded that banks bailed-out by taxpayers should be scaled down. The changes will, it is hoped, ensure there is more competition for loans and mortgages in the banking industry. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, outlines the banking reforms....

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[ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:32:00 +0000 ]


Today: Tall tale from storyteller laureate
Are you sitting comfortably? Then we'll begin. Britain is to have its first laureate for storytelling. The new post is being filled by Taffy Thomas, who discusses his repertoire of 300 stories culled from oral sources as a professional story teller for the past 30 years....

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[ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:40:00 +0000 ]


Today: Clarke: Brown 'error' led to drug row
The Home Secretary Alan Johnson is coming under pressure to make a Commons statement following his sacking of the chair of the Advisory Council on the misuse of drugs Professor David Nutt. But what is the correct relationship between scientific advisors and policy makers? Former home secretary Charles Clarke, home affairs editor Mark Easton and political editor Nick Robinson analyse the issue....

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[ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:10:00 +0000 ]


Today: Colonel's Iraq warning leaked
The most senior British officer to be killed in Afghanistan Rupert Thorneloe, who commanded the 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards, had warned about the risks posed to his troops by a shortage of helicopters. It has emerged that Lt Col Thorneloe, killed by a roadside bomb in July, had written to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) warning that a lack of helicopters meant that too many trips were being made by road, leaving forces vulnerable to improvised explosive devices. The memos were leaked by an officia...

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[ Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:56:00 +0000 ]


Today: 'Take drug laws out of party politics'
The government's chief drug adviser has been sacked after claiming cannabis, ecstasy and LSD are less dangerous than alcohol and cigarettes. Professor David Nutt, chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, responded by lashing out at the government's "Luddite" attitude to science. Professor Nutt, and the government's former chief scientific adviser Sir David King, discuss the relationship between the government and its advisers....

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[ Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:13:00 +0000 ]


Today: What makes a hero?
What is the nature of heroism? Captain Sully Sullenberger has been hailed a hero for safely landing 155 passengers and crew on the Hudson River but is he a hero, or simply showing courage while doing a job he was trained for? Alexandra Shackleton, grand-daughter of the explorer Ernest Shackleton and the Evening Standard's defence correspondent Robert Fox discuss what makes a hero....

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[ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:31:00 +0000 ]

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