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 0607 |
James Dudley, a teenager who admitted causing his girlfriend's death in a jet-skiing accident is due to be sentenced. Tabitha Morgan has the details. |
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 0609 |
Charles Haviland in Nepal brings us the latest in the violent clashes between rebels and government troops. |
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 0615 |
VAT scam is distorting UK trade figures. Greg Wood has the business news. |
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 0626 |
Man Utd coast to victory over Debrecen. Steve May has the sports news. |
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 0632 |
Tory leader Michael Howard is urging judges to co-operate on plans to tackle terrorism. More from Shaun Ley. |
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 0635 |
The International Atomic Energy Agency continues its crisis meeting over Iran's re-started nuclear programme. Emma Jane Kirby in Vienna. |
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 0638 |
James Reynolds in Gaza with the latest details on the Israeli preparation to withdraw from the area. |
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Judges are warning that longer pub opening hours will lead to a rise in violent crime. Neil Bennett reports. |
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 0644 |
A review of today's papers in the UK and Egypt. |
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 0649 |
Bob Walker goes to Birmingham to find out the state of the UK economy. |
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 0653 |
Magdi Mahmoud al-Nashar - the Egyptian held after the 7 July London bombs but freed after being cleared of any link to the attacks - talks to us about his ordeal. |
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 0709 |
Tory Humfrey Malins, - himself a part-time judge - says extended hours can't usher in a continental-style drinking culture, because Britons were "very different". |
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Rhys Williams, the uncle of James Dudley, who killed his girlfriend in a jet-bike accident, talks about the case. |
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 0717 |
Lib Dems Lord Lester says he finds Tory calls for a weaker judiciary astonishing. But retired judge Gerald Butler says judges shouldn't make political decisions.
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 0720 |
Dr Ali Ansari, an Iranian specialist from St Andrews University, analyses the row between the West and Tehran over Iran's nuclear programme. |
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 0724 |
Coal and copper price hits a high. Greg Wood with business news. |
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 0725 |
Steve May with a rundown of last nights football match between Man Utd and Debrecen. |
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 0731 |
Can the Palestinians can keep a lid on the militants as Israel withdraws from Gaza? Professor Jarat Chopra gives his assessment. |
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 0741 |
Judge Charles Harris QC tells us why he thinks the government's aim of developing a continental-style drinking culture is unrealistic. |
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 0747 |
Thought for the day with Akhandadhi Das, a Vaishnav Hindu teacher and theologian. |
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 0750 |
Can patriotism help stop home-grown terrorists in the UK? Columnist George Monbiot and Jonathan Freedland debate. |
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 0810 |
Conservative leader Michael Howard says the fight against terrorism is being hampered by the Human Rights Act . He also sided with judges warnings over new alcohol laws. |
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 0823 |
The booker-prize Long List - is it full of big-name writers past their best? We speak to authors DJ Taylor and James Meek. |
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 0828 |
Steve May with the sports news. |
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 0834 |
James Dudley, has been fined by a Cypriot court over holiday jetski tragedy. His uncle, Rhys Williams reacts to the sentencing. |
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 0836 |
Evan Davies looks at how to we tackle pensions problem. Tory Sir Malcolm Rifkind says the government should get their house in order. |
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 0848 |
Walt Disney Co's embattled boss Michael Eisner is to step down. Greg Wood with the details. |
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 0850 |
Are computer games good or bad for you? Mark Prensky of games2train and columnist Brian Appleyard discuss. |
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 0855 |
Chris Lowe with the next edition of his series tracking the events of August 1945, the dramatic final days of the Second World War. |
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