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 0607 |
The parents of 'right-to-life' baby Charlotte Wyatt continue their court battle to keep their child alive. More from Jane Dreaper. |
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EU officials fly to Beijing in an attempt to to resolve a dispute over chinese clothing imports. Quentin Somerville has the latest. |
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What are the economic consequences of avian flu? Greg Wood has the business news.
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 0626 |
Steve May with the latest on today's crucial fourth Ashes Test at Trent Bridge. |
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EU experts are meeting today to discuss the dangers of bird flu killing millions. Tim Hirsh reports. |
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Students will receive their GCSE results this morning. James Westhead finds out why many say the exams are so easy, they're worthless. |
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Iraqis are trying once more to agree on a new constitution amid a background of increasing violence. Mike Wooldridge is in Baghdad. |
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A review of today's papers in the UK and Russia. |
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The supreme court in Germany is due to announce whether the upcoming general election can go ahead. Ray Furlong is in Berlin. |
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Health service managers are assessing the benefits of a new system for prioritising vulnerable patients. Adam Brimelow reports. |
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Lib Dems' Ed Davey says GCSEs are "failing the country" and should be replaced with a diploma system. |
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 0709 |
Is bird flu a genuine threat? Philip Tod speaking for the European health commissioner, responds. |
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Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Öpik says the decision to allow the police to review a report on its inquiry over Deepcut deaths is "totally unacceptable". |
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Elinor Goodman of the Commission for Affordable Rural Housing says Gordon Brown's new pension rules will push up house prices in the countryside. |
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 0722 |
Greg Wood with the latest business news. |
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 0725 |
Dr Paul Irwing of the University of Manchester on why he thinks men are more intelligent than women |
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 0733 |
Steve May in Trent Bridge with the sports news. |
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We ask Schools Minister Jacqui Smith and a maths teacher Steve McCormack GCSEs are failing children. |
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 0742 |
Hear a verdict by Sister Wendy Beckett and Sister Mary Michael on the latest nomination in our greatest painting competition. |
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 0747 |
Thought for the day with Abdal Hakim Murad, Muslim Chaplain at the University of Cambridge. |
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Can the differences over the Iraqi constitution be sorted out? Iraqi politician Fareed Sabri and Ali Al Bayati of the Iraqi embassy in London discuss. |
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 0810 |
Pallab Ghosh examines the risk we face from bird flu. Could it become a global pandemic? We speak to experts Dr Bob McCracken and Hugh Pennington. |
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 0822 |
Is emotional story telling compromised if a book is too factual? Authors Clare George and Francis Gilbert discuss. |
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 0827 |
Steve May with the latest sports news. |
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 0835 |
Tim Franks assesses the case of French-Colombian Ingrid Betancourt kidnapped by the Marxist Farc guerillas. |
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 0839 |
Greg Wood with a business news update. |
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What lessons can be learned about fighting terrorism from great literature of the past? Rebecca Jones reports. |
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Why is anti-Americanism so rampant in Europe? Theatre critic Joyce Macmillan and Alan Miller of the Old Truman Brewery discuss. |
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