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Today: Met 'without a doubt' still institutionally racist Updated: 2010-02-09 11:15:00 Description: The former president of the Metropolitan Black Police Association (MetBPA), Ali Dizaei, has been sentenced to four years in prison for assaulting and falsely arresting a man. Many of his critics have welcomed the sentence, accusing Mr Dizaei of corru...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Today: Alternative vote 'will restore trust in politics' Updated: 2010-02-09 11:20:00 Description: MPs are to vote on whether to hold a referendum on the prime minister's plans to change the voting system. The current first-past-the-post system would be replaced by the alternative vote system, which allows voters to rank candidates in order of pre...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Today: 'Suicidal' for Iran to make just one weapon Updated: 2010-02-08 10:26:00 Description: Iran's President has asked the country's nuclear chief to begin enriching uranium to 20%. Mark Fitzpatrick, of the IISS, explains the dangers posed by Iran's nuclear programme...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Today: 'I was terrified about being known as gay' Updated: 2010-02-08 10:31:00 Description: John Browne was a star of UK business: tough, successful, and as boss of BP, the company that had been his life, a man who had the Midas touch. Then it all came to an end. He was brought down three years ago by a gay affair. He went to court to try t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Today: Lord Goldsmith: UK bribery laws 'are outdated' Updated: 2010-02-06 09:46:00 Description: The UK's biggest defence manufacturer BAE Systems has been fined £280m in an out of court settlement over investigations into whether it paid bribes in Saudi Arabia and Tanzania. The majority of the money will be paid to the US where BAE admitted mi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Today: 'Sometimes it looks almost like she's crying' Updated: 2010-02-06 09:52:00 Description: Following the scientific discovery this week that patients in a vegetative state could in fact be able to think and communicate, the Today programme spoke to a woman who's mother has been in a vegetative state for four years. She describes how she fe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Today: 'The last part of the jigsaw' Updated: 2010-02-05 11:07:00 Description: Northern Ireland's DUP has agreed a unanimous deal over the devolution of policing and justice powers following ten days of intense negotiations with Sinn Fein. Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his Irish counterpart Brian Cowan are set to leave for Be...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Today: The appeal of TV soaps Updated: 2010-02-05 11:13:00 Description: Two of Britain's best soaps celebrate big milestones on our screens this year. Coronation Street, set in the imaginary Manchester suburb of Weatherfield, is celebrating 50 years on our screens. The BBC's own long running soap EastEnders marks its own...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Today: 'Unreasonable paranoia' about gas supplies Updated: 2010-02-04 10:54:00 Description: Oil companies face increasing attacks about the scale of their profits as oil prices continue to rise, pushing more people into fuel poverty. Dr Anthony Hayward, chief executive of BP, discusses the future of energy supplies and how suppliers operate...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Today: Cambodia war crimes trials 'must be fair' Updated: 2010-02-04 11:05:00 Description: A British lawyer has arrived in Cambodia to act as prosecutor in the Cambodia Khmer Rouge war crimes trial. Andrew Cayley, who has been working at the International Criminal Court in the Hague, was chosen to reside over the trials which aim to bring ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Today: The good, the bad, and the ugly Updated: 2010-02-03 10:50:00 Description: How do win a shoot-out? While the hero in Hollywood films waits for his opponent to move first before beating him with superior quick-fire skills, researchers have found that may not be the best approach. Reporter Tom Feilden put on his cowboy boots ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Today: Mosley 'no public interest' over Terry allegations Updated: 2010-02-03 10:59:00 Description: Max Mosley, the former president of motorsport's governing body the FIA, is to deliver a speech on whether the press should be allowed to publish details of a public figure's private life. Mr Mosley awarded £60,000 in damages after the News of the W...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Today: Archbishop Nichols: Pope 'wants to be heard' Updated: 2010-02-02 10:26:00 Description: The Archbishop of Westminster has backed the Pope's criticism of the government's equality bill. Archbishop Vincent Nichols, head of the Catholic church in England and Wales, argues that the Pope was right to want his "reasoned voice" to be heard in ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Today: 'More to be done' on EU extradition law Updated: 2010-02-02 10:30:00 Description: The European Court of Human Rights will decide today whether a British man should be extradited to Portugal under a European arrest warrant (EAW) because he was not made to serve his sentence in the UK after deportation. Garry Mann was given a two-ye...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Today: 0810 G20 protests begin Updated: 2009-03-28 11:46:00 Description: 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 ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Today: 0810 'No split' between bank and Brown Updated: 2009-03-25 10:04:00 Description: 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 ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Today: 0810 G20 finance ministers to meet 14 Mar 09 Updated: 2009-03-14 08:16:00 Description: Ministers from the G20 group of rich and emerging countries are to meet in England amid growing rifts over how to tackle the worst downturn in decades. Chancellor Alistair Darling discusses if the countries will be in agreement on the major issues....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Today: 0830 'Absolute right' to free speech 14 Mar 09 Updated: 2009-03-14 10:27:00 Description: 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" an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Today: 0810 Will Bank of England cut rates? 08 Jan 09 Updated: 2009-01-08 10:08:00 Description: The Bank of England is widely expected to cut rates to their lowest point in the Bank's 315-year history. Correspondent Greg Wood, John Redwood, chairman of the Conservatives' Economic Competitiveness Policy Group, and Roger Bootle, managing director...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Today: 0750 Sex Offenders Register 20 Dec 08 Updated: 2008-12-20 11:08:00 Description: When the sex offenders register was set up ten years ago the rule that applied to the more serious offenders was simple: once you're on it you're on it for life. Now the high court has ruled that shouldn't happen: it's a breach of human rights. The ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Today: 0810 US unemployment rate reaches 6.7% 06 Dec 08 Updated: 2008-12-06 10:09:00 Description: The jobless rate in the US has risen to a 15-year high of 6.7%, another indicator of the global economic downturn. North American Business Correspondent Greg Wood, employment workplace correspondent Martin Shankleman, and Kevin Green, chief executive...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Today: 0750 Alistair Darling 30 Oct 08 Updated: 2008-10-30 11:01:00 Description: Alistair Darling has signalled a new approach to fiscal policy, saying his "core objective" must be to help the UK through a likely recession. He says that he will unveil a new £4bn package to help small businesses....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD |
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