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Morning news and current affairs presented by John Humphrys and Justin Webb, featuring:

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A day after opposition fighters seized control of Syria's border crossings with Iraq and Turkey, forces loyal to President Assad appear to have launched an all-out assault on the rebels in Damascus. Rabab Al-Rifai, spokeswoman for International Committee of the Red Cross in Syria explains the situation. And Malik Al Abdeh, opposition Syrian journalist and former chief editor at Barada TV and Rosemary Hollis, professor of Middle East Policy Studies at City University discuss what the future holds for the Assad regime..

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Civil servants based in London can start working from home today as part of a plan to reduce traffic on the roads during the Olympics. However, is there a danger of the government wheels grinding to a halt if it Whitehall lies empty for seven weeks? That doyen of Whitehall, Sir Humphrey Appleby, of Yes Minister fame, casts his expert eye across the situation from his 麻豆约拍 Counties garden.

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The Association of Chief Police Officers is "actively considering" proposals to create more transparency in the way forces deal with complaints against officers from the public. Mike Cunningham, the Chief Constable of Staffordshire and the Acpo lead on professional standards, told Today presenter John Humphrys that he would put his "personal recommendation" on proposals made following a review by the organisation Transparency International. Lawyer Fiona Murphy, who specialises in public complaints against the police, told the programme that "only one in more than 2000 complaints against the police result in an officer being required to resign.".