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30/10/2012

Morning news and current affairs with John Humphrys and Justin Webb, discussing Storm Sandy, unnecessary cancer treatment, and swapping MPs with scientists.

Morning news and current affairs with John Humphrys and Justin Webb, including:

0750
Storms in poor countries kill tens of thousands of people and devastate lives for years, that is not going to happen in New York and New Jersey but Storm Sandy has still had a pretty huge impact. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's correspondent in New York Ben Thompson has the latest from the city.

0810
The latest research shows that about 4,000 women every year endure unpleasant or even disfiguring treatment for cancers that may not threaten their lives at all. Myriam Pryke and Diane Dally explain their similar experiences but very different reactions.

0820
The Bodleian Libraries are hosting a special one-day event to celebrate the gift of papers that belonged to the poet Cecil Day-Lewis and his wife, actress, Jill Balcon. Tamasin Day-Lewis explains her view that her father should be better remembered as a wonderful poet.

0831has seen kidnapping and killing take place on a staggering scale. The Today programme's Tom Bateman reports
In Mexico, the war between the country's rival drug cartels from Mexico on the country's "disappeared".

2 hours, 31 minutes

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Tue 30 Oct 2012 06:00

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  • Tue 30 Oct 2012 06:00