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05/11/2012

Morning news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague and Evan Davis, including ash tree disease, university funding and the US elections.

Morning news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague and Evan Davis, including:

0750
Today is the last full day of campaigning in the US presidential election. James Naughtie reports from where both candidates converged on the same town in Iowa over the weekend.

0810
It has been a week since a ban on the import of Ash trees came into force, in an attempt to halt the spread of the deadly fungal disease affecting Ash trees. Tom Feilden sets out what has changed since the ban came in last week and Martin Ward, UK chief plant health officer, outlines why it took so long to tackle it.

0820
This week is the last full week of campaigning for police and crime commissioners across England and Wales. Nick Howe, senior lecturer in criminology at the University of Derby, explains what police commissioners will do.

0823
The Canadian government is trying to encourage Polish workers living in the UK to move to Canada to help boost the country's labour market. Wiktor Moszczynski, author of Hello I'm your Polish Neighbour, who works with the Polish community in Ealing, and Anita Prazmowska, Professor of International History at London School of Economics, analyse the work ethic of the Poles that have come to the UK.

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Mon 5 Nov 2012 06:00

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  • Mon 5 Nov 2012 06:00