05/11/2014
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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A British-run centre for health workers who have been infected with Ebola in Sierra Leone opens today. Africa correspondent Andrew Harding reports from Freetown.
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Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has said he would ask parliament to cancel a law giving more autonomy to eastern regions. David Stern reports.
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The government is to send in a "hit squad" to run Tower Hamlets Council after a report they commissioned suggested there was a "culture of cronyism, improper conduct, and taxpayers' money being unlawfully used". We hear from Rushanara Ali, the labour MP for Bethnal Green and Bow which is within Tower Hamlets.
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A report from the University College London Centre for Analysis of migration has looked at the impact of immigration between 1995 and 2011. We hear from Professor Christian Dustmann, who conducted the report, and Sir Andrew Green, chairman of Migration Watch UK.
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James Naughtie reports on the US midterms from Washington.
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The mobile phone companies are being warned that if they do not act to share their networks in areas of poor coverage the government may force them to do so. We hear from culture secretary Sajid Javid.
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A British treatment centre will open in Kerry Town in Sierra Leone today. Clive Myrie reports.
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Marks and Spencer release their half year figures this morning (at 0700) and they are expected to show that the clothing side of the business is still underperforming. We hear from our Business editor Kamal Ahmed and Mark Bolland, chief executive of Marks and Spencer.
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This year’s winner of the Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction is H is for Hawk. It tells the story of how her father's death prompted her to follow a childhood dream and become a falconer. We hear from the author, Helen Macdonald.
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Package - Africa correspondent Andrew Harding spent the day with Marietu Kagbo and her colleagues in the Sierra Leone Red Cross.
And we hear from Donal Brown head of the British Ebola Task Force in Sierra Leone.
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The Guardian is celebrating its online comments with a book. We hear from Marc Burrows, editor of the book ‘I Think I Can See Where You’re Going Wrong (and other wise and witty comments from Guardian readers)’, and Ed Barrett, Creator of Private Eye’s satirical feature ‘From the Message Boards’.
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The new head of the government's listening and monitoring service GCHQ has begun - on his first day in office - a public debate about whether the private internet companies are doing enough to help in the fight against terrorism. We hear from Martha Lane-Fox, Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho.
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There is a clear arts funding imbalance in favour of London over other parts of the country, according to a report into the work of the Arts Council for England from the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee. Will Gompertz reports.
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There are serious and deeply ingrained problems with children's and adolescents' mental health services, says a Health Committee report. We hear from Sarah Wollaston.
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James Naughtie reports on US midterms.
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