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0630

How are aid workers coping with Christmas in Ebola hit west Africa. Umaru Fofana reports.

0635

An international treaty controlling the sale of weapons comes into force today. Jonathan Marcus reports.

0640

A special service at St Andrews cathedral in Glasgow is going to be held in memory of the six people killed by the out of control bin lorry on Monday. Peter Hunt reports.

0645

Hundreds of thousands of children get free school meals because their parents have trouble paying for them. 麻豆约拍's religious affairs correspondent Caroline Wyatt finds out what happens during school holidays.

0650

They are worth millions to the UK economy, but Scottish scientists are warning the world's mussel population could be under threat. We hear from Dr Susan Fitzer, Marine Scientist from the University of Glasgow.

0655

Pope Francis has called on international leaders not to forget Christians in the Middle East this Christmas. Quentin Sommerville reports.

0710

More than 300 senior doctors have signed a letter which says hospitals providing specialist care for seriously ill people are going to get less money and patients will suffer as a result. Hugh Pym reports.

0715

President Obama has supported a decision by Sony Pictures to go ahead after all with the release a comedy about the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un.

0720

France is to step up police and military patrols in areas frequented by the public following recent attacks. Prime Minister Manuel Valls announced up to 300 soldiers would be deployed around the country to boost security over the Christmas period. We hear from Camille Grand, head of the French defence and security think tank FRS.

0725

We hear from Russ Collins, director of the Art House Convergence, a national coalition of independent cinemas in the US.

0730

Over recent years, hundreds of thousands of Christians have decided to leave their homes or been forced to flee either because of wars or because they have been persecuted by Islamic extremists. Yolande Knell reports.

0730

A broad agreement has been brokered on some key issues in the cross-party Northern Ireland talks. We hear from former First Minister of Northern Ireland, Lord David Trimble.

0740

How easy it for musicians to cash in on their royalties? Tom Bateman reports.

0750

An international treaty controlling the sale of weapons comes into force today. The UN arms trade treaty lays down rules on the sale of weapons - an industry worth 85 million dollars annually. We hear from Paul Everitt, Chief Executive of ADS and Andrew Smith, from Campaign Against the Arms Trade.

0810

We reflect on how far the British effort has got in Sierra Leone and what lessons can be learnt from the Ebola outbreak. We hear from Dr Oliver Johnson, British doctor from King's College London who is part of the British government response group in Freetown and Ali Criado-Perez, a British nurse working for Medecins sans frontiers.

0820

It's almost a hundred years since the 'Christmas Truce' of 1914. All along the Western Front, British, French and German troops agreed to a series of unofficial cease fires in honour of Christmas Day.

0830

The former Bishop of Rochester, the Rt Rev Dr Michael Nazir-Ali says the international community needs to do more to protect Christians and other non-Muslim groups in the Middle East.

0840

A powerful German business leader has criticised a growing anti-Islam movement in the country saying Europe's top economy needed more immigration to remain competitive and should take in more asylum seekers. Damien McGuiness reports.

0845

Revised figures show the British economy has performed less well this year -- than previously thought. Robert Peston reports.

0850

Coca-Cola has become one of the largest companies in the world to push staff towards switching off their voicemails, in a move intended to streamline operations and boost productivity. We hear from Kate Bevan, tech journalist for the Guardian and the FT, and Theo Merz, lifestyle writer at the Telegraph.