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18/05/2015

Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

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Mon 18 May 2015 06:00

Today's running order

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The tiny African state of Burundi is in a pretty fragile state after an attempt by a group of generals to overthrow the president failed last week. He managed to cling on to power and he's banned protests in the streets but there are many planned for today.聽 He's using the threat of a possible attack by the Somali Islamist group Al Shabab, to crack down on security but many fear this is simply a pretext to silence dissenters who question a legal ruling paving the way for him to seek another 5 year term. Our East Africa Correspondent Karen Allen reports from the capital Bujumbura.

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A 麻豆约拍 crew has been arrested and detained in Qatar on an official visit to report on the state of World Cup workers' accommodation. Despite being invited to the country by the Prime Minister's office, the crew were picked up by the security service, interrogated and put in prison for two nights. No charges were eventually brought following accusations that they were working outside their visa restrictions. The 麻豆约拍's Middle East Correspondent Mark Lobel was one of the four people detained.

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The Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has unveiled plans to intervene in thousands of 鈥渃oasting or 鈥渇latlining鈥 schools. According to the Sunday Times, 鈥淪quads鈥 of leading head teachers will be sent into schools Ofsted鈥檚 described as 鈥渞equiring improvement鈥. About 3,000 schools are currently in this category.聽 However, one leading commentator has described these as 鈥渋maginary鈥 figures. Geoff Barton is the Head teacher of the King Edward VI School.

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David Cameron will use his first major speech since the Tory general election victory to renew his vow to boost NHS funding and create a "seven-day" service. Speaking at a GP surgery in the West Midlands, the Prime Minister will again commit to increasing budgets by at least 拢8 billion a year by 2020. The Tories made clear during the election campaign that they supported a plan put together by NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens to fill a funding gap estimated at 拢30 billion a year by 2020. The scheme would see 拢22 billion covered through efficiencies, with the remainder coming from the government. Professor Chris Ham is the Chief Exec of the King鈥檚 Fund.

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European Union foreign and defence ministers meeting in Brussels today are expected to approve an EU mission to destroy the boats used by people smugglers operating in Libya. Britain is leading efforts to get the United Nations Security Council to pass a resolution backing the mission. It is part of the EU's response to the vast numbers of illegal migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe. Admiral Lord West is the former First Sea Lord and chief of the Naval staff.

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World leaders hoping to sign a global climate deal in December are having to tread carefully - because of the effect on their economies of some of the measures they may think appropriate to tackle climate change.. Many of them fear the response from business to tough measures cutting CO2. A business climate summit in Paris this week will offer them some hope - the CEO of the consumer giant Unilever will be there, calling for political leaders to raise their ambition on climate change. Our environment analyst Roger Harrabin reports from Unilever's Merseyside plant.

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The Iraqi city of Ramadi has fallen to Islamic State (IS) after government forces abandoned their positions, officials say. The police and military made a chaotic retreat after days of intense fighting and despite Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordering troops to stand their ground. Matthew Glanville is a former special adviser to the governor of Anbar province and Muhannad Haimour is a special adviser and spokesperson to the Governor of Anbar.

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It is 35 years since the death of Ian Curtis, frontman of the seminal Salford post-punk band Joy Division. The band garnered international critical acclaim with the release of their debut album Unknown Pleasures in 1979, but the group was dissolved following Curtis鈥檚 suicide at the age of just 23 in 1980. To mark the occasion, ex-Joy Division bassist Peter Hook, who went on to form New Order with Bernard Sumner, will be performing a one-off homecoming concert tonight at Christ Church in Macclesfield. Peter Hook and The Light will play Joy Division鈥檚 entire back catalogue at the venue, close to the Talbot Pub where the band used to rehearse. Peter Hook joins us live.

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After their recent defeat in the General Election, the Labour Party appears to be in a further state of turmoil, with the leader of Unite threatening to "reconsider" its affiliation with Labour unless the party shows it represents working people. Len McCluskey has also told the 麻豆约拍 that it's "essential for the correct leader" to emerge. The outgoing leader of Scottish Labour, Jim Murphy, has publicly attacked Mr McCluskey - calling him the "kiss of death" for the party. Meanwhile, the man behind the party's election strategy - Jon Cruddas - has said Labour is arguably facing the greatest crisis in its history. As he leads the review into what went wrong, candidates keep coming forward to become Ed miliband's successor. Yvette Cooper, Liz Kendall, Mary Creagh and Andy Burnham are all in the race - but who is the "correct" leader from the union's point of view? Baroness Prosser is the former Deputy General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers鈥 Union and former Labour Party Treasurer and Paul Kenny is the General Secretary of GMB union.

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David Cameron will use his first major speech since the Tory general election victory to renew his vow to boost NHS funding and create a "seven-day" service. Dr Matthew Cheetham is a GP working in Oxfordshire and Jeremy Hunt is the Health Secretary.

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The Chelsea Flower Show opens tomorrow鈥 and the world鈥檚 foremost gardeners are showing off their creative and colourful designs. But in the real world, are our gardens getting greyer? A new poll from the Royal Horticultural Society suggests that 15 square miles of front garden have been paved over in the last decade. And 5 million now have no plants at all. With concerns being raised over biodiversity loss, flooding risk and rising urban temperatures, should we being doing more to keep our front gardens green? Sue Biggs is the RHS Director General and Sean Murray is the winner of 麻豆约拍 Great Chelsea Garden Challenge.

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The World Health Assembly meets today in Geneva. The organisation has been widely criticised since the outbreak of Ebola - criticised for its delays in declaring the epidemic, for its overly complex structure and lack of clear leadership. And that has to change, now. Jeremy Farrar is the director of the Wellcome Trust and Professor of Tropical medicine at the University of Oxford.

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Final arguments are being had across Ireland this week, ahead of a referendum to amend the county's constitutional bar on gay marriage. Civil partnerships have been taking place for four years, but the Taoiseach Enda Kenny - himself a committed Catholic, is backing full marriage equality. However, as Andy Martin reports, early indications that the amendment would pass with as much as 75% approval, are apparently being revised. His piece begins with one of the adverts used in the campaign, and the words of one of Ireland's best-known sit-com characters.

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As technology changes how do we adapt our work practices to ensure maximum productivity whilst maintaining a work life balance? How can we make sure we are working smarter as opposed to harder? Phil Libin is the CEO of Evernote, a tech company that started as an app for taking and organising digital notes and Dave Coplin is the Chief Envisioning Officer of Microsoft UK.

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Films made in the 1980s don't have a great reputation - largely being thought of as cheesy and without artistic merit. But the Guardian's Hadley Freeman credits films made in this era for teaching her 'more about life than any library or teacher ever would'. Are they underappreciated? Hadley Freeman is a Guardian columnist and author of Life Moves Pretty Fast.

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  • Mon 18 May 2015 06:00