27/06/2015
Morning news and current affairs. Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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0710
The worst attack in Tunisia’s modern history has left at least thirty-nine dead, at least five of them British holidaymakers, after a gunman opened fire on bathers at a beachside hotel at the resort of Souss, on the coast south of the capital Tunis. The foreign secretary, Philip Hammond, has warned that more Britons may be among the victims. He is chairing another COBRA meeting later this morning. Jim Muir is our correspondent in Tunis. Laura Smith is Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Monitoring Jihadist Media Analyst.
0715
The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has announced he will hold a referendum on whether to accept a bailout deal with the country's creditors. In a television address delivered during the early hours of this morning he said that the government is being asked to accept unbearable austerity measures. Chris Morris is our correspondent in Brussels.
0720
Police have shot dead one of two prisoners on the run from a maximum security jail in the United States.Β They are still searching for a second convicted murderer, David Sweat, who broke out of the same jail in the state of New York three weeks ago. Tom Bateman is our Washington Correspondent.
0730
A high-profile UK GM crop trial ended in failure this week. Wheat which was genetically enhanced to emit a chemical signal mimicking aphids in distress failed to repel the pest in the Rothamsted trial in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Stephen Tindale is an environmental consultant. Dr Helen Wallace is director of GenewatchUK.
0740
Judith Kerr is one of Britain's best-loved children's writers and illustrators. The author of The Tiger who came to Tea and Mog the cat is now 92 but she is still working and a retrospective of her work is being shown at the Jewish Museum in London. Sarah Montague has been speaking to her.
0750
France is on high alert after a man rammed his vehicle into gas canisters at a factory near Lyon. He also pinned a severed head to the factory fence, with Arabic writing scrawled on it. Prosecutors believe the suspect, who's been arrested, had earlier decapitated the boss of the delivery firm he worked for. Asiem El Difraoui is a political scientist with a specialism in jihadism.
0810
The worst attack in Tunisia’s modern history has left at least thirty-nine dead, at least five of them British holidaymakers, after a gunman opened fire on bathers at a beachside hotel at the resort of Souss, on the coast south of the capital Tunis. The foreign secretary, Philip Hammond, has warned that more Britons may be among the victims. He is chairing another COBRA meeting later this morning. The holiday company Thomson and First Choice have issued a statement overnight saying a number of the fatalities were customers of theirs. It is repatriating all of its customers staying in Port El Kantaoui and Sousse overnight. Sean Tipton is from the Association of British Travel Agents.
0820
The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has announced he will hold a referendum on whether to accept a bailout deal with the country's creditors. In a television address delivered during the early hours of this morning he said that the government is being asked to accept unbearable austerity measures. Anna Holligan is our reporter in Athens. Marina Prentoulis is the UK spokesperson for Syriza.
0825
A choral marathon is taking place today to celebrate the life and works of Sir Christopher Wren. Seventeen different choirs will perform in seventeen different Wren churches throughout the day as part of the City of London Festival. Anthony Geraghty is senior lecturer in the History of Art at the University of York.
0830
The worst attack in Tunisia’s modern history has left at least thirty-nine dead, at least five of them British holidaymakers, after a gunman opened fire on bathers at a beachside hotel at the resort of Souss, on the coast south of the capital Tunis (see 0810). Crispin Blunt chairs the Foreign Affairs Select Committee.
0845
The worst attack in Tunisia’s modern history has left at least thirty-nine dead, at least five of them British holidaymakers, after a gunman opened fire on bathers at a beachside hotel at the resort of Souss, on the coast south of the capital Tunis (see 0810). Richard Barrett is vice president for special projects at the Soufan Group in New York and is a former head of counter-terrorism at MI6.
0850
Security correspondent Frank Gardner discusses terror threats to the UK.Β
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- Sat 27 Jun 2015 07:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4