10/07/2015
Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
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'There's been this huge mystery'
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'There’s no need to build on the green belt'
Duration: 05:53
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'The threat is not confined to Tunisia'
Duration: 03:57
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Researchers from King's College London have suggested that smoking tobacco might play a part in people developing schizophrenia. Dr James Maccabe is from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London.
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Today is the music industry’s first ever Global Release Day. From now on, record labels will release singles and albums on the same day around the world. The Official Chart Show on Radio 1 also moves to Friday from today under the new system. Frances Moore is chief executive of the IFPI, which represents the recording industry. ÌýÌý
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The Greek government has submitted new proposals to try to secure a bailout from its international creditors, and prevent the country sliding into bankruptcy. The head of the Eurozone's group of finance ministers, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, said the plans would now be assessed in detail.Ìý Eurozone leaders have set Sunday as a final deadline for an agreement to be reached. Robert Peston is the Â鶹ԼÅÄ’s Economics Editor.
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Measured by the amount of output per worker, all the richest nations except Japan are more productive than Britain. To attempt to tackle this government will today unveil plans for changes to planning laws which it says will allow Britain to build enough homes for working people. Emran Mian is director of the Social Market Foundation.Ìý
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The apparent pause in global warming has been going on long enough to cause climate scientists some embarrassment. They’re confident it’s not a genuine halt in global warming, but it still needs to be explained. Richard Allan is professor of Climate Science at the University of Reading.
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All British nationals are being urged to leave Tunisia because "a further terrorist attack is highly likely", Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says. The Foreign Office estimates 2,500 to 3,000 UK tourists are in Tunisia and a few hundred British residents. It is advising against all non-essential travel to Tunisia, and some travel firms are repatriating their British staff. Gillian Edwards is spokesperson for the Association of British Travel Agents. Oliver Miles is a former British Ambassador to Libya and former head of the Foreign Office's Near East and North African Department.
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This weekend thousands of children are being asked to take the Summer Reading Challenge and use their local library to read at least six books. But will they be helped by staff or volunteers? The UK now has the highest recorded number of volunteers running its libraries. Jeremy Cook reports.
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Further analysis of the UK’s Productivity (see 0715). Sajid Javid is the Business Secretary.
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Further analysis of Greek debt proposals (see 0710). Stelios Kouloglou is an MEP for Syriza. Michael Fuchs is Deputy Chair of Germany’s CDU party
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The first chapter of 'Go Set a Watchman' by Harper Lee, a previously unpublished successor to 1960's Pulitzer Prize-winning 'To Kill A Mockingbird', was made available online on The Guardian's website at 5am Friday morning, ahead of the book's publication next week. The book was completed in the 1950s prior to Mockingbird's creation and the original manuscript was considered lost until Autumn 2014, when it was discovered by Lee's lawyer. Claire Armistead is head of books at the Guardian.
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Further analysis of the UK’s Productivity (see 0715). Melanie Leech is chief executive of the British Property Federation.
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Ketamine, the horse tranquiliser that is now one of the most popular recreational drugs in the UK, is becoming a huge problem in China. It's now eclipsed heroin to become one of the top illegal drugs found in police seizures and its use by young Chinese people is soaring. Celia Hatton reports.
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A leading education charity has told schools that teaching philosophy to primary school pupils can significantly improve their performance in Maths and English, and help close the gap between poorer children and their better-off peers. Stephen Gorard is Professor of Educational and Education Policy at Durham University. Alexia Fox is deputy head teacher at Hinde House primary school in Sheffield.
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Could Iceland's relationship with the EU provide a model for Britain? A group of centre right MPs from members of the European Free Trade Association, consisting of Iceland, Norway, Lichtenstein and Switzerland, are inviting the UK to join. GudlaugurÌýThorÌýThordarson is a former Icelandic government minister.
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The world will be watching Friday's Wimbledon semi-final between Andy Murray and seven-time champion Roger Federer. The clash is a repeat of the 2012 finalÌýwhich Federer won for the most recent of his seven titles at SW19, and the final of the London OlympicsÌýthat saw Murray strike gold later the same year. But who will the crowd be behind? Will it be the ever popular Federer or the home boy Murray? William Skidelsky is former literary editor of the Observer and author of 'Federer and me'. Neil Lennon is former Celtic Football club manager and a big Andy Murray fan.
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