31/10/2015
Morning news and current affairs. Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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0710
The last British resident detained at Guantanamo Bay is beginning his first full day of freedom in more than 13 years after returning to the UK. Shaker Aamer was driven away from Biggin Hill Airport yesterday afternoon in an ambulance - and is thought to be undergoing medical assessments at a confidential location.
Lucy Manning is the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Special Correspondent.
0713
The government wants to explore the idea of charging some foreigners for using an ambulance or visiting Accident and Emergency in England. The Department of Health is expected to set up a consultation in the next few weeks to try to find out what people make of the plan. The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt hopes it could help save the NHS hundreds of millions of pounds per year.
Alan Soady is the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Political Correspondent.
0715
The Scottish Labour leader, Kezia Dugdale, is to promise to reverse the Chancellor's tax credit cuts in Scotland if her party wins next May's Scottish Parliament elections. She's expected to set out the new policy in her keynote address to the Scottish Labour conference in Perth.
Glen Campbell is the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Scotland Political Correspondent.
0716
How much should parking cost when you have to visit hospital? In the Commons yesterday there was an attempt to give carers free parking.Μύ
Mark D’Arcy is the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Parliamentary Correspondent.
0720
At least 27 people have been killed in a fire at a nightclub in the Romanian capital Bucharest. The blaze is reported to have begun when fireworks were set off on the stage where a band was playing.
Sorin Bogdan is a local journalist in Bucharest.
0722
The Sun is to get rid of its paywall. After two years of having to pay to see the Sun newspaper online, by the end of next month it will be "largely free". Rebekah Brooks who has recently returned to head up News UK told staff about the decision yesterday.
Tim Luckhurst is Professor of journalism at Kent University.
0730
Turkey holds an election on Sunday - the second in five months - with the governing AK Party hoping to win back its majority. The faltering economy and the state of Turkish democracy are among the key issues. But security has arguably become a priority for voters, after renewed violence from Kurdish militants and attacks by so-called Islamic State.
Mark Lowen is the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Turkey Correspondent.
Baroness Hussein-Ece is Vice-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Turkey.
0740
Post mortem examinations are increasingly rare in British hospitals - a quarter of NHS trusts don't carry them out at all, and there's concern that as a result, the ability to detect mistakes and misdiagnoses may be lost.
Hugh Pym is the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Health Editor.
0748
Further analysis of Scottish Labour conference (See 0715)
Iain Murray is Labour MP for Edinburgh South and Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland.
0810
Doctors, nurses, midwives and teachers are now required to report cases in which girls have suffered female genital mutilation to the police, under a new legal duty which comes into force in England and Wales today. Survivors of FGM and four medical Royal Colleges have supported guidelines about the measure. Μύ
Dr Claire Gerada is a GP and formerly chaired the Royal College of General Practitioners.
Naana Otoo-Oyortey is from the Foundation for Woman's Health Research and Development.
0816
A year ago, Claudia Winkleman’s eight year old daughter suffered serious burns after her Halloween costume caught fire. A high profile campaign ensued but where are we now on the safety of these costumes? Have things improved, are they safer, what action has been taken and by whom?
Paul Hancock is President of the Chief Fire Officer’s Association.
0820
Earlier this week China announced it was abandoning its one-child policy. Couples will now be allowed two offspring. The controversial decision to limit couples to one child was introduced in 1979 to prevent over-population - but is now blamed for reducing the number of working-aged people.
Dr Rachel Murphy is Associate Professor of Sociology of China at University of Oxford.
0830
Further analysis of Shaker Aamer release from Guantanamo Bay (See 0710)
Thomas Jocelyn is Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defence and Democracies.
Ramzi Kassem is Law professor at the City University of New York School of Law.
Terry Waite is former hostage in Lebanon 1987-91 and President of Hostage UK.
0844
Jeb Bush has been overshadowed by political outsiders such as Donald Trump and Ben Carson in the race for the Republican presidential nomination in the United States. People are asking whether the party establishment will look to the next generation for someone who can take on the most likely Democratic contender, Hillary Clinton.
Gary O’Donoghue is the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Washington Correspondent.
Tim Pawlenty is former Republican candidate and former Governor of Minnesota.
0847
It's the final of the Rugby World Cup this afternoon. The end of a six week tournament, the governing body has described as the biggest and best of all time. Australia and New Zealand face up to each other at 4pm.
Steve Grainger is Head of Rugby Development at the RFU.
Sarah Mockford is Deputy Editor of Rugby World magazine
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The North Isles Landscape Partnership Scheme in Orkney, which covers 23 islands, will be boosted by almost Β£3 million from a Β£31 million pot of funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The money is part of a package of awards for conserving and restoring dramatic landscapes which stretch from the Orkney Islands to Penwith's peninsula in Cornwall on the south western tip of England.
Julie Gibson is Orkney’s county archaeologist.
Sarah Sankey is from the RSPB in Orkney.
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