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05/12/2015

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

2 hours

Last on

Sat 5 Dec 2015 07:00

Today's running order

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0705

The FBI says it now considers Wednesday's mass shooting by a married couple in California an act of terrorism. We have been hearing from David Willis, the Â鶹ԼÅÄ’s correspondent in San Bernardino.

0710

Leading doctors say the NHS must prepare for much greater use of medicines to prevent -Ìýrather than just treat -Ìýdisease. Speaking on the programme is Adam Brimelow, the Â鶹ԼÅÄ’s Health correspondent.

0715

If your home or business is damaged in a riot, it is the local police force, under a law dating back more than a hundred years, who should pay for the damage.ÌýMPs want the law to be updated - our Parliamentary correspondent Mark D'Arcy reports.

0720

As Britain begins the targeting of so-called Islamic State in Syria, for many Syrians - although they oppose IS - it is President Assad who should be the focus. The Â鶹ԼÅÄ’s Secunder Kermani has been speaking to one woman, born in Britain but raised in Syria, who was detained by the regime's security forces.

0725

A village in rural Kent has managed to install superfast broadband with speeds of up to 100 megabits per second. Speaking on the programme, Mike Clyne was the man behind the drive to get the village on the superfast highway after residents had put up with years of suffering from slow internet.

0730

The government have argued this week that there are 70,000 moderate Syrian fighters on the ground and that they constitute a viable force which could defeat ISIS. Mary Kaldor is professor of Global Governance at the London School of Economics and Michael Rainsborough is professor of strategic theory at the Department of War Studies, King’s College.

0740

Despite its immense oil wealth, Venezuela is in the midst of an economic crisis, with inflation running at around 200% and shortages of the most basic goods. As the Â鶹ԼÅÄ’s Wyre Davies reports, the election this weekend has escalated political rhetoric and tension across the country.

0750

Labour performed far better at the Oldham West and Royton by-election than many had expected and increased its share of the vote. Does this vindicate those who see a bright future for the party under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership? Matt Wrack is general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union.

0810

The FBI says it now considers Wednesday's mass shooting by a married couple in California an act of terrorism. Speaking on the programme is Mohammed Elibiary, founder and CEO of Lonestar Intelligence and was until 2014 an advisor to the US department of Â鶹ԼÅÄland Security.

0820

A Maoist cult leader who used violence, fear and sexual degradation to control women he held captive has been found guilty of a string of sex assaults. Jonathan Shatford is a former senior Scotland Yard officer and Aneeta Prem runs the Freedom Charity, which rescued the women two years ago.

0825

After survivingÌýthree-and-a-half years as a Japanese POW in World War II, photographer John Stewart went on to photograph artists such as Picasso and Matisse and tookÌýiconic pictures of Muhammad Ali. Our Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield has been down to the village of Gordes in Provence to meet the man.

0830

MPs voted this week to authorize British forces joining airstrikes against Islamic State forces in Syria. General Sir Simon Mayall is former defence advisor to the government on the Middle East and the Prime Minister’s security envoy to Iraq during first half of 2015; Aimen Dean is a former al-Qaeda member who switched to work for MI5 and MI6 in 1998.

0840

Leading doctors say the NHS must prepare for much greater use of medicines to prevent - rather than just treat -Ìýdisease. Sir Robert Lechler is president of the Academy of Medical Sciences and Fiona Godlee is editor-in-chief of the British Medical Journal and a qualified GP.

0845

The authorities in the southern Indian city of Chennai have restored power supply to some areas and some air and rail services are also due to begin days after massive floods brought the city to a standstill. Sanjoy Majumdar is the Â鶹ԼÅÄ’s correspondent in Chennai.

0850

When the Beatles released Rubber Soul 50 years ago this week, it signalled a major shift in their ambitions. Speaking on the programme, Ray Connolly is a writer who interviewed the Beatles many times. Ìý

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All subject to change.

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  • Sat 5 Dec 2015 07:00