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23/04/2016

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

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Sat 23 Apr 2016 07:00

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0710

President Obama could not have been more direct or forceful in his support of Britain's continued membership of the EU. He said it strengthened the UK's influence in the world and boosted its prosperity and warned that if Britain left it would go to "the back of the queue" for any new trade deals with the US. Vote Leave campaigners have dismissed the threat over trade and accused the president of hypocrisy given Washington's jealous guarding of US sovereignty. Speaking on the programme is Â鶹ԼÅÄ’s political correspondent Iain Watson.

0715

More than 30,000 non-EU students a year have their visas curtailed by the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Office in the past three years. The Â鶹ԼÅÄ Office said it was cracking down on immigration abuse. But the National Union of Students said international students were being "scapegoated" in order to meet targets on net migration. Speaking live on the programme is Julie Allan from the UK Council for International Student Affairs.

0720

Today marks the 400th of the death of Shakespeare.Ìý There are events taking place across the country to celebrate the work of the world’s most famous playwright, four centuries on.Ìý Even President Obama is joining in by visiting the Globe Theatre during his trip to London. . Sir Ian plays the part of Prospero in The Tempest.Ìý Zoe Conway has been talking to him. Sir Ian plays the part of Prospero in The Tempest.Ìý Zoe Conway has been talking to him.

0730

If you can't raise a hefty deposit you can't buy a house or even a flat in London. The prices have gone through the roof over the past few years: an average now of more than half a million pounds. It's been one of the issues that have dominated the race to succeed Boris Johnson as Mayor of London. Sima Kotecha has been to meet some of the people struggling to buy and speaking on the programme is Â鶹ԼÅÄ’s London's Political EditorTim Donovan

0745

Time for Meet the Author. This week Jim's been speaking to the "Chocolat" novelist Joanne Harris who began life teaching in the north of England

0750

The authorities in Ohio say eight people have been shot dead in what they've described as execution-style killings. The victims all belong to the same family and include a child. The police are searching for at least one killer. ÌýSpeaking live on the programme is Angenette Levy a reporter at WKRC in Cincinnati.

0810

Elections are rarely friendly affairs, but relations between the two leading candidates in London's mayoral race have become distinctly nasty. If a negative election campaign is one that seeks to discredit one's opponent, then both sides have been doing that to varying degrees. The Conservative candidate for mayor, Zac Goldsmith, has repeatedly accused the Labour MP for Tooting Sadiq Khan of "giving platforms and oxygen and even cover to people who are extremist". Mr Khan maintains that he has fought strongly against radical Islamists and has himself been a victim of their threats. ÌýSpeaking live in the studio is Labour candidate for Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.

0820

Digital filmmaking is now so good that you can create almost any world. So how about the real one but with animals who talk? That's what Disney's new film of the Jungle Book tries to achieve. Adam Valdez is a visual effects supervisor at MPC Film in London and worked on the special effects.Ìý Justin Webb has been speaking to him.

0830

President Obama could not have been more direct or forceful in his support of Britain's continued membership of the EU. He said it strengthened the UK's influence in the world and boosted its prosperity and warned that if Britain left it would go to "the back of the queue" for any new trade deals with the US. Vote Leave campaigners have dismissed the threat over trade and accused the president of hypocrisy given Washington's jealous guarding of US sovereignty. Speaking live on the programme is former head of UK Trade & Investment Sir Andrew Cahn and Former Labour Foreign Secretary and a member of Vote Leave Lord Owen.

0840

A report by the Centre on Religion and Geopolitics says there's no such thing as a "typical" jihadist and too little is being done to smash the networks they form on the route to terrorism and violence. The study looked at looked at the life storied of one hundred leading jihadist figures, charting how they rose to the top, how they've sustained their positions and the types of organisations they've developed to nurture the next generation behind them. Speaking live in the studio is Ìýreport author and senior analyst at the Centre for Religion and Geopolitics Emman El-Badawy.

0850

Today marks the 400th of the death of Shakespeare.Ìý There are events taking place across the country to celebrate the work of the world’s most famous playwright, four centuries on.Ìý Even President Obama is joining in by visiting the Globe Theatre during his trip to London. . Sir Ian plays the part of Prospero in The Tempest.Ìý Speaking live on the programme is Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company Gregory Doran and actor and host of Shakespeare Live!ÌýÌýÌýÌý David Tennant.

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  • Sat 23 Apr 2016 07:00