05/07/2016
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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0650
The number of cases of identity theft in the UK has more than doubled in the past year.Μύ Jack Walker was the victim of identity fraud and Simon Jukes is chief executive of the fraud prevention service.
0655
Nearly 80% of parents are feeding their toddlers portions which are too big, putting them at risk of obesity. Gill Harris is a child and clinical psychologist and a member of the Infant and Toddler Forum, which produced the research.
0710
The US space agency has successfully put a new probe in orbit around Jupiter. Jared Espley is Juno programme scientist at NASA and Dr Leigh Fletcher is part of a team of academics that will be using the data from Juno to gain a greater understanding of Jupiter.
0715
UKIP is looking for a new leader after Nigel Farage announced his resignation. Paul Nuttall is deputy leader of UKIP.
0720
A team of experts and volunteers taking part in an archaeological dig on Lindisfarne, the Island off the North East Coast of England, say they have found evidence of the very earliest monastery there, dating back to 625 AD. Lisa Wescott-Wilkins is co-founder of DigVenture, the archaeology team leading the dig. Μύ
0730
Some schools in England will be closed today because of a strike by members of the National Union of Teachers. Speaking on the programme is Kevin Courtney, acting general secretary at the National Union of Teachers, and Nicky Morgan, the education secretary.
0740
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the birth of Dolly the sheep at the Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh. Professor Sir Ian Wilmut is Dolly's creator.
0750
Sir John Chilcot will deliver his long-awaited verdict on Britain's involvement in the Iraq war tomorrow. We spoke to Kadhim Sharif Hassan Al-Jabbouri, who was present at the toppling of the famous statue of Saddam Hussein in central Baghdad.
0810
The first round of voting in the Conservative leadership election takes place today as MPs start the process of narrowing the field of candidates vying to become Prime Minister.ΜύLaura Kuenssberg is the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s political editor andΜύStephen Crabb is the work and pensions secretary and Conservative party leadership candidate.
0820
Appropriately, at this vexing time for European politics, Erik Satie’s Vexations is being played as part of a series of concerts atΜύCheltenham music festivalΜύcelebrating the 150th anniversary of his birth in 1866. Speaking on the programme, and playing piano, is Anne Lovett, a pianist and composer.
0830
We will get more indications about the state of the country's economy today when the Bank of England publishes its financial stability report. Stephanie Flanders is chief market strategist for UK and Europe at J P Morgan Asset Management and Andrew Lilico is chair of the Institute for Economic Affairs' shadow monetary policy committee.
0835
A new inquiry is being launched looking into hate crime and its consequences, in the wake of the increase in hate crimes reported following the EU referendum result. Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton is National Police Chiefs' Council lead on hate crimes.
0840
It has emerged that the attackers at a cafe in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka last weekend were well educated and one of them was the son of a politician from the governing party. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Sanjoy Majumder reports from Dhaka.
0850
The official inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq War will deliver its findings tomorrow, seven years after it was set up, with attention firmly focused on how far it will criticise former prime minister Tony Blair. Alice Mahon is a former Labour MP and member of Stop the War.
0855
With the potential for Leadsom and May being the final two candidates in the Tory race; Clinton in the running to be the first female president of the United states, with Angela Merkel a central figure in the running of Europe, Christine Lagarde running the IMF and Janet Yellen at the helm at the US Federal Reserve, could this be a year in which women achieve unprecedented political power? Zoe Williams is a guardian columnist and Anne McElvoy is public policy editor at The Economist.
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