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29/08/2016

News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

3 hours

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Mon 29 Aug 2016 06:00

Today's running order

All subject to change

0653

The Small Tortoiseshell butterfly, whose population has plummeted by 73% since the 1970s, had seen its numbers rise over the last few years and hopes were high that it was on the path to recovery. Dr Zoe Randle is Surveys officer at Butterfly Conservation.Β 

0709

The president of the French region that includes Calais has suggested migrants seeking asylum in the UK be allowed to lodge their claim in France. John Vine is former independent chief inspector of Borders and immigration.

0713

Swimmer Nick Thomas, from Ellesmere in Shropshire, was pulled unconscious from the water as he neared the end of the 21-mile swim of the English Channel. Dr Julie Bradshaw is the secretary of the Channel Association who has previously swum across the channel on several occasions.

0720

New research suggests that eating a Mediterranean diet could be more effective than drugs in treating heart disease. Jules Payne is chief executive of the charity Heart UK.

0730

More than 70,000 social housing tenants in England would face average rent rises of Β£1,000 a year unless the government backs down on new "pay to stay" rules due to come into force next April, the Local Government Association has warned. Gerald Vernon-Jackson is the vice-chairman of the Local Government Association.

0738

Youssou N'Dour, one of Africa's most celebrated musicians, has combined his career as a performer with politics in his native Senegal, standing for president in 2012 and then serving as minister of culture. Jim Naughtie reports.

0746

The main leftist rebel group in Colombia, the Farc, has ordered all its fighters to observe a ceasefire from midnight local time. Ingrid Betancourt is the French-Colombian politician who was held for more than six years in the jungle after being kidnapped by FARC rebels while campaigning for the Colombian presidency.

0810

Should Britain do more to address the problem of thousands of migrants trying to cross the Channel from France? Sir Peter Ricketts is the former British ambassador to Paris.Β 

0820

A debate has been started by Great British Bake Off star Mary Berry and MasterChef judge Gregg Wallace, after Mary Berry suggested in Good Housekeeping that no family should own a deep-fat fryer. She joins us on the programme.

0830

Germany's economy minister said talks on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, or TTIP, the free trade deal being negotiated between the EU and US, have essentially failed. Jenny Hill is the Berlin correspondent.

0836

Six scientists have completed a year-long Mars simulation in Hawaii, funded by Nasa, where they lived in a dome in near isolation. Carmel Johnstone is Hi-Seas crew commander.

0840

This weekend Hong Kong will hold its first citywide election since democracy protests in the former British colony two years ago. Carrie Gracie, China editor, reports.

0844

One branch of Sainsbury’s in Newcastle has been piloting a β€œslow shopping” afternoon in an attempt to help people with dementia or autism shop more comfortably. Katherine Vero is the founder of β€œslow shopping” and Lesley Howson who is on the autistic spectrum uses the slow shopping session.

0850

It is nearly 350 years since The Great Fire of London devastated the streets of the capital. This complicated legacy will be considered in a major arts festival across London this week. Meriel Jeater is the curator of the Great Fire of London exhibition and Helen Marriage is director of Artichoke – the art collective behind London’s burning festival.

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  • Mon 29 Aug 2016 06:00