27/09/2016
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12 dogs a day are being put to sleep because of owners who fail to keep their microchip details up to date according to new figures out today. The Dogs Trust said that out of the 37,000 lost and abandoned dogs that were taken into local authority kennels. John Derlis is the campaigns officer at Dogs Trust.
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The bombing of a hospital in which 19 people were killed in Yemen last month was βunjustified and unprovokedβ β according to a report published today by the charity Medecins Sans Frontieres. Vickie Hawkins is executive director of MSF UK.
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England manager Sam Allardyce used his position to negotiate a Β£400,000 speaking deal and offered advice to businessmen on how to βget aroundβ FA rules on player transfers, according to a Telegraph investigation. Dan Roan is our ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Sports Editor.
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The presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is expected to be watched by over 100 million viewers in America alone, making it one of the most watched television events ever. James Naughtie reports.
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How free is speech on university campuses? There's been a sense of alarm in recent weeks about student unions 'no platforming' certain speakers because of their views - and setting up 'safe spaces' where specific groups can hold discussions free of outside criticism. Malia Bouattia is president of the National Union of Students.
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Scientists say they have found further evidence that Jupiter's icy moon, Europa, is spurting out jets of water into space, which could one day be tested for microbial life. Michelle Dougherty is Professor of Space Physics at Imperial College London.
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To go from this conference in Liverpool and start to win over the country will be Jeremy Corbyn's task in the weeks ahead. He said this week that 75% of the British public didn't vote for the Conservatives last year so there are - seemingly - a lot of votes to be won. Mishal Husain reports.
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The first shipment of US shale gas will arrive in Scotland today amid fierce debate about the future of fracking in the UK. Barry Gardiner is shadow secretary for energy and climate change and Francis Egan is chief executive of Cuadrilla Energy Company.
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The first of three presidential debates takes place on Monday night (0200-0330 UK time). It's a crucial chance for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump to make their case to the nation. Newt Gingrich is former speaker of the US House of Representatives and was the Republican presidential candidate in 2012 and Larry Pressler is a Republican former senator.
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Labour has re-elected its leader, but how will the party get into government? Or does the left stand a better chance of getting into power by working together, across parties? Paul Mason is an author and journalist and Ayesha Hazarika, was a senior Labour adviser to Harriet Harman and Ed Miliband and is now a political commentator.
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England manager Sam Allardyce used his position to negotiate a Β£400,000 speaking deal and offered advice to businessmen on how to βget aroundβ FA rules on player transfers, according to a Telegraph investigation. Henry Winter is chief football writer at The Times.
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France's President Francois Hollande has vowed to get rid of the Jungle camp in Calais "definitively, entirely and rapidly" by the end of the year. Charlie Elphicke is Conservative MP for Dover and Sir Peter Ricketts is the UK's former ambassador to France.
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How did Hillary Clinton's performance in the debate look from the perspective of someone who's seen her from within the Democratic Party during a presidential race? Former shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper worked on Bill Clinton's presidential campaign in 1992.
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Friday is the release of Deepwater Horizon, Hollywood's version of the 2010 oil rig explosion that caused the largest ever oil spill in US waters. Mike Williams is survivor and former employee on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.
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The presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is expected to be watched by over 100 million viewers in America alone, making it one of the most watched television events ever. Stewart Purvis is former editor-in-chief of ITN who during his career produced number of major live special events and Glenn Coomber from Znak & Co Productions, he's worked as the executive producer of Strictly Come Dancing.
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