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10/10/2016

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

3 hours

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Mon 10 Oct 2016 06:00

Today's running order


0650

One hundred business leaders have written to the Telegraph accusing the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Secretary of demonising migrant workers - accusing her of being anti-worker, anti-business and dangerously naive.Β The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s assistant political editor Norman Smith reports.

0655

One in five teachers work more than 60 hours a week, according to a new report which says teachers in England work longer hours than most other countries. David Laws is executive chairman of the Education Policy Institute.

0710

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have gone head to head again in the second US presidential debate in St Louis. Frank Luntz is Republican political consultant and pollster.

0715

Gatwick Airport has insisted it will remain "ready to deliver" a second runway even if the Government rejects its proposal in favour of Heathrow expansion. Stewart Wingate is London Gatwick's chief executive officer.

0720

Butterfly numbers fluctuate each year depending on the weather. But this year, despite favourable conditions, common butterflies suffered a shock collapse in numbers over the summer. Zoe Randle is surveys officer at Butterfly Conservation.

0730

People who publish personal information about someone on the Internet - such as their home address or bank details - could be prosecuted under legal guidelines on social media which come into force today in England and Wales. Alison Saunders is director of public prosecutions.

0740

We have heard a lot about Russian hacking recently, from emails in the US to the medical records of British athletes. Last year Russian hackers came within hours of destroying a French TV channel in a cyber-attack. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s security correspondent Gordon Corera reports.

0750

An undercover investigation by the Daily Mail accuses the Royal Mail of allowing conmen to defraud the elderly on a massive scale through postal frauds. Russell Eaton’s mother was victim of a postal scam and Louise Baxter is team leader of National Trading Standards' scams team.

0810

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have gone head to head again in the second US presidential debate in St Louis. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Jon Sopel and Jim Naughtie report. Ben Carson is contender for Republican nomination for the White House 2016.

0820

When the heavy metal parody film This is Spinal Tap was released in 1984, its fake documentary format and improvised dialogue were ground-breaking techniques. Since then, the film’s co-writer and star Christopher Guest has made a career out of applying the same approach to satirising various subcultures. His latest effort, Mascots, looks at the world of competitive sports mascots.

0830

Business leaders have accused Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Secretary Amber Rudd of "demonising" migrant workers with her suggestion of making companies list their foreign employees. Anna Soubry is former business minister and Peter Lilley is former secretary of state for trade and industry.

0840

Hurricane Matthew is believed to have killed as many as 900 people in Haiti. Nicole Robicheau is working on Hurricane Matthew relief in Haiti for the Red Cross.

0850

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have gone head to head again in the second US presidential debate in St Louis. Tim Stanley is a United States historian and Suzanne Moore is a Guardian columnist.


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  • Mon 10 Oct 2016 06:00