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26/10/2016

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

3 hours

Last on

Wed 26 Oct 2016 06:00

Today's running order

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0650

According to researchers from the University of East Anglia, some species of fish seem to be adapting to warming waters much faster than evolution by natural selection should allow. Dr Jack Leighton is a researcher at the school of environmental sciences at the University of East Anglia.

0655

Two years ago today, Britain handed over its last base in Afghanistan, Camp Bastion. To mark the anniversary, the National Army Museum has interviewed 15 people involved in the conflict, in one way or another – soldiers, politicians, reporters and charities. Peter Johnston is the collection development manager at the National Army Museum.

0710

The Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling, will make the case for Heathrow's expansion during a visit to the north of England today. Two cabinet ministers have publicly criticised the plan and Zac Goldsmith has protested by quitting as a Conservative MP, triggering a by-election. Lord True is leader of Richmond Council.

0715

The Justice Committee has published a report on young adult offenders (18-25) in the criminal justice system in which they call for a major change in approach, suggesting that young offenders brains are still developing until the age of 25. Debbie Pippard is vice-chair of T2A (Transition to Adulthood Alliance), a campaign group for better justice for young adults, and Huw Williams is professor of Neuropsychology at Exeter University.

0720

Neither of the main presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, are popular with the electorate, and both are distrusted by many voters. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s New York correspondent Nick Bryant reports.

0730

A study by King’s College London of autistic children has shown that treatment given to them from the age of two and a half can significantly reduce the severity of their symptoms and sustain the improvement over six years. Jonathan Green is one of the lead authors on the report, and Adumea and her son Kofi, who took part in the research.

0740

For the first time in the award’s history, the Man Booker prize for fiction has gone to an American.Μύ Paul Beatty is the winner of the 2016 Man Booker Prize for his book The Sellout.

0750

The Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling, will make the case for Heathrow's expansion during a visit to the north of England today. Two cabinet ministers have publicly criticised the plan and Zac Goldsmith has protested by quitting as a Conservative MP, triggering a by-election. Chris Grayling is the Secretary of State for Transport

0810

More than 10,000 people are thought to have died in the divided city of Aleppo since the beginning of the war in Syria, and the figure continues to rise. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen reports. David Nott is a British surgeon who helps train medics in Syria, and Mike Penrose is the executive director of UNICEF.

0820

Today is the launch of a new initiative by the FA and its partners to develop sustainable community football hubs across the country called Parklife, with the first site opening today in Sheffield. Martin Glenn is chief executive at the Football Association.

0830

Charities have criticised the decision to start demolishing the Jungle migrant camp in Calais, while there are still children who have not been accounted for. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Jonny Dymond reports. Patrick Klugman is deputy mayor of Paris.

0840

Shakespeare's Globe artistic director Emma Rice is to leave the theatre in 2018 after its board decided her methods were not authentic enough. Tom Morris is artistic director for the Bristol Old Vic.

0845

The first officially recognised UK press regulator, Impress, has got the go-ahead from an independent panel. Walter Merricks is chair of Impress.

0850

A nationwide youth-led campaign to ensure that young people have a voice in shaping post-Brexit Britain launches on Wednesday. Joe Porter is a 20 year old councillor and voted to leave; Charlotte Gerada is a 28-year-old campaigner at 38 Degrees, and voted remain; and Hafsa Dabiri is a TV and radio presenter who was too young to vote in the referendum.

All subject to change.

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  • Wed 26 Oct 2016 06:00