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24/03/2017

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

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Fri 24 Mar 2017 06:00

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0650

The Scottish government is announcing today that the NHS in Scotland will offer three cycles of IVF for eligible couples across the board. Aileen Campbell is the Scottish health minister and Hannah Wynne has been seeking IVF treatment on the NHS in England

0710

Following Wednesday’s terror attack in Westminster, the question that is being asked is could it have been prevented? Dominic Grieve is chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee and former attorney general.

0712

In an interview with the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, President of the European Commission Jean Claude Juncker has said the EU would not seek to punish or impose sanctions on Britain during negotiations to leave the bloc.ΜύKatya Adler is the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Europe editor.

0720

A review will be conducted by the Committee on Standards in Public Life into what, if any, "reasonable limits" should be in place regarding outside interests held by MPs. Lord Bew is chair of the committee.

0730

How has Birmingham reacted to seven people being arrested in association with the Westminster attack?Μύ Tariq Jahan’s son was killed in the 2011 riots in Birmingham and Nusrat Ghani is MP for Wealden, East Sussex.

0740

The issue of bad behaviour in schools in England has not been taken seriously enough and can undermine pupil performance, according to a new report. Tom Bennett is behaviour advisor to the Department for Education.

0750

British scientists say they have made a major breakthrough in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis involving genome sequencing. Professor Tim Peto is from the Oxford Biomedical Centre and has undertaken the research and Tim Jinks is from the Wellcome Trust.

0810

The number of victims of an attack outside parliament in London on Wednesday has risen to four following the death of a 75-year-old man. Scotland Yard is expected to provide more details of its inquiry this morning at a press conference at 0800. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw reports. Sir Francis Richards is former director of GCHQ and Sasha Havlicek is CEO of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue.

0820

Over 20 European heads of state and government are gathering this weekend in the Italian capital to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Rome Treaty on March 25 1957. David Willey, one of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s longest serving foreign correspondents, was present on that day.

0830

Earlier this month Syrian forces, backed by their Russian and Iranian allies, recaptured the city of Palmyra from IS for the second time in a year. What progress has been made in the fighting against IS? The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet reports from Palmyra.

0840

Theresa May and other senior politicians urged the country to carry on about their normal lives in defiance to the Westminster terror attack, but what has been the response online and on social media? Jamie Bartlett is director of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media at the think tank Demos.

0850

Research into red blood cells from the University of Bristol and NHS Blood and Transplant show we could eventually have safe transfusions for people with rare blood types and in areas of the world where blood supplies are inadequate or unsafe. Dr Jan Frayne is a lead researcher at University of Bristol.

0855

Like previous terrorists attacks in the capital, tourists and international visitors were caught up in the attack outside Parliament on Wednesday. How will the event affect London’s appeal as a place to visit? Jean-Francois Martins is the deputy mayor of Paris and Jasmine Whitbread is chief executive of London First.

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All subject to change.

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  • Fri 24 Mar 2017 06:00