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Japan Set for Nuclear Restart

As Japan prepares to reboot its nuclear programme, we ask if Fukushima’s lessons have been learnt. Plus, angry British farmers hold emergency talks over the falling price of milk.

Japan prepares to restart its nuclear programme, following a two-year shutdown after the Fukushima disaster. The operation at the Sendai Number One reactor will be the first permanent restart under new safety requirements following the 2011 disaster. Hundreds of demonstrators have held a rally outside the plant in southern Japan in protest. We ask if the lessons of Fukushima have been learnt.

Farmers in Britain are holding an "urgent summit" to discuss the falling price of milk. The meeting follows protests by dairy farmers who say milk prices, which have dropped by more than a quarter over the past year, mean many of them are not even being paid the cost of production. We hear from one farmer in Devon about how much money he is losing.

Greece is edging closer to concluding negotiations with international creditors on a third bailout designed to keep the country from financial ruin. The recent upheavals in Greece are being watched closely by other European Union nations which have pledged to adopt the euro. One such country is Romania which has said it will become part of the Eurozone by January 2019. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Olga Cotaga has been to gauge opinions among the clients of one cafe.

Plus we hear from our regular commentator, Lucy Kellaway on whether sticking with one company for decades is a good or a bad thing and we get all the latest from the financial markets.
Picture: Police stand in front of the Sendai nuclear plant; Picture Credit: Getty Images

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Mon 10 Aug 2015 22:32GMT

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