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Round-up of the day's news, with David Eades.

The architect of America's drone strategy, John Brennan, is President Obama's choice to be the new head of the CIA. Today he faces nomination hearings on Capitol Hill. A drone critic will give us his assessment of the session.

European Union leaders have begun two days of talks in Brussels on a long-term budget. Should they start diverting more money into ventures that actually foster economic growth ? Christian Fraser has a special report from one project on the French-Italian border.

The Education Secretary, Michael Gove, has confirmed that he is not pressing ahead with plans to replace some GCSEs with a new qualification, admitting that the proposals were "one reform too many". We'll discuss if it really was a bad day for Mr Gove - or if his long-term vision for an increasingly traditional and rigorous approach to learning is still very much alive.

and with more and more business moving online, and costs rocketing, we'll find out if New York Fashion Week has lost it's sparkle.