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0607 |
The Liberal Democrats have overturned an 11,500-vote Labour majority to win the Dunfermline and West Fife by-election. |
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0609 |
The Environment Agency says local authorities are ignoring its advice and granting planning permission in areas with a high flood risk. |
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0615 |
The business news with Rebecca Marston. |
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0626 |
TheÌýsports news with Gary Richardson. |
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0632 |
Labour have lost the safe seat ofÌýDumfermline to the Liberal Democrats. |
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0634 |
G8 finance ministers meet tonight in their first meeting during Russia's presidency. |
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0637 |
The first full-blownÌýprivatisation since Labour came to power happens today, and it could scarcely be more controversial. |
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0640 |
A review ofÌýtoday's papers in the UK and Berlin. |
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0643 |
A look at the events of yesterday in parliament. |
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0649 |
The Nigerian government says at least three more farms in northern and eastern Nigeria are suspected of being infected with bird flu. |
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0654 |
Local authorities are ignoring advice from the environment agency not to give planning permission for big housing developments in areas at high risk of flooding.ÌýBaroness Young is the chief executive of the agency. |
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0709 |
It was a very bad night for the labour party in the Dumfermline and West Fife by election, and a very good night for the Liberal Democrats. Simon Hughes, President of the Liberal Democrats, and a leadership candidate for the party, joins the programme. |
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0715 |
The business news with Rebecca Marston. |
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0719 |
EasyJet founder, Stelios Haji-Ioannou, talks about the death of Sir Freddie Laker, who brought us the first low cost airline. |
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0722 |
Labour party members will be gathering in Blackpool today for the party's spring conference, where there will be much discussion about the forthcoming education bill. |
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0727 |
The sports news with Gary Richardson. |
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0731 |
The defence minister, Lord Drayson, talks about the controversial selling off of Qinetiq, the Ministry of Defence research agency. |
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0738 |
Yesterday the Sun newspaper reported that German police warned it would arrest any fans who goose step or make nazi salutes at World Cup games this summer.ÌýMichael Endler is the Police officer who heads Germany's Central Sports Intelligence Unit. |
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0745 |
Thought for the day with Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. |
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0750 |
John Bellinger, legal advisor to US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, talks about President Bush's justification for the use of wire tapping on American citizens. |
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0810 |
The Secretary of State for Scotland and transport, Alistair Darling, speaks about the Liberal Democrat victory in the Dunfermline by-election, in which they overturned a Labour majority of more than 11,000. |
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0822 |
If you were listening to the programme on monday you'll have heard Nick Flynn explaining how he fell down a marble staircase at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, and managed to demolish an exquisite display of Chinese Qing vases. The museum is now attempting to put them back together. |
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0827 |
TheÌýsports news with Gary Richardson. |
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0831 |
The leader of the SNP,ÌýAlex Salmond, and David Mundell, the Conservative's shadow Scottish minister, speak about the Dunfermline and West Fife by-election results. |
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0838 |
TheÌýbusiness news with Rebecca Marston. |
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0841 |
America has accused Iran and Syria of deliberately provoking Muslim rage over the cartoons published in a Danish newspaper. Our correspondent Kim Ghattas spoke to the Syrian cabinet minister Buthanian Shaaban, and asked her why so many anti-Jewish cartoons are published in her country. |
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0846 |
An expedition to the pristine forests of New Guinea's Foja mountain range has led to the discovery of dozens of new species. But should our planet's untouched wildernesses be trampled on by explorers and what about the tourists that invariably follow? Travel Information Manager for Lonely Planet,ÌýTom Hall, and renowned explorer John Blashford-Snell give us their views. |
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0850 |
Its exactly a year sinceÌýNorth Korea admitted that it had nuclear weapons. Since then not a great deal has happened. Compare that with Iran. Why are the two treated so differently? Dr Ali Ansari is from St Andrews university, and Dr Keith Howard isÌýa specialist in Korean Studies at School of Oriental and African Studies. |
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So what are we to make of this latest little political earthquake: a safe Labour seat with a majority of more than 11,000 grabbed by the liberal democrats?Ìý The political commentators George Jones, of the Daily Telegraph, and Julia Langdon, join us. |
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Some of Our Less Memorable Moments
These infamous sound clips have risen from the Today vaults again to haunt our newsreaders and presenters. Enjoy!
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Can of what John?
John gets confused over the expression, 'opened a can of worms.'
- 18th March 2005 |
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What is our website and email address John?
John gets confused about all this modern technology and it's David Blunkett Jim!
- 22 December 2004 |
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Who's reading the news Sarah?
Sarah introduces a guest newsreader. And it's catching, asÌýNick Clarke of the World at One demonstrates
- 4/5th October 2004 |
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The boy who likes to say YES!
Sports presenter Steve May is left trying desperately to get his seven year old guest to say something other than yes!
- 23rd September 2004 |
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When the technology failsÌýJohn and Jim have to Ad-Lib...
JimÌýintroduces a veryÌýstrange soundingÌý
'Yesterday in Parliament' package.
Ìý- 23thÌýJuly 2004 |
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Paul Burrell sings opera?
Sarah cues in a very odd sounding Paul Burrell clip.
Ìý- 25th October 2003 |
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Sarah decides it's her turn - and interrupts Allan's discussion
-7 June 2002 |
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Waiting
Garry Richardson waits and waits and waits for Brendan Foster. |
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What is Charlotte Green giggling about?
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John and Jim share a joke about the weather? |
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We don’t always have time to play the whole interview on air. Listen to the extended interview here, exclusive to the Today website.
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The nominations for the Oscars were announced yesterday, and The Constant Gardener is tipped for a place on the shortlist. It stars Ralph Fiennes who picked up an Evening Standard Film Award this week for his role in the film. Polly Billington spoke him and to the author, John le Carre, about the film and its chances at the Oscars. (31/01/06) |
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Edward Stourton interviews the President of Mexico, Vincente Fox, and Tom Shannon, the United States Under Secretary of State with responsibility for the Americas, on the Summit of the Americas in Argentina and the prospect of a free trade agreement for the region.
President Vincente Fox.
Under Secretary of State Tom Shannon. |
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The uncut interview with Sir Peter Hall, the first director to stage the play in 1955, with the last surviving member of the original main cast, Timothy Bateson who played 'lucky', and playwright Ronald Harwood. |
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Jim Naughtie speaks to the Archbishop of Kaduna, Josiah Idowu Fearon, about the Anglican Church in Africa and tensions between Christians and Muslims. (25/05/05) |
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Edward Stourton interviews Monsignor Charles Burns, a retired head of the Vatican's Secret Archives, inÌýRome about the funeral of the Pope John Paul II.
(08/04/05)
Part 1
Part 2 |
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First Ö÷²¥´óÐã interview of Moazzam Begg, former Guantanamo Bay detainee. Mr Begg speaksÌýto our reporter Zubeida Malik aboutÌýhis ordeal and how heÌýcontinues toÌýcampaign for five Britons still there to be freed. |
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Justin Webb interviews Walter Cronkite who pays tribute to Dan Rather, a 73 year old news presenter in America who is retiring after 24 years.
(10/03/05) |
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Tony Blair speaks to Jim at the British Embassy in Washington, following his controversial Rose Garden press conference with Bush. The Iraq war, the Middle East and the first hints of an EU constitution referendum u-turn. (17/04/04). |
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, about the recent increase of religious violence in Nigeria.
(19/05/04) |
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John Humphrys interviews Prince Hassan of Jordan on the critical situation in Iraq.
(03/05/04). |
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Jim Naughtie interviews Bob Woodward.ÌýFirst Watergate, now a controversial book into events in the White House pre-Iraq war.
(20/04/04).
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Sarah Montague interviews Paul Burrell.
The former royal butler denies betraying Diana, Princess of Wales, insisting his controversial new book was "a loving tribute".
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General James L. Jones
During his visit toÌý London - the Supreme Commander of Nato talks to James Naughtie about the threat posed to NATO by a stronger EU military force. |
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Hillary Clinton talks toÌýJamesÌýNaughtie
Her questions surrounding theÌýWhite House handling of the Iraq war, plus her years with Bill in that stately building. |
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Mark Coles interviews Damien Hirst
......about his new exhibition in the small Slovenian capital Ljubljana, including drawings from his teenage years. |
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