20/07/2013

Morning news and current affairs with Sarah Montague and John Humphrys, including:

0809
Five prison officers have been suspended while police investigate allegations of assault on Michael Adebolajo, one of the men suspected of the Woolwich murder. He's accused of murdering Fusilier Lee Rigby. Peter McParlin, chair of the Prison Officers Association, explains that there has been "sensationalist reporting" of the incident.

0812
Detroit was once rich and successful, but now it has gone bust: the biggest municipal bankruptcy in American history. The BBC's North America correspondent Jonny Dymond reports from Detroit.

0817
Police commissioners are showing a "worrying" ability to evade the rules when it comes to sacking chief constables, the Home Affairs Select committee of MPs has concluded. Keith Vas, Home Affairs Select Committee Chair, and Maritin Surl, independent Police and Crime Commissioner for Gloucestershire Constabulary, debate the claim.

0823
As well as unusually hot weather during the day, a lot of the UK has also been subject hot temperatures over night. The Today programme's reporter, Nicola Stanbridge, looks at how we are coping with these restless summer nights.