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20/11/2015

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

3 hours

Last on

Fri 20 Nov 2015 06:00

Today's running order

 

0650

The charities St John Ambulance, the British Heart Foundation and the British Red Cross are appealing for the government to make first aid lessons a compulsory part of the school curriculum, as it is in some other European countries. We are joined by the chief executive of St John Ambulance, Sue Killen.

0655

The head of Germany's security service has told the BBC that the IS attacks on Paris are just the beginning of a terrorist world war. Hans-Georg Maassen has been speaking to our Berlin correspondent Jenny Hill.

0710

Police cuts expected to be announced in next week's Spending Review may "reduce very significantly" the UK's ability to respond to a Paris-style attack, Home Secretary Theresa May has been warned. Steve White is chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales and Damian Green is the former Policing Minister.

0715

The BBC understands that the Treasury is pushing for cuts to some health spending as part of the comprehensive spending review which is being unveiled next week. Our Health Editor, Hugh Pym reports.

0720

EU ministers will meet in Brussels today to discuss security in the wake of the Paris attacks. The meeting was requested by French officials who want to see measures to improve security implemented quickly.

0730

A turbulent meeting of Jeremy Corbyn’s MPs at Westminster has been followed by criticism of his performance as Labour leader. Joining us on the programme is Chuka Umunna, Labour backbencher and former Shadow Business Secretary.

0740

New Zealanders have started voting on whether they want a new national flag. Colin Peacock of New Zealand radio has been telling our presenter Justin Webb what the design choices are.

0750

A former Premier League footballer, Al Bangura, has told the Today programme he is deeply concerned about the growing number of children in Africa being trafficked to the UK to be sold for sex. Joining us on the programme is Ed Hawkins who wrote about the subject for his book The Lost Boys - Inside Footballs' Slave trade.

0810

The Paris attacks may not have been possible had intelligence sharing among European countries been more effective and had the borders into and within the European Union been less porous. Corinne Narassiguin is spokeswoman for the governing socialist party and Lord John Reid is from Institute for Security and Resilience Studies.

0820

Broadway producers have seemingly come up with a new formula to guarantee box office success: stage a play about the Royal Family. Our New York correspondent, Nick Bryant, has been exploring the monarchy's theatrical appeal.

0830

In the aftermath of the Paris attacks, how are ordinary Parisians and visitors carrying on with their normal lives? Our correspondent Kevin Connolly travelled through Paris to find out.

0835

The influential Justice Committee of MPs have recommended that the government scrap the controversial criminal courts charge. Robert Neill is the Conservative Chair of the Justice Select Committee.

0845

The latest movie Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, released last night, will be followed by a stage show launching at Wembley next summer, and a theme park much like Harry Potter is in the pipeline. Joining us on the programme is Zygi Kamasa, chief executive at Lionsgate UK and Europe.

0850

Children now spend an average of 15 hours a week online and are becoming increasingly trusting of what they find, a study has revealed. James Thickett is the director of research at Ofcom.

0855

What is thought to be the world's earliest known interracial kiss on television has been uncovered by the British Film Institute. Joining us on the programme is Heather Stewart, creative director at the BFI, and Simran Hans, film journalist, programmer and producer of feminist film festival, The Bechdel Test Fest.  

 

All subject to change.

 

 

 

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  • Fri 20 Nov 2015 06:00