02/07/2015

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The Report on Radio 4 tonight investigates the murky world of what's known as chemsex - something that's having a huge effect on the lives of gay men, particularly in the capital. It's a world of private parties, organised on social media, where whole weekends can be lost in a haze of drugs and sex. The problem is this: the drugs involved, often liquid ecstasy known as “G”, lower inhibitions and notions of safe sex go out the window. HIV and Hep C infections are rising, and some of these men lose relationships, money and careers. Adrian Trett was the Liberal Democrat candidate for Vauxhall at the last election. He revealed he was HIV+ during the campaign and that he was involved in the chemsex scene

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It was heartbreak, again, for English football last night when the women’s team lost in the semi-final of the World Cup to an injury-time own goal.  It had been billed as the biggest game in English women's football history; the Lionesses are the first England team to reach a last four spot since 1990. Tracey Crouch is the Sports Minister and a qualified FA football coach and has been a coach of a girl’s youth football team for a decade.

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Police in England and Wales have been accused of failing to carry out effective investigations into allegations of child abuse and neglect. A damning report by the Inspectorate of Constabulary found that more than a third of cases involving children were "inadequate". The Inspectorate said police must adapt to the "substantial new challenge" of child protection. The National Police Chiefs Council - which represents senior ranking officers - acknowledged that the service had to "fundamentally change" its approach. Dru Sharpling is HM Inspector and led the inspections.

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A family of 12 from Luton, including a baby and two grandparents, could have travelled to Syria after going missing, police have said. They have not been seen since 17 May after visiting their home country of Bangladesh. It is believed the family stopped in Turkey on their way home before entering the war-torn country. Our reporter Sima Kotecha has been to Luton.

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Angela Merkel said that ‘the future of Europe is not at stake’, despite the breakdown of debt talks with Greece. Speaking to the Bundestag, the German Chancellor acknowledged that we are going through ‘turbulent days’ and ‘the world is watching us’. But she also said the future of Europe won’t be at risk because what makes us strong is ‘a community based on rules and responsibility’. Earlier on yesterday Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said he was prepared to accept most conditions that were on the table before talks collapsed. But Angela Merkel says talks on a new bailout to replace one that ran out on Tuesday will not be possible until after the referendum this weekend. Our correspondent Matthew Price is in Athens.

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Sir Nicholas Winton, a British humanitarian who helped save 669 mainly Jewish children from the Holocaust, has died at the age of 106. Born to German Jewish parents, he was in Nazi-occupied Prague in 1938 when it became apparent to him that Jews staying in Czechoslovakia would be sent to concentration camps. Almost single-handedly, he found homes in Britain for Jewish children and arranged their safe passage by train, an operation known as the Kindertransport. For years, he kept quiet about his achievement. John spoke to Sir Nicholas in October last year.

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How should the BBC's evening Wimbledon highlights programme work? The revamped Wimbledon's highlights show has been subjected to stinging attacks from viewers after its first broadcast on Monday night. The corporation has ditched its traditional format for the daily highlights package called 'Wimbledon 2day', which saw pundits discussing the day's play with presenter John Inverdale on one of the All England Club's outdoor terraces, for a more interactive approach. Stuart Heritage writes about TV and Film for the Guardian and Alison Graham is TV Editor at the Radio Times.

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The first bodies of some of the British tourists shot dead in the Tunisia beach attack were repatriated in the UK yesterday. Thirty of the 38 victims are thought to have been British and the repatriation of the bodies is likely to take several days, with inquests to follow. Police yesterday said that a family of 12 from Luton, including a baby and two grandparents, could have travelled to Syria, after going missing in May. Gilles De Kerchove is the EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator.

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MPs should consider allowing Britain to bomb Islamic State targets in Syria, the Defence Secretary is to say. The RAF has been carrying out strikes in Iraq since September but Michael Fallon will say Parliament should look at the case for missions in Syria too. Mr Fallon will say there is no legal barrier but assure MPs no action will be taken without a Commons vote. Nick Robinson is the BBC’s political editor and Crispin Blunt is a Tory MP and Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee.

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Sir Nicholas Winton, a British humanitarian who helped save 669 mainly Jewish children from the Holocaust, has died at the age of 106. Barbara Winton is Sir Nicholas’ daughter and wrote the story of his life ‘If it's Not Impossible...: The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton’ and Lord Alf Dubs is a Labour peer who left Prague on one of Winton’s Kindertransport as a child and became a friend of Nicholas Winton

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England are out of the World Cup, but they have much to be proud of. The last time an English International football team made the semi-finals of an international tournament was the men’s team in Euro 96. At that time the BBC team sent us home with a poignant montage to the Cast song, Walk Away, so we've done the same.

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Police in England and Wales have been accused of failing to carry out effective investigations into allegations of child abuse and neglect. Richard Kirkup runs a Children's Society project in Devon dealing with Child Sexual Exploitation and Chief Constable Simon Bailey is National Policing Lead For Child Protection for the National Police Chiefs’ Council (formerly ACPO),

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Bangladesh has a huge Muslim majority, but secularism - the separation of the state from religion - was one of the founding principles of the country that split from Pakistan in 1971. Now a shocking series of murders has raised concerns that a dangerous strain of fundamentalist radical Islam is rising in Bangladesh. Our South Asia correspondent Justin Rowlatt has been investigating.

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Angela Merkel said that ‘the future of Europe is not at stake’, despite the breakdown of debt talks with Greece. Philipp Missfelder is a German MP and the foreign policy spokesman for the Christian Democratic Union.

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Damon Albarn's first ever musical opens tonight at the beginning of the Manchester International Festival. "Wonder Dot Land" is a digital age retelling of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll. It's already booked to transfer to the National Theatre in November, so Damon Albarn has a lot riding on it. Our Entertainment Correspondent Colin Paterson went to meet him.

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We’ve been hearing a lot recently about how well British artists are doing internationally, but we rarely hear about the songwriters behind some of their biggest hits. Data being published today highlights the success of UK composers and music publishers in the US in particular. For the past 3 years running, more than a third of the top 100-selling albums in America have featured tracks by UK writers. Why are British writers so in demand, and how do you make your name internationally as a songwriter or producer in an age where sleeve notes have disappeared thanks to iTunes and Spotify? Wayne Hector is a songwriter and has written for Nicki Minaj, One Direction and Westlife and Jane Dyball is CEO of the Music Publishers Association.

 All subject to change.