12/01/2017

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Volkswagen has agreed to pay more than three billion pounds to settle the emissions-rigging scandal in the United States.  Dr Matthias Holweg is professor of operations management at Saïd Business School in Oxford.

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A government-funded review will recommend today that the UK builds a large tidal lagoon to capture energy from the sea.  Charles Hendry is a former Conservative energy minister and author of the report.  

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The chief executive of the NHS, Simon Stevens, has dismissed government claims that the NHS received more funding than requested. Stephen Dorrell is chair of the NHS Confederation and former Health Secretary.

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In his first news conference as President Elect, Donald Trump has accused the US intelligence agencies of leaking a dossier alleging that Russia has gathered compromising personal and business details about him. Paul Wood is the BBC’s correspondent in Washington.

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Major outlets have released reports of their sales over Christmas. Bryan Roberts is insights director at TCC Global and Today’s Dominic O'Connell reports.

0730

Parts of Wales could see thundersnow today after wintry showers were forecast across the country. Thundersnow is similar to a thunderstorm, except snow falls instead of rain. Professor Joanna Haigh is a professor of atmospheric physics at Imperial College.

0740

Last month the Iraqi military offensive to retake the northern city of Mosul from so-called Islamic State ground to a halt. The BBC’s Richard Galpin reports and Colonel John Dorrian is spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve, the U.S.-led coalition against ISIL.

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The government will announce Nicholas Serota’s replacement as director of the Tate in the coming days, and it’s widely expected that it will be Maria Balshaw who will be the first female director of the Tate. Will Gompertz is the BBC’s arts editor and Jude Kelly is artistic director of the Southbank Centre in London.

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The chief executive of the NHS, Simon Stevens, has dismissed government claims that the NHS received more funding than requested. Richard Kerr is a consultant neurosurgeon and council member of the Royal College of Surgeons. Dr Shree Datta is a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at King's College Hospital.

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In his first news conference as President Elect, Donald Trump has accused the US intelligence agencies of leaking a dossier alleging that Russia has gathered compromising personal and business details about him. The BBC’s Jon Sopel reports and Senator Ron Johnson is chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

0820

The much lauded Golden Globe winner 'La La Land' is released across the UK on Friday. Ryan Gosling stars in it as a jazz musician and plays all the piano music on screen, learning from scratch after intensive training. Today’s Nicola Stanbridge spoke to Gosling's teacher in LA.

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American tanks and armoured vehicles, along with more than three thousand US troops, start arriving in Poland today as part of President Obama's response to reassure NATO allies concerned about a more aggressive Russia. The BBC’sJonathan Beale reports and Tomasz Szatkowski is Poland’s Undersecretary of State for Defense.

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Jeremy Corbyn made very clear on this programme earlier this week that he remains willing to set out positions on pay and immigration. The BBC’s Ross Hawkins reports.

0840

Boris Johnson will join his Greek and Turkish counterparts in Geneva today for talks over Cyprus that the United Nations says are the best chance to reunify the island. Hakki Muftuzade is a former Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) representative to the United Kingdom.

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In his first news conference as President Elect, Donald Trump outlined a number of policies and made other announcements about his business interests. Dr Robin Niblett is director of Chatham House.

All subject to change.