
14/08/2015
Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
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'Adverts have completely overstepped the mark'
Duration: 04:11
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Being asexual
Duration: 04:02
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The Dulwich Boys
Duration: 04:35
Today’s running order
0650
Germany took in a record number of immigrants in Europe last year. It receives more refugees than any other European country. Speaking on the programme is Professor Reint Gropp, president of the Institute for Economic Research in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt.
0655
The Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe, has called on the UK to return the decapitated remains of the Zimbabwean soldiers killed whilst fighting the British at the end of the 19th Century. Alastair Leithead is our ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Africa Correspondent.
0710
Members of the Greek parliament are meeting late into the night as they prepare to vote on the country's third international bailout. Paul Adams is our correspondent in Greece.
0715
The US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Cuba today to officially raise the American flag at the US embassy in Havana. Jon Sopel has been reporting from Havana, and we hear from some Cuban residents.
0720
Scottish salmon is the UK's number one food export, worth £0.5 billion to the economy. Now Scotland's salmon farmers have started farming a new fish - specifically to keep their salmon free from a problematic parasite called sea lice. Our science reporter Victoria Gill is at a Scottish salmon farm.
0730
Jeremy Corbyn has had difficulty getting the necessary 35 nominations from Labour MPs, but the story among party members and registered supporters is different. We're joined by an opponent of his, Liz Kendall, MP for Leicester West.
0740
Saturday will mark seventy years since Japan surrendered and the Second World War ended. Nick Higham reports on the ‘Dulwich Boys’, who were key players in the post-war relationship between Britain and Japan.
0750
How does should Britain deal with the migrant camp at Calais? Â Dan Whitworth has been speaking to someone who became an illegal immigrant four years ago when her tourist visa ran out, and we also hear from Professor Colin Talbot, professor of Government at the University of Manchester.
0810
Edward Heath's former principal private secretary, Lord Armstrong, has criticised the police investigation into historic allegations of child abuse against the former Prime Minister. Lord Armstrong spoke to the programme.Â
0820
After his unprecedented success in winning the Tour De France for the second time, Chris Froome told the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's sport editor Dan Roan that he doesn't compete for popularity, he simply wants to do the best for his sport. We hear from Ed Smith, journalist and former England cricketer, and Ottilie Quince, a sport scientist and cyclist.
0830
Iraqi forces, supported by US air strikes, are believed to be preparing an assault to retake the central city of Ramadi. Quentin Somerville reports from Beirut, and Ali Khedery is chief executive of Dragoman Partners and is one of the USA’s longest serving officials in Iraq.
0840
Who are the smugglers helping migrants in Calais get to Britain? There have been claims that some of the people smugglers are British. Our correspondent in Calais, Tomos Morgan, reports.
0850
Ad-blocking software is becoming increasingly popular, up 41% in the last year – 198 million people worldwide use it in some form. We hear from Sean Blanchfield, CEO of PageFair, which helps companies get round ad-blocking, and Kate Bevan, technology writer and broadcaster.
0855
According to most experts about one per cent of the population are asexual, although they may not consider themselves to be. We hear from Joseph De Lappe, who is finishing his PhD in asexual studies at the Open University, and Jenni Goodchild, who is herself asexual.
All subject to change.
Broadcast
- Fri 14 Aug 2015 06:00³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4