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23/03/2016

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

3 hours

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Wed 23 Mar 2016 06:00

Today's running order


0650

The government had a comfortable majority at the end of the Budget debate last night.ÌýThe Chancellor George Osborne said that where he had got things wrong, he had listened and learned. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Parliamentary correspondent Susan Hulme reports.

0655

The largest ever survey of the ash tree has found that the species is likely to be wiped out in Europe. Dr Peter Thomas is a plant ecologist at Keele University, who produced the report.

0710

At least 34 people are dead and scores more injured after bombings at Brussels Airport and a metro station on Tuesday morning. The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's Gavin Lee reports and we speak live to Lord Hill, European commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union. Also on the programme is Marie Sutcliffe, sister-in-law of David Dickson, who is missing.Ìý

0720

Rubbish on our beaches jumped by a third last year. Thousands of plastic bottles were found littering beaches targeted in a national clean-up led by the Marine Conservation Society. Speaking on the programme is Lauren Eyles, Beachwatch officer at the Marine Conservation Society.

0730

The so called Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the bombings at Brussels Airport and a metro station on Tuesday morning which left at least 34 people are dead and scores more injured. Peter Taylor is presenter of Panorama and Dr Peter Neumann is director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation.

0740

On Today we are making the announcement that the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio New Comedy Award is coming to Radio 4 for the first time. Speaking on the programme is comedian Angela Barnes, who won the competition in 2011.

0750

Children are being left unprotected and at risk of serious harm because of widespread inconsistencies and shortcomings in the way police respond when they go missing, say the Inspectorate of Constabulary. Wendy Williams is from HM Inspector of Constabulary.

0810

The so-called Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the bombings at Brussels Airport and a metro station on Tuesday morning which left at least 34 people are dead and scores more injured. Matthew Price reports and we speak live to Molenbeek resident Asmae, who knew Salah Abdeslam before he was radicalised, and Major Serge Stroobants, a Belgian security and defence expert and representative for the Institute for Economics and Peace, which produces the annual Global Terrorism Index.

Also on the programme is deputy assistant commissioner Neil Basu from the UK Counter Terrorism Policing Network.

0830

Belgium is observing three days of mourning following bomb attacks in the capital Brussels that left 34 people dead and about 250 wounded. Speaking on the programme is Frank Gardner, the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ’s security correspondent, and Guy Trouveroy, Belgium’s ambassador to UK.

0835

MPs will quiz the head of EDF energy today about when if at all it plans to build Hinckley C power station. The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ’s environment analyst Roger Harrabin reports.

0840

Police are continuing a huge manhunt for a suspect caught on CCTV shortly before two bombs exploded at Zaventem airport on Tuesday morning. Dr Karin von Hippel is director-general of the Royal United Services Institute and Victoria Bacon is head of business development at ABTA, the travel association.

0850

The troubled ENO has suffered another setback this week - Mark Wigglesworth has resigned as Music director, effective from the end of the current season. Will Gompertz is the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ’s Art editor.

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  • Wed 23 Mar 2016 06:00