27/06/2017
News and current affairs. Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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0650
At least 1,700 patients may have
been harmed by a blunder which saw more than 700,000 pieces of confidential
medical correspondence mislaid, according to a new report.ÌýThe ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ’s
health editor Hugh Pym reports.
0655
Which? has released data on
broadband speeds in the UK. It has found that rural areas in Scotland have some
of the slowest broadband speeds in the UK. Peter Morrey isÌýhead of
campaigns at Which?
0709
The White House last night issued a warning saying it believed that Syria
was preparing another chemical weapons attack. Jon Sopel is the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ’s North
America editor. James Jeffrey is a former US deputy national security adviser
0715
Ministers say today is the effective
deadline for a power sharing agreement in the Stormont assembly, as the DUP and
Sinn Fein have to nominate a leader and deputy leader by Thursday. Grant Shapps
is a former chairman of the Conservative Party.
0720
Patrick Nally is co-founder of the
sports marketing firm West Nally.
0725
The British Medical Association is
warning today that the practice of sending mental health patients far away from
friends and family to receive care has become endemic in the NHS.Rebecca’s
daughter suffers from anorexia and was sent hundreds of miles away from her
family for treatment in Scotland.
0730
Which? has released data on
broadband speeds in the UK. It has found that rural areas in Scotland have some
of the slowest broadband speeds in the UK.ÌýEd Vaizey is former broadband
minister.
0740
Almost a fortnight after the fire at Grenfell Tower there has been huge anger
directed at the media, which many locals believe has either betrayed or
misrepresented them. Our media editor Amol Rajan reports.
0750
Ministers say today is the effective deadline for a power sharing agreement in
the Stormont assembly, as the DUP and Sinn Fein have to nominate a leader and
deputy leader by Thursday. John O'Dowd is a Sinn Fein MLA and former minister
for education.
0810
The United States says it has
identified potential preparations for another chemical weapons attack by the
Syrian government. It warned that the Assad regime would pay a heavy price if
it conducted another chemical strike. Michael Fallon is the defence secretary.
0820
Negotiations to restore
power-sharing in Northern Ireland have intensified after yesterday's deal
between the Conservatives and the Democratic Unionist Party at Westminster. The
deadline for an agreement between the Stormont parties is Thursday.ÌýKeir
Starmer is shadow secretary of state for exiting the EU and was recently
appointed to the Privy Council.
0830
A 15-page document outlining details of the UK's
offer to EU citizens has been published.ÌýBaiba Braze is theÌýLatvian
ambassador to the UK.
0835
The Arts Council of England is
announcing its new National Portfolio of Arts and Culture Organisations Funding
for 2018-22. Sir Nicholas Serota is the chair of the Arts Council of England
and former director of the Tate Modern.
0840
The city of Hull was once the
biggest fishing port in the world – and the fishing industry dominated the city
for hundreds of years until the mid-1970s. Now Hull City Council has been given
£15m of lottery funding to preserve relics of the historic maritime history of
the city. Peter Greenwood and Joe Jurkiewicz are both former
trawlermenÌýand volunteer at Hull Maritime Museum.
0850
A deal with the DUP has been agreed
and senior ministers are throwing their support behind the prime minister.
Despite the devastating election result, is the prime minister now in a strong
and stable position? Sir Anthony SeldonÌýis a historian and author,
who is currently writing May at 10, which will be published when she leaves
office and Rosa Prince is the author of Theresa May: The Path to Power.
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- Tue 27 Jun 2017 06:00³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4