30/06/2017
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0650
Experts in cyber security from around the world are meeting in Israel to talk
about the growing threat of cyber-attacks. Michael Daniel is a former cyber security coordinator under the
Obama administration.
0655
The
international body that polices chemical weapons, the OPCW, has confirmed that the nerve agent Sarin was
used in the attack in April on the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun that was held
by rebels. Our diplomatic correspondent James Landale reports.
0709
137 high rise buildings have now failed safety tests on cladding in
41 local authority areas following the disaster at Grenfell Tower – that’s a 100 per cent failure rate. But are the
tests conclusive proof that these buildings are unsafe? Robert Atkinson is a Labour councillor on
Kensington and Chelsea council.
0712
There have been major cyber security attacks around the world in the
last few weeks but how do they affect individuals? Our technology reporter Zoe
Kleinman reports.
0715
Parents
who leave their car engines running while on the school run could face fines as
part of a drive to cut air pollution. Professor
Mark Baker is director for the centre for guidelines at the National Institute
for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
0720
Peter Nixon is managing director of Philip Morris UK and Ireland.
0725
Scientists have installed sensors across the Olympic Park in East
London to map the population of bats there. Kate Jones is a researcher from
University College London.
0730
Italy
has been struggling to cope with a surge in the number of migrants crossing the
Mediterranean with more than 10,000 people arriving on its shores in the past
few days. Commander Brian
Fitzgerald is the captain of Le Eithne, an Irish naval patrol ship which is
supporting the Italian authorities in rescuing migrants. Lucio Malan is a senator for Forza Italia, the Italian opposition party led
by Silvio Berlusconi.
0740
Two projects are aimed at rewilding the countryside with the Wolf and the Lynx. Both once native to the UK they are raising concerns
among landowners. Our correspondent Nicola Stanbridge reports.
0750
137 high rise buildings have now failed safety tests on cladding in 41 local
authority areas following the disaster at Grenfell Tower – a 100 per cent
failure rate. But are the tests conclusive proof that these buildings are
unsafe? Lord
Porter is a
conservative peer and chair of the Local Government Association.
0810
When
a massive cyber-attack began in the Ukraine on Tuesday, it looked like a
criminal enterprise designed to raise ransoms. Now the National Cyber Security
Centre has raised the possibility that disruption - not financial gain - was
the ultimate aim of the hack. Ciaran Martin is the chief executive of the
National Cyber Security Centre.
0820
The
House of Commons Speaker John Bercow clarified the dress guidelines yesterday
and male MPs wearing ties is apparently not one of them. Peter Bone is a Conservative MP.
0830
The
number of people taking their own life on the railways is at its lowest since
2010 following a ground-breaking partnership between the Samaritans and Network
Rail. Carmel Giansante is father to Oscar, who killed himself two years ago and Rob
Christopher is a Samaritans trainer who has worked with Network Rail.
0835
Should
the Conservative government reverse
austerity starting with lifting the cap on public sector pay? Robert Halfon is a Conservative MP and former education minister.
0840
Discrimination, nepotism and a lack of
appropriate training are being blamed for a shortage of 10,000 workers in the
film industries. Iain Smith is the chair of the UK
Film Skills Council and chair of the British Film Commission (BFC).
0845
The
deadline for agreeing a deal to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland has
been extended to Monday. The DUP and Sinn Féin are deadlocked over nationalist
demands for an Irish language act. What
do non-politicians in Northern Ireland make of their politicians’ sectarian
squabbling? Colin Williams
is a creative director of Sixteen South Television and Anne Devlin is a writer, playwright and screen writer.
0850
This week we have seen a cyber-attack on Parliament, British
companies and others around the world. Last month, the NHS was hit by a
ransomware attack, thought to have originated in North Korea. Do we have the
skills to get to grips with the threat from cyber-crime and espionage? Mustafa
Al-Bassam is a former hacker and an information security adviser at Secure
Trading and Jane Frankland is a market adviser on cyber-security.
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