
09/08/2017
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0650
Men are twice as likely to experience
mental health problems due to their job, compared to problems outside of work,
according to new research by the mental health charity Mind. Andrew Ormerod has
experienced mental health problems at work and Madelein McGivern is head of
workplace wellbeing programmes at Mind.
0655
The Hen Harrier has become the
conservation cause c茅l猫bre in the UK 鈥 with only three nesting pairs in England,
it is seen as a totemic species in the battle between the conservationists and
the ruralists. David Cobham is author of Bowland Beth: The Life of an English
Hen Harrier.
0710
North Korea says it is considering
launching a ballistic missile strike close to the US strategic military base on
Guam in the western Pacific. George Charfauros is US homeland security adviser.
0715
Today marks exactly 10 years since the
French bank BNP Paribas announced it couldn鈥檛 repay investors who wanted their
money back - marking the onset of the credit crunch which led to the global
financial crisis of 2008. Jack Lew is former US treasury secretary.
0720
A school in Batley in Yorkshire is doing
a commemorative production of Les Mis茅rables tonight. It was the favourite musical
of the MP Jo Cox who was murdered last summer - the director, production team
and musicians are all from West End shows. The 成人快手鈥檚 entertainment
correspondent Colin Paterson reports.
0730
An extra 500 medical school places in
England will be made available to students from next year, the government has
confirmed. Phillip Dunne is the health minister.
0740
Today marks exactly 10 years since the
first signs of the banking crisis emerged. The 成人快手鈥檚 Dominic O鈥機onnell reports.
0750
The 26th Premier League season begins on
Friday when Arsenal host Leicester. This summer has been dominated by huge
transfer fees, with spending set to surpass the previous record of 拢1.165
billion. Richard Scudamore is executive chairman of the Premier League.
0810
North Korea says it is considering
launching a ballistic missile strike close to the US strategic military base on
Guam in the western Pacific. Bruce Klingner spent 20 years analysing North
Korea for the CIA.聽
0820
Today marks exactly ten years since the French bank BNP Paribas announced
it couldn鈥檛 repay investors who wanted their money back - marking the onset of
the credit crunch which led to the global financial crisis of 2008. Sir John
Gieve is the former deputy governor for financial stability at the Bank of England
and Lord McFall is the former chairman of the Treasury Select Committee.
0825
Singer and guitarist Glen Campbell has died at the age of 81 after "a
long and courageous battle" with Alzheimer's disease. Carol Kaye is the
bass guitarist who played on Glen Campbell's songs and James Keach is the
director of I鈥檒l be Me, a documentary which followed Glen Campbell鈥檚 farewell
tour.
0830
A change of tone on Brexit from Ireland鈥檚 new government has alarmed many.
The new Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said Dublin does
not want to see an 鈥渆conomic border鈥 between North and South. He warned that if
the UK did not come up with a plan others will do it for them. Dick
Roche is Ireland鈥檚 former European Minister for Fianna F谩il.
0840
How has life changed over the 60 years that the Today programme has been on
air? Today we look at communication and the public discourse. Mary Beard is
professor of Classics at Cambridge University and Christopher Howse is the
Telegraph letters editor.
0850
The Metropolitan Police are looking for a jogger who pushed a woman into
the path of an oncoming bus on Putney Bridge. Martin Right is member of the
Highgate Harriers Athletics Club and has knocked down a child while out running
and Julie Bindel is a writer and journalist who hates joggers.
0855
Today marks exactly ten years since the
French bank BNP Paribas announced it couldn鈥檛 repay investors who wanted their
money back - marking the onset of the credit crunch which led to the global
financial crisis of 2008. Robert Peston is the former 成人快手 business and
economics editor, now political editor for ITV.
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