18/03/2017

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Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown will today say he will campaign for a "third option" of a new form of federalism for Scotland that he says is crucial to unite the country. James Shaw is our Scotland correspondent.

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The first British troops have left for Estonia, part of the largest deployment of British forces to Europe since the end of the Cold War. Jonathan Beale is the BBC's defence correspondent.

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George Osborne has insisted he will be able to manage his new role as editor of the London Evening Standard while remaining a member of parliament for the constituency of Tatton in Cheshire. Tim Montgomerie is the columnist and founder of Conservative Home.

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The American Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, arrives in China later today for the final leg of his tour in East Asia. The tour has been dominated by anxieties over North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. Carrie Gracieis our China editor.

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Siddhartha Mukherjee, who released his second book The Gene was announced this week to be on the shortlist for the Wellcome Prize for science writing. He is an oncologist and author of The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer.

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The plans for a new national funding formula for English schools are in doubt after a Conservative MP told this programme the Government could face a party revolt over the proposed changes. Rebecca Allen is the director of Education Datalab, an education research body. Neil Carmichael is the chair of the Education Select Committee.

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Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown will today say he will campaign for a "third option" of a new form of federalism for Scotland that he says is crucial to unite the country. Sarah Smith is the BBC’s Scotland Editor. Kezia Dugdale is the Leader of Scottish Labour.

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The first books are emerging about the 2016 US presidential election. PJ O'Rourke is the conservative writer and comic.

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George Osborne is facing calls to resign as an MP after it was announced he’ll be the new editor of the London Evening Standard. David Yelland is the former editor of The Sun newspaper andRohan Silva is the former Downing Street adviser who worked closely with George Osborne from 2006 to 2013.

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The first British troops have left for Estonia, part of the largest deployment of British forces to Europe since the end of the Cold War. Lieutenant Colonel Mark Wilson is Commanding Officer of the 5th Battalion The Rifles who is travelling to Estonia on the 3rd April.

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England could overtake the All Blacks' record of 18 consecutive games won on the trot if they beat Ireland today. Ant Strachan is the former All Blacks Player.

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The American surveillance agency, the NSA, has rejected suggestions that British agents spied on Donald Trump at the request of President Obama's administration. Professor Christopher Andrew is the convenor of the Cambridge Intelligence Seminar and author of the MI5 book The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5.

All subject to change.