EU Threatens Poland With Sanctions

Poland's conservative government plans to bring the selection of senior judges under government control, but the European commission says that breeches EU law on the need for an independent judiciary. It is now threatening sanctions against Poland if it presses ahead with reforms, including the possibility of revoking Poland's voting rights on EU matters. The BBC's Kevin Connolly in Brussels tells us all about the row.

And also in the programme: We hear from Italy where 93,000 people have arrived in the country illegally this year alone. And why a performance by the band Radiohead in Israel has become controversial.

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