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 |  0607 | The National Institute for Clinical Excellence says hypertension isn't being properly treated - Adam Brimelow has the details. |  |
 |  0609 | A typhoon has hit Taiwan. The second in two months. |  |
 |  0615 | Greg Wood has a round-up of the business news. |  |
 |  0632 | Two planes have crashed in Russia within minutes of each other. Our correspondent is Steve Rosenberg |  |
 |  0635 | The Foreign Secretary will arrive in South Africa today to discuss the problems in Sudan. |  |
 |  0638 | There's been no let-up in the fighting in Najaf. Alastair Leithead is there.
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 |  0640 | Parisians celebrate the anniversary of liberation from Nazi rule - we take the opportunity to find out if it's possible to learn French in three days. |  |
 |  0642 | Charlotte Green has a review of today's papers. |  |
 |  0645 | The world press review comes from Michael Buchanan in Washington. |  |
 |  0649 | Would the African Union support foreign peace keepers if they were sent to Sudan? Djinnit Said is the Commissioner for Peace & Security. |  |
 |  0652 | Who is to blame if a European directive comes into force and does not have the desired effect? Lib Dem MP, Christopher Huhne. |  |
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 |  0709 | Two planes have crashed in Russia. Initial reports suggest a possible hijack alert. Chris Yates is the aviation safety editor of Janes Transport. |  |
 |  0713 | Should teachers be employed to restore competitive sport to school life? Andy Burnham MP (Lab) was a government sports adviser and Chris Keates of the NASUWT teachers union. |  |
 |  0720 | The siege around the Najaf shrine continues - is a solution in sight?
Dr Kassim Daoud is the Iraqi Minister of State. |  |
 |  0725 | 60 years ago Paris was liberated from the Nazis. Alex Wolff is the
U.S charge d'affaires in France. |  |
 |  0730 | The National Institute for Clinical Excellence has warned 40% of people with hypertension aren't properly treated. Dr Jennifer Dixon of the Kings Fund and Health Minister, Rosie Winterton. |  |
 |  0741 | Charlotte Green with a review of today's papers. |  |
 |  0744 | Glasgow Tower is the tallest free-standing building in Scotland will open tomorrow. Colin Blane went to visit. |  |
 |  0750 | Hear yesterday's thought for the day. Oliver McTernan on the anniversary of the abolition of slavery. |  |
 |  0755 | A Kosovan refugee has gained six grade A A' levels and has won a place at Oxford - but is being asked to pay huge fees as a foreign student. Her local MP is Denis MacShane, the Europe Minister. |  |
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 |  0810 | Russian security forces are investigating why two passenger planes crashed. The BBC's Sarah Rainsford, Intelligence analyst Glenmore Trenear-Harvey, and MP Vladimir Lutkin. |  |
 |  0820 | Adam Mynott has initial details on the arrest of Sir Mark Thatcher for his alleged involvement with the coup in Equatorial Guinea. |  |
 |  0825 | Who liberated Paris from Nazi occupation - the French resistance of the allied forces? Historian, Anthony Beevor and Mayor of Crest, Herve Mariton. |  |
 |  0830 | Hear from Christie McKenzie - her two parachutes failed to open during an 11,000ft skydive. |  |
 |  0840 | Makhosini Nkosi of the South African National Prosecuting Authority with more details on the arrest of Sir Mark Thatcher. |  |
 |  0845 | We find out how much French our 'linguistically challenged' Today reporter has managed to learn during his crash course... |  |
 |  0850 | Bob Walker discovers why council officials in the West Midlands are painting the town pink. |  |
 |  0853 | Has the U.S become more conservative over the last 30 years? John Micklethwaite is author of 'The Right Nation' and Sunder Katwala is from the Fabian Society. |  |
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