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0607 | In Thailand over 2,400 people, including more than 700 foreigners are dead. Chris Hogg. | |
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0610 | India is still insisting it doesn't need any international help after the tsunami. Lyse Doucet is in Tamil Nadu.
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0615 | Rebecca Marston has the business news. | |
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0632 | Indonesia has now confirmed that 80,000 people were killed after Sunday's tidal waves. Rachel Harvey is in Sumatra. | |
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0635 | It's a day of mourning in Sri Lanka for the 27,000 people who died in the tsunami disaster. Gina Wilkinson is in Galle. | |
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0638 | There have been international attempts overnight to co-ordinate aid to the region. | |
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0641 | Neil Sleet has a review of today's papers. | |
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0646 | The World Press Review comes from Tristana Moore in Berlin. | |
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0651 | A US commander in Afghanistan says many suspected militants detained could be released as part of an initiative aimed at persuading the Taliban to abandon their insurgency. | |
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0653 | John Andrew with details of who has been included in the new year's honours list. | |
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0655 | Our guest editor - Baroness Onora O'Neill - believes architecture
and public space is vitally important. John Sorrell is the chairman of CABE. | |
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0708 | There has been much concern over the remote Andoman and Nicobar Islands. The Indian Home Affairs Minister is Shivraj Patil. | |
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0712 | In Ireland most university students are required to pass an exam in a language other than Irish or English. | |
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0717 | The new Freedom of Information Act comes into force at midnight. It will have major implications for businesses. Rebecca Marston. | |
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0720 | Jazz musician Artie Shaw has died aged 94. He will be remembered for his 1938 recording of the Cole Porter tune Begin the Beguine. His friend is Edward Ezor. | |
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0733 | As Britain takes on the presidency of the G8 - Tony Blair has pledged to tackle two main issues: Africa and climate change. The Govt. Chief Scientist - Sir David King. | |
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0740 | Neil Sleet has a review of today's papers. | |
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0744 | The Freedom on Information Act starts tomorrow - so what will the public be able access and which information will be exempt? Richard Thomas will enforce the Act.
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0747 | Thought for the Day with Reverend Tom Butler - Bishop of Southwark. | |
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0751 | Next week Indonesia will host an international summit to discuss aid issues. Margareta Wahlstrohm is the UN Assistant Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs. | |
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0810 | The latest official death toll is 122,000 - and rising. Indonesia received the brunt of the tsunami. Their Charge D'Affaires in London Eddie Pratomo: | |
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0824 | Hear why you should vote for Sir Bob Geldof in the Today Listeners' Lord poll. | |
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0833 | Does Parliament pass too much legislation? Who writes it? And what of the technical quality of legislation? | |
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0848 | What have been the financial implications of the tsuami on the global economy? Evan Davis reports. | |
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0842 | Our guest editor, Baroness Onora O'Neill, on the driving force behind early agriculture. | |
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0844 | Sri Lanka is having a national day of mourning today. Angelie Kwatra is from Christian Aid and has just arrived in Batticaloa. | |
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0851 | Can the public trust psycho-
therapists - currently there is no registration system operating in the UK. Lord John Alderdice of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. | |
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0855 | The guest editor, Baroness Onora O'Neill, candidly reflects back on her programme. | |
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