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0607 | The US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has extended her stay in Gaza. | |
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0609 | A bomb has exploded outside a Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet in Karachi in Pakistan. | |
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0615 | The business news with Greg Wood. | |
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0625 | The sports news with Garry Richardson. | |
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0630 | The European Union's auditors will not be signing off last year's accounts. | |
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0635 | Reforms for Further Education in England, which could include allowing private firms to take over failing colleges, are being suggested in a Government commissioned review. | |
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0640 | The Government is entering some rough water with its plans to let pubs stay open longer. | |
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0645 | A look at the papers from Britain and Mexico. | |
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0650 | We take a look at the events of Yesterday in Parliament. | |
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0652 | The European Parliament wants to know what the CIA do in Europe and whether there are secret "internment camps". | |
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0655 | Alastair Darling the Transport Secretary yesterday denied reports that the Government was thinking about enforcing the 70 mph speed limit for environmental reasons. | |
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0705 | Hear an extract from Tony Blair's speech at the Lord Mayor's Banquet last night where he talks about the Hong Kong trade talks being held next month. We speak to David Willets. | |
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0710 | The Government is treating Further Education as "a neglected middle child between universities and schools". Why are some colleges failing so badly? | |
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0715 | The business news with Greg Wood. | |
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0721 | The sports news with Garry Richardson. | |
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0735 | Teresa May, Shadow Secretary for the Family, talks to us about how the Conservatives seek to delay Government plans for extended pub opening hours. | |
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0740 | Whatever would Jane Austen have thought? Hollywood has changed the ending for the American film version of Pride and Prejudice. | |
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0745 | Thought For The Day with John Bell of the Iona Community. | |
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0750 | Private firms should be able to take over failing colleges, according to a major report published this morning. | |
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0810 | For eleven years running the EU auditors have looked at the European Union's account books and refused to approve the accounts. Why is so little being done about it? | |
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0822 | Our report on "conflict diamonds" - diamonds mined by warring groups in West and Central Africa and sold to finance their killing. | |
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0825 | An announcement is expected about Gaza border crossings this morning leading to speculation that a deal has been reached between Israelis and Palestinians. | |
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0828 | The Church of England is holding a meeting today to decide if it will support a shoot-to-kill policy with suspected suicide bombers. | |
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0834 | Greg Wood with the business update. | |
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0849 | America's long-running "war on drugs" is now focused on Crystal Methamphetamine. Use of this highly-addictive and largely home-made drug, has reached epidemic proportions in rural areas of the country. | |
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0855 | Remember acid rain? It seems that efforts to cut back on the pollution which caused acid rain are beginning to bear fruit. | |
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0855 | Tony Blair wants to give every school much more independence from the local Education Authority. We talk to some back benchers who are yet to be convinced about his Education Reforms. | |
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