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0607 | The Palestinian election campaign is due to begin today. | |
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0609 | A British backpacker has been found dead in Thailand. | |
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0615 | The business news with Greg Wood. | |
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0626 | The sports news with Mary Rhodes. | |
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0631 | The Work and Pensions Secretary is launching a new effort to convince Labour MPs of the need for controversial reforms to incapacity benefit. | |
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0633 | The Russian gas company Gazprom is responding to pressure over the reduction in supplies of gas to western Europe after cutting supplies to Ukraine. | |
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0635 | At least eleven people have been killed after the roof of an ice rink collapsed in the southern German town of Bad Reichenhall. | |
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0640 | A look at the papers from Britain and Rome. | |
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0645 | A BBC investigation into the London bombings has revealed that the attacks only cost several hundred pounds to carry out, highlighting the problems the authorities have in trying to stop the funding of terrorist attacks. | |
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0650 | Two British tourists have been killed in a plane crash in Australia. | |
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0655 | The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health claims that learning about mental health should become part of the school curriculum in England. | |
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0709 | There is a striking splash on the front page of 'The Sun' newspaper with the headline 'Passports for Sex'. | |
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0714 | Across the country campaigns are being launched to prevent the closure of local pools. | |
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0718 | We talk to Brian Wilson, a former energy minister, about the gas situation between Russia and Ukraine. | |
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0722 | More business news from Greg Wood. | |
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0726 | We speak to Kate Burton who was kidnapped in Gaza with her parents and held hostage for three days then released on Saturday morning. | |
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0728 | The sports news with Mary Rhodes. | |
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0735 | The first in a series of New Year interviews . Today we speak to Jack McConnell, Scotland's first minister. | |
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0745 | A new study reveals that the analysis of elephant hair can give us information to help conserve them. Henrick Rasmussen, a zoologist from Oxford, talks to us about his findings. | |
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0750 | Thought For The Day with Reverend Angela Tilby, Vice Principal at Westcott House. | |
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0755 | We talk to Dr Irwin Stelzer, an American economist, and Thereza May, the shadow leader of the house, about David Cameron's resolution to "stand up to big business". | |
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0810 | Hear our report on how the Government plans to change incapacity benefit. We speak to the new Work and Pensions Secretary John Hutton about the changes. | |
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0818 | The think tank Civitas has published a pamphlet arguing that political correctness is stifling freedom of speech. We talk to Anthony Browne, who wrote the article, and columnist Yasmin Alibhai Brown who writes for the Independent. | |
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0830 | Lord Mcnally, the Liberal Democrat peers' leader, talks to us about Charles Kennedy and the future of the Liberal Democrats. | |
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0835 | The business update with Greg Wood. | |
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0838 | Duncan Goodhew, the swimmer, and the Minister for Sport, Richard Caborn, discuss the concern over the closure of public swimming pools. | |
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0849 | Hear more on the cancellation of catheter ablation operations because of financial pressures. We talk to Dr Oliver Ormerodo, a cardiologist at the John Radcliffe Hospital, and Professor John Appleby, Chief Economist at the Kings Fund. | |
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0855 | We speak to Trevor Kavanagh who after 23 years as the political editor of 'The Sun' is becoming their associate editor. | |
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