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0607 | The Prime Minister will be meeting his Irish counterpart today to work out how to return to devolved government in Northern Ireland. | |
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0610 | Thousands of Jobcentre and benefit office workers are expected to join a 48-hour strike over job cuts. | |
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0616 | The business news with Greg Wood. | |
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0626 | The sports news with Garry Richardson. | |
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0632 | Votes are being counted in the Palestinian election, with Fatah and Hamas both claiming victory. | |
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0634 | Liberal Democrat leadership contender Simon Hughes has admitted having had homosexual relationships. | |
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0638 | "It's a difficult and anxious time for NHS staff" - so says Patricia Hewitt, the Health Secretary, as she's named 18 NHS trusts which have gone into major deficit. | |
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0640 | Street robbery and gun crime have risen but burglary is down, new figures are expected to show. | |
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0643 | A review of today's papers in the UK and Moscow. | |
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0649 | A look at the events of yesterday in Parliament. | |
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0654 | The International Development Select Committee says the government should be pushing harder for sanctions against Sudan. Its chair is the Liberal Democrat Malcolm Bruce. | |
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0709 | The Palestinian elections - Dr Manuel Hassassian, the Palestinian representative in the UK tells us that Hamas would understand the need to turn away from violence, and talk to Israel. | |
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0714 | It's emerged that Tunbridge Wells hospital in Kent has decided to cancel non-urgent operations until the start of the new financial year. The information was leaked to the local Conservative MP, Greg Clark. | |
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0719 | The business news with Greg Wood. | |
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0721 | Republicans could lose control of Congress and a number of key state governorships at the mid-term polls in November. Justin Webb reports on the mood in the swing state of Ohio. | |
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0726 | The sports news with Garry Richardson. | |
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0733 | We talk to the Education Secretary, Ruth Kelly. | |
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0745 | We launch this year's Big Garden Birdwatch survey - and we tell you how you can get involved. | |
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0748 | Thought for the day with Sir Jonathan Sacks, the Chief Rabbi. | |
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0752 | The British and Irish governments resume their efforts to inject new impetus into Northern Ireland's political process. US special envoy, Mitchell Reiss. | |
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0810 | The government is battling to bring health service deficits under control. Health Secretary, Patricia Hewitt, talks to the programme. | |
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0824 | The snail's favourite airline...how molluscs migrate. | |
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0827 | A sports update from Garry Richardson. | |
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0833 | A senior Fatah official, speaking on condition of anonymity, claims that Hamas has won a majority of seats in the Palestinian elections. If that proves correct, and they form the next Palestinian government, where would that leave America's relationship with the Palestinian Authority? Hear from the U.S. State Department Spokesman, Adam Erli. | |
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0840 | A business update from Greg Wood. | |
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0843 | The campaign to save the Radio 4 UK theme is growing, with the Chancellor adding his support - we talk to the Voice of the Listener and Viewer. | |
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0848 | Five years ago today a massive earthquake ripped through the west Indian state of Gujarat. But since then a unique partnership between the local government, charities and survivors, has seen Gujarat make an astonishing and rapid recovery. Navdip Dhariwal reports. | |
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0852 | The 1918 play The Soldier's Tale has been updated for London's Old Vic theatre with a cast of performers from Europe and Iraq and it opens tonight. | |
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0857 | A last word for this morning on the Palestinian elections - the Palestinian Cabinet has resigned following what looks like a victory for Hamas. | |
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