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Wednesday 12th December 2007
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0709
A group of scientists involved in experiments with animals say they are being handicapped by red tape.

0714 Ban Ki-Moon has opened the main climate change talks in Bali.

0718 The business news.

0721 Police officers are furious about the government's decision not to honour a pay deal.

0725 After seven years of economic decline, Zimbabwe remains a country in crisis.

0728 The sports news.

0730-0800

0730 The death toll from the two bombings in Algiers remains uncertain.

0740 Wild boars are causing problems in the Forest of Dean.

0745 Thought for the day with the Right Reverend James Jones.

0750 MPs will debate today what the government should do about Northern Rock.


0800-0830

0810 Should police officers be allowed to strike over the government's refusal to backdate a 2.5% pay award? We speak to the police minister Tony McNulty.

0820 We hear about a new version of the "12 days of Christmas" with more bugs in it.

0825 The Russian government has closed a number of British council offices.

0827
The sports news.


0830-0900

0830
 Gordon Brown will go to Lisbon today to sign the new European treaty but will miss the photoshoot.

0837 Are carers getting the support they need from social services and the government?

0842 The business news.

0845 The big day has arrived at the UN climate change conference.

0850 Could the Wallabies really be coached by a Kiwi?

0855 The government is planning to introduce a ban on samurai swords.
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Thought for the Day

Thought for the Day for today and the last week can be heard from the Religion and Ethics Website

The Blunder Clips

Some of Our Less Memorable Moments
These infamous sound clips have risen from the Today vaults again to haunt our newsreaders and presenters. Enjoy!

Can of what John?
John gets confused over the expression, 'opened a can of worms.'
- 18th March 2005
What is our website and email address John?
John gets confused about all this modern technology and it's David Blunkett Jim!
- 22 December 2004
Who's reading the news Sarah?
Sarah introduces a guest newsreader. And it's catching, as Nick Clarke of the World at One demonstrates
- 4/5th October 2004
The boy who likes to say YES!
Sports presenter Steve May is left trying desperately to get his seven year old guest to say something other than yes!
- 23rd September 2004
When the technology fails John and Jim have to Ad-Lib...
Jim introduces a very strange sounding 
'Yesterday in Parliament' package.
- 23th July 2004
Paul Burrell sings opera?
Sarah cues in a very odd sounding Paul Burrell clip.
- 25th October 2003
Interruption
Sarah decides it's her turn - and interrupts Allan's discussion
-7 June 2002
Waiting
Garry Richardson waits and waits and waits for Brendan Foster.
The Extended Interview

We don’t always have time to play the whole interview on air. Listen to the extended interview here, exclusive to the Today website.

Sonny Rollins (26/11/07)
The legendary Jazz saxophonist talks about his time in prison, phone calls with John Coltrane, 9/11 and the ambitions of a Jazz survivor.
President Pervez Musharraf (17/11/07)
James Naughtie interviews asks the President of Pakistan when he will lift his country's state of emergency and what he is doing to tackle Islamist Terrorism.
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