29/09/2013

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Shortly after we went off air last weekend, we received news of the suicide bombing on an Anglican church in Peshawar, Pakistan. Today William Crawley hears from a man whose wife lost twelve family members in the attack, and Mustafi Quadri from Amnesty International tells him about the other minority groups in Pakistan who are also under threat from Islamic extremists. The Government is to introduce a Modern Slavery Bill into the next session of Parliament. Trevor Barnes has been meeting victims of human trafficking and talking to the agencies which work with them. Is the Government's draft bill on the right lines? The Catalans are calling on the Spanish government for a referendum on their independence. They're being urged on by Sister Teresa Forcades. Matt Wells has been to meet her. Can you be a Muslim and a foodie? Yes, if you are a "Halaloodie" according to the organisers of the first Halal food festival taking place in London this weekend . They're expecting 20,000 paying visitors; they've had enough of curries and halal - they think its time the high dining establishments catered for their palates. And is the Big Society still the Tories Big idea? As the Conservatives gather in Manchester for their annual conference, the minister for civil society Nick Hurd debates with Steve Bobb, who represents the chief executives of voluntary organisations.