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Radio 4,15 Aug 2016,45 mins

Paralympics crisis talks in Rio over financial problems

The World Tonight

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As many as 50 countries could miss the Rio Paralympics because millions of pounds in travel grants haven't been paid. We hear from the International Paralympic Committee and from Lady Tanni Grey-Thompson. As India and Pakistan engage in a new war of words, we report from Indian-administered Kashmir. Theresa May has welcomed the closure of a law firm accused of submitting false claims of mistreatment and unlawful killing by British troops in Iraq. The human rights lawyer, Geoffrey Robertson, responds. The Labour leadership candidate, Owen Smith, says ending private provision in the NHS is an "absolute red line". Paul Moss reports from Salford on Mr Smith's pitch. And the 71-year-old thought to be the oldest person to pass the grade six ballet exam. Doreen Pechey tells us her story. (Picture - Owen Smith MP; credit - AFP/Getty Images).

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