Angus Deaton Awarded Nobel Economics Prize

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British academic Deaton tells us he's relieved inequality is on the agenda. And that he became an economist almost by accident. Also in the programme, Dell is spending billions on a data storage company that will make it a giant in the tech world. Dan Primack covers mergers at Fortune Magazine, and says the deal has taken observers by surprise. Indonesia has charged 12 companies for their role in spreading a choking haze across the region. We talk to Nigel Sizer, global director of the forests programme at the World Resources Institute. Meanwhile, in South Africa gold miners suffering from silicosis are hoping to bring a class action lawsuit against their employers. The BBC's Nomsa Maseko fills us in. And our regular commentator Lucy Kellaway celebrates what she sees as a tech company telling it like it is. (Picture: The Nobel economics prize was announced in Stockholm. Picture credit: Getty Images.)