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The former Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, has said he believes there may be a case for police investigating whether officers carried out a sufficiently thorough investigation of phone tapping allegations against The News of the World. We'll have the latest on the story.

The United Nations has called a special meeting to discuss the recent rise in food prices across the world.

And a potentially significant breakthrough in the treatment of malaria.

The World Tonight, with Robin Lustig.