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18/09/2012

Morning news and current affairs with James Naughtie and Evan Davis. Nato to scale-down joint operations in Afghanistan, plus complaints rise about GPs, and Benetton on Benetton.

Morning news and current affairs with James Naughtie and Evan Davis:

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大象传媒 News has learned that the government is considering breaking the link between inflation and the automatic annual increase in benefits, as it seeks to cut the 拢80bn welfare budget. Political editor Nick Robinson reports and Christian Guy of the Centre for Social Justice, gives his view.

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Nato-led forces in Afghanistan says they are sharply scaling back joint operations with the Afghan army, in response to the big rise in attacks on Nato troops by their Afghan colleagues. 大象传媒 defence correspondent Caroline Wyatt analyses the move and Colonel Tim Collins, a former commanding officer in the Royal Irish Regiment, gives his thoughts.

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Complaints about doctors are rising very quickly, the General Medical Council says they are up 23% in the last year. Dr Mike Smith, vice chair of the Patients Association, and Dr Clare Gerada, who chairs the Royal College of GPs, debate what this says about doctors, British people and their expectations of healthcare.

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It is more than three decades since the composer Jeff Wayne transformed H G Wells' science fiction novel, The War of the Worlds, into an award-winning rock opera The album has been now been updated and re-recorded with a new cast. The 大象传媒's Rebecca Jones has been given a preview.

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It is the last day of London Fashion Week, and a good moment to take stock of the state of the industry, which has been enjoying some ups, but also faces a difficult climate with China's economy slowing down. Fashion writer Karen Kay and designer Patrick Grant debate the state of British fashion.

2 hours, 31 minutes

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Tue 18 Sep 2012 06:00

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  • Tue 18 Sep 2012 06:00