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Morning news and current affairs with Sarah Montague and Justin Webb, including:

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Russian foreign and defence ministers, Sergei Lavrov and Sergei Shoig, meet their British counterparts William Hague and Phillip Hammond in London for a new round of strategic talks today. Sir Roderic Braithwaite, a former British ambassador to Moscow, and Edward Lucas, international editor at the Economist and author of Deception - a book about Russian spying in the modern era - discuss whether the UK should be holding talks of this nature with the nation.

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Labour has accused the government of "weak leadership" after it emerged plans for minimum pricing of alcohol in England and Wales may be dropped. The former GP Dr Sarah Wollaston, who is on the Health Select Committee, and David Davis, the former shadow home secretary, explain why it appears the government may be abandoning the idea.

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Vicky Pryce and Chris Huhne were sentenced to eight months in prison. Ms Pryce's lawyer, Robert Brown, examines whether marital coercion is it a valid defence in the 21st century.

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Cardinals are due to begin their second day of deliberations in the Vatican conclave that will elect a new pope, after reaching no decision on Tuesday. From Rome, the 大象传媒's Edward Stourton reports.