大象传媒

Morning news and current affairs with Evan Davis in London and Mishal Husain in Porthleven in Cornwall, including:

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The National Gallery has acquired its first major American painting, marking a major departure from its collecting policy. The 大象传媒's Will Gompertz discovers more.

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David Cameron is to urge Scotland to vote against independence in September's referendum, saying: "We want you to stay." The 大象传媒's Nick Robinson assesses, before former culture secretary Tessa Jowell speaks to presenter Evan Davis.

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The chairman of the Environment Agency Lord Smith is set to visit the Somerset Levels for the first time since the floods began. Today's Tom Feilden finds out more.

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In an open letter published in the Financial Times and Novaya Gazeta in Russia, former diplomats, politicians and business leaders have urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to open his mind to a new UN Security Council resolution on Syria. David Miliband, head of the International Rescue Committee, gives his analysis of the current situation.

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The sea defences at the harbour of Porthleven in Cornwall, where Today is broadcasting from on 7 February, are struggling to combat the power of the incoming Atlantic waves. Mishal Husain discovers more, before speaking to Andrew Wallis, Cornwall County Council cabinet member.

0820
Why is genuine atheism so rare and difficult? Prof Terry Eagleton, author of Culture and the Death of God, and Elizabeth Oldfield, director of Christian think tank Theos, debate.