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10/10/2014

Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

3 hours

Last on

Fri 10 Oct 2014 06:00

Running order

Subject to change.


0710

The UK Independence Party has gained its first elected MP, with Douglas Carswell taking the seat of Clacton by 12,404 votes. Norman Smith spoke to Mr Carswell overnight.

0715

People arriving in the UK from areas hit by Ebola face "enhanced screening" for the virus at Heathrow, Gatwick and Eurostar terminals. David Mabey, professor of Infectious Diseases at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, discusses whether this is an effective use of money.

0720

Police have revealed that a fifth man is being held as part of their investigation into an alleged terrorist plot on the UK. Tom Bateman reports.

0730

Labour鈥檚 Liz McInnes has held on to the seat of Heywood and Middleton following yesterday鈥檚 by-election, but UKIP slashed her majority to 617. John Humphrys speaks to Labour MP Douglas Alexander.

0740

Philip Glass鈥檚 new opera based on Kafka鈥檚 The Trial is to open at the Royal Opera House. John Humphrys went to meet him.

0750

Dr Chris Dye, Director of Strategy for the World Health Organization, discusses its response to the Ebola virus.

0810

The UK Independence Party has gained its first elected MP, with Douglas Carswell taking the seat of Clacton by 12,404 votes. UKIP leader Nigel Farage and Conservative Party chairman Grant Shapps discuss.

0820

Thirteen years ago, Allison Pearson began a Daily Telegraph column following the trials and tribulation of Kate Reddy - a fictional mum juggling young children with a high flying career. From today, Kate Reddy returns to The Daily Telegraph - older and wiser but facing a whole new set of challenges. Ms Pearson speaks to Justin Webb.

0830

Ambassador Fatih Ceylan, Turkey's representative to NATO, discusses the country鈥檚 reaction to events in Kobane.

0835

Mr Turner, Mike Leigh鈥檚 film of the life of JMW Turner, premieres at the London Film Festival tonight. Mr Leigh speaks to David Sillito.

0845

The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un鈥檚 absence in public has led to speculation of a serious illness, or power struggles among the party elite. Professor Hazel Smith, Director of Korean Studies at the University of Central Lancashire, discusses.

0850

Matthew Parris, former Conservative MP and Times commentator, and Anne McElvoy, Public Policy Editor of The Economist, discuss whether the Clacton by-election win is a watershed moment for UKIP.

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  • Fri 10 Oct 2014 06:00