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0710
David Cameron travels to Bavaria this weekend for a G7 summit - where he hopes his push for an international crackdown on corruption will win support.

0713听
Four polish lorry drivers have been arrested after 68 people聽 - from Afghanistan, china, Vietnam and Russia - were found locked inside lorries at Harwich port in Essex.

0715
Having an amniocentesis test for Down's Syndrome is a big decision for a pregnant woman, it carries a one in 200 risk of miscarriage. But a blood test being trialled at Great Ormond Street Hospital may be made available on the NHS and may reduce the numbers of women who have to go on and have amniocentesis. Lyn Chitty is professor of Genetic and Foetal Medicine at Great Ormond Street and the UCL Institute of Child Health.聽

0720
29 thousand people have signed a petition calling for a planned march in Glasgow today to be banned. The march has been organised by the Orange Order as part of a cultural and heritage day. The Order say its aim is to create a better understanding of the group but the petition to ban it says "the people of Glasgow and Scotland are sick of their voices going unheard in relation to sectarian, hate filled orange marches. Dr Ruth Dudley Edwards is a historian, columnist and the author of "the Faithful Tribe: An intimate portrait of the loyal institutions鈥�.

0723
A series of walks and talks is beginning in Birmingham with the aim of revealing parts of the city that have been hidden for decades - in some cases because they lie below its surface. Our reporter Dave McMullan has ventured into the tunnels that reveal something of Birmingham's past.

0730听
The Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, has said the latest proposals from the country's creditors are not realistic. Addressing MPs in the Greek Parliament, Mr Tsipras said that despite what he called "massive backtracking" from the lenders, the two sides are closer to a deal than ever. But he insisted that only Greece's proposals were realistic. Greece had been due to make its latest payment to the International Monetary Fund on Friday (yesterday), but it announced that it would combine the four amounts scheduled for this month into a single payment at the end of June. So how is the story playing out in Germany and Greece? What do people there think of these latest developments? DR Daphne Halikiopolou, Lecturer at University of Reading
& Imke Henkel, Writer at 鈥榋eit Online鈥櫬�

0740
The arrest of Jeffrey Webb, FIFA's Head of Football in North and Central America and the Caribbean put part of the spotlight on corruption in the game onto the Cayman Islands. The British Overseas Territory is known for its offshore financial industry, and is trying to distance itself from the scandal.

0750听
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Committee or IPSA was set up in the wake of the expenses scandal in 2009 - taking control over pay away from the MPs themselves. But now that it has recommended they receive a 10 percent pay rise, one Cabinet minister has said it is 'not working' and should reflect on its proposal. The views of Justine Greening the International Development Secretary have been backed by the Prime Minister, with Downing Street saying he shares her frustrations. The Labour MP John Mann & Lord Bew, chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life.聽

0810
Sometime before the end of 2017 there will be a referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union; the legislation has begun its passage through Parliament. UKIP's south east regional conference will begin today with Nigel Farage telling supporters to begin campaigning for out now - rather than wait to see the results of David Cameron's promised renegotiation. Putting big issues to the popular vote is not without risk, in 1992, the Danish people voted no to their government ratifying the Maastrict Treaty, the agreement that created the European Union and laid the ground for the single currency. The former secretary general of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen was a Danish government minister at the time.聽

0820听
Jazz was once rebellious and revolutionary but in more recent years though it has often been mocked. But some now claim a new heyday is afoot. The American Kurt Elling is seen by many as one of the most influential Jazz singers. He's passing on traditions between jazz generations and has become something of an ambassador for the musical form. His new album marks 20 years in the recording business.聽

0845听
There's been promotion to next season's Championship for Bristol鈥檚 leading football team City and a heartbreaking near-miss on promotion to the English Premiership for its rugby team. These clubs are the standard bearers for Bristol Sport, the umbrella company set up three years ago for a number of other activities besides for both men and women, elite and grass roots. But will the concept of Bristol Sport be as successful in the UK as it's proved abroad?聽

0850听
More than 700 species of wild plants - almost half of our native flora , are found on road verges, according to a study. Many of the wild flowers once found in meadows now thrive only beside roads, providing essential habitat for wildlife, says a conservation charity. Plantlife International says around one in ten of these wild plants is threatened with extinction - in part because many councils cut road verges too early, before flowers have had a chance to produce seed. The charity says that while road safety is the top priority, councils must do more to make roadsides wildlife friendly. Dr Trevor Dines, Botanist with Plantlife International.

0855
There are two books out this week that cover the historical sweep of spying. It鈥檚 a subject that we seem to find endlessly fascinating. Author Nick Barratt has written about the first brit to spy for Russia who was actually his great uncle and operating in the 1920鈥檚 and Stephen Grey has written about contemporary espionage from the cold war to the present day. So how have practice changed over time? And despite technological is everything still everything very much the same?

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