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President Obama has mounted a strong attack on the National Rifle Association, accusing them of peddling stories to distort the gun debate. Jon Sopel is the 大象传媒鈥檚 North America editor.

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Computer games could have a beneficial effect on learning, according to new research. Paul Howard-Jones is professor of Neuroscience and Education at the University of Bristol.

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New official guidelines say there's no safe level of drinking alcohol. The first major review of NHS advice in 20 years says even a small amount can raise the risk of cancer. Sima Kotecha reports and we speak live to Christopher Snowdon, head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs.

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It is the birthday of the 'Great Successor', the Leader of North Korea Kim Jong-Un. Suki Kim is an investigative journalist and the author of Without You, There Is No Us, a book about the six months she spent inside North Korea teaching the children of the country's elite.

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The United Nations says the Syrian government has agreed to allow humanitarian aid to the besieged town of Madaya where people are reported to have died from starvation. Mike Thomson speaks to a 20-year-old man from Madaya and we hear from Matthew Hollingworth, the UN world food programme's deputy regional director for Middle East and North Africa.

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The Flying Scotsman,听one of Britain's most famous steam trains, is set to return to the tracks this morning for the first time in a decade. Noel Harltley is rail operations manager at the National Railway Museum.

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There has been more volatile trading on China's stock market in the first hours of trading since a government-imposed safety net was removed. Karishma Vaswani is 大象传媒 Asia Business correspondent and Martin Jacques is author of When China Rules the World.

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No level of regular drinking is without risks to health, the UK's chief medical officers have said as they published a number of changes to advice on drinking alcohol. Speaking live on the programme is Professor Dame Sally Davies, chief medical officer for England.

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Jack Garratt has just been announced as the winner of the 大象传媒鈥檚 Sound of 2016 - a poll which predicts which artists are going to be the big thing in music this year and further in the future. We speak live in the studio to Jack Garratt and Radio 1 DJ and Sound of 2016 panellist Clara Amfo.

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Medics working at refugee aid camps in the Balkans say they're seeing a spike in the number of migrants falling ill because of the cold weather. The 大象传媒's Global Health correspondent Tulip Mazumdar has travelled from Macedonia, through Serbia to the northern border with Croatia, from where she has been reporting.

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Scientists at Newcastle University have stuck tiny 3D glasses onto praying mantises and run an experiment confirming that they have 3D vision. Jenny Read is professor of Vision Science at Newcastle University.

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Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Germany must have a "fundamental" debate about how to integrate new migrants after a wave of sexual assaults on New Year鈥檚 Eve which have been blamed on migrants. Speaking in the programme is journalist and activist Kubra Gumusay and editor-in-chief of Bild Zeitung - Germany鈥檚 most read newspaper - Tanit Koch.

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Awards season is underway - the Bafta nominations are announced this morning. The 大象传媒鈥檚 Arts editor Will Gompertz is in the Princess Anne Theatre at the BAFTA headquarters in Piccadilly.

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Having discussed a lot today the new guidelines for drinking alcohol, to end the programme we have asked the science journalist and TV presenter Dr Michael Mosley to dispel his favourite myths about drinking.

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