03/05/2016
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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Brailsford: Cycling sexism claims 'need to be addressed'
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Donald Trump could move a big step closer to securing the Republican nomination today if he wins the primary in Indiana. The Stop Trump forces have targeted the Midwestern state in an attempt to deny the billionaire of the delegates he needs for victory - and are pinning their hopes on a victory for Ted Cruz. The ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s Nick Bryant reports from Indianapolis.
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The gap between the life expectancy of the richest and poorest in society is widening for the first time since the 1870s. Les Mayhew is Professor of Statistics at Cass Business School.
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Leicester City has won the Premier League title in one of the greatest sporting stories of all time. Peter Soulsby, directly elected Mayor of Leicester, joins us on the programme.
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The government's introduction of Universal Credit could leave two and a half million families worse off, some by more than three thousand pounds per year, according to a new report. David Finch is senior economic analyst at the Resolution Foundation.
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Three earth-like planets have been found by an international team of scientists and they could support life. They've written up their findings in the journal Nature. Dr Karen Masters is astronomer at the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation at Portsmouth University.
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The EU's main nuclear fusion project called Iter, at Cadarache, in the south of France is facing a delay of more than a decade and will cost a further four billion euros, that’s on top of the 15 billion euros it is estimated it has cost so far. Professor Steve Cowley is Chief Executive officer at the UK Atomic Energy Authority.
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For further analysis on Leicester City winning the Premier League title - see 0710. Neil Black is World Cup winning former Leicester Tigers flanker.
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Standard Assessment Tests (SATS) are due to start next week for six and seven year olds and are more difficult than they have been in the past. It is claimed thousands of parents will keep their children at home today in protest of these exams. Jonathan Simon is Head of Education Unit at Policy Exchange.
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For further analysis on Leicester City winning the Premier League title - see 0740. Dan Roan is the ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s Sport Editor and Sir Dave Brailsford is formerly performance director of British Cycling, currently general manager of Team Sky.
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For further analysis on the government’s introduction to Universal Credit – see 0715. Stephen Crabb is Work and Pensions Secretary.
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Neville Lawrence, father of the late Stephen Lawrence believes his family was spied upon during his son's murder enquiry. We asked him how he felt undercover policing had been handled. Mick Creedon is Chief Constable of Derbyshire Constabulary and the National Police Chief Council lead on Organised Crime.
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For further analysis on Leicester City winning the Premier League title - see 0840. We speak to Leicester fans Lynne and couple, Henry and Karen. Riaz Khan is lecturer at De Montfort University. Â
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This month the keenly awaited three Shakespeare films will be broadcast on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two. ´óÏó´«Ã½ reporter Nicola Stanbridge met the star studded crew for their thoughts on why Shakespeare's still so relevant 400 years on.
Broadcast
- Tue 3 May 2016 06:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4