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Armed groups including the Taliban are looting millions of pounds worth of Afghanistan’s natural resources. The anti-corruption group Global Witness says the money is being spent on the conflict in the country. Stephen Carter is author of the Global Witness report.

0710

As part of the programme’s coverage of the EU referendum, presenter Nick Robinson speaks to Deborah Mattinson, founding director of Britain Thinks – a company which has been running focus group on the views of Europe.

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Taking hormonal drugs for up to 15 years reduces the risk of breast cancers coming back, a landmark study suggests. Professor Dame Valerie Beral is director of the cancer epidemiology unit at the University of Oxford.

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In February 2013 nine-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah from Hither Green in South London died after suffering a severe asthma attack.  Now her mother is starting legal action to investigate the role air pollution played in her death.   Nitrogen dioxide levels around the Kissi-Debrah’s home were, and remain, double the EU legal limit.  Her mother, Rosamund, joins us on the programme and Jocelyn Cockburn is the lawyer representing Rosamund.

0740

Scientists in the United States are trying to grow human organs inside pigs using a revolutionary technique known as gene editing. Some experts believe the human animal chimeras could be the answer to the worldwide shortage of transplant organs. Sir John Burn is professor of clinical genetics at the University of Newcastle.

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The documentary maker Michael Moore, known for his films Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 911, has made a new film called Where to Invade Next. It is a travelogue where he journeys the world to experience alternative methods of dealing with social and economic ills experienced in the United States. He joins us on the programme.

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´óÏó´«Ã½ reporter Siobhan Tighe has been finding out how people in Harlow engage with the referendum campaign. Joining us on the programme is Will Straw, executive director of Britain in Stronger Europe, and Stephen Parkinson, head of ground campaigner for Vote Leave.

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Women are twice as likely to experience anxiety as men, according to research from the University of Cambridge. Hannah Kara is a 21-year-old who suffers from social anxiety and Olivia Remes is from the Cambridge Institute of Public Health at Cambridge University - she carried out the research.

0830

British Special Forces are on the frontline of military operations in Syria, according to The Times newspaper. Military commanders told the newspaper that the SAS’s involvement in the war torn country is not just limited to strictly training exercise. Crispin Blunt is chair of the foreign affairs select committee.

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Later this month the International Association of Athletics Federations will meet to decide whether or not to allow Russian athletes to compete at this summer’s Rio Olympics.  The country has been suspended from international athletics competitions since November after evidence of state-sponsored doping was discovered. Anna Antselioich is director of the Russian anti-doping agency.  

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A veteran American photo journalist, Daivd Gilkey, and his Afghan translator, Zabihullah Tamanna, have been killed while travelling with an Afghan army unit in the southern province of Helmand. Scott Simon hosts NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday and is a friend of David Gilkey. Ari Shapiro hosts NPR’s All Things Considered and former London correspondent.

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In Pursuit of Silence is a new documentary film about the beauty of silence, its spiritual and physical benefits, and the price we are paying individually and collectively for our increasingly noisy world. Dr Helen Lees, author of Silence in Schools, joins us on the programme.

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