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A leading scientist has criticised Defra and the chief veterinary officer for claiming the badger cull is combating the spread of Bovine TB. Professor Rosie Woodroffe is from the Institute of Zoology at the Zoological Society of London.

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A study into the diets and lifestyles of a thousand French people, over a period of ten years, suggests that eating lots of ham and sausages makes asthma symptoms worse. Dr Samantha Walker is director of research and policy at Asthma UK.

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Syrian government forces are preparing to take full control of Aleppo, following evacuation of the besieged rebel enclave in the east of the city over the past few days. Ingy Sedky is spokesperson of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

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In these final days of his administration, President Obama has used a 1953 law to ban new offshore drilling for oil and gas in parts of the Arctic and the Atlantic. Patrick Parenteau is professor of environmental law at the University of Vermont.

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House prices in the UK will see an average increase of 3% over the course of next year as the number of transactions stabilises, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) housing forecast for 2017. Simon Rubinsohn is RICS chief economist.

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So-called Islamic State (IS) has said one of its militants carried out the lorry attack on a Berlin Christmas market, which left 12 people dead. Today鈥檚 chief correspondent Matthew Price reports.

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The David Nobbs Memorial Trust, established after the death of the Reggie Perrin author, has launched its first annual comedy writing competition. Sarah Morgan is part of the younger generation of comedy writers and Barry Cryer is comedian and friend of the late David Nobbs.

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British firms need to continue to enjoy "barrier-free" access to European Union markets after Brexit, the CBI has warned. Stuart Roberts is a member of the National Farmers Union and Jim Mellon is an entrepreneur and investor.

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So-called Islamic State (IS) has said one of its militants carried out the lorry attack on a Berlin Christmas market, which left 12 people dead. Lord Ricketts is former ambassador to France and Stefan Kornelius is biographer of Angela Merkel.

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Today is the shortest day of the year - the Winter Solstice. To mark it, Radio 4 is broadcasting a day of poetry about winter. Simon Armitage is professor of poetry at Oxford University.

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The Church of England has appointed a new bishop, who is black. It is a rare thing - in fact it has not happened for 20 years. The 大象传媒鈥檚 Martin Bashir reports and Rt Rev James Langstaff is Bishop of Rochester.

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New rules could mean anyone who buys a drone will have to register it and take a test on how to fly it safely. Steve Landells is a former RAF and British Airways pilot and Anish Mohammed is a robotics enthusiast involved in open source drone projects.

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Will 2016 be one of those years that stands out in history textbooks, like 1066, 1914 or 1989? Today Professor Anne Curry from the University of Southampton takes us back to medieval times.

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The latest attack in Berlin this week has put the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, under increasing pressure over her open doors refugee policy from opponents on the right. Quentin Peel is associate fellow at Chatham House's Europe programme and Christine Ockrent is a journalist and former boss of France 24 television.

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