27/02/2017
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0650
Ordinary people are no longer prepared to put up with austerity on the orders of a "global elite", says Greece's deputy foreign minister. The 大象传媒鈥檚 Europe correspondent Kevin Connolly reports from Athens, where there are few signs that his optimism has filtered down to the Greek people.
0655
Does Sweden have a problem with crime in its migrant community? Jerzy Sarnecki is professor of criminology at Stockholm University.
0710
Labour is expected to raise an urgent Commons question today around the government's proposals to tighten the criteria of a vital disability benefit. Heidi Allen is the Conservative MP for South Cambridgeshire.
0720
Trinity Mirror, the UK's largest newspaper, magazine and digital publisher, has just announced its full year results. Simon Fox is chief executive of Trinity Mirror.
0730
It's been another turbulent weekend for Jeremy Corbyn and Labour. Today鈥檚 special correspondent James Naughtie reports.
0740
The Oscars were held in Los Angeles last night. Will Gompertz is the 大象传媒鈥檚 arts editor.
0750
A teaching union and the National Association of Governors have written an open letter to the chancellor, Philip Hammond, calling on him to make schools a priority in the budget. Mary Sandell is head of the Forest School in Winnersh, Berkshire, and Emma Knights is chief executive of the National Governors Association.
0810
The first full public hearing begins at the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, which has been plagued with leadership problems since its inception in 2014. Today鈥檚 Sanchia Berg reports and David Hill represents Australian child migrants.
0820
Moonlight has won best picture at the Oscars, but only after Faye Dunaway initially said La La Land had won.
0830
When is an independent bookshop not an independent bookshop? Well when it's really a branch of Waterstones. The bookselling giant has set up three stores that scarcely feature their name at all and are, instead, named things like Southwold Books. James Daunt is chief executive of Waterstones.
0835
In March last year we ran a series of audio diaries kept at great risk by Samer, an activist living inside the capital of the so-called Islamic State, Raqqa. Samer has now left Raqqa and has been living in refugee camps across Syria. The 大象传媒鈥檚 Mike Thomson, has been speaking to him.
0840
An American man accused of murdering an Indian immigrant after reportedly shouting "get out of my country", is due appear at a court in Kansas today. The 大象传媒鈥檚 North America correspondent Rajini Vaidyanathan has travelled to Olather in Kansas, where she spoke been exclusively to Alok Madasani, the friend who survived the shooting, and to Srinavas' widow Sunayana.
0850
The once-leading mobile phone brand Nokia launched a comeback bid in Barcelona last night. Hannah Jane Parkinson is Guardian columnist and Rob Kniaz is co-founder of Hoxton Ventures.
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- Mon 27 Feb 2017 06:00大象传媒 Radio 4