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Scientists in Hungary are questioning the existence of dark energy, the term that was first used in the 1990s to explain the force that remains in the universe after matter. Dr Karen Masters is an astronomer working at the Institute of cosmology and gravitation at the University of Portsmouth.

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Later this morning European Commission President Donald Tusk will release the draft guidelines that will form the basis and set the tone for EU negotiations with the UK. Sven Mikser is the foreign minister of Estonia.

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The Times is reporting this morning that the armed forces face a 拢10 billion shortfall because of escalating costs for new ships and jets. The paper is reporting that in looking for a billion a year in savings they will be cutting back the Royal Marines. Chris Parry is a former NATO commander and a former director general in the Ministry of Defence.

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A new national conservation project launches today - Back from the Brink - trying to save some of the UK's most endangered creatures from extinction. Ros Kerslake is chief executive of the Heritage Lottery Fund.

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The Head of NHS England says waiting times will be longer for routine operations, such as hip and knee replacements,听 as a "trade off" for improvements in A&E performance and better treatment in other areas. Today鈥檚 Zoe Conway reports. Niall Dickson is the chief executive of the NHS Confederation.

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A family GP who has acted in The Archers for over thirty years can finally be open with his patients about his moonlighting after he retired this week. Dr Graham Blockey has played Robert Snell in the Radio 4 soap for over 30 years.

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The focus will be on NATO spending when the defence secretary Michael Fallon meets with his US counterpart Jim Mattis today. Britain and the US are among five of the 28 members of the alliance that meet the 2% target. Michael Fallon is the defence secretary.

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Today the head of the NHS in England is to spell out how the service is to complete an ambitious plan, to transform the way it treats millions of patients. Simon Stevens is chief executive of NHS England.

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Later this morning European Commission President Donald Tusk will release the draft guidelines that will form the basis and set the tone for EU negotiations with the UK. The 大象传媒鈥檚 Chris Morris reports from Malta.

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A lawyer for one of President Trump's former aides, Michael Flynn, says he has offered to give testimony about Russian meddling in the US election, reportedly in exchange for protection from prosecution. The 大象传媒鈥檚 North America editor Jon Sopel reports.

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The US Navy has accused Iran of harassing and threatening its warships as they enter the Gulf and warned that such incidents could result in military confrontation. The 大象传媒鈥檚 defence correspondent Jonathan Beale reports from the first US carrier to pass through the Strait of Hormuz since Donald Trump has been President.

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Evelyn Waugh鈥檚 Decline and Fall has been called one of the 鈥済reatest comic novels of all time鈥� and has now, for the first time, been dramatised for TV. The first episode airs tonight on 大象传媒 1. David Suchet plays the headmaster Dr Fagan.

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The Government yesterday released a white paper on their so-called 鈥淕reat Repeal Bill鈥� which will see EU legislation transferred into UK law. However, the bills official title will lack the word 鈥済reat鈥� as value-laden words are not allowed in titles of legislation. Why was it given the adjective in the first place? Michael Cockrell is a broadcaster and documentary-maker and Polly McKenzie is a former Special Advisor to Nick Clegg.

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