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01/04/2017

Morning news and current affairs. Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

2 hours

Last on

Sat 1 Apr 2017 07:00

Today's running order

0709

The draft strategy for the UK exiting the European Union says no agreement on the EU's future relationship with the UK would apply to Gibraltar without the consent of Spain. The 大象传媒鈥檚 Europe correspondent Damian Grammaticus reports.

0712

The 大象传媒 has learnt that the pay rise announced by government in February for thousands of prison staff is in reality benefiting just 1600 officers. The 大象传媒鈥檚 home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw reports.

0720

Bob Dylan will finally collect his Nobel Prize medal that he was awarded last October in Stockholm in a 'small and intimate' ceremony with no media invited. Andy Kershaw is a broadcaster and Dylan enthusiast.

0725

Nine months after the referendum result, the government and the EU have set out their negotiating positions. Our correspondent Chris Morris has been assessing what we've learnt.

0730

Around 1.2 million companies, charities and public sector bodies in England and Wales will be able to choose their water supplier. Cathryn Ross is the chief executive of Ofwat, the economic regulator of the water sector in England and Wales.

0740

In this week鈥檚 Meet the Author James Naughtie speaks to Philippa Gregory, one of Britain's biggest-selling novelists, best known for her portrayals of royal women caught up in the turmoil of the Wars of the Roses and the Tudor court.

0750

Gibraltar, the British overseas territory claimed by Spain, has accused Spain of manipulating the European Council for its own political interests as the EU have said no agreement on the EU's future relationship with the UK would apply to Gibraltar without the consent of Spain. Christian Hernandez is the President of the Gibraltar Chamber of Commerce and Clare Moody is the Labour MEP for the South West and Gibraltar.

0810

The 大象传媒 has learnt that the pay rise announced by Justice Secretary Liz Truss in February for thousands of prison staff is in reality benefiting just 1600 officers. Glyn Travis is from the Prison Officers Association and Andrew Selous was the Prisons Minister from 2014 until last year.

0820

Sixty years ago today the 大象传媒's Panorama broadcast a programme about the spaghetti harvest creating arguably the greatest April fool鈥檚 joke ever broadcast. Michael Peacock was the producer of Panorama.

0830

What sort of trade deal is the UK likely to secure with the EU after Brexit? Draft guidelines for Brexit negotiations published by Donald Tusk underlined the need for a 鈥渓evel playing field in terms of competition and state aid鈥. Iain Duncan Smith former Work and Pensions Secretary and Leave campaigner and Sir Vince Cable is former business secretary and Remain campaigner.

0840

Figures show nearly half of the people who have received taxpayers' money to help them buy a home under the help to buy government scheme did not need it. John Healey is the shadow housing minister.

0850

The producers of the the most successful podcast there's ever been, Serial, have produced another one. It's called S-Town. Fiona Sturges is a podcast critic for the Financial Times and Matt Deegan is co-founder of the British Podcast Awards.

All subject to change.

Broadcast

  • Sat 1 Apr 2017 07:00