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13/07/2017

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

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Thu 13 Jul 2017 06:00

Today's running order

0650

This morning's #PuzzleForToday is here. What links the following words?: Iron, Child, Lads, Malt, Tiger and Susan.

0710

The Repeal Bill is presented to parliament today. It will be the first step in the process of turning EU law into British law. Labour MP Hillary Benn is the chairman of the House of Commons Brexit Committee.

0715

Donald Trump Junior is innocent of wrongdoing and to be applauded for his transparency, says his father after the row over a meeting with a Russian lawyer last year. Dana Rohrabacher is a Republican congresswoman.

0720

The Natural History Museum will unveil its new star today. A real blue whale skeleton suspended from the ceiling will take centre stage. Tom Feilden is Today鈥檚 Science Editor.

0730

Serious concerns have been raised by school inspectors about the standard of education in Derby in the East Midlands. Nick Clegg is now chair of the Commission on Inequality in Education and co-author of the report.听

0740

If current affairs and international politics sometimes seem a little too far-fetched to be the stuff of real life, should we take refuge in fiction? Stanley Johnson is a former Conservative MEP, author of Kompromat and father of the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson.

0750

Southern Rail is being fined for its record of delays and cancellations after its commuters went to the courts over its handling of the franchise. Emily Yates is from the Association of British Commuters and Paul Plummer is the chief executive of the Rail Delivery Group.

0810

The Government will introduce the Repeal Bill to parliament today aiming to convert EU law into UK law to ensure a smooth transition when the UK leaves the European Union. Steve Baker is a Conservative MP.

0820

For four decades John Bartram has been the behind-the-scenes mastermind ensuring the welfare of Richmond Park's world-famous herd of red deer, widely thought of as the finest herd in captivity. John Bartram, Richmond Park's former deerkeeper.

0830

Suicide is the leading cause of death in young people in England and Wales and a major study has found the cause is often the death of a family member or friend. Professor Louis Appleby is the former director of mental health at the Department of Health and Steve Mallen, whose son Edward took his own life at the age of 18.

0840

One Greek Island has been actively trying to attract refugees - with offers of accommodation and potential residency for Syrian families who are prepared to work and integrate. Gavin Lee is the 大象传媒鈥檚 Europe reporter.

0850

A new film, Dunkirk, shows the drama and tensions of the rescue of more than 300,000 trapped Allied forces from destruction at the hands of Nazi Germany by an extraordinary seaborne evacuation. Josh Levine is a historical consultant and author of a new account of the evacuation and Emma Thomas is the producer of the film.

0855

Johanna Konta faces five-time champion Venus Williams today in what is undoubtedly the biggest match of her career. Annabel Croft is a former British no.1 female tennis player.

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  • Thu 13 Jul 2017 06:00