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15/09/2017

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

3 hours

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Fri 15 Sep 2017 06:00

Today's running order


0650

The international organisation that decides what counts as official foreign aid has told the 大象传媒 that it is "not keen" on reopening the rules. James Landale is the 大象传媒鈥檚 diplomatic correspondent.

0655

What's the state of textile and garment manufacturing in the UK? Patrick Grant is a British fashion designer and creative director of bespoke tailors Norton & Sons of Savile Row.

0710

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile across Japan, its second such provocative move in weeks. Rupert Wingfield Hayes is the 大象传媒鈥檚 Japan correspondent.

0715

We're at London Fashion Week this morning to take an in-depth look at one of Britain's big success stories - the fashion industry. The 大象传媒鈥檚 Lucy Burton has been looking into the luxury side of the industry.

0720

Unions representing over a million nurses and other NHS staff have written to the chancellor to demand a 3.9% pay rise and an extra 拢800 to make up for the "cut" they have seen in recent years. Saffron Cordery is director of policy and strategy at NHS Providers.

0725

Back at London fashion week the clothes that will听 be on show on the catwalks are lined up on racks ready to go - one designer after another will unveil what we should听 wear this autumn and winter. On Monday it will be the turn of Erdem - the strikingly successful brand built by the Canadian designer Erdem Moralioglu.听 Mishal Husain has been talking to him at his studio in east London

0730

Top Shop are staging their own show at London Fashion Week, as they have done for the last 12 years. Mishal Husain has been speaking to their global marketing and communications director Sheena Sauvaire.

0740

Designers from around the world will be strutting their stuff for the next five days at London Fashion Week, but the city鈥檚, and indeed the UK鈥檚 place at the heart of the global fashion industry is one that has its roots in our academic institutions and even our royal family. Sonnet Stanfill is senior curator at the V&A.

0750

The Attorney General, Jeremy Wright, is considering whether firmer action is needed to stop people posting comments on social media platforms about criminal trials in England and Wales. We speak live to Mr Wright.

0810

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile across Japan, its second such provocative move in weeks. Carrie Gracie is the 大象传媒鈥檚 China editor.

0820

Fashion is worth more to the UK economy than car manufacturing and London Fashion Week is where you see what its creative minds are thinking. One of the brands seen as quintessentially British all over the world is Burberry. Mishal Husain has been speaking to its president and chief creative officer Christopher Bailey.

0830

After two decades in space, NASA's Cassini spacecraft is nearing the end of its remarkable journey of exploration. Carl Murray is Cassini imaging team member and expert on Saturn's rings and Lucie Green is a space scientist from UCL.

0835

According the BFC, the UK is unique in that our best designers come out of art colleges rather than fashion college. At the forefront is Central Saint Martins. Rebecca Jeffs, Liam Johnson, and Camilla Mecacci are students at Central Saint Martins.

0840

One of NATO's most senior military commanders has said he believes a Russian military exercise taking place this week involves as many as 100 thousand troops. Lieutenant General Sir James Everard told the 大象传媒鈥檚 defence correspondent Jonathan Beale that NATO was right to be worried.

0845

Spanish police say they're detaining dozens of migrants every day in the port of Bilbao, and are working through the night to stop large groups of migrants attempting to stowaway on UK bound ferries. The 大象传媒鈥檚 Gavin Lee reports.

0850

Who decides what is fashionable? Susie Lau is a fashion blogger and Jo Ellison is fashion editor at the Financial Times.

All subject to change.

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  • Fri 15 Sep 2017 06:00