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11/10/2017

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

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Wed 11 Oct 2017 06:00

Today's running order


0650
Facebook and Twitter face being made to pay for action to tackle the "undeniable suffering" the internet can cause, the Culture Secretary has announced. Cyber-bullying, trolling and under-age access to porn will be targeted in plans drawn up by Karen Bradley to make the online world safer. Sonia Livingstone is a professor of social psychology in the department of media and communications at LSE.

0655
The government has confirmed that it is preparing for "every possible outcome" in the Brexit talks, including failing to reach a deal with the European Union.聽A 鈥渘o deal鈥 scenario would have a massive impact on Britain鈥檚 customs arrangements, as there would be no agreement on how to treat huge amounts of goods passing through British ports. Guy Platten is the chief executive officer of the UK Chamber of Shipping.

0709
The energy regulator Ofgem has poured cold water on government hopes that it would move in a matter of months to impose a wide ranging cap on energy prices, as it plans a more limited cap for around a million vulnerable gas and electricity customers, to be launched in February next year. Michael Lewis is the chief executive of E.ON UK.

0715
Agricultural incomes could halve after Brexit unless the UK strikes a free-trade agreement with the EU, according to a report that urges farmers to prepare for Britain's departure from the bloc by boosting their productivity. Phil Bicknell is the market intelligence director of the Agriculture聽and Horticulture Development Board.

0720
The Spanish government has rejected a statement of independence signed by Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and dismissed calls for mediation. Our chief correspondent Matthew Price reports.

0730
Facebook and Twitter face being made to pay for action to tackle the "undeniable suffering" the internet can cause, the Culture Secretary has announced. Karen Bradley is the secretary of state for culture, media and sport.

0740
The New Yorker is reporting that three women have alleged that they were raped by the Hollywood film producer, Harvey Weinstein. The magazine has also published audio which, it says, was of a police sting operation carried out two years ago to try to catch him groping a model.聽 Zoe Brock is a model and actress.

0750
The Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, will in a statement on Wednesday urge the United States to remain committed to the international deal under which Iran agreed to limit its nuclear programme. Sir Peter Westmacott is the former British Ambassador to the US and played a pivotal role in getting Senators to back the Iran nuclear deal two years ago and Jack Straw is a former foreign secretary.

0810
The energy regulator Ofgem has poured cold water on government hopes that it would move in a matter of months to impose a wide ranging cap on energy prices, as it plans a more limited cap for around a million vulnerable gas and electricity customers, to be launched in February next year. Our business editor Simon Jack reports. Dermot Nolan is the chief executive of Ofgem.

0820
The New Yorker is reporting that three women have alleged that they were raped by the Hollywood film producer, Harvey Weinstein. Daisy Lewis is an actor and director and Lucinda Syson is a casting director for films including Wonder Woman, Batman and Bladerunner.

0830
On October 28 this programme will have been on the air for sixty years.聽This week we look at how the political landscape has changed. Lord Owen, David Owen, is the co-founder of the Socialist Democratic Party.

0840
The England rugby union team will be back in action next month as they take part in the Autumn Series and things are on the up under Australian head coach Eddie Jones. But will an Englishman succeed him? No is the answer, according to Rob Andrew, the former rugby player and until last April the RFU鈥檚 Professional Rugby Director. He joins us on the programme.

0845
All this week we explore the aspects of Chinese power ahead of the Congress the communist party holds once every five years. Today we look at the Party and corruption. Our China editor Carrie Gracie reports.

0850
Thelonious Monk was a legendary jazz musician during the civil rights movement in America. He also mysteriously fell silent later in life and was looked after by a British Baroness and Jazz patron until he died in 1982. Our correspondent Nicola Stanbridge reports.

0855
Theresa May this week confirmed the government is making contingency plans in case of a 鈥渘o deal鈥 on Brexit. Lord Karan Bilimoria is the founder and chairman of Cobra Beer and founding chairman of the UK-India Business Council and Christopher Nieper is the managing director of womenswear manufacturer David Nieper.


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  • Wed 11 Oct 2017 06:00