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The first part of the programme is dedicated to Wednesday's attack in the heart of London. We get the latest on what happened and ask what the security services can do to try to stop such incidents. Richard Barrett, former director of global counter terrorism operations at the Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, explains that the UK security services have been warning of the likelihood of an attack for some time.

Is the US ban on electronic devices on flights from the Middle East designed to protect American business interests as much as the travelling public? A question put to Brian Kelly, who runs a New York based travel website thepointsguy.com.

Staying in the United States, we look at the country's budget. Mike de Bonis, congressional reporter at the Washington Post, tells us that President Trump's tax and spending proposals are rapidly turning into an almighty political row.

Our two guests throughout the show are Diane Brady, a columnist and author in New York and Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, a journalist with India's Economic and Political Weekly in New Delhi.

(Photo: An armed police officer stands guard near Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament on 22 March 2017. Credit: Getty Images)