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Japanese car parts maker Takata has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US and Japan. Auto safety expert John Cadogan gives us the background. Also in the programme, the Italian government is using billions of euros of taxpayers' money to prop up two struggling regional banks. Giada Zampano is reporter for the website Politico in Rome, and tells us why the bailout was needed. Cabin crew at British Airways have reacted angrily as the airline plans to rent planes and crew from rival Qatar Airways to counter their upcoming strike action. We find out more from Oliver Richardson, who is civil air transport officer for the union Unite. On the 20th anniversary of the publication of the first Harry Potter book by J K Rowling, accountant and Harry Potter super-fan Emily Coltman of FreeAgent Central tells us what the world of business can learn from the bespectacled wizard. Plus our regular commentator Lucy Kellaway of the Financial Times compares the virtues and strengths of younger versus older employees in the workplace.

(Picture: A recalled Takata airbag. Picture credit: Reuters.)