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0607 | Belmarsh听Prison which holds some of the most dangerous prisoners in Britain has discovered problems with its security.听Danny Shaw听has the details. | |
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0609 | Voters go to the polls today in one of the most extraordinary elections in American history for the governorship of California. Our correspondent Justin Webb is in Los Angeles. | |
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0615 | Greg Wood has a round-up of today's business news. | |
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0630 | It's the second day of the Tory party conference in Blackpool and questions are being raised about the direction Iain Duncan Smith is taking the party. Our correspondent is听Norman Smith. | |
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0633 | An Israeli soldier has been killed near the Lebanese border - the area is tense. Our correspondent, Orla Guerin is there.
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0637 | The conservatives want to give control of local policing to directly elected mayors or local police authorities instead of central government. Our Home Affairs correspondent is Rory Maclean. | |
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0643 | This morning's World Press Review comes from Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Beijing, which is preparing - in a quiet or even secretive way - for China's first manned space voyage.
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0646 | The International Development Secretary,听Baroness Amos, has been appointed the new Leader of the House of Lords. She succeeds Lord Williams of Mostyn, who died suddenly last month. David Wilby reports.
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0651 | The epigene project - the chapter following the human gene project begins. Scientists hope this will soon yield exciting results. Alex Olek is the lead scientist. | |
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0654 | There are problems with security at Belmarsh prison, which houses some of the most dangerous inmates in Britain. That's according to a report from the Chief Inspector of Prisons, Ann Owers. | |
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0709 | Day two of the tory party conference听in Blackpool. Today we'll hear plans for locally elected american style sheriffs to oversee policing. But there's also the first challenge from within the party.. The former conservative Treasury spokesman Nick Gibb. | |
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0715 | The shape of British television is likely to change today if, the Department of Trade and Industry allows the merger of Granada and Carlton. Our Business Editor, Jeff Randall has the details. | |
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0722 | A London-born factory worker is to appeal against a 14 year jail sentence imposed by a Danish court for killing a paedophile who he claims molested his nine year old daughter.听Mike Thomson with the first of two reports from Copenhagen.
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0732 | The shadow Home Secretary,听Oliver Letwin will tell the Tory Party conference today that the Home Secretary should lose all powers to deal with local policing. Instead directly elected mayors or local police authorities should oversee law and order. | |
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0740 | Brian Perkins has a review of today's papers. | |
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0742 | In a few hours, the polls open in the California recall election. The voters are听deciding whether to "recall" the Governor, Gray Davis, and if they do, to choose a successor - which would probably be Arnold Schwarznegger. Justin Webb reports. | |
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0747 | On the eve of Yom Kippur, 19 Israelis were killed in a suicide attack in a crowded restaurant in the Northern Port city of Haifa. Soon afterwards Israel retaliated by striking what it called a Palestinian militant training camp in Syria. Senior adviser to the Israeli Prime Minister, Zalman Shoval.
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0810 | The Tories will continue to set out new eye-catching policies on day two of their conference here in Blackpool today. But disquiet from some听members in the party continues to surface. William Hague is the former leader. | |
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0820 | Tonight one of the world's most famous opera singers Luciano Pavarotti takes to the stage in London for a concert at the Royal Albert Hall. Rebecca Jones went to meet him. | |
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0832 | After 11th of September, 2001, a man was arrested and spent five months in Belmarsh prison, accused by the Americans of being the 'lead instructor' for four of the hijackers who died in the attacks.. We speak to Lotfi Raissi whose听legal action against the FBI and US Justice Department continues. | |
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0840 | The clash between big supermarkets and smaller shops has been going on for many years, but now supermarkets are even trying to muscle in on the popularity of farmers markets. Diana Hunter, of Sainsbury's and听Professor Tim Laing. | |
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0847 | The Tories听bold idea for policing is strip the home office of much of its power over the police and instead hand it to a locally elected individual or body.听Ann Widdecombe was Shadow Home Secretary under William Hague. | |
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0852 | The average age of a tory party association member is 65. Who is a typical tory party member? white? male? over sixty? What does this mean for the future? David Gold was the first openly gay tory candidate and Georgina Hill is a party activist. | |
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