Messy divorces and return to Lebanon
The morning meeting, as ever, was a lively affair and there was certainly plenty to talk about. We had a full house in our offices here at Bush House, and once again Steve in Utah joined us via conference call to give us his take on what he thought should make it in to today's show.
Here's what made it to the table..
Dignified divorce?
Mark kicked things off by throwing the ongoing Heather-Mills vs McCartney story in to the mix. Lawyers representing Heather Mills McCartney is to over what she says are "false, damaging and immensely upsetting" statements over her divorce battle with former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney. In a statement her lawyers said she'd been vilified in the media and was now being stalked by photographers.
There's been plenty of talk here in Britain after the storm over the McCartneys' increasingly bitter divorce began last Tuesday when legal papers were leaked anonymously to the press. The papers contained allegations that Sir Paul mistreated his wife during the couple's four-year marriage.
It's clear it's a big talking point in the UK, but why is it interesting to the rest of the world? We talked about looking at celebrity divorces, and asking if they are ever amicable. We also thought there was some need to illustrate just how big a story it has become in Britain. The Sun, Britains largest selling tabloid and one of the papers Lady McCartney will be taking legal action against, is leading with it again today.
After much discussion we've settled on getting a round-up of what is being said about it in the UK, and also asking you if a divorce can ever be amicable?
Return to Lebanon
Not much discussion in the meeting about this one because people agreed it was certainly worth returning to.
earlier this summer was a topic many of you wanted to talk about, and tonight we will be talking to some of the people who contacted us during it.
There's plenty to talk about how life has been for them since the end of the fighting which lasted for five weeks and in which hundreds of people died and thousands were made homeless.
Most recently, Israel has admitted for the first time it used controversial during fighting against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Some aid and human rights organisations say that they should be treated as chemical weapons.
And despite denials from Hezbollah, Human Rights Watch say that the militant group did use in their attacks on northern Israel. Israel has been heavily criticised for its extensive use of cluster weapons around civilian areas in Lebanon during the conflict.
But what sticks most in mind about the programmes we did around that time, was listening to people in Lebanon and Israel describe how they would try and piece together their lives after the ceasefire came in to place. Tonight we hope to hear again from some of these people, what is life life now on both sides of the border? If you would like to talk to any one of our guests, do email us your contact details and we'll get in touch with you.
A few others
My suggestion this morning was to talk about a . Should gas guzzlers pay more? Unfortunately it didn't make it on the list, but do let us know if it's something that you want to talk about..
And before Ros went on air last night, we sent this story around to the team. Priya is looking to get some voices out of Niger tonight and we hope to follow them over the next few days.
Keep sending us your suggestions on anything you think we should be talking about.
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