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0607 | More US troops haveÌýkilled since President Bush declared an end to major combat, than during the invasion itself. Our correspondent in Baghdad is Susannah Price. | |
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0610 | Talks to resolve North Korea's nuclear crisis have begun in Beijing. Charles Scanlon has more details. | |
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0615 | Greg Wood has a round-up of today's business news. | |
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0632 | Will strike ballots be sent out to postal workers today? Stephen Cape is our Labour Affairs correspondent.
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0635 | It's the turn of Defence Secretary, Geoff Hoon to give evidence to the Hutton Inquiry today. Norman Smith is our political correspondent. | |
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0637 | The Indian Government is blaming pro-Pakistan Muslim militants for the car bomb explosions in Mumbai, Bombay.ÌýAdam Mynott is there and has more details.
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0644 | Police in England and Wales may get regular checks on their psychological health if they have particularly stressful duties. Our Crime Correspondent is Neil Bennett.
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0648 | Today's 'world press review' comes from Dominic Hughes in Sydney. | |
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0651 | The government wants to change the system of legal aid for asylum seekers to save money.ÌýIt proposes to limit the legal advice that an asylum seeker can get to five hours. John Atkins is a solicitor in Exeter who works for asylum seekers. | |
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0654 | The UN security council has unanimously approved a resolution making attacks on humanitarian aid workers in armed conflicts a war crime. Our Correspondent at the UN in New York is Greg Barrow and Mike Aaronson is Director of the charity - Save the Children. | |
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0709 | The figure for those who died in the heatwave in France is extraordinary, perhaps over 10,000. Many bodies of the elderly remained unclaimedÌýand there's a national debate about how it was that the soraing temperatures cost so many lives.ÌýLucien Abenheim, resigned last week as Director of the French National Health Authority. | |
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0716 | It seems unlikely that we'll see a referendum on the euro in the near future. Supporters of the single currency say the Hutton inquiry has pushed the euro off the agenda. As a result the campaign group Britain in Europe is scaling down its operations. Lord Haskins is a member of Britain in Europe's council. | |
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0720 | Where is the oldest continually inhabited house in the country? Country Life has been running a competition to find it....and we can reveal the answer - it's Saltford Manor House in Somerset which has been occupied since the middle of the12th century. The current resident is James Wynn and Editor of Country Life is Clive Aslet. | |
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0725 | Police in England and Wales want regular checks on the psychological well-being of officers who do stressful jobs. The Metropolitan Police already plan to limit the length of time detectives spend in its paedophile unitÌý - but now police who go undercover or work with firearms will also be more closely monitored. Chief Supt. Mike McAndrew is from the Superintendents' Association.
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0732 | India has called on Pakistan to hand over terrorism suspects.ÌýPakistanÌýhas condemned the bomb attacks in Mumbai, but the Indian Deputy Prime Minister has said that condemnation is a "mere formality", unless Islamabad hands over 19 people wanted by Delhi. Abdul Kader Jaffer is Pakistan's High Commissioner to London. | |
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0745 | Patrick Muirhead has a review of today's papers. | |
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0748 | This year is a goodÌýyear forÌýblackberries -Ìýat least where you can find the hedges. Because in many parts of the country they're being cut back drastically. Not very good if you want blackberry jam, or if you're a hungry bird. Graham Madge of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. | |
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0752 | It's the Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon's turn to give evidence to the Hutton Inquiry today. There's been a lot of speculation that he's already been lined up to be the main government casualty of the affair. Former Defence Minister, Lewis Moonie and Vikram Dodd whoÌýis a Guardian reporter following the inquiry.
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0810 | Will there be a postal strike? It looks as if strike ballot papers will be sent out today by the Communication Workers Union as a result of the breakdown of negotiations between the union and Royal Mail, each now accusing the other of having scuppered the talks. We speak to Adam Crozier, the new Chief Exeuctive of the Royal Mail. | |
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0823 | Harley Davidsons haveÌýbeen around now for 100 years - are they still the ultimate in cool or do they only attract middle-aged men with something to prove. Paul Lewis was a grand prix bike championÌýnow running a Harley garage in Oxford. Christian Broughton edits the consumer section in 'Time Out'. | |
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0831 | Are orchestra's bad for your health? Our reporter, Robin Aitken has been investigating...
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0836 | Mars will be as close to earth today as it has been in 60,000 years. Dr Robin Catchpole is senior astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. | |
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0841 | Historic August: On 26th August 1979 aÌýmemorable event occured. The IRA murdered Lord Mountbatten, the Queen's cousin, off the coast of County Sligo.ÌýProfessor James Manor of the university of Sussex, and Dr Bruce Coleman from Exeter University. | |
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0852 | The heatwave in France killed thousands of elderly. It's made the French question how they treat their older citizens. But are they any worse than the rest of Europe? Mervin Kohler from Help the Aged, Gerrard Richer, from the charity Les Petits Freres des Pauvres and Spanish politician, Gustavo Daristegui. | |
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0855 | Geoff Hoon, the Defence Sceretary, goes before the Hutton Inquiry today. ÌýMark Mardell is our Senior PoliticalÌýCorrespondent. | |
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