Today's Queen's Speech is expected to herald tougher sanctions against animal rights activists and others who threaten people at work or in their homes.
The opposition candidate in the Ukrainian presidential elections, Viktor Yuschenko, is demanding anÌýemergency parliamentary session today after Prime Minister Yanukovych was declared the winner.
It's the Queen's speech today.Ìý The Liberal Democrats say it will be dominated byÌý a "climate of fear" created deliberately by the government.
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There's supposed to be a ceasefire in Sudan - yet 4-0 aid workers from Save the Children had to flee into bush areas to escape clashes in Darfur yesterday.
Apparently, eating chocolate is one of theÌýbest remedies around for persistent coughing.ÌýÌý
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Thought for the Day.Ìý The speaker is Martin Palmer - Director of an International Consultancy in World Religions.
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When MG Rover was sold by BMW four years ago for 10 pounds to the Phoenix Consortium, its new owners predicted it would be profitable by 2003.ÌýÌý Wrong.
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The government hasÌýbeen in power for seven and a half years and we'll find out today what its plans are for the next parliamentary session.ÌýÌýThey will be delivered in the Queen's speech. Our political correspondent Iain Watson reports and we're joined by John Prescott.
Remember all those campaigns to protect the rain forest?Ìý We were told the government of Brazil and others were actually doing something to stop the forests being ripped apart. Hylton Murray-Philipson of Rainforest Concern and Stanley Johnson, a prospective Conservative candidate speak to us.
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It's now a year since the British Society for Middle East Research warned of aÌýcrisis in the teaching of Arabic and other Middle Eastern subjects.Ìý Kate Clark reports.
The boy who likes to say YES!
Sports presenter Steve May is left trying desperately to get his seven year old guest to say something other than yes!
- 23rd September 2004
Sarah Montague interviews Paul Burrell. The former royal butler denies betraying Diana, Princess of Wales, insisting his controversial new book was "a loving tribute".
General James L. Jones
During his visit toÌý London - the Supreme Commander of Nato talks to James Naughtie about the threat posed to NATO by a stronger EU military force.
