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0709ÌýThe African Union summit starts in Ethiopia todayÌýand will be dominated by the Kenyan crisis.
0712 The business news.
0716 Tory MP Derek Conway's parliamentary colleagues today vote on whether he should be suspended from the Commons for paying members of his family public money for no apparent work.
0718 It is claimed that about 1000 new Army recruits have had their trainingÌýshortened to be sent more quickly to Afghanistan.
0721 Would changing the classification of Cannabis back to class B have any impact on young people using the drug?
0728 The sports news.
0730-0800
0730 ThereÌýisÌýa newÌýskills academy for the nuclear industry to help tackle skills gaps.
0737 What reforms can we expect of the prison service? Yesterday Jack Straw the Justice Secretary implied that proposals for massive "super prisons" may not go ahead.
0740 The paper review.Ìý
0743 The earliest surviving route map of Britain, known as 'the Gough Map', is published in book form today.
0745 Thought for the day with Rev. Rosemary Lain-Priestley.Ìý
0750 The latest figures on the American economy confirm that it's slowing down, although there's not yet technically a recession.
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0800-0830
0810ÌýA young mother seeks damages after her baby was removed by social services just two hours after it was born. A High Court judge ruled that the child be returned and that officials "should have known better".
0820ÌýA former US ambassador to the UN, Thomas Pickering, tells us why he thinks that Afghanistan risks becoming a failed state caught up in a forgotten war.
0827 The sports news.
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0830-0900
0830 More information on the situation in Kenya: We speak to Mohammed Qazilbash the head of emergencies in Kenya for the charity Care International.
0837 The business news.
0841 Campaigns often use celebrities for promotion, but is celebrity endorsement a good thing? Or are they just doing it 'to win PR points'.
0845 JG Ballard has been a celebrated novelist for more than forty years. We speak to him about his new memoir.Ìý
0854 The Scottish Wildlife Trust has controversially suggested that beavers be introduced into Argyll.
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We don’t always have time to play the whole interview on air. Listen to the extended interview here, exclusive to the Today website.
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(26/11/07)
The legendary Jazz saxophonistÌýtalks about his time in prison, phone calls withÌýJohn Coltrane,Ìý9/11 and the ambitions of a Jazz survivor. |
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(17/11/07)
James Naughtie interviews asks the President of Pakistan when he willÌýlift his country's state of emergency and what he is doing to tackle Islamist Terrorism. |
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