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That's the question on the phone-in from 9 this morning.
It's St Andrew's Day today and The Scottish Government is using it to publish its plans on independence - eventually it wants a referendum on breaking up the UK. But what would be the impact on Britain if Scotland decided to go it alone? Would Scotland be stronger? Would Britain be weaker?
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The Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, says he won't prevent the extradition of a British computer hacker.
Gary McKinnon has a form of autism, and has admitted hacking into 97 military computers in the US in 2001 and 2002. He says he was looking for evidence of UFOs. But campaigners - say he's too ill and mentally fragile to be sent to the United States, where he could face 60 years in jail, if convicted.
There has also been criticism of the imbalance between Britain and the US - it's a lot easier for a Brit to get sent to the US to face criminal proceedings.
Do you have any sympathy for Gary McKinnon? Should Britain do more to prevent his extradition? Are we 'America's poodle', as many people are saying? Or should he simply be prosecuted for a serious crime he has admitted to? Should anyone expect special treatment?
Today we spoke to a British Paralympian who said he's had major problems with wheelchair access on airlines. He's been left sitting in a plane for several hours while they worked out what to do with him, and has even been refused check-in.
Matthew Stockford won four bronze medals at the Winter Olympics in 1992 and 1994. He got in touch with us after hearing a piece on the programme yesterday - we heard from an Australian Paralympian, Kurt Fearnley, who said he was forced to crawl through Brisbane Airport after his airline made him check his wheelchair in with his luggage.
It was the subject of our phone-in this morning. We heard some appalling tales of how badly people have been treated, and the conversation turned to society's attitudes towards wheelchair users and other disabled people.
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We received a lot of texts and other messages which went into the 5 live Now page this morning - have a read of what was sent in.
The government wants lessons about gender equality and domestic violence to be added to the school curriculum in England. Under the plans, young children would be taught about gender equality, and teachers are to clamp down on "sexist, sexual and transphobic bullying" in the classroom.
It's got you talking this morning, and it's the phone-in after 9. Should children be learning about domestic violence in school? Are there more important subjects that could get less attention as a result?
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Update: 25/11/2009 10:09
You can read a selection of all the comments sent in during the programme on the 5 live Now archive page.
"The right thing to do in the interests of the world" - Tony Blair's view of the Iraq war, according to his friend Lord Falconer, the former Lord Chancellor, who spoke to Nicky just after 7am this morning. Do you agree with him?
Today, the independent inquiry into the invasion of Iraq starts taking public testimony from the key figures involved. From now till Christmas, we'll hear from senior civil servants, diplomats and military officers, and in the New Year, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown will be among those required to give evidence.
Has the war been for the good of the world? How do you think the hearings should go? Do they go far enough, or is this revealing too much about how difficult decisions are made?
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Katie Price has walked out of "the jungle". She's had enough of doing trials on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.
The public voted for her to do every single trial - which involved eating bugs, being covered in insects and being confronted by rats, snakes and all manner of creepy crawlies.
Her books have sold millions - she was even invited to Downing Street last year after being chosen as the celebrity who has done the most to encourage children or adults to get reading. She's campaigned for beast cancer charities; she's a millionaire businesswoman; a former 'mum of the year'; and she's hoping to compete for Britain in the 2012 Olympics, in equestrian events. As Jordan she was one of the most successful models of recent years. Loads of teenage girls think of her as a role model.
But she's also blamed for setting a bad example to young girls, at at time when people are unhealthily obsessed with body image. She lives her life through the TV and papers and her private life in hardly that at all. So does she deserve all she gets or is she a creation of our times?
Do you have any sympathy for Katie? Jan Moir in the Mail described her as "a humourless, balloon-breasted, great, roaring She-Chav?"
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How's the weather affecting you?
The Environment Secretary, Hilary Benn says this could be the wettest day on record in parts of north-west England.
Cumbria has been hardest hit with main roads blocked, schools closed and more than 200 people forced to leave their homes overnight after they were trapped by high water in Cockermouth.
We want to know how you are being affected today? How are you coping? Or have you been through floods in the past? What's your experience? Do you think we do enough to protect ourselves against flooding? Do you have any advice?
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France striker Thierry Henry admitted that he handled the ball shortly before setting up William Gallas to score in the second half of extra time - it was a goal that meant the Republic of Ireland will not go to the World Cup in South Africa next year.
Mark Lawrenson compared the deception as up there with Diego Maradona's famous "Hand of God".
Thierry Henry admitted straight after the game that he did handle it, but he didn't mean it.
That's not much consolation to Liam Brady - the Republic of Ireland's Assistant Manager. He gave an exclusive interview to us on 5 live Breakfast this morning where he told us that FIFA should replay the game and that he was deeply disappointed.
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Is cheating ever justified?
The captain of France Thierry Henry admitted last night that he handled the ball in the build-up to the goal that put the Republic of Ireland out of the World Cup.
Henry handled twice, squared the ball for William Gallas who scored France's extra-time goal. This gave them a 2-1 aggregate win and safe passage to the finals in South Africa next summer.
Matt in Highgate texted us this morning to say while it's very sad for the Irish fans and team, Thierry Henry did what any other player would have done to get his team to the World Cup Finals.
Do you agree? On the phone in from 9 this morning - is cheating ever justified? Have you ever cheated? Do you think you had a good enough reason? Or do you think any dishonesty is a disgrace?
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Social networking sites including MySpace and Facebook are leaving leave children vulnerable to abuse by refusing to embed a free online safety button on their sites. Jim Gamble, the head of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) says it's time the sites stopped making excuses and signed up.
Bebo has agreed to install the system which is designed to give young people advice on everything from cyberbullying to serious sexual abuse, and just this week research found that one third of teenagers in England have been victim to some sort of online bullying.
Do you allow your children to have pages on these sites? How do you police your childs online activity? Who is responsible for their safety? Parents, internet providers or the people making money out of social networking?
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Are people with dementia neglected by the NHS?
Patients with dementia are staying too long in hospital and receiving "disgraceful" care that worsens their condition, according to a campaign group.
Over-65s who suffer from dementia are estimated to occupy up to a quarter of all NHS hospital beds.
The Alzheimer's Society found those admitted to hospital after suffering a fall, infection or stroke stay significantly longer than other patients, and are often discharged in a worse state than when they went in.
What's your experience of this? Do you work for the NHS? Are you properly trained to treat people with dementia? Have you watched a family member deteriorate in hospital?
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Have you lost touch with your Dad? Are you a Dad and don't see your children anymore? Do you allow your children to see their father?
One in three children from divorced families lose touch with their Dad...what's your experience of this?
The figures come from research commissioned the largest family law firm in England and Wales. They spoke to 4000 parents and children.
70% of parents said their child's welfare was their main priority during the separation, but a quarter said the process traumatised their child so much they harmed themselves or contemplated suicide.
Almost one in five children said they felt used during the divorce process and more than a third said they never saw their father again.
We'll be discussing this on the phone in from 9 this morning, how has divorce affected your life, your children's lives? Here's how you can get in touch.
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The name Senna will forever be synonymous with Formula 1 because of Ayrton Senna. The three times world champion died after crashing whilst leading the San Marino Grand Prix in 1994 and is a legend of the sport.
But now the Senna name is back in F1. Ayrton's nephew Bruno Senna has just landed a contract with Campos Meta - one of the new teams that will take to the grid next season and will be racing the like of Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton in 2010.
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On the phone in this morning - should you be able to say what you really think?
There's a row over the law which makes "homophobic hatred" a crime -- and what you can or can't say about homosexuality.
The House of Lords says the law has got to guarantee freedom of speech -- and that people should still be able to criticise publicly gay relationships if they want to. But the Commons say it shouldn't -- and that letting people say what they want will mean more attacks on homosexuals. But would that mean comedians won't be able to make jokes about gay people? Do you have a right to say what you like -- or are there some subjects that are off-limits? And isn't the problem actually having THOUGHT something, rather than said it?
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We were overwhelmed with responses during the phone in this morning with people's family stories from the First World War and other conflicts. Here is a selection of some of the correspondence we had.
My Great Grandad was in the trenches in the 1st world war when he had his leg and half his side blown away. His mates buried him alive during a German advance and retreated. 3 days later his mates dug him back out after an allied advance. He survived and made his own wooden leg to get around on. He died in the sixties from his war wounds. - John Tilley
My Great Uncle, Bombardier Arthur Dorman of Uppingham, Rutland, was killed on the Somme while laying wires in advance of the front line trench! His officer said "I always selected him for this work on account of his coolness and courage under fire at all times... a more loyal, brave and courageous man never existed ... the gallant work of this man has been beyond praise."
His generation had a tremendous sense of duty, and a stoic acceptance of whatever life brought to them. We have visited his grave in France with great pride but also with sadness at the loss of his life and all those around him, and even more so that the loss of young lives continues today. - Liz Neeves
Today I remember my Grandad who survived U-boat attacks while serving in the First World War on the Titanic's sister ship, the Olympic. This was converted into a troopship to bring thousands of Canadian and American troops to England. In May 1918, the Olympic was off the Lizzard heading towards Southampton with 5,000 Americans on board when the U103 surfaced directly ahead, so the troopship's Captain decided to run it down.
My grandad was at the Olympic's wheel and succeeded in ramming and destroying the U103 which had gained notoriety for machinegunning sailors who survived sinkings. This is the only known instance of a merchant vessel sinking a warship.
My grandfather, a humble Liverpool seafarer, died in the Seventies and never breathed a word about this but after he died my mother gave me a letter from the White Star Line, which owned the Olympic, and that described the whole incident. I am so proud of what my grandad did. - Neil Dunkin of St Albans
My great grandfather survived the Somme and Ypres. My late father told me of his grandfather's struggle with what had happened. The worst part was his total feeling of guilt. He sat quietly somewhere shoulder to shoulder with his life long friend. Two young boys who had played and fought together through the these two terrible battles. This was two hours after the war was over when a sniper's bullet hit his friend in the forehead, killing him instantly. His guilt came because he spent the rest of his life saying thank God that was him and not me. - David in Somerset
My maternal grandmother received a first telegram from the War Office which "regretted" that my grandfather had been posted as "missing in action". Ten days later she received a second telegram from the War Office which "further regretted" that grandfather had now been posted "killed in action".
About two months later, Grandfather turned up on the doorstep, alive and well. Walking down the road in Bermondsey where my grandparents then lived, he was puzzled by twitching curtains in the various houses. As he reached the front gate, the front door opened and grandmother, dressed in black and ready to go to his requiem mass, saw Grandfather and came out with a classic remark: "Oh (deleted) I've just spent your insurance money". - From James Wells listening online in Saudi Arabia
This morning: Tell us your family's war memories.
It was the "War To End All Wars", but more than 90 years since the guns fell silent on the battlefields of the First World War, British forces have fought again in many different conflicts and countries.
Suez, Korea, the Falklands, the Gulf Wars and now Afghanistan...how have you or your family played your part? What are your family's stories of being involved in war, whether on the front line or the homefront. And what are the tales passed down to you about the First World War?
That's the phone-in with Nicky from 9am.
UPDATE
You can now read your stories of remembrance on the 5 live Now page from this morning: Read your stories of remembrance on 5 live Now and find out more about 5 live Now
The Prime Minister is facing more criticism over a letter he sent to the mum of a soldier killed in Afghanistan.
The Sun has a tape of him on the phone to the mum of Jamie Janes, apologising for any "unintended mistakes" but denying spelling her son's name wrong. Mrs Janes says she "begs to differ".
Can he now do ANYTHING right? His every move is scrutinised - he can't even go jogging without a less-than-flattering photo appearing in the paper - so is it time to lay off Gordon Brown?
That's the phone-in with Nicky from 9am.
Every so often you meet someone who just has that X-factor. And no i'm not talking about John and Edward or SuBo.
I'm talking about someone who is sublimely talented, the best in the world and then some more. I've been lucky enough to meet some true sporting legends and some absolute heroes of mine, but it is never more fun than when dealing with David Haye.
He walks with a swagger and talks with a swagger, but levels that with being one of the most friendly and approachable sports people you could want to meet.
On Saturday night David became WBA Heavyweight Champion of the World after beating Nikolay Valuev by a majority points decision.
For those of you not too familiar with boxing let me put this in some kind of perspective, as it is monumental.
David vacated the WBA, WBC, WBO cruiserweight titles so that he could move up into boxing's blue riband league - Heavyweight. Only one man has ever moved up to this division and become Heavyweight Champion - Evander Holyfield.
Previous to this fight David has had one Heavyweight fight - which he won - and his opponent this time round was a 7ft Russian giant called Nickolay Valuev. He stood a foot taller than David, had an 8 inch reach advantage and was 8 stone heavier. It is no surprise the fight was billed as David vs Goliath.
Before this fight Valuev had only ever lost to one opponent in a 16-year professional career, that's now two.
David very kindly came in to see us this morning sporting a huge grin as he listened back to 5 live's commentary of the fight that changed his life.
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On the phone-in this morning - is socialism dead? With world leaders joining thousands of people in the German capital to mark the 20 years since the Berlin Wall came down, was that the moment when Europe changed forever?
It was seen as a triumph for the free-West - and of the failure of the East. Capitalism was the winner over communism. Did it also mean that socialist politics in the rest of Europe took a battering.
So - 20 years on - is socialism dead - or can left-wing politics rise again?
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Monday's breakfast show will see Nicky broadcasting from Berlin. It's the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall- the day thousands of East Berliners flooded the checkpoints demanding- and getting- entry to the West.
We'll be alongside Checkpoint Charlie hearing what it was like then and what it's like now.
Our correspondent Jonny Dymond will report from across Berlin as we assess how far Germany has come since those momentous events of 1989.
Were you there at that time? What were you doing when the wall fell? We'd love to know.
We'll also be speaking to French artist Thierry Noir. During the eighties, Thierry was one of the first to cover the Berlin Wall in works of art. After the fall of the Wall, Thierry has worked to find and restore his (and other artists) paintings on a remaining 1.3km length of Wall - which now forms the East Side Gallery. Here's a sample of his work - you can find out more on his website.
The Prime Minister will be making a speech about Britain's strategy in Afghanistan at 9 o'clock. Earlier this week, five soldiers were shot dead by a Afghan policeman they were training - the incident has once again led to calls for British troops to get out of country.
That was the subject of the phone-in on Wednesday, and today we want your reaction to what Gordon Brown says. He's expected to emphasise the importance of the mission - "We can not, must not and will not walk away."
Is he right? What do you want to hear from the Prime Minister? Text us on 85058, or email breakfast@bbc.co.uk. You also post comments here and on our Facebook page. The phone lines will open at 8.30.
On Saturday all eyes at Twickenham will be on one man: Jonny Wilkinson.
On so many occasions the left boot of Mr Wilkinson has come to England's rescue, and if he is back to his point-scoring best it could be great news for English rugby.
Now Nicky reckons he was a bit of a specialist kicker back in his school days. See how he got on when he was given a kicking master class from World Cup winner Mike Catt, and a man tipped to be a future England fly-half, Ryan Lamb.
The London Irish boys put Nicky through his paces ahead of their big game against Wasps on Sunday.
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I have worked with Shelagh for a few years now and it is safe to say that I have never seen her gob-smacked or go so red that I had to fill out an incident report.
That changed this morning.
Shelagh has openly admitted on air quite a few times that Goran Ivanisevic - the 2001 Wimbledon Champion from Croatia - holds a very special place in her heart... a very special place indeed.
Therefore in our production meeting prior to today's show we told her that she was going to be speaking with Steffan Edberg when Goran was lined up to speak to her instead.
Then, on air, Nicky reveals that it was indeed the love of Shelagh's life on the other end of the phone - cue her going crimson red, mouth dropping on the table and generally getting too flustered to concentrate.
You may wonder when you listen below why Nicky then continued to carry on interviewing Goran. Well, Shelagh was instructed to take over the interview but instead passed a note to Nicky like a love-struck girl at school.
You can hear the embarrassment here:
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I think it's the start of something beautiful.
Voters in the UK haven't had a referendum over the Lisbon Treaty, and there'll be no change if the Conservatives win the next election. So we're having our own referendum on 5 live Breakfast - do you want a more powerful, expanded Europe, or are you worried about being ruled by Brussels?
The French have described the Tories as 'pathetic', and have accused them of taking an 'autistic' approach to discussions over Europe. Yesterday, David Cameron emphasised he'd try and strengthen British sovereignty.
But is this even possible? What approach would you take? What are the best/worst aspects of the Treaty? It's our phone-in from 9, and we want to hear how you'd deal with Europe. Text 85058, email breakfast@bbc.co.uk, or post a comment right here
Five British soldiers have been shot dead in a single incident in Helmand Province. Three of them were from the Grenadier Guards and two were from the Royal Military Police. The Ministry of Defence has informed their families.
Eight years on from the invasion of the country, there are few signs of stability and peace in most of Afghanistan, and the list of British casualties keeps getting longer. Should they be there at all? Is it time for a radical rethink of our military policy? Or do we have to see this through?
It's our phone-in from 9 this morning. You can contact the programme by text on 85058, email breakfast@bbc.co.uk, or post comments online. The phone lines will be open at 8.30.
More than 30 billion pounds of taxpayers' money is being ploughed into Lloyds and RBS, and both groups have to sell off parts of their businesses. It's another big shake-up for the industry, this time because of European competition law, and once again, it's going to cost us.
Should our money be used like this? Are other industries more deserving of this investment? Or are the banks too important to be allowed to fail? It's the topic of our phone-in at 9 - you can post comments here or on our Facebook page, text 85058, or email breakfast@bbc.co.uk
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Parents in England could face tougher penalties if they lie and cheat to get a child into the school of their choice. The Chief Schools Adjudicator has produced a report that looks into the scale of abuse of the system, and is expected to recommend harsher punishments for anyone who's caught.
Some schools are even employing private detectives to check whether parents are lying about where they live. What punishments should these parents face? Have you lied - or stretched the truth - to get your child into the best school? What about the schools that nobody wants to go to? How far would you go to ensure your children get the best possible education - is the system now so complicated that it's inevitable people will cheat or try to work the sysyetm.
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