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Insight, analysis and expert debate as key policy makers are challenged on the latest news stories.

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  • Today 24/05/13: Business news with Simon Jack

    Fri, 24 May 13

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    Business news with Simon Jack on news that the global stock markets were a sea of red yesterday. The FTSE 100 was down more than two per cent, with similar falls in European markets like the CAC in France and the DAX in Germany. In the US the Dow Jones and S&P were down only a touch but the headlines came from Tokyo, where the Nikkei fell by more than 7% on Thursday.

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  • Today 23/05/13: New archives are 'absolutely candid'

    Thu, 23 May 13

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    Historian Lord Hennessy says newly released National Archive files are "beautifully written and absolutely candid".

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  • Today 23/05/13: UK public 'level headed about terrorism'

    Thu, 23 May 13

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    Dame Pauline Neville Jones, a former security and counter terrorism minister, said part of the problem of terrorism in the UK was the amount of hatred preached on the internet.

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  • Today 23/05/13: 'I don't let these extremists get to me'

    Thu, 23 May 13

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    Wiht the full facts about what happened in Woolwich in south east London yesterday still emerging, the Today programme's Tom Bateman attempted to piece together how the events unfolded.

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  • Today 23/05/13: Business news with Simon Jack

    Thu, 23 May 13

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    Business news with Simon Jack on news that the UK economy needs urgent infrastructure spending if it is going to avoid permanent damage, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which concluded its annual assessment of the UK economy yesterday.

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  • Today 22/05/13: LSO conductor on 3D ballet and Wagner

    Wed, 22 May 13

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    London Symphony Orchestra's Valery Gergiev spoke about the 3D ballet and today as the 200th birthday of Richard Wagner.

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  • Today 22/05/13: Attenborough: We're destroying things

    Wed, 22 May 13

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    David Attenborough examines news that a "stocktake" of UK nature suggests 60% of animal and plant species have declined in the past 50 years - and one in 10 could end up disappearing.

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  • Today 22/05/13: Cameron: We'll focus on big picture

    Wed, 22 May 13

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    David Cameron has said he stands by his policies on Europe and same-sex marriage which have faced strong criticism within the Conservative Party.

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  • Today 22/05/13: Business news with Simon Jack

    Wed, 22 May 13

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    Business news with Simon Jack on news that Tim Cook, Apple chief executive, facing a senate committee yesterday robustly defended Apple against charges that it used aggressive and tax avoidance schemes.

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  • Today 21/05/13: Storm chaser: I felt like crying today

    Tue, 21 May 13

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    Ben Holcomb, who describes himself as a storm chaser, explained that he was following the tornado as it entered Moore City and told Today presenter James Naughtie what he saw.

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