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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.
Tue, 21 May 13
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The 17th annual Webby Awards take place tonight- they are sometimes known as the internet equivalent of the Oscars - they honour the year's best websites, and online films and videos.
Tue, 21 May 13
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Scotland's first minister, Alex Salmond, has said an independent Scotland would handle the country's oil and gas wealth "rather better" than the UK government. Speaking on the Today programme, Mr Salmond cited the example of Norway, where some oil and gas revenue is paid into a wealth fund. The SNP is releasing a paper today, highlighting what it says are the economic benefits of independence. Mr Salmond says Scotland has a healthy balance sheet in relation to tax revenue - when compared on average to the rest of the UK. He told presenter James Naughtie that there is still "all to play for" in the referendum on Scottish independence.
Tue, 21 May 13
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Business news with Simon Jack including news that Apple is one of "America's largest tax avoiders" according to a US Senate Committee. The committee accused the company of using "a complex web of offshore entities" to avoid paying billions of dollars in US income taxes.
Mon, 20 May 13
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Culture Secretary Maria Mille says the gay marriage bill is "something the majority of people in the country support".
Mon, 20 May 13
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Philemon Semere, an Eritrean man who was held by kidnappers in Egypt's North Sinai, has finally been released after seven months. He has been talking to our correspondent, Mike Thomson, who carried out the initial interview with him and his kidnappers five months ago.
Mon, 20 May 13
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Jekka McVicar, council member of the RHS, explains that the strict ban on ornamental figures populating gardens at Chelsea Flower Show has been lifted, for one year only.
Mon, 20 May 13
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Business news with Simon Jack including news that an independent Scotland could be vulnerable to a Cypriot-style financial collapse because of a bloated banking sector, according to a UK Treasury analysis of Scotland's financial services.
Sat, 18 May 13
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More than a million dollars’ worth of jewellery has been stolen from a hotel in Cannes just as the film festival was getting under way. Peter Bradshaw, the Guardian's film critic, outline if the heist is as impressive as one from the movies.
Sat, 18 May 13
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A campaign which warns women about "sleepwalking into infertility" is being launched today. Kate Garraway, a TV presenter, and Rosamund Urwin, an Evening Standard columnist, discuss whether women are already acutely aware of their ticking biological clocks.
Sat, 18 May 13
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How did the recession impact people's lives in the UK? The Today programme's John Humphrys hears from people from Slough who reflect on their experiences over the last five years.
Fri, 17 May 13
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Has global warming plateaued? As the critics say, the past decade has seen hardly any change in global air temperatures. If warming has stalled, what are the implications for climate change policy? The BBC's environment analyst Roger Harrabin reports.
Fri, 17 May 13
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The UKIP leader Nigel Farage describes protestors who disrupted his party's news conference in Edinburgh yesterday as "fascist scum".
Fri, 17 May 13
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The Fire Brigades Union is sharply criticising a review of fire services in England, commissioned by the government. Its author, Sir Ken Knight, told the Today programme that the number of incidents attended by firefighters has fallen by 40% over the past ten years, while total spending on the service has remained broadly the same.
Fri, 17 May 13
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Business news with Simon Jack on news that the eurozone this week entered its longest ever recession and European business leaders have been meeting at the European Business Summit in Brussels to plot a way forward.
Thu, 16 May 13
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The Home Secretary, Theresa May, has written to the police to say she believes that people who are arrested should not normally be named until they are charged unless there are 'extremely unusual circumstances'.
Thu, 16 May 13
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Inkie, one of the UK's leading graffiti artists, and Mary McCarthy, director at MM Contemporary Arts, discuss the rights and wrongs of selling street art
Thu, 16 May 13
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The BBC has been shown evidence that claims to show a chemical attack in the northern Syrian town of Saraqeb last month. The BBC's Ian Pannel, one of the first journalists to visit the site, gives analysis and reports.
Thu, 16 May 13
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Business news with Simon Jack on news that the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that the benefits of the HS2 high speed rail project on the economy are unclear.
Wed, 15 May 13
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The BBC's Alison Holt heard from one of the victims of sexual grooming who became known as Girl three during a trial where seven men were found guilty yesterday of charges including rape, arranging child prostitution and trafficking.
Wed, 15 May 13
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Today reporter Tom Bateman hears from a senior executive who represents health trusts who says that the A&E system faces collapse within a year unless there is an urgent change to the way hospitals are funded.
Wed, 15 May 13
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The chief constable of Thames Valley police, Sara Thornton, has rejects suggestions that she should resign over the eight-year long abuse of girls in the Oxford area by a paedophile ring.
Wed, 15 May 13
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Business news with Simon Jack including news that yesterday the European Commission raided the offices of a number of oil firms, including BP and Shell, as it suspects the firms of manipulating oil prices.
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