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Guardian Focus podcast: reviewing the Arab spring

We're looking back at the revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. With much of the region still in a state of ferment, what are the possibilities and dangers that lie ahead?Hugh MuirDavid HearstPeter Sale

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Guardian Focus podcast: are Britain's roads safe for cyclists?

With the toll of cycling casualties growing, Hugh Muir asks what needs to happen for roads to become a safer place for bikesHugh MuirJames RandersonPeter WalkerPeter SaleJason Torrance

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Guardian Focus podcast: England's riots and the prospect of a lost generation

Only half of those who took part in the summer riots said they felt a part of British society. We hear from five young Londoners on how they see their futures and their place in societyHugh MuirPeter Sale

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Guardian Focus podcast: public sector strike

Unite's Rachael Maskell, Matthew Sinclair of the Taxpayers Alliance and Tom Clark discuss this week's public sector strike over the reform of pensions. With Hugh MuirHugh MuirTom ClarkMatthew SinclairSeverin CarrellMichael WhiteSteven MorrisPhil MaynardPeter Sale

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Guardian Focus podcast: the housing crisis

Hugh Muir examines the government's new housing strategy. Will it make any difference?Hugh MuirPatrick ButlerHilary OsbornePeter Sale

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Guardian Focus podcast: zero tolerance to gang culture

Analysis commissioned by the government suggests only 13% of those arrested in the UK's riots this summer could credibly be linked to gangs. So is a zero-tolerance approach to gangs missing the point?Hugh MuirPeter SaleSymeon Brown

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Guardian Focus podcast: Should veterans of the armed forces get more support?

Hugh Muir examines whether ex-servicemen and women are given the help they need to adapt to civilian lifeJim MurphyHugh MuirRichard Norton-TaylorPeter Sale

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Guardian Focus podcast: Libya's future

Hugh Muir explores the political and business possibilities for post-Gaddafi LibyaHugh Muir

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Guardian Focus podcast: Rev Giles Fraser and the Occupy London camp

Reverend Giles Fraser tells Alan Rusbridger how a protest on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral led to his resignation as canonAlan RusbridgerGiles FraserPhil Maynard

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Guardian Focus podcast: disability benefit cuts

Hugh Muir examines proposed cuts to disability benefits. Is this a sensible plan to get the finances under control, or an attack on the most vulnerable?Hugh MuirPeter SaleMatthew SinclairRandeep Ramesh

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Guardian Focus podcast: Disunited Kingdom?

This week the SNP announced it will hold a referendum on full Scottish independence. Hugh Muir explores what devolution offers to Scotland, Wales and Northern IrelandHugh MuirMichael WhiteSteven MorrisSeverin CarrellHenry McDonaldPeter SaleJoan McAlpine

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Guardian Focus podcast: squatters' rights

Hugh Muir examines whether home owners need more protection from squatters - and what effect criminalisation will have on the homelessHugh MuirHarry PhibbsShiv MalikPeter Sale

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Guardian Focus podcast: David Cameron's war in Libya

Chief political correspondent Nicholas Watt, RUSI defence analyst Mark Phillips and the Independent's Bruce Anderson join Hugh Muir to discuss the PM's first warHugh MuirNicholas WattPeter Sale

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Guardian Focus podcast: Dale Farm and sites for Travellers

In 2008 £97m was made available for providing sites for Travellers. In this podcast, we look at what happened to the money, and examine the coalition's policy on TravellersHugh MuirAlexandra ToppingPeter Sale

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Guardian Focus podcast: What will UN recognition of a Palestinian state mean?

We discuss the implications of Palestinians asking for UN recognition of statehood, with views from the Middle East, the US and BritainHugh MuirBrian WhitakerHarriet SherwoodChris McGrealJonathan FreedlandMehdi HasanPeter SaleMat Heywood

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Guardian Focus podcast: Free schools

Will free schools drain funds and resources - or raise educational standards? Hugh Muir examines their likely impactToby YoungHugh MuirJeevan VasagarPeter Sale

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Guardian Focus podcast: Tottenham after the riots

Last month disturbances in north London triggered riots around England. Hugh Muir looks at prospects for Tottenham as it attempts to move onHugh MuirPeter Sale

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Guardian Focus podcast: famine in Somalia

The Horn of Africa is experiencing a food crisis and the UN has declared famine in parts of Somalia. What does the relief effort look like? And what comes next?David BullMadeleine BuntingXan RiceClaire Provost

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Guardian Focus podcast: UK riots

Riots and looting that began in north London have spread to other English cities. Jonathan Freedland, Dave Hill and Stafford Scott discuss the causes of the worst civil unrest in a generation – and how it might be stoppedJon DennisJonathan FreedlandDave HillStafford ScottMartin WainwrightPaul LewisRiazat ButtMatt WellsJason PhippsPhil Maynard

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Guardian Focus: Is forcing people to learn English fair?

With rules obliging migrants to speak English being fought out in the courts and with cuts to the provision of English as a second language coming into force this week: we ask if the government should be forcing people to speak EnglishHugh MuirAlan TravisPeter Sale

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Guardian Focus podcast: Examining the British far right

With the far right making political gains in France, Denmark and the Netherlands, and now the terrorist atrocity in Norway, what's the state of the far right in the UK?Hugh MuirMatthew TaylorMatthew GoodwinPeter Sale

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Guardian Focus podcast: Population growth

Soon the world's population will reach 7 billion. But do more people necessarily mean more problems?Madeleine BuntingClaire MelamedClaire Provost

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Guardian Focus podcast: The Metropolitan police crisis

After another resignation at the top of the Metropolitan police, we ask what's going wrong and how to ensure the mistakes of the phone hacking scandal are not repeatedJenny JonesHugh MuirPeter SaleDavid Gilberston

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Guardian Focus podcast: Northern Ireland's sectarian violence

This week's podcast explores what recent clashes in Belfast means for the provinceHugh MuirPeter SaleHenry McDonald

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Media Talk podcast: News of the World closes as News International implodes

Alan Rusbridger, Nick Davies, Roy Greenslade and Janine Gibson discuss the impact of the phone-hacking scandal on NI and the newspaper industryDan SabbaghAlan RusbridgerJanine GibsonRoy GreensladeNick DaviesIain Chambers

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Guardian Focus podcast: Do we do right by our elderly?

The Dilnot commission report attempted to determine who should pay for elderly care. We talk to some elderly people and their carers and ask why older citizens get such a raw dealHugh MuirPeter SaleAmelia Gentleman

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Guardian Focus podcast: What does the future hold for southern Sudan?

On 9 July, southern Sudan will become an independent state. What are the development challenges and opportunities facing the new country?Madeleine BuntingXan RiceClaire Provost

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Guardian Focus podcast: Unions strike back

As the spending cuts start to bite, trade unions are planning strike action. We ask if there are more effective negotiation techniquesHugh MuirDan MilmoPeter Sale

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Guardian Focus podcast: Wimbledon and the state of British tennis

We give millions to the Lawn Tennis Association every year to get more people playing and to improve elite performance. Hugh Muir asks if it's workingHugh MuirOwen GibsonPeter Sale

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Guardian Focus podcast: SlutWalk marches

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Guardian Focus podcast: What role can tourism play in development?

The World Tourism Organisation argues that responsible tourism can play a significant role in eradicating poverty and meeting the millennium development goals. But is it right?Madeleine BuntingPeter SaleClaire Provost

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Guardian Focus podcast: The nuclear debate after Fukushima and Chernobyl

George Monbiot, Helen Caldicott and Laurence Williams join host James Randerson to debate the future of the UK's nuclear programme following Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant disasterPeter SaleHelen CaldicottIan SampleJames RandersonGeorge Monbiot

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Guardian Focus podcast: Afghanistan

Jon Snow chairs a Guardian debate at the British Museum in London under the title Afghanistan: What makes a Nation?Jon SnowPeter Sale

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Guardian Focus podcast: The AV referendum

Michael White talks to MPs, voters, campaigners and experts prior to the referendum on the alternative vote system on 5 MayBilly BraggMichael WhiteDavid BlunkettTom WatsonJulian GloverTim SoutphommasanePhil MaynardPeter Luff

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Guardian Focus Podcast: Why is the Olympic sporting legacy off track?

London won the 2012 Olympics with a promise to turn the UK into a sporting nation the world would envy. So why aren't more people taking up sport?Hugh MuirOwen GibsonKate HoeyPeter Sale

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Guardian Focus podcast: What Poland did right

Concluding the Guardian's New Europe series, Chris Bobinski, Andrzej Swidlicki and Matteo Napolitano join Jon Henley to discuss how Poland sailed through the economic crashJon Henley

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Guardian Focus podcast: Does microfinance help people escape poverty?

Many people like the sound of microfinance because it isn't charity. But are all poor people budding entrepreneurs? And what happens when people cannot repay their loans?Ha-Joon ChangMadeleine BuntingPeter SaleClaire Provost

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Guardian Focus podcast: The future of Polish football

Jonathan Wilson visits Poland to examine efforts to drag football into the 21st century in time for next year's European ChampionshipsJonathan WilsonPeter Sale

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Guardian Focus podcast: Spain’s long road to recovery

Continuing the Guardian's New Europe series, Jill Treanor, Eduardo Suarez and Giles Tremlett join Jon Henley to consider Spain's economic prospectsJon Henley

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Guardian Focus podcast: Policing protests

How are the Metropolitan police preparing for this weekend's mass demonstrations against public spending cuts? Hugh Muir investigatesHugh MuirIain ChambersVikram DoddJenny JonesJames WelchJohn Domokos

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Guardian Focus podcast: What’s holding France back?

Jon Henley is joined by Angelique Chrisafis, Eric Albert and Phillip Inman to discuss France's faltering economic recoveryJon HenleyPhillip InmanAngelique Chrisafis

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Guardian Focus podcast: Germany's economic strength

In the first in a series of podcasts focusing on Europe, Martin Kettle, Sebastian Borger and Fiona Harvey join Jon Henley to discuss the success of the German economyJon HenleyMartin KettleFiona Harvey

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Guardian Focus podcast: Germany's economic strength

In the first in a series of podcasts focusing on Europe, Martin Kettle, Sebastian Borger and Fiona Harvey join Jon Henley to discuss the success of the German economyJon HenleyMartin KettleFiona Harvey

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Guardian Focus podcast: International Women's Day

On the centenary of International Women's Day, we explore why feminism still matters in 2011 and debate the Guardian's list of 100 inspirational womenJane MartinsonPeter SaleNatasha WalterMadeleine BuntingMartha Lane Fox

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Guardian Focus Podcast: International Women's Day

On the centenary of International Women's Day, we'll explore why feminism still matters in 2011 and debate the Guardian's list of 100 inspirational women.Jane MartinsonPeter SaleNatasha WalterMadeleine BuntingMartha Lane Fox

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Guardian Focus podcast: Labour councils enacting coalition spending cuts

As councils across Britain meet to pass their much reduced budgets, are Labour councils taking their constituents with them?Hugh MuirIain ChambersPeter HetheringtonDave HillMartin Wainwright

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Guardian Focus podcast: Labour councils enacting coalition spending cuts

As councils across Britain meet to pass their much reduced budgets, are Labour councils taking their constituents with them?Hugh MuirIain ChambersPeter HetheringtonDave HillMartin Wainwright

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Guardian Focus podcast: The indefinite detention of foreign prisoners

Hundreds of foreign prisoners are held indefinitely after they have served their criminal sentences. Harriet Grant investigatesHarriet Grant

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Guardian Focus podcast: Ireland's general election

Henry McDonald hears from candidates, businesspeople, voters and journalists prior to Ireland's most fascinating election for yearsHenry McDonaldPhil Maynard

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Guardian Focus podcast: The securitisation of aid

Should aid be contingent on security? A panel of Guardian experts discuss the relationship between the UK's development budget and the country's foreign policy objectivesMadeleine Bunting

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Guardian Focus Podcast: England's forest sell-off

Steven Morris visits the Forest of Dean to assess the government's prospective forest sale. What would private ownership mean for the area and could an alternative model to the Forestry Commission ever work?Steven MorrisJohn VidalPeter SaleFiona Reynolds

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Guardian Focus podcast: The Palestine papers

After the release of confidential documents in the Middle East conflict, Guardian commentators examine what happens next for the regionMatt WellsIan BlackJonathan FreedlandHarriet SherwoodIain ChambersAzzam TamimiGhada Karmi

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Guardian Focus Podcast: Land grabs in Africa

With climate change and rising demand for biofuels pushing up food prices, rich countries are increasingly looking for land in poorer nations to feed themselves. But is this at the expense of the host country?Madeleine BuntingJohn VidalClaire ProvostPeter Sale

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Guardian Focus Podcast: Are prenuptial agreements fair?

The Law Commission recently recommended that prenups become legally binding. Are they the fairest way to distribute assets? We'll also be asking if divorce should be simplerAfua HirschPeter Sale

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Guardian Focus Podcast: Tunisia's Jasmine revolution

A week after President Ben Ali fled the country he ruled with an iron fist, we ask whether the 'unity government' is just a new name for the old regimeRiazat ButtIan BlackPeter BeaumontPeter Sale

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Guardian Focus podcast: Multiple sclerosis and the cost of being ill

Why will the weakest in Britain bear the brunt of the government's austerity measures? Elizabeth Kinder investigates the impact of the cuts on sufferers of MS, a degenerative disease with no known cureIain Chambers

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Guardian Focus podcast: Multiple sclerosis and the cost of being ill

Why will the weakest in Britain bear the brunt of the government's austerity measures? Elizabeth Kinder investigates the impact of the cuts on sufferers of MS, a degenerative disease with no known cureIain Chambers

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Guardian Focus podcast: No country for young people

Being a young person in Britain seems harder than ever. Is it the fault of older generations? We hear from a panel of under-25s from a range of backgroundsTracy McVeighPhil Maynard

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Guardian Focus podcast: Referendum in Sudan

In our weekly current affairs programme, our panel of experts discuss this weekend's vote on whether southern Sudan should form a breakaway statePeter BeaumontPeter Sale

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Guardian Focus podcast: Do celebrities have a role to play in development?

Over the past 25 years, more and more celebrities are fronting aid campaigns. But what role do they play in the development process, and is it right that they gain direct access to the political bargaining table?Madeleine BuntingPeter SaleClaire Provost

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Guardian Focus: The Cancún climate change conference

Examining the climate change compromises, emission deals and fallout from WikiLeaks at COP16 in CancúnJames RandersonJohn VidalMichael JacobsAndy DuckworthPeter SaleSuzanne GoldenbergGeorge Monbiot

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Guardian Focus podcast: WikiLeaks and the US embassy cables

After the biggest leak of secret US embassy documents in history, our expert panel discusses the future of American diplomacy and the impact on implicated regimes around the globeIan BlackJulian BorgerSherard Cowper-ColesLuke HardingAlan RusbridgerDeclan WalshPeter SalePhil Maynard

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Guardian Focus podcast: Polio returns to Africa

Alex Duval Smith joins vaccinators in the Democratic Republic of Congo to discover what steps need to be taken to combat the return of polio to the regionAlex Duval SmithPeter Sale

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Guardian Focus podcast: Climate change adaptation

Next week, climate talks resume in Cancun, with the credibility of the entire negotiation system at stake. What effect is climate change already having on the developing world?Madeleine BuntingJohn VidalSaleemul HuqIain Chambers

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Guardian Focus podcast: Is religion a force for good?

AC Grayling, Evan Harris, Jon Cruddas, Cristina Odone and Samia Rahman debate the virtues of religionPhil MaynardJon CruddasAC GraylingAnushka AsthanaEvan HarrisCristina OdoneSamia Rahman

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Focus podcast: Britain's flood defences

As Cornwall counts the cost of this week's flash floods, Martin Wainwright visits Cockermouth, in Cumbria, which one year ago suffered its own devastating floods. How can Britain best defend itself against the effects of severe weather?Martin WainwrightPeter Sale

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Guardian Focus: Contains material some listeners may find offensive

We explore swearing and look at the history and significance of bad language and how taboo words have changed over timePaul MacInnesAndy DuckworthFrancesca PanettaChris Elliott

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Focus podcast: US shifts to the right in midterm elections

A bad night for the Democrats, as they lose the House of Representatives and just about cling on to the Senate. Jonathan Freedland and guests explore the impact of the midterm elections and ask if this is the end of liberalism in the StatesJonathan FreedlandAndrew ClarkMartin KettleSuzanne GoldenbergEd PilkingtonPeter SaleIain Chambers

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Guardian Focus podcast: Food security

With nearly 1 billion people around the world already going hungry each day and dozens of countries facing food shortages in the near future, food security has become an urgent issueFelicity LawrencePeter SaleIain ChambersDuncan Green

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Focus podcast: How the spending review will affect Leeds

In this week's Focus podcast Martin Wainwright looks at the likely effects of George Osborne's comprehensive spending review on the lives of people in his hometownMartin WainwrightPeter SaleJohn Baron

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Podcast special: comprehensive spending review 2010

Our team of experts discusses the winners and losers in the government's comprehensive spending reviewAditya ChakraborttyTom ClarkPolly ToynbeeWilliam KeeganNils PratleyPatrick ButlerIain Chambers

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Guardian Focus podcast: Why do record numbers of young people have sexually transmitted infections?

Rosie Swash investigates the reasons for the UK's high level of sexually transmitted diseases among 15 to 24-year-oldsRosie SwashPeter Sale

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Guardian Focus podcast: Arts funding

This week's Guardian Focus podcast looks at state investment in the arts, as Britain's creative industries prepare for large-scale government funding cutsCharlotte HigginsPaul MacInnes

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Guardian Focus podcast: Millennium development goals

In the wake of the UN millennium development goals summit, we look at the challenge of meeting the needs of the world's poorest and ask what should happen to global development after 2015Madeleine BuntingPeter Sale

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Guardian Focus podcast: Pakistan

Pakistan has been hit by its worst floods since 1929 in the week President Zardari chose to visit Britain. We discuss the realtionship between the two countries and the ability of the Pakistani state to deal with the numerous crises it facesRafael BehrHaroon SiddiqueSaeed ShahJason BurkePhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Tory education plans

In our daily audio show with Jon Dennis, we discuss Tory education plans, Iranian jails – and Jennifer Aniston's latest fragranceJon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Cameron and Obama reset UK-US relationship

Gary Younge on David Cameron's meeting with Barack Obama in Washington; plus the xx favourites to win Mercury Music Prize

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Guardian Daily: Parents, teachers and pupils rally against school building cuts

Protest in Westminster over school building cuts; plus David Cameron relaunches 'big society'Jon DennisAndy Duckworth

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Guardian Daily: What NHS reforms will mean for patients

Guardian experts give their reaction to Andrew Lansley's radical healthcare white paper, in a special edition of our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPatrick ButlerDenis Campbell

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Guardian Daily: High earners will pay more for degrees, says Cable

University-leavers may be taxed according to earnings; plus how a teenage Beatles fan got access to the Fab Four, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisIain Chambers

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Politics Weekly: Andy Burnham, the NHS and the French veil ban

Labour leadership hopeful Andy Burnham is in the studio to discuss the French parliament's vote for a ban on the full face veil, reforms to the NHS and his campaign to lead his partyAllegra StrattonTom ClarkJonathan FreedlandPhil MaynardAndy Burnham

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Guardian Daily: Three British soldiers killed by rogue Afghan soldier

Manhunt launched after four soldiers also injured in Helmand attack; plus parents defend head teacher's pay package of over £200,000Jon DennisAndy Duckworth

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Guardian Daily: GPs to handle budgets in NHS reform

Health secretary unveils 'radical' white paper; plus Polanski escapes extradition to the USJon DennisAndy Duckworth

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Guardian Daily: The World Cup, a festival of football ... and capitalism

Our panellists discuss how the World Cup Finals have reflected culture and society, in a special edition of our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisTim MabyPeter SaleSimon HattenstoneBarney Ronay

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Politics Weekly: Michael Gove's grovelling apology and Nick Clegg's reform gamble

The education secretary says sorry for errors on school budget cuts; how the civil service is coping with coalition and Nick Clegg's plan to change the voting system in this week's show with Michael White, Julian Glover and Rafael BehrTom ClarkMichael WhiteRafael BehrJulian GloverPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: 'Climategate' scientists cleared of dishonesty

'Rigour and honesty' of scientists not in doubt, says review; also, the legacy of the 7/7 terror attacks for young people, Muslims and Ken Livingstone in our daily showJon DennisTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: George Osborne's spending watchdog quits

Sir Alan Budd resigns as head of Office for Budget Responsibility, Jean Nouvel's Serpentine pavilion, David Cameron announces torture inquiry, and Germany prepares for the World Cup semis ,in our daily audio show Jon DennisTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: BBC 6Music to be saved

BBC Trust scraps plan to axe digital music station, government start to announce more civil service cuts, HIV soccer in South Africa, and the hunt for Raoul Moat, in our daily audio show Jon DennisTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Can prison work?

In our weekly discussion, we ask if justice secretary Kenneth Clarke's prison reforms can be made to work. Juliet Lyons, Paddy Scrivener and Alan Travis discuss with Mike DuranMike DuranJuliet LyonAlan TravisTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Prison may not work, claims Clarke

Ken Clarke gets tender on crime, a British CEO could be extradited after his former firm admits to selling banned leaded fuel to Iraq, South Africans rally round the Ghana football team, and Larry King to bow outMike DuranTim MabyPeter Sale

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Guardian Daily: Russians charged with spying in USA

Former KGB spy Oleg Gordievsky talks about the espionage allegations in America, the legacy of the World Cup 2010 and Prince Charles defends claims that he's meddling, in our daily showMike DuranTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Capello to wait two weeks for fate

Capello's fate delayed for 2 weeks, number of non-EU workers allowed into UK cut temporarily and Kyrgyzstan split by referendum.Mike DuranTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Jamaica's drug lord in US jail

We examine the case of Christopher 'Dudus' Coke, the alleged Jamaican drug baron who was arrested this week and extradited overnight to the US. Tim Maby is joined by Chris McGreal and Rory CarrollTim MabyAndy Duckworth

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Guardian Daily: England survive to World Cup knockout stage

Jermaine Defoe goal keeps England's World Cup hopes alive; IFS warning on austerity budget; and geothermal power for the PenninesJon DennisTim Maby

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Budget 2010: business podcast special

Ruth Sunderland, Julian Glover and Seamus Milne test George Osborne's claims that today's budget was unavoidable and progressive, while Michael White gets reaction from WestminsterAditya ChakraborttyJulian GloverRuth SunderlandMichael WhitePhil MaynardAndy DuckworthJon DennisTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: 300th British fatality in Afghanistan

David Cameron marks grim milestone in nine-year war; and George Osborne's first budget, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: The future of UK forces in Afghanistan

Guardian experts look at the future of UK forces in Afghanistan, in a special edition of our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisRichard Norton-TaylorJon BoonePhil MaynardTim Maby

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Politics Weekly: Cameron cautious as Obama puts BP over a barrel

David Cameron's first diplomatic test has come as an angry Barack Obama continues to hit out at BP. Our panel discusses the impact on British and US relationsAllegra StrattonJackie AshleyTom HappoldPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Ethnic Uzbeks massacred in Osh

Evidence of ethnic cleansing in Kyrgystan; plus Osborne unveils City regulatory reforms, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis and Michael WhiteJon DennisMichael WhiteTim MabyPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Bloody Sunday report calls killings 'unjustifiable'

The prime minister David Cameron apologised for the British army's actions on Bloody Sunday following the publication of the long-awaited Saville report. Henry McDonald is in Derry for a special edition of our daily audio showHenry McDonaldOwen BowcottMichael WhiteRichard Norton-TaylorJon DennisAndy DuckworthPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Alistair Darling claims high ground over debt

Ex-chancellor claims he was right about debt; huge disparity in NHS death rates; and MPs consider health and safety review, in our daily showMichael WhiteJon DennisTim MabyPhil MaynardPeter Sale

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Guardian Daily: South Africa's World Cup kicks off

As the 2010 World Cup begins, our correspondents explore its significance to hosts South Africa, in a special edition of our daily audio show with Jon DennisAlex Duval SmithJon DennisPhil MaynardTim MabyPeter SaleOwen Gibson

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Politics Weekly podcast: Diane Abbott brings Labour leadership race to life

Diane Abbott scraped on to the ballot paper for the Labour leadership this week, throwing the contest wide open. Polly Toynbee and Rafael Behr discuss the candidates and the rest of the week in politicsTom ClarkAllegra StrattonPolly ToynbeeRafael BehrPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Abbott secures place on Labour leadership ballot

Harriet Harman and David Miliband help leftwinger Diane Abbott to contest the Labour leadership; new sanctions against Iran; and a new study into the genetic causes of autism, in our daily audio show with Michael White and Jon DennisJon DennisMichael WhiteTim MabyPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Osborne and Darling clash over the economy

Osborne v Darling on finances, Margaret Beckett and Geoffrey Robinson on the new government, Tesco's Sir Terry Leahy is to quit, and the Tea Party threatens to take over the US RepublicansMichael WhiteJon DennisTim MabyPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: David Cameron sets out case for drastic spending cuts

Britain could need £70bn just to pay its annual interest bill; Labour leadership hustings; and the dangers of urban foxes, in our daily audio show with Michael White and Jon DennisMichael WhiteJon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: David Cameron sets out case for drastic spending cuts

Britain could need £70bn just to pay its annual interest bill; Labour leadership hustings; and the dangers of urban foxes, in our daily audio show with Michael White and Jon DennisMichael WhiteJon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Cumbria shootings spark debate over gun laws

After the tragic killings of 12 people in Cumbria this week, our panel discusses Britain's gun laws and how a small police force reacted to the extraordinary events on WednesdayMichael WhiteMartin KettlePaul LewisAlan TravisPhil Maynard

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Politics Weekly: Coalition government hit by first resignation

After David Laws became the first minister to resign from the new government, we assess how badly the Liberal Democrat will be missed. Plus the day after David Cameron's first PMQs as prime minister, Ken Clarke talks about how the event has changed over the yearsTom ClarkAllegra StrattonLibby BrooksTom HappoldJulian GloverMichael WhitePhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Twelve killed in Cumbria shooting spree

Taxi driver Derrick Bird found dead after series of killings sparks manhuntJon DennisAndy DuckworthPhil MaynardMichael White

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Guardian Daily: Israel under pressure after flotilla attack

The UN calls for an inquiry into Israel's botched raid on a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza, our experts give their reaction in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil MaynardIan BlackHarriet SherwoodMichael TomaskyMat Heywood

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Guardian Daily: Barack Obama defends handling of Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Our panel of expert journalists discuss the political, environmental and business implications of the BP oil spill off the coast of the United States - the worst in the country's historyAdam VaughanTerry MacalisterDavid AdamSuzanne GoldenbergEd PilkingtonPhil Maynard

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Politics Weekly: Fighting the right of your party

Two weeks in and the new prime minister is already taking flak from the right wing of his party. Michael White, Georgina Henry and Julian Glover also look at the Queen's speech, Osborne's cuts, and why only opposition parties talk about the primacy of parliamentTom ClarkMichael WhiteGeorgina HenryJulian GloverPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: David Laws defends coalition cuts

David Laws defends the coalition over cuts in his first real test at the despatch box; John McDonnell tells us why he should be Labour's leader; and Thirsk and Malton prepares to voteMichael WhiteJon DennisPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily podcast: State opening of parliament

The government has laid out its legislative programme. Michael White in Westminster hears reaction from MPs and Lords with analysis from the Guardian's expert columnists Julian Glover and Tom ClarkMichael WhiteJon DennisPhil MaynardBen Green

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Guardian Daily: Government announces £6.25bn of immediate cuts

Child trust funds scrapped, saving £320m; evidence of Israel's nuclear arsenal; and HMS Victory in Trafalgar Square, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisTim MabyPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Labour candidates line up to replace Gordon Brown as leader

Michael White is joined by Martin Kettle to discuss each candidate's prospects in the Labour leadership contest. Plus: Peter Hain on why he's backing Ed MilibandMichael WhiteMartin KettlePhil Maynard

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Politics Weekly podcast: Clegg’s great reforms and the Labour leadership battle

As a new government gets down to business Tory blogger Tim Montgomerie and Jackie Ashley join Tom Clark and Allegra Stratton to discuss how the new coalition is workingTom ClarkAllegra StrattonFrancesca PanettaJackie AshleyTim Montgomerie

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Guardian Daily: Nick Clegg's "big bang" proposals for political reform

We gauge reaction to Nick Clegg's proposed political reforms which he claims are the most significant in 178 yearsMichael WhiteJon DennisAfua HirschAlan TravisPhil MaynardAndy DuckworthPaul Farrelly

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Guardian Daily: Speaker re-elected as new parliament begins

Today: John Bercow sees off challenge as new MPs sit in Commons, the Labour leadership contest, and why London 2012 will be gastronomic goldMichael WhiteJon DennisRebecca SmithersKate ConnollyBen GreenPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily podcast: George Osborne announces plans to tackle debt

New chancellor to slash £6bn from public spending; US polling expert Stan Greenberg interprets the election results and tensions rise in Bangkok, in our daily audio showMichael WhiteJon DennisTom ClarkPhil MaynardAndy Duckworth

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Guardian Election Daily: A week is a long time in coalition politics

MPs have not begun sitting yet at Westminster and already there is revolt on the backbenches at a new device changing the rules on dissolution of parliament. Plus, how do the people of Thirsk and Malton feel about being on the frontline of the "new politics"Michael WhiteMartin Wainwright

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Politics Weekly podcast: A new politics?

Jonathan Freedland, Seumas Milne and Julian Glover join Tom Clark and Allegra Stratton to chew over the new coalition, the Labour leadership contenders and where all this leaves 'liberalism'Tom ClarkAllegra StrattonFrancesca PanettaJonathan FreedlandJulian GloverSeumas Milne

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Guardian Election Daily: David Cameron names his cabinet

In his first day in office David Cameron - with the help of Nick Clegg - formed his cabinet as the Labour party began its search for a new leaderMichael WhiteNicholas WattPhil MaynardSimon Hoggart

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Guardian Election Daily Extra: Gordon Brown to resign as Labour leader

Gordon Brown has announced his intention to resign as leader of the Labour party. Michael White and Martin Kettle discuss the implicationsJon DennisMichael WhiteMartin KettlePhil Maynard

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Guardian Election Daily: Deal or no deal?

On a day of frenzied negotiation in Westminster, Michael White doorsteps the Liberal Democrats, hears from eager new MPs including Jo Johnson (brother of Boris) and some old hands such as Glenda JacksonMichael WhiteAndrew SparrowPhil Maynard

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Guardian Election Daily: Nick Clegg holds balance of power

With no overall majority in parliament David Cameron has proposed a deal with the Liberal Democrats to oust Gordon Brown and govern Britain. Our leading columnists debate the way forwardAndrew RawnsleyMartin KettleMichael WhitePolly ToynbeeJonathan FreedlandJulian GloverLarry ElliottFrancesca PanettaPhil Maynard

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Guardian Election Daily: Polling day

Michael White conducts an exit poll in his own west London marginal constituency, reflects on an unusual campaign and looks ahead to tonight's resultsMichael WhitePhil MaynardJon Dennis

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Politics Weekly – live from Kings Place

Andrew Rawnsley, Polly Toynbee and John Harris join the team in front of a live audience to sum up the key issues of the election campaign and give their final predictionsTom ClarkAllegra StrattonFrancesca PanettaPolly ToynbeeAndrew RawnsleyJohn HarrisDave HillJon Dennis

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Politics Weekly – live from Kings Place

Andrew Rawnsley, Polly Toynbee and John Harris join the team in front of a live audience to sum up the key issues of the election campaign and give their final predictionsTom ClarkAllegra StrattonFrancesca PanettaPolly ToynbeeAndrew RawnsleyJohn HarrisDave HillJon Dennis

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Guardian Election Daily: In Cameron country

The Oxfordshire constituency of Witney has long been a safe Conservative seat and this year is no exception. However, this week, the incumbent David Cameron may become prime minister. We hear from those who will help elect him, and those standing against himMichael WhitePhil MaynardSeverin CarrellJon DennisTim Maby

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Guardian Election Daily: Passionate Brown fights on

Gordon Brown gave a barnstorming speech on issues such as the minimum wage and affordable housing; but in Lab/Con marginal constituencies his votes are ebbing away as Michael White finds outMichael WhitePhil Maynard

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Guardian Election Daily: The endgame

The debates are over and the campaign is into the home straight. Will the Lib Dem surge continue till polling day? Has Brown's gaffe destroyed his chances? And can Cameron seal the deal? Marina Hyde and Nick Watt join Andrew Rawnsley to discuss the campaign's final daysAndrew RawnsleyNicholas WattMarina HydePhil Maynard

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Guardian Election Daily: Final leaders' debate - the verdict

The final leaders' debate was centred around the economy and with a week to go before the country goes to the polls it was a feisty affair. Our panel give their verdictMichael WhitePolly ToynbeePhil Maynard

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Guardian Election Daily: Gordon Brown gaffe throws Labour campaign into turmoil

An unguarded comment by the prime minister dominated a day that Labour wanted to spend speaking about the economy. Meanwhile, in the marginal seat of Richmond Park, Zac Goldsmith alleges his Lib Dem opponents are fighting dirtyMichael WhiteJon DennisMatt WellsMadeleine BuntingTim MabyMartin WainwrightPhil Maynard

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Guardian Election Daily: Gordon Brown gaffe throws Labour campaign into turmoil

An unguarded comment by the prime minister dominated a day that Labour wanted to spend speaking about the economy. Meanwhile, in the marginal seat of Richmond Park, Zac Goldsmith alleges his Lib Dem opponents are fighting dirtyMichael WhiteJon DennisMatt WellsMadeleine BuntingTim MabyMartin WainwrightPhil Maynard

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Guardian Election Daily: David Cameron's fix for 'broken Britain'

In a speech to the Centre for Social Justice, the Tory leader said he believes his 'big society' philosophy can solve the UK's social problems – but some in his audience disagreedMichael WhiteAlan TravisPhil MaynardJon DennisIain Duncan Smith

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Guardian Election Daily: George Galloway targets another East End victory

Michael White reports from the Limehouse and Poplar constituency, while Severin Carrell finds out how the Conservatives are targeting a marginal seat in ScotlandMichael WhitePhil MaynardAndrew SparrowSeverin Carrell

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Guardian Election Daily: the three-horse race

With the Lib Dems still riding high in the polls, the outcome of the election is looking increasingly unpredictable. We have David Hare, Hadley Freeman and Nick Watt on hand to help make sense of itAndrew RawnsleyNicholas WattHadley FreemanPhil Maynard

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Guardian Election Daily: second leaders' debate - the verdict

Martin Kettle, Georgina Henry, Julian Borger and Tom Happold join Michael White for analysis of the second in the series of pre-election debates between the men vying to be Britain's prime ministerMichael WhiteJulian BorgerGeorgina HenryMartin KettleTom HappoldPhil Maynard

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Politics Weekly Live from Birmingham

Jackie Ashley, Nick Cohen and John Harris look at Cleggmania and the Tories' 'big society' – or is that big flop?Francesca PanettaAllegra StrattonTom ClarkJackie AshleyJohn HarrisNick Cohen

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Guardian Election Daily: Cleggmania hits Wiltshire

With his star still rising, Nick Clegg and a growing media entourage including Michael White visited Chippenham in rural Wiltshire where the Lib Dems are hoping to pinch a seat from the ConservativesMichael WhiteSteven MorrisMartin KettlePhil Maynard

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Guardian Election Daily: Manifesto authors take your questions

In association with 38 Degrees, today's show has been recorded live in London with Ed Miliband, Jeremy Hunt and Danny Alexander arguing the case for their parties' policiesMichael WhiteFrancesca PanettaPhil MaynardBen Kape

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The Observer election debate: Swedish-style 'free schools'

Five experts in the field of education discuss which party's policies could transform Britain's classroomsObserverThe ObserverAnushka AsthanaAndy DuckworthToby YoungFiona MillarEstelle Morris

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Guardian Election Daily: Only three weeks to go

Andrew Rawnsley is joined by Nicholas Watt and Marina Hyde to discuss a week in which Nick Clegg emerged as a surprise hero, Ukip launched a manifesto its leader hadn't read, and old media squared up against newAndrew RawnsleyNicholas WattMarina HydePhil Maynard

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Guardian Election Daily: first leaders' debate – the verdict

Polly Toynbee, Alan Travis and Matt Wells join Michael White for analysis of the first in the series of pre-election debates between the men vying to be Britain's prime ministerMichael WhitePolly ToynbeeAlan TravisMatt WellsPhil Maynard

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Guardian Election Daily: Nick Clegg and Vince Cable launch Lib Dem manifesto

Today's show comes from the heart of the City of London, where the Liberal Democrat leader launched his party's manifesto. We hear from Paddy Ashdown on the campaign trail and cartoonist Steve Bell tells us why the leaders are morphing into each otherSteven MorrisMichael WhitePhil MaynardSteve BellPaddy Ashdown

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Guardian Election Daily podcast: Conservative mainfesto 2010

Michael White rounds up a day in which the Conservatives issued an 'invitation to join the government of Britain'. With David Hare, Jonathan Freedland and Martin WainwrightMichael WhitePhil Maynard

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Guardian Election Daily: Labour's 2010 manifesto

Gordon Brown chose the newly built Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham to launch Labour's manifesto. Michael White was there and spoke to cabinet ministers, activists and analysts for our first daily election podcastMichael WhitePhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Digital economy bill to become law

File sharers targeted by new legislation; and bloody chaos in KyrgyzstanJon DennisAndy Duckworth

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Guardian Daily: Brown and Cameron clash over national insurance

Labour and the Tories trade blows over tax policy; and Afghan president 'mentally unstable'Jon DennisAndy Duckworth

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Guardian Daily: Brown fires the starting gun on 2010 election

Parties begin hard-fought campaign. Plus, Obama unveils nuclear strategy; the government cancels part of its order of swine flu vaccine; and band reunions dominate this summer's festival line-ups. With Jon DennisJon DennisBen GreenTom ClarkSarah BoseleyLibby BrooksJulian BorgerAlexandra Topping

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Guardian Daily: Gordon Brown set to call general election

Gordon Brown will call the 2010 general election buoyed by a new poll showing Labour within four points of the Conservatives; plus the return of Tiger Woods in our daily audio showMike DuranPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Blair's back - but can he give Brown the bounce at the polls?

Former PM dismisses Cameron's Conservatives; UK's shocking cancer misdiagnoses; success at the Cern; and singer Ricky Martin admits he's gay. With Jon DennisMichael WhiteJon DennisBen GreenRosie SwashDenis CampbellIan SampleLuke Harding

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Guardian Daily: Chancellors' debate - the verdict

Alistair Darling, George Osborne and Vince Cable clash in the first live televised debate of the 2010 general election campaignMichael WhitePhillip InmanMatt WellsAndrew SparrowPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Government drug advisers to recommend mephedrone ban

Will legal highs be made illegal? Plus, thousand of NHS patients turned away due to cost-cutting pressures; a cidermaker responds to the chancellor's raising of cider duty; and a taste of South America at London ZooMike DuranBen Green

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Guardian Daily: Has David Cameron detoxified the Tories?

Our expert panel examines the Conservative leader's claims to have modernised his partyJon DennisAndy DuckworthJulian GloverAnne PerkinsTim Maby

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Podcast special: Budget 2010

Our team of experts discuss the winners and losers in the chancellor's final budget before the general electionAditya ChakraborttyTom ClarkLarry ElliottRuth SunderlandMartin KettlePhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: UK expels Israeli diplomats over forged passports

Anglo-Israeli relations suffer a 20-year low; today's budget; the pleasures and sorrows of work, and Jeff Jarvis on Google and China, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisBen GreenJeff JarvisJulian BorgerAlain de BottonHeather Stewart

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Guardian Daily: Byers faces sleaze watchdog inquiry

Polly Toynbee on Labour lobbying; the new expenses rules for MPs; Obama's healthcare reform victory, and sign up for Olympic tickets, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Obama wins healthcare vote

Key domestic policy victory for president; BA cabin crew strike continues; coffee houses in India, and Sharpeville, 50 years on, in our daily news audio showJon DennisTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: How dangerous is mephedrone?

Our expert panel discusses the drug mephedrone, its effects and the likelihood of its prohibitionJon DennisAndy DuckworthAdam GabbattAlan TravisRobert BoothPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Brown says sorry over defence spending

PM admits Iraq inquiry evidence was wrong; calls for resignation of the Catholic cardinal in Ireland; and the Edinburgh festival, all in our daily audio showJon DennisAndy DuckworthTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Dirty hospitals told to improve or face closure

A quarter of health trusts fall foul of standards; Obama gets tough with Israel; Michael Jackson's record-breaking record deal; showing off the guillotine; preparations for Africa's first World Cup, and Sahil Saeed is releasedJon DennisTim MabyBen GreenRandeep RameshJonathan FreedlandMartin WainwrightSaeed ShahAlexis PetridisLizzy DaviesDavid Smith

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Guardian Daily: Brown still an electoral liability, shows ICM poll

Survey gives Tories nine-point lead over Labour; schools use too much CCTV; how science might shape our future, and a nadir in Israeli-US relations, in our daily audio show Jon DennisAndy DuckworthTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Call to do more to help rape victims recover

Call for changes to the way rape victims are treated, university bosses accused of being over-paid and the TV spoof which panicked Georgia, in our daily audio showMike DuranIain ChambersTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: £30bn high speed rail plans unveiled

Our expert panel discusses proposals to run 250mph trains between London and BirminghamJon DennisAndrew AdonisAndy DuckworthNorman BakerJulian GloverPeter WalkerChristian Wolmar

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Guardian Daily: Family gets apology after 33 years of abuse

Authorities say sorry to rapist father's victims; some police forces accused of being racist and rate of extinction of UK species revealed, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisAndy DuckworthTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Northern Ireland assembly takes back police powers

Northern Ireland deal carried despite Ulster Unionist opposition; dog owners on micro-chipping their pets, and Alexander McQueen's last collection, in our daily showJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Housing shortage eases, says Rics

More sellers than buyers, say estate agents; plus how an insect may help fight Japanese knotweed, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: First woman director wins Oscar

Kathryn Bigelow is the first woman director to win an Oscar; Icelandic voters reject deal to repay Britain; and appeal judges consider rendition secrecy case, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil MaynardTim MabyJason Phipps

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Iraq inquiry podcast: Gordon Brown gives evidence

Michael White and Chris Ames assess Gordon Brown's performance at the Iraq inquiry and discuss the thorny issue of funding for military equipmentMatt WellsPhil MaynardMichael WhiteChris Ames

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Guardian Daily: Ashcroft accused of systematic tax avoidance

How non-dom Tory donor avoided VAT; and Brown faces Chilcot inquiry, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Michael Foot (1913-2010)

The career of former Labour leader Michael Foot; the killer of James Bulger recalled to jail; legal trouble for Oscar nominated The Hurt Locker, and the return of gold medallist Amy Williams, in our daily audio showRiazat ButtPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: 6 Music in peril as BBC looks to slash £100m

Budget cuts are planned at the BBC; football fan power at Manchester United; party leaders agree to tv debates in the general election, and Zoolander 2 in our daily audio show with Riazat ButtRiazat ButtPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Lord Ashcroft confirms his 'non-dom' status

Tory deputy chairman reveals his tax arrangements; Radovan Karadzic's defence; Russia's Olympic flops and enforcing internet browser competition laws, in our daily audio show with Riazat ButtRiazat ButtPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: NHS hospital ‘left patients in pain’

Inquiry finds 'shocking' failures in hospital care; Natasha Walter on lads' mags; and India and Pakistan resume Kashmir talks, in our daily showJon DennisAndy DuckworthTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: MPs accuse News International of ‘amnesia’ over phone hacking

Commons committee reports on News of the World phone hacking; Lance Price on PMs and the media, and immigrant fish endanger US Great Lakes in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: UK heading for hung parliament - poll

ICM survey indicates no Tory majority; Brown's alleged character flaws; and homeopathy and the NHS, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Brown unfit to be PM, say Tories

Ministers defend Brown over fits of rage; the worldwide fight against HIV/Aids; and Nato's next offensive in Afghanistan, in our daily audio showJon DennisIain ChambersTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Co-operatives, mutuals and the battle for local government

'John Lewis' councils; the Dubai assasination plot; a multimillion dollar wine scam; and China's cold feet in the US bond market on our daily audio showPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Taliban chief captured

How US and Pakistani intelligence agents co-operated to capture a Taliban commander; plus a landmark investigation into childhood in our daily audio showPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Clinton calls Iran a 'military dictatorship'

Hillary Clinton squares up to Iran; the £56m lottery winners; and the sad state of Britain's crumbling universities on our daily audio show with Clare CatfordClare CatfordPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: The Lib Dems' plans for a hung parliament

The Lib Dems' plans for a hung parliament; Nato's surge in Afghanistan; and Terry Wogan's Radio 2 returnAndy DuckworthIain Chambers

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Guardian Daily: The debt crisis facing the Euro

The Guardian's experts Larry Elliott and William Keegan discuss Greece's debt and the crisis facing the euro, in a special edition of our daily audio showJon DennisPhil MaynardLarry ElliottWilliam Keegan

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Guardian Daily: Evidence released in torture case

MI5 and government criticised in Binyam Mohamed case; Winnie Madikizela-Mandela on Nelson Mandela's release from prison; and Greece's debt crisis, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: City regulator resigns

FSA chief executive Hector Sants quits; National Trust attempts to change its image; and concerns about the diets of teenage girls, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Police commander jailed after fake 999 call

A Met police commander is jailed for four years for a false arrest; why spring comes 11 days earlier;more infighting between climate scientists, and are hopes sinking for the 'amfibus'Andy DuckworthPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Tories 'want to cut public sector spending by 20%'

Details of Conservative spending plans begin to emerge; Sarah Palin woos US conservatives at the Tea Party; upgrading Birmingham airport to compete with Heathrow, and Hot Chip's latest in our audio show with Belinda RhodesBelinda RhodesPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Climate science under siege

Following a special investigation by the Guardian this week, we discuss the hacked climate change emails at the University of East Anglia, and the issue of trust in the global warming debateMatt WellsPhil MaynardSuzanne GoldenbergJames RandersonDavid Adam

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Guardian Daily: Scientists 'speak' to man in vegetative state

Researchers communicate with a man in a vegetative state; the possibility of an Anglo-French army; plus Matt Damon in our daily showAndy DuckworthPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Public sector strikes threatened during election

Public sector workers threaten to strike during election campaign; Clare Short tells the Chilcot inquiry that Blair ignored his cabinet; and the Oscars' short list, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisTim MabyPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: How UEA scientist hid climate data problem

Leaked emails show hidden flaw in global warming study; Barack Obama unveils budget; and organic food's 'elitist' image problem, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily special: US deployment raises tension with Iran

Obama toughens line with Tehran; Ashcroft under pressure over tax status; and Amazon v Macmillan, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisIain ChambersTim Maby

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Politics Weekly: Blair at the Iraq inquiry

Chris Ames, Michael White and Martin Kettle join Tom Clark and Allegra Stratton to pick over Blair's appearance at the Iraq War inquiryAllegra StrattonTom ClarkFrancesca PanettaChris AmesMichael WhiteAndrew SparrowMartin Kettle

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Guardian Daily: Assisted suicide and the law

Our expert panel including Debbie Purdy, Baroness Finlay, Evan Harris MP and Baroness Warnock discusses the right to die. Should our loved ones be able to help us end our lives?Jon DennisPhil MaynardAfua Hirsch

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Guardian Daily: Ex-attorney general defends Iraq war legality

Lord Goldsmith appears before Chilcot inquiry; plus Apple unveils the iPad, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Former attorney general faces Iraq war inquiry

Questions for Lord Goldsmith over legality of invasion; Britain out of recession, and banning the niqab in France, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Poll woe for Labour as Brown banks on economy

ICM survey gives Tories 11-point lead; terrorists target foreigners in Baghdad; and Chris Ofili retrospective at Tate Britain, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Lord Myners calls for banking inquiry

Lord Myners calls for an inquiry into investment banking; aid worker in Haiti tells of rescuing a man buried for eleven days; and the US lifts its ban on haggis, in our daily audio showDouglas HardyPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Should the tax system encourage marriage?

Ed Balls and Iain Duncan Smith join our expert panel to discuss the key election battleground the family. With Polly Toynbee, Justine Roberts and Tim DowlingJon DennisPolly ToynbeeTim DowlingJustine RobertsPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Hope for end to recession after jobless fall

Gordon Brown buoyed by unemployment figures; how Massachusetts vote affects Barack Obama's healthcare reforms; and Vampire Weekend, in our daily audio showJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: President Barack Obama - the first 12 months

One year after his inaugration speech, we assess the progress of America's first black president, in a special edition of our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: US troops secure airport as Haiti awaits aid

Ed Pilkington reports from Port-au-Prince airport; assault on Kabul; and Vivienne Westwood's homeless chic, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Haiti ... ‘A scene of complete devastation’

Thousands of bodies left unburied in Haiti as survivors await aid; David Miliband on Afghanistan; and doctors call for ban on trans fats, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisIain ChambersTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: The aid effort in Haiti

Peter Beaumont and Suzanne Goldenberg discuss the aftermath of Tuesday's earthquake, in a special edition of our daily audio showJon DennisPhil MaynardSuzanne GoldenbergPeter Beaumont

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Guardian Daily: Aid effort begins after Haiti quake kills thousands

3 million affected by 7.0 magnitude earthquake, say relief workers; China reacts to Google's threat; and watchdog warns of election fraud, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Alastair Campbell defends war in Iraq

Tony Blair's former spin doctor gives evidence to Iraq inquiry; Manchester United's finances; and a covert war over Iraq's nuclear programme, in our daily audio showJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: New first minister for Northern Ireland

Arlene Foster takes over from Peter Robinson in Northern Ireland; universities face funding crisis; and Chris Evans' BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, in our daily audio showJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Northern Ireland first minister urged to resign

Peter Robinson urged to step down; the death of a British reporter in Afghanistan; and technical evolution in Las Vegas, in our daily showBelinda RhodesPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Britons’ kidnap sent UK troops to Iranian border

After the Guardian revealed the extent of Iran's involvement in the capture of five British hostages we examine how close UK forces came to a confrontation on the Iranian borderJulian BorgerMaggie BrownJon DennisPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Labour leadership plot

Ex-ministers' challenge to Gordon Brown; inside a gritting depot as snow blankets Britain; and a new royal portrait, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Fears for elderly as snow covers Britain

Severe weather warnings across much of UK; intelligence crisis in Afghanistan; and producing sustainable food, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisFrancesca Panetta

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Guardian Daily: Climate change scepticism on rise, says IPCC chair

Rajendra Pachauri on global warming deniers; 2010 election campaign kicks off; and Nexus One, Google's first phone, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisFrancesca Panetta

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Guardian Daily: Afghan turmoil

Afghan President Karzai battles instability as his cabinet is rejectedBelinda RhodesIain Chambers

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Guardian Daily: The noughties

Guardian commentators Michael White, Georgina Henry and Alex Needham look back at the past decade, in the last edition of our daily audio show of 2009Jon DennisMichael WhiteGeorgina HenryAlex NeedhamPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Winter weather causes travel chaos

Eurostar begins clearing backlog of passengers; plus Kew botanists discover 250 new species in 2009Jon DennisPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Rage against The X-Factor

Pressure group accused of hypocrisy; plus Rage against The X-Factor; and reactions to Copenhagen, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisIain Chambers

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Copenhagen special: Climate change talks end in failure

John Vidal, Suzanne Goldenberg and Jonathan Watts discuss the Copenhagen agreementJohn VidalSuzanne GoldenbergJonathan WattsAndy DuckworthAllegra Stratton

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Guardian Daily: Copenhagen awaits President Obama

The US president arrives for the final day of climate change talks; and UK policing in crisisSuzanne GoldenbergAndy DuckworthJon DennisPhil MaynardPaul Lewis

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Guardian Daily: No sign of a deal in Copenhagen

Inconclusive negotiations at Copenhagen climate change summit; Charles's letters to government ministers; and the campaign against food waste, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis and Jon VidalJon DennisPhil MaynardAndy DuckworthTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Voters need green incentives, says Cameron

The Tory leader discusses Copenhagen; police under pressure over stop-and-search powers; and the world pie-eating championships, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil MaynardAndy DuckworthTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: BA Christmas strike hits 1m passengers

Cabin crew stoppage hits holiday flights; poor countries fight for cash in Copenhagen ; and Morgan Freeman on playing Nelson Mandela, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Developing nations' ultimatum in Copenhagen

Developing nations' ultimatum in Copenhagen; John Lewis reports best trading week ever; and why an early election is on the cards, in our daily audio showJonathan WattsDouglas HardyPhil MaynardAndy DuckworthTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: The return of class war

Eric Pickles defends the Consevative party from accusations that their policies were 'dreamt up on the playing fields of Eton'. With Tom Clark, Madeleine Bunting and Jon DennisJon DennisTom ClarkMadeleine BuntingPhil Maynard

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Pre-budget report 2009: podcast special

A rise in national insurance contributions, a tax on City bonuses and a public sector pay freeze. Our team of experts work out the winners and losersAditya ChakraborttyLarry ElliottJill TreanorMartin KettleJon DennisPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: UK increases calls for financial transaction tax

Plans for tax on all City deals after pre-budget report; schools breaking admissions code; and Swindon, twinned with Disney World, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisAndy DuckworthTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Gordon Brown sets out Copenhagen goals

Prime minister on climate summit hopes; Richard Wright wins Turner prize ; and bankers braced for tax on bonuses, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: World watches as Copenhagen climate talks begin

Global warming summit under way; Sigourney Weaver on her new film, Avatar; and Lincoln University's battle with obesity, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisIain ChambersTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: The fall of Tiger Woods

How the media storm over his personal life will affect golf's greatest heroJon DennisAndy DuckworthPascal WyseJane MartinsonIan Prior

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Guardian Daily: Senior climate scientist attacks Copenhagen

Climate scientist James Hansen rejects cap-and-trade; Google v Rupert Murdoch; and Nicolas Sarkozy v the City of London, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Obama launches Afghan surge

US troop surge to Afghanistan; Scotland Yard's new dedicated rape unit; and political crisis in Australia over climate change, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisAndy DuckworthTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: US lobbies for new high representative in Kabul

Obama prepares Afghan strategy announcement; London's overcrowded tube; and the view from Dubai, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisAndy DuckworthTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: UAE central bank steps in to prop up Dubai

UAE central bank steps in to prop up Dubai; climate change protesters prepare for Copenhagen; and Zillionaire Zac gives Tory leaders a new headache, in our daily audio show with Douglas HardyDouglas HardyPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Britain's expanding DNA database

Following a critical report this week the government defended the expansion of the police DNA database. We hear from all sides of the debateAfua HirschAlan TravisJon HenleyPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: the triumph of the banks

A double victory for the banks; Ben Goldacre takes on homeopathy; the town split by flood damage and Annie Lennox, in our daily audio show with Esther AddleyEsther AddleyTim MabyPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: UK accused of complicity in torture

Human Rights Watch condemns Britain; no climate conspiracy, says UEA emails scientist; and Olaf Schmid's funeral, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisAndy DuckworthTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Chilcot inquiry into Iraq war opens

Official investigation into events surrounding Iraq conflict; the 23-year coma that wasn't; and teaching schoolchildren about war, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisAndy DuckworthTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Floods wreak devastation across Cumbria

Cumbria's clean-up after record rainfall; Ofsted faces crisis of confidence; plus the anti-Obama conspiracy theorists, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisIain ChambersTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: The road to Copenhagen

George Monbiot, Nicholas Stern and Greg Clark contribute to our discussion on the need to reach a deal at next month's crucial climate change summit in CopenhagenJon DennisPhil MaynardSuzanne GoldenbergJonathan WattsJames Randerson

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Guardian Daily: EU presidential candidate blasts ‘secretive’ selection

Ex-Latvian leader criticises lack of transparency; repression in Raúl Castro's Cuba; M&S and high street fashions, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisAndy DuckworthTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Britain's worst railways

Britain's worst railway stations; carbon sinks losing effect, and Amsterdam's red light district at the National Gallery, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisAndy DuckworthTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Labour closes poll gap but voters trust Cameron

Guardian/ICM poll; Sarah Palin on Oprah Winfrey's TV show; plus Tanya Gold on Belle de Jour, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Obama says time has run out for Copenhagen

President Obama calls for realism in the Copenhagen climate talks; the resurgence in the popularity of boxing; and Madoff memorabilia makes a million, in our daily audio show with Douglas HardyDouglas HardyIain ChambersTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Britain at war

Richard Norton-Taylor, Madeleine Bunting and Michael White discuss changing attitudes to Britain's wars and the soldiers who fight themRiazat ButtPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: The hidden legacy of 9/11

Cancer hits Ground Zero rescuers; Glasgow North East byelection; and backlash against the Sun over Gordon Brown's letter to Jacqui Janes, in our daily audio show Jon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Cameron vows to ‘use state to remake society’

Conservative leader David Cameron vows to replace a 'big state' with a 'big society', in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis and Jonathan FreedlandJon DennisPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Oil shortage covered up, say whistleblowers

IEA 'downplaying' looming oil crisis, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 launched and the Berlin Wall remembered, in our daily showJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Berlin Wall remembered, 20 years on

Germany remembers cold war divide; relatives of women missing in Cleveland voice anger; plus stately home ruin may become arts showcase, in our daily audio showJon DennisIain ChambersTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Britain's future in Afghanistan

With public support for the conflict ebbing away, panellists Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, Peter Beaumont and Rachel Reid discuss the future of AfghanistanJon DennisGhaith Abdul-AhadPeter BeaumontPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Afghanistan policy questioned after five British soldiers killed

'Rogue policeman' shoots servicemen dead; Allegra McEvedy on specialty food protection; and mercenary Simon Mann returns to the UK, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Fresh £39bn bailout for banks

RBS and Lloyds face bonus ban and sell-off; how American speechwriters helped Brown; and the Life On Earth soundtrack, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisAndy DuckworthTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Funding crisis ‘will force state nurseries to close’

Nursery funding threat prompts warning from headteachers; row over Stieg Larsson inheritance; and new Oxford Circus crossing, in our daily showJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Afghanistan's one-man election

Turmoil in Afghanistan as challenger pulls out of election; Alan Johnson hits back at his drug advisers; and the return of Mickey Mouse, in our daily audio show with Mike DuranMike DuranPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Brown backs Blair for Europe

Tony Blair for EU president; David Cameron's European strategy and why German chancellor Angela Merkel holds the key to Europe's future, in our daily audio show with Michael WhiteMichael WhiteJulian GloverPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Working undercover at the Royal Mail

Reporter signs on as casual postal worker; plus terror in PakistanJon DennisSteven MorrisDeclan WalshMartin Wainwright

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Guardian Daily: Iraq bids to build nuclear reactor

Baghdad lobbies to revive nuclear industry; clash over fate of Northern Rock; and rare birds make a comebackJon DennisPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: 'Extremist' comedian reacts to police files

Comedian gives reaction to secret police database; Karadzic no-show sparks uproar; and Castro's sister was CIA spyJon DennisPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Police’s secret database of political activists revealed

Guardian Daily podcast: Hidden apparatus stores information on protestersJon DennisJason Phipps

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Guardian Daily: BNP’s Nick Griffin makes Question Time debut

Riazat Butt and Simon Woolley discuss the appearance on the BBC's flagship politics show of the far-right leader, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisRiazat Butt

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Guardian Daily: Postal workers walk out

Guardian Daily podcast: Royal Mail staff go on strike; plus a fake endorsement from Nelson MandelaJon DennisAndy DuckworthJason Phipps

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Guardian Daily: ‘Why I’m going on Question Time with Nick Griffin’

Chris Huhne on debating with the BNP; Afghan election to be rerun; and Tories maintain lead in ICM poll, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisAndy DuckworthPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: US heaps pressure on Karzai

Votes for Hamid Karzai invalid, says watchdog; working fathers juggle career and family; and Wallace & Gromit aim to animate UK schoolchildren, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisAndy DuckworthPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Peruvian protesters 'tortured' after clash with British firm

Accusations of abuse against a British mining company; the future of nuclear power and the end of Hollywood in our daily audio showMike Duran

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Guardian Daily: Primary schools review calls for radical change

Scrap Sats tests, urges primary schools review; City bonus culture returns; and MPs' expenses scandal, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Lifting the lid on tabloid hoaxes

How fake celebrity stories fool editors; and (really!) Dwight Yorke on Jordan, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Gag on reporting MP’s Trafigura question lifted

Guardian can reveal parliamentary question related to toxic waste scandal; how TV affects children; and 21st century justice, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Brown to repay £12,000 expenses

PM to repay cleaning and gardening expenses; scientists prove cancer can spread to unborn infant; and UK Freecycle users form breakaway group, in our daily showJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: MPs to rebuff expenses auditor

MPs angry at 'unfair' expenses audit; global warming targets hit by recession, government warned; and RBS's art collection, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisTim MabyHarriet Grant

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Guardian Daily: Cameron vows to cut 'big government'

David Cameron sets out his vision for a Conservative government; postal workers vote to strike; and Antony Gormley's One & Other, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis and Michael WhiteJon DennisMichael WhitePhil MaynardIain Chambers

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Guardian Daily: Can Cameron seal the deal?

David Cameron's speech rounds off his party conference; court lifts Berlusconi's immunity from prosecution; and Royal Mail loses Amazon contract, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis and Michael WhiteJon DennisMichael WhitePhil MaynardAndy DuckworthTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Tories take gamble on public sector cuts

Tories to cut public sector; Afghan antiquities on display in Kabul; and Chris Evans, in our daily audio showJon DennisMichael WhitePhil MaynardAndy DuckworthTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Tories cautious of victory

Tories cautious of complacency; rich countries accused of sabotaging climate treaty; and the MPs suspected of being Soviet spies, in our daily audio showJon DennisMichael WhitePhil MaynardAndy DuckworthTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Tories uncertain on Europe

Tories debate Europe again, the British Library loses five years of online archiving and Waitrose pulls ad campaign from a US rightwing talk show, in our daily podcast with Michael White and Mike DuranMichael WhiteMike DuranPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: SFO seeks BAE bribery prosecution

Serious Fraud Office seeks BAE bribery prosecution; the power of the US healthcare lobby revealed; and the host city of the 2016 Olympics, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Tsunami kills over 100 in Samoa

Pamela Stephenson Connolly on the Samoa tsunami; 60 years of Chinese communism; summing up the Labour conference; and Ian Brown on the Stone Roses in our daily showJon DennisMichael WhiteAndy DuckworthTim MabyPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Brown fights to stay

Brown fights to stay in power, global warming to create food crisis; and the curse of the mummy's cough, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis and Michael WhiteJon DennisMichael WhiteAndy DuckworthPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Brown attacks antisocial behaviour

Brown's 'speech of his life' on antisocial behaviour; Adelaide faces water crisis; and Jonny Wilkinson's Buddhism, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis and Michael WhiteJon DennisMichael WhitePhil MaynardAndy DuckworthTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: G20 leaders discuss global financial crisis

G20 summit focuses on world economy; 20,000 ex-soldiers have criminal record; and Anglo-Saxon treasure trove, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil MaynardMichael WhiteDan Roberts

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Guardian Daily: Work with America, urges Obama

President Barack Obama's first speech to the UN; the Lib Dems in Bournemouth; and the Sugababes minus Keisha, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisMichael WhiteAndy DuckworthPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Home Office criticised over Calais migrants

Ministers back refugee camp clearance; China sets climate change target; and the Liberal Democrats' party conference, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisMichael WhiteFrancesca PanettaTim MabyPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Voters don’t believe Labour on public finances – poll

17-point Tory poll lead over Labour; airline industry sets Co2 reduction target; and Brigitte Bardot at 75, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisMichael WhitePhil MaynardFrancesca PanettaTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Lib Dems want public sector pay freeze

The Liberal Democrats want to freeze public sector pay, Barack Obama to announce radical nuclear plans, and 'rent-a-friend' in Japan in our daily show with Michael White and Mike Duran.Michael WhiteMike DuranIain ChambersTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Obama scraps missile defence shield

US hopes for Moscow concessions on Iran; the true cost of Trident; and public spending cuts, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil MaynardTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Oil firm’s attempt to cover up toxic dumping

Trafigura offers cash to 31,000 victims; schools face funding shortfall; and China's route to a low-carbon economy, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisIain ChambersTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: EU-US rift on global warming

America and Europe split over deal to curb emissions; horror of Sri Lankan civil war; and when Boris Johnson met Michael Bloomberg, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisAndy DuckworthPhil MaynardGlenn Osten Anderson

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Guardian Daily: Mandelson launches fightback over Labour spending

Business secretary hits out at Tories on public finances; killing thousands of dolphins in Japan; and Stalin's grandson aims to rescue his reputation, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisAndy DuckworthTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Boardroom pay soars despite credit crunch

10% rise in basic pay for City bosses; Mark Thompson on a slimline BBC; and US considers refocusing Afghanistan efforts, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Al-Qaida, eight years after 9/11

The power and influence of al-Qaida; Islamist extremism in the UK; and Topic Records and British folk music, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisIain ChambersTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Barack Obama makes his healthcare pitch

US president addresses Congress on healthcare, Michael Shields is freed, and Twisting and Shouting on Oxford Street, in our daily showJim FalzaranoAndy Duckworth

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Guardian Daily: Don’t blame us for UK terrorism, says Pakistan

Pakistan rejects blame for UK airline terror plot; the mobile phone merger; and the Mercury music prize, in our daily audio showJon DennisTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Lucozade bombers found guilty

Three guilty of airline bomb plot, F1's Felipe Massa on his accident; and the end of the Wogan era, in our daily show with Mike DuranMike DuranAndy DuckworthTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: The unseen victims of the Taliban

The unseen victims of the Taliban, the BNP on the BBC and the lost world of 200 thousand years ago, in our daily show with Mike DuranMike DuranTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: 40 firms face legal action over data

Information commissioner accuses construction firms; Bank of England's step into the unknown; and Ed Miliband on climate change, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Newsdesk: 08.02.2008

Mahmoud Al Rashid from the Association of Muslim Lawyers explains how Sharia law could influence British law. Plus Declan Walsh on the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. With Hugh Muir.

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Harman ups pressure on Goodwin

Fresh calls for Goodwin to return cash; Clinton in Middle East; and school admissions, in our daily audio show

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Britain‘gloomiest’ on economy

Britons' economic confidence; why US abstained on Gaza vote; and John Lennon's biographer, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: The Bush years

The Guardian's US political team look back at the events that have marked and marred the presidency of George W. Bush. Is he really the worst president of all time?

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Guardian Daily: Oligarch to buy UK newspaper

Russian billionaire to buy UK paper; Miliband breaks from Bush world view; and are schools hot-housing pupils? All in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Police fury at Boris aide’s claims

Met chief stresses independence from politicians; Chelsea face transfer ban; and G20 bid to crack down on banks, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisAdam GabbattTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Tories control Met, says Boris aide

Deputy mayor says Conservatives run UK's largest police force; Ed Miliband on India and climate change; and David Bailey, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisAndy DuckworthTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: 10:10 campaign to cut emissions

Jon Dennis hosts a special edition of our daily audio show from the launch of the 10:10 climate campaign at London's Tate ModernJon DennisAndy DuckworthTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: The 10:10 climate change campaign

George Monbiot on the carbon challenge , a survey claims 1 in 3 teenage girls are being sexually abused by their boyfriends,in our daily show with Mike DuranMike DuranAndy DuckworthTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: The under 5’s held unnecessarily in British immigration centres

Criticism of the number of children being held in immigration detention centres, claims that police are racially profiling music fans and the taxman catches up with the tax dodgers, in our daily audio show with Mike DuranMike Duran

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Guardian Daily: ‘EasyCouncil’ vision of no-frills public services

Tory government may adopt council's radical ideas; reforming the banks; and the Grapes of Wrath revisited, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Racist thugs target Muslim community leader

How a Muslim community leader was abducted at knifepoint; GCSE results and vocational qualifications; and bye bye Big Brother, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Barack Obama's Middle East peace plan

US bid to restart Israeli-Palestinian talks; Climate Camp test for police; and how the Soviets planned to invade ManchesterJon DennisPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Scots government defends Lockerbie decision

Justice minister stands by Megrahi release; Tories widen poll lead over Labour; and the Edinburgh comedy awardsJon DennisPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: State schools squeezed in rush for university places

How university admissions process favours private students; Caster Semenya faces sex test; and Blackwater and the CIA, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Labour accused over university places

A-level results spark scramble for university places; election in Afghanistan; and scores dead in Baghdad explosions, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisIain Chambers

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Guardian Daily: Lockerbie bomber could be freed in days

Scottish government to decide Megrahi's fate; Morgan Tsvangirai on Robert Mugabe; and Labour's 'Twitter tsar'Jon DennisPhil MaynardAndy Duckworth

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Guardian Daily: Ministers fear waning public support for Afghan war

Government reaffirms commitment to Afghanistan; the secrets of Google's search; and Haiti braced for hurricane seasonJon DennisPhil MaynardAndy Duckworth

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Guardian Daily: Tamiflu roll-out ‘was political’

Medical experts criticise swine flu policy; new claim that A-levels are dumbed down; and Bob Dylan's visits to rock stars' childhood homes, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisIain Chambers

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Guardian Daily: Taliban considers election ceasefire

Hopes of truce for Afghan poll; how Charles tried to sack top architect; and Germany and France emerge from recession, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisIain Chambers

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Guardian Daily: Scapegoat fears for Briton accused of Iraq murders

Try security guard in UK, says family; youth unemployment threatens generation; and hospitals warned of new superbugs, in our daily audio show with Jon DennisJon DennisIain Chambers

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Guardian Daily: Low paid 'hit hardest by recession'

Economic downturn affects lowest paid; NHS hits back at Obama's opponents; and George Osborne hails 'progressive' ToriesJon DennisPhil MaynardAndy Duckworth

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Guardian Daily: Baby P's mother loses anonymity

Tracey Connelly killed her 17-month-old son; Mandelson stands in for Brown; and the violence in Obama's ChicagoJon DennisPhil MaynardAndy Duckworth

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Guardian Daily: Rebuilding Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's finance minister Tendai Biti says his country is at a crossroads; Feargal Sharkey on the future of the music industry; plus humiliation for England's cricketers in our daily audio show with Mike DuranMike DuranPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: Argentinian football halted by debt

In our daily audio show with Clare Catford: Money problems in Argentinian football, why a growing number of migrants are leaving the UK to return home, and Frank Skinner on what's funny and what isn't

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Guardian Daily: High-speed rail network planned for Britain

Lord Adonis's high-speed rail plan; Bill Clinton brings his charm offensive to Pyongyang; and saving the honeybee, in our daily audio show with Jim Falzarano

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Guardian Daily: Possible Iraqi collusion in Briton's kidnap

Possible collusion by Iraqi government officials in the kidnapping of five British men, Debbie Purdy talks of her delight at the law lords ruling and Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane on a new spin off show

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Guardian Daily: Cameron turns the air blue

David Cameron swears on live radio; protests at a wind turbine factory on the Isle of Wight; and an atheist summer camp in our daily audio show with Mike Duran

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Guardian Daily: Esther Rantzen to stand for parliament

Esther Rantzen's bid to become an MP; 'peace walls' in Northern Ireland; and the Booker prize longlist in our daily audio show with Mike Duran

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Guardian Daily: Talking to the Taliban

The next stage in the war in Afghanistan, Trevor Phillips under scrutiny and Twitter in the corridors of power on our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: New UK torture claims

Allegations that British intelligence knew of torture of citizen abroad, doubts over the Olympic legacy, and a rarely seen Peter Sellers, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: UK faces eight years of spending cuts

Whitehall budgets to be slashed; new swine flu help service; and how surfers are helping the National Trust, in our daily show

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Guardian Daily: MPs attack Balls over Sats fiasco

Government partly to blame for exam fiasco; the Norwich North byelection; and topless sunbathing in decline in France, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: James Murdoch knew about phone hacking payment

News of the World executives give evidence to MPs; sit-in at wind turbine factory; and Barack Obama's heathcare reforms, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Vince Cable calls for radical banking reform

Parties unveil plans for reforming City; equality watchdog under fire; and Berlusconi in new sex scandal, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Ecotowns are go

First ecotowns named; murder rate at 20-year low; and the killing of Natalia Estemirova, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Revolution in green energy

UK plots route to low-carbon economy; death toll from Iran's protests; and government urged to act over jobless

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Guardian Daily: Swine flu virus could become deadlier

Swine flu expert says outbreak surprised scientists; secret CIA anti-terror plan; and Twitter's Biz Stone, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Internet paedophile convictions challenged

Operation Ore inquiry; US troops in Afghanistan; and film director Michael Mann, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: East coast trains to be nationalised

National Express dumps London-Edinburgh rail route; Tony Blair and the EU presidency; and the Apollo 11 moon landings, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Cracks in China’s great firewall

China backs down on internet censorship; ID cards; and John Malkovich, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Brown’s plans to reform public services

Prime minister announces £1bn jobs package; Bernard Madoff sentenced; and a military coup in Honduras, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: British embassy staff arrested in Tehran

Relations with Iran break down further; race hate laws and the BNP; plus Glastonbury 2009 reviewed in our daily audio show with Mike Duran

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Guardian Daily podcast: Sudden death of Michael Jackson

The death of Michael Jackson, Congress votes on Obama's climate bill and BBC expenses, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Bank criticises Darling’s debt policy

Bank chief criticises chancellor over borrowing; crisis in Iran; and the hunt for bin Laden, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Obama condemns Iran

Obama takes to the Rose Garden to find fault with Iran; children as young as four are being excluded from school; and Prince Charles economises, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: John Bercow is new Commons Speaker

MPs elect John Bercow as Commons Speaker; fresh clashes in Tehran; and Silvio Berlusconi hit by a sex scandal, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: New chill in Iran’s relations with west

Iranian leaders accuse US and Britain over protests, MPs to elect new Commons speaker and Wimbledon begins, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Test of strength for Iran’s supreme leader

Iran's supreme leader leads Friday prayers, censored version of MPs' expenses claims are published, and loyalist paramilitaries disarm, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Blair knew of secret policy that led to torture

Former PM Tony Blair knew of secret policy that led to torture; Iranian protesters defy bloody crackdown; and racist attacks in Belfast, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Brown accused of Iraq war whitewash

Inquiry into Iraq war to be held in private; Iran's supreme leader investigates disputed poll result; and the large blue butterfly, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Ahmadinejad accused of vote rigging

Iran's disputed elections, government spending plans and the first female black rabbi, discussed on our daily show

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Guardian Daily: WHO declares swine flu a global pandemic

Swine flu; green shoots in the economy; Iran's elections and Ronaldo's departure from Man United, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Gordon Brown hangs on after election wipeout

PM clings to job after EU election defeat; BNP voters in Barnsley; and the Omagh families' legal victory, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Labour forced into 3rd place in Euro elections

Labour forced into 3rd place in Euro elections; shortage of childminders; and Billy Bragg, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Labour braced for poll humiliation

Gordon Brown braced for Labour election woe; US president addresses Muslim world; and the race to be Oxford poetry professor

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Guardian Daily: Blears quits as MPs plot to oust Brown

Rebel Labour MPs urge swift resignation of PM; US president reaches out to world's Muslims; and Duncan Bannatyne, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Jacqui Smith quits as home secretary

Jacqui Smith to leave government; US president raises green stakes; and peace on earth, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: CIA wages 'microchip' war against al-Qaida

US forces use technology to fight terrorists; Brown faces election battering; and the demise of General Motors in our daily show

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Guardian Daily: Credit crunch leads to human rights 'time bomb'

Amnesty International head sees credit crunch as deepening human rights woes; reforming British politics; and Obama's high court pick, in our daily audio show with Jim Falzarano

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Guardian Daily: Cameron's political reforms drive the debate

Cameron's reform ideas take centre stage; the world reacts to North Korea's nuclear ambitions; and sauropods didn't slouch, in our daily audio show with Jim Falzarano

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Guardian Daily: UN condemns North Korean bomb test

North Korea's nuclear bomb test, electoral reform, and the latest from the Hay festival in our daily audio show with Mike Duran

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Guardian Daily podcast: RAF sleaze exposed

Guardian Daily: Sensitive files detailing drug and prostitute use by senior RAF personnel are stolen: will Cameron clear-out the Tory old-guard ? and back-biting by the book-worms at the Hay festival.

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Guardian Daily: Harriet Harman on expenses scandal

Harriet Harman on MPs' expenses; Barack Obama defends Guantánamo closure; and Boris, the BNP and Buckingham Palace, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Dozens of Labour MPs face axe

Gordon Brown's clean-up campaign; constitutional reforms considered; and Ireland's shame over child abuse by priests, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Speaker quits as PM unveils reforms

Speaker Michael Martin's resignation; reforming MPs' expenses; and Obama's clean cars strategy, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Commons Speaker defies calls to quit

Michael Martin defiant over expenses scandal; Israeli PM visits White House; and the Chelsea Flower Show, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Commons Speaker urged to quit

Calls for the Speaker Michael Martin are coming from all sides of the House; plus the endgame for the Tamil Tigers in our daily audio show with Belinda Rhodes

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Guardian Daily: Calls for Speaker to quit

Speaker faces vote of no confidence; Cannes film festival; and Peter Hitchens, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: US anti-green lobby in propaganda blitz

US fossil fuel firms spend millions fighting clean energy bill; Tory MPs face expenses crackdown; and John Demjanjuk, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Polly Toynbee calls on Gordon Brown to quit

Columnist Polly Toynbee calls on the PM to stand down; a Pakistani commander on the Taliban; and ex-Ofsted chief Chris Woodhead, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Refugees flee Pakistan war zone

Thousands seek refuge as Pakistan pounds Taliban; MPs braced for more expenses revelations; and Silvio Berlusconi in race row, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Recession halts child poverty drive

Child poverty target 'very difficult' to meet; Gurkhas win reprieve on UK settlement; and aristocrat guilty of manslaughter, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Barack Obama holds Pakistan-Afghanistan summit

US president meets AfPak leaders; government responds to European DNA ruling; and UK swine flu response assessed, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Children’s home used by traffickers

Traffickers using children's home near airport; Georgia blames Russia for army rebellion; and Corby families take toxins fight to high court, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Gordon Brown attempts to reassert authority

Prime minister dismisses leadership speculation; Afghan president aligned with former warlord; and the age of uncertainty, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Foreign doctor kills patient

Foreign doctor kills patient; pilots challenge ID cards; and Berlusconi may soon be single again, in our daily audio show

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Barack Obama's 100 days

Jonathan Freedland and the Guardian's US correspondents discuss Obama's first 100 days in office

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Guardian Daily: Mexican authorities under pressure over swine flu

Mexican government faces questions over handling of swine flu crisis; Obama's 100 days; and the Turner prize, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Britain braced for swine flu

UK 'ready' for swine flu; Brown snubbed by Pakistani president; and Charles meets the Pope, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: MPs’ dismay at budget spending cuts

Anxiety at Westminster over budget savings; Pakistan lets Taliban impose sharia law; and orchards in peril, in our daily audio show

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Budget 2009 podcast

Our business and politics teams analyse the winners and losers from the most important budget for a generation. With Jackie Ashley, Dan Roberts, Ashley Seager, Tom Clark and Aditya Chakrabortty

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Guardian Daily podcast: 50p tax on rich in Alistair Darling’s budget

Alistair Darling's budget; Ed Balls under fire over Sats fiasco and Billy Ocean, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Labour hopes for budget election boost

Chancellor Alistair Darling to make crucial budget speech; MPs to vote on second home allowances and Coco Chanel, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Chaos at UN anti-racism conference

Ahmadinejad sparks walkout at UN anti-racism conference; Barack Obama and the CIA and South Korea's green new deal, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Parliament to examine G20 policing

Police under surveillance by protesters; government fails children in care; and pre-election rallies in South Africa, in our daily audio show.

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Guardian Daily: Commons Speaker Michael Martin under pressure

Commons Speaker Michael Martin under fire over Damian Green affair; In The Loop's Peter Capaldi; and Barack Obama visits Mexico, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Plan for electric cars on Britain’s roads

Government announces electric cars strategy; recession and Obama fuel US extremism; and Nato battles cyberwar, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Gordon Brown under pressure over smear campaign

David Cameron urges Gordon Brown to apologise over web smears; bouncers employed by schools; and how Manchester halted gang violence, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Met police in crisis

Special edition of our daily podcast focusing on the crisis facing the Metropolitan police after the death at the G20 protest and the resignation of anti-terror chief. With Jon Dennis and Duncan Campbell

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Guardian Daily: IPCC takes over G20 death inquiry

IPCC takes over inquiry into death at G20 protest; milestone in battle against global warming; and Jo Brand on Carol Thatcher, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Police pushed man who died at G20 protest

Video shows police pushing man who died at G20 protest; Barack Obama visits Baghdad; and Britain's dirty beaches, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Earthquake kills dozens in Italy

Rescuers search for earthquake survivors in L'Aquila; UK car industry appeals for government help; and Save the Children helps recession-hit British families, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily podcast: MPs barred from expenses investigation

MPs are barred from taking part in the investigation into their expenses; Gordon Brown meets Mervyn King for post G20 talks; and Silvio Berlusconi threatens the Italian press, in our daily audio show with Douglas Hardy

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Guardian Daily Extra: G20

Jonathan Freedland, Larry Elliott, Tom Clark and Allegra Stratton try to figure out whether the G20 lived up to its billing

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Guardian Daily: $1tn G20 boost to world’s economy

Gordon Brown announces $1tn deal after London G20 summit; Nato leaders meet; and Birmingham plans new super-library, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: G20 leaders meet in London

World leaders discuss economic crisis at London G20 summit; Russia and US discuss nuclear arms; and primary school league tables, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: G20 protests in London

G20 protests by anti-capitalists and environmentalists; Barack Obama in UK for summit; and Henry VIII's armour, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Car industry in crisis

Car industry in crisis; new law curbs Afghan women's rights; and the argument over Nicholai Gogol's nationality, in our daily show

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Guardian Daily: MI5 faces police torture inquiry

Police to investigate MI5 over torture of terror suspect; and Gordon Brown's chances of G20 deal, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Angela Merkel rules out G20 stimulus package

In our daily podcast with Sonia Rothwell, could political splits thwart success at the G20 summit? Plus the Dunfermline building society faces collapse, Jacqui Smith's husband makes embarrassing apology and a new supply route to Afghanistan

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Guardian Daily: Gordon Brown’s stimulus plan in doubt

Gordon Brown insists economic strategy is on course; Binyamin Netanyahu vows to talk to the Palestinians; and the Edinburgh festival, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: New primary schools curriculum revealed

New primary schools curriculum; Gordon Brown woos G20 ; and Nudge author Richard Thaler, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Evidence of alleged Israeli war crimes

Evidence of alleged Israeli war crimes; Obama's bid to bail out troubled banks; and rights and responsibilities, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Unemployment tops 2 million

UK's recession deepens; Austrian cellar trial; and AIG chief grilled by US Congress, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Tories hold 12-point poll lead

Conservatives' popularity continues; and how being overweight takes years off your life, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: The trial of Josef Fritzl

Trial of father accused of enslaving daughter; anti-government demonstrators in Islamabad; and arts in the recession, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: RBS in £25bn tax avoidance scheme

Royal Bank of Scotland's 'double dipping'; Lord Laming's report; and scientists warn politicians over climate change, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily podcast: Policeman killed in Northern Ireland

Dissident republicans murder policeman; and US 'cannot match' EU emission cuts, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily podcast: Sinn Féin condemns terrorist attack

In our daily podcast with Sonia Rothwell, politicians vow to continue the peace process in Northern Ireland; the BMW heiress and the gigolo starring in Germany's latest scandal

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Guardian Daily: Brown seeks Obama lift

The prime minister heads to Washington; Pakistani Taliban called to fight in Afghanistan; and the Chinese restaurant where it pays to eat, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: The RBS debacle

The RBS losses and Sir Fred's pension, the UK and extraordinary rendition, and Antony Gormley's plans for Trafalgar Square's empty plinth, in our daily show

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Guardian Daily: Cameron’s son dies

Tragedy for Tory leader; Turkish Airlines crash; Obama's speech to Congress, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Privacy must be sacrificed, says ex-security chief

Why intelligence chiefs want us to give up privacy; how social networking sites affect the brain; and Annie Leibovitz, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Voters losing faith in Brown

Tories keep 12% poll lead; tooth-growing gene discovered; and white van man in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Victims of tainted blood scandal demand new deal

Archer Report into blood contamination published; EU leaders agree to financial regulation and Oscars in our daily audio show with Mike Duran

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Guardian Daily:‘Let teachers decide what to teach’

Call to give more freedom to primary schools; Sir Allen Stanford; and UK national debt, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Furious Mandelson defends UK economy

Peter Mandelson hits back at Starbucks; Duffy clears up at the Brit awards and Obama's Afghan surge in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Government failing on child poverty

Labour's child poverty promises; deflationary pressures on wages and Obama's web guru, in our daily show

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Guardian Daily: Miliband accused of 'outrageous deceptions'

Foreign secretary faces claims he deceived high court; more problems for Lloyds; and the hero hormone in our daily show

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Guardian Daily: LloydsTSB takeover of HBOS sparks Brown backlash

Banking fallout continues; Sharia law in Pakistan; and how life on Earth began, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Charities bailout

Charities bailed out by government; death toll in Australian bushfires; the dangers of ecstasy; and why Northern Irish hairdresssers are getting southern clients, in our daily show with Belinda Rhodes

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Guardian Daily: Israel gears up for election

In our daily audio show with Matt Wells: Assessment of the main contenders in Israel's forthcoming election, civil unrest in Europe, and the future of artificial intelligence

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Guardian Daily: Heaviest snowfall for 18 years

Snow business to no business; Tamil Tigers 'almost defeated'; and female rappers of the 1970s, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: How firms cut their tax bills

How businesses pay less tax; EU blamed in foreign workers row; and 10 years of Chavez

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Guardian Daily: Heaviest snowfall for 18 years

From snow business to no business; Tamil Tigers 'almost defeated'; and female rappers of the 1970s, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Cabinet told to release Iraq war minutes

Release cabinet Iraq minutes, government told; US and Middle East; plus murder in Moscow, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Tory poll lead surges

Conservatives move 12 points in front; the cash-for-influence scandal; and Bush climate laws to be reversed

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Guardian Daily: Promoting green jobs in Britain

Darling plans new rescue package for ailing economy, US launches strike on tribal area of Pakistan and environmental clashes in Corsica

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Guardian Daily: Obama closes Guantánamo Bay

End to US torture of terror suspects; recession-hit investors; and the Oscar nominations, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Short-selling blamed as pound tumbles

Fears over public debt, new US president halts Guantánamo trials and MPs' expenses, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Obama sworn in as president

Jonathan Freedland reports from the inaugration in Washington; and Alan Johnson on patients' rights, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: World waits for President Obama

Obama to be sworn in; Gaza after the Israeli offensive; and the banks' bail-out, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Heathrow campaigners pledge fight

Cameron unveils green plans; Meredith Kercher murder case; and finding the African Lance Armstrong, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Israel accused of human rights violations

Gaza 'war crimes'; anger over airport plans; and Bush's last press conference, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Prenatal autism screening

The ethics of screening babies for autism in the womb; the continuing Israeli incursion into Gaza; and Gordon Brown's jobs summit

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Guardian Daily: Interest rates hit all-time low

Cost of borrowing slashed; Gaza diplomacy stalls; and Rachida Dati's maternity leave, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Obama prepares Middle East policy

Gaza priority for Obama; global warming in the UK; and England's cricket crisis, in our daily show

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Guardian Daily: The terror threat to Britain

Security head warns of al-Qaida danger; diplomatic drive for Gaza ceasefire; and Britain's big chill

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Guardian Daily: Inside Gaza’s main hospital

Shifa hospital overwhelmed; Cameron's£4.1bn for savers; and the lifespan of the Milky Way, in our daily show

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Guardian Daily: Israeli troops surround Gaza City

Analysis of the escalating situation in the Gaza Strip, warnings that detox products might not be what they seem, and what fans think of the new Doctor Who. With Mike Duran

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Guardian Daily: Animal rights activists convicted

The conviction of animal rights extremists, the pope's Christmas speech, and the Monteverdi choir

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Guardian Daily: Government criticised over carbon footprint

In our daily audio show, Clare Catford and guests discuss the high levels of CO2 pumped out of public buildings; plus the much loved Morris Minor is about to celebrate its sixtieth birthday

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Guardian Daily: Mumbai hotels reopen after massacre

In our daily audio show, Belinda Rhodes and guests discuss the aftermath of the Mumbai terrorist attacks; the winter solstice; and the future of GM foods

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Guardian Daily: UN court jails Rwanda genocide mastermind

International prosecutors hail Rwanda conviction; police apologise to Colin Stagg; and the Bernard Madoff fraud, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Crackdown on climate change protests

Bid to curb direct action; plight of redundant workers; and UK pulls troops out of Iraq, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Labour closes poll gap on Tories

Poll gloom for Cameron; teenage gunman guilty of Rhys murder; and Sicilian mafia crackdown

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Guardian Daily: 1m children denied free school meals

How poorest schools lose funding; Israeli settlements in West Bank; and Nora Batty lives, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Raising childhood aspirations

The scale of working class apathy; exclusive access to the Taliban; and Belfast's gay carol service

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Guardian Daily: Germans split on Brown’s stimulus package

Merkel backs EU economy plans; Sark votes anti-Barclay and stop-and-search blitz on knives in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Bloodbath at Zimbabwe diamond mine

Air attack on illegal miners; welfare reforms; and Greenland's independence, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Scandal of Obama’s Senate seat

State governor arrested; poorer UK children face greater risks; and Oliver Postgate remembered, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Europe split on Brown tax stimulus

Germany shuns UK economic rescue plan; drama at Guantánamo tribunal; and Keith Tyson's online art

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Guardian Daily: Make global warming history, urges Miliband

Environment secretary calls for people power; UK hospital equipment made in sweatshops; and riots in Greece

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Guardian Daily: Osborne and the Russian oligarch

George Osborne and Oleg Deripaska; Michelle Obama v Cindy McCain; and the Atheist Bus Campaign

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Guardian Daily:‘Brown bounce’ fails to dent Tory poll lead

Latest Guardian/ICM poll results; Britain's public borrowing hits 60-year high; and Turkey's democracy on trial, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Obama's perfect weekend

Colin Powell backs Barack Obama; latest on the the financial crisis; and the MoD UFO files, in our daily show

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Guardian Daily: UK’s new climate change target

Britain's new climate change target; childhood in modern Britain; and global hopes for the US elections, in our daily show

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Guardian Daily: Europe hails‘superhero’ Brown

EU leaders welcome PM's rescue plans; McCain v Obama in last TV debate; Christmas toys; and Booker winner Aravind Adiga

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Guardian Daily: Bush’s $250bn bail-out for banks

Markets respond to Bush banking bail-out; and Sats tests are scrapped for 14-year-olds

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Guardian Daily: Nationalisation, 2008-style

Markets rise after the UK bank bail-out; the view from Liverpool; assisted suicide; and Milan Kundera, in our daily show

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Guardian Daily: Brown saves the world

Brown convinces G7 and European leaders to adopt UK bail-out plan, and McCain accused of spreading hate, in our daily show

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Guardian Daily: Brown to target City fat cats

No more big City bonuses, says Brown; council savings stuck in Iceland banks; and an alleged abuse of power by Sarah Palin; with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Recession Britain

As the IMF forecasts a British recession our experts assess the impact of Gordon Brown's stability plan on public finances, and the PM, in our daily show

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Guardian Daily Extra: Fall-out from the bail-out

The government's£500bn bank rescue plan is examined by the Guardian's business team, in a special edition of our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: British bank bailout

A part nationalisation for British banks, Russia bids to rescue Iceland, plus the Jewish vote in the US elections

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Guardian Daily: Market turmoil points to recession

Markets plunge worldwide, and Oxford and Cambridge universities take their rivalry to iTunes, in our daily show

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Guardian Daily: Davis triggers byelection and Tory split

In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss the shadow home secretary's resignation; the fuel crisis; and the end of equal pay in Cuba

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Guardian Daily: PM's terror detention bill scrapes through

In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss 42-day detention without trial; the Irish referendum; and The Apprentice

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Guardian Daily: Rise in child poverty

In our daily audio show, Clare Catford and guests discuss the failure of the government to meet child poverty targets; plus tonight's vote on 42 days, and Britain’s biggest greenhouse

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Guardian Daily: Afghanistan's future

In our daily audio show, Belinda Rhodes and guests discuss the future for Afghanistan; failing schools; and one month on from China's earthquake

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Guardian Daily: Police chiefs break ranks over 42-day limit

In our daily audio show, Andy Duckworth and guests discuss fresh controversy over the 42-day limit; a killing spree in Tokyo; and Spike Lee squares up to Clint Eastwood

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Guardian Daily: Sarkozy’s bid for EU defence HQ in Brussels

In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss France’s plans for Europe’s defence; Zimbabwe’s diplomatic storm; and knife crime

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Guardian Daily: Obama wins, but Clinton yet to step down

Barack Obama's win, Max Mosley's survival, useless Chinooks and Ravi Shankar's farewell, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Mugabe jets in for UN food summit

In our daily audio show; the UN food summit, Chinese monitoring of private spaces, and excavation of a Western Front grave

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Guardian Daily: Smith showdown with rebel MPs over 42 days

In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss Brown's anti-terror laws; Obama v Clinton; and My Chemical Romance fans v the Daily Mail

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Guardian Daily: policing asbo youth

In our daily audio show, Clare Catford hears about a new way to cut youth crime, food costs keep rising and hassle at Hay as a campaigner attempts a citizen's arrest

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Guardian Daily: Labour party faces financial crisis

Labour money troubles, hospital surgery death rates and the BBC radio networks, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Fuel protests heap pressure on government

In our daily show, the mounting pressure on the chancellor, the Israeli prime minister and Britain's best high street

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Guardian Daily: world food crisis

In our daily show Mike Duran hears about Gordon Brown’s plan for the world food crisis, Germany’s spying scandal and the flat-pack Olympics

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Guardian Daily podcast: The end of FARC?

In Our Daily Show Mike Duran and guests discuss the carbon credit con, the death of a Colombian rebel leader and the Palme d’Or awarded at Cannes

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Guardian Daily: Tories triumph in landmark byelection

In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss the Crewe & Nantwich byelection; soaring oil prices; and Iran’s nuclear diplomacy

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Guardian Daily: Crewe voters go to the polls

In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss the Crewe and Nantwich byelection; the abortion debate; and the Champions League final

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Guardian Daily: abortion time limit unchanged

In our daily audio show, Clare Catford hears about parliament's vote on abortion, starving Ethiopia, Obama on the verge of victory and Chelsea's best flowers

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Guardian Daily: Labour poll points back to Thatcher

In our daily audio show Belinda Rhodes and guests discuss Labour's worst poll, anti-foreigner violence in Africa, Cannes film latest and Jankovic yarns

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Guardian Daily: abortion laws ‘must be upheld’

In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss abortion; the commercialisation of childhood; and Kosovo

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Guardian Daily: ID cards errors are ‘inevitable’

In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss ID cards, China’s earthquake and a musical about Catherine the Great

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Guardian Daily: Brown fights back

In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss the draft Queen’s speech, the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by British troops, and Cannes

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Guardian Daily: The Chinese rescue mission

In our daily audio show, Clare Catford hears from Tania Branigan in China. Plus the 10p tax climbdown, soaring inflation, and why we may not be alone in the universe

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Guardian Daily: examiner voices fears over new diploma

In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss the new diploma; the PM and the Pope in the US; and prison overcrowding

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Guardian Daily: Brown goes to Wall St

Belinda Rhodes and guests discuss the prime minister's trip to America; the crisis in food prices; Silvio Berlusconi; and picking up litter with Bill Bryson

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Guardian Daily: Brown's battle with the banks

In our daily news show, Andy Duckworth and guests discuss Brown's breakfast with the banks; testosterone in City traders; and Harrogate Veterans FC

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Guardian Daily: New warning on climate change

Matt Wells presents our daily news podcast, including interviews with the world's leading climate change expert and the organiser of the Glastonbury festival, plus reports from Zimbabwe and Westminster.

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Guardian Daily: SFO urged to resume BAE inquiry

Jon Dennis and guests discuss the SFO legal ruling; the Italian elections; and the retreat for world leaders

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Guardian Daily: violence and intimidation in Zimbabwe

In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss Zimbabwe; the credit crunch; and the elections in Nepal

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Guardian Daily: World food crisis looms

In our daily audio show, Belinda Rhodes and guests discuss a world food crisis in the making; a drop in UK house prices and an interview with a soldier set for a tour of Afghanistan

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Guardian Daily: The Diana verdict

Matt Wells and guests discuss Diana conspiracies being laid to rest; Hillary Clinton; plus we interview Paul Ince

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Guardian Daily: Climate change warning

In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss global warming; the Olympic torch in London; and Darling's tax changes

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Guardian Daily: Zimbabwe's election result expected

Jon Dennis and guests discuss Zimbabwe; alleged bombers of transatlantic jets; eco towns; and the Nato summit

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Guardian Daily: Endgame for Mugabe?

In our daily audio news show, Andy Duckworth and guests discuss the elections in Zimbabwe; the teachers strike; immigration; the NATO summit; and the science of the impossible

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Guardian Daily: Biofuels scam

In our daily audio show, Tony Adams and guests discuss a biofuels scandal; election delays in Zimbabwe; judges in rape trials; and an interview with Les Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Zimbabwe moves for change

In our daily audio show, Matt Wells and guests discuss the election in Zimbabwe; job losses in the City; the chaos at Heathrow; and funeral webcasts

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Guardian Daily: Chancellor on regulating the markets

The global economy, Heathrow Terminal 5, and Zimbabwe's elections, in our daily news podcast

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Guardian Daily: Sarkozy in Britain

Sarkozy's visit to Britain, Pakistan's war on terror, and Europe's oldest human, in our daily show

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Guardian Daily: Face-to-face with Mugabe

A rare interview with Robert Mugabe, fresh violence in Basra, and Blaenavon's World Heritage status, in our daily show

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Guardian Daily: Warning over biofuels

Calls to delay biofuels, shrinking UK economy, Britain's fishing industry, and Mounties, in our daily show

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Guardian Daily: US cuts interest rates

In our daily show Andy Duckworth hears about the financial bounceback, how Barack Obama dealt with race and about the death of top British film director

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Guardian Daily: Markets mayhem

World financial turmoil, its effect on British politics, and Heather Mills's divorce settlement in our daily show

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Guardian Daily: Tony Blair offered to meet the IRA army council

How Tony Blair worked on peace in Northern Ireland, voting in Iran and a new dawn down the mine, in our daily news show

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Guardian Daily: new era of travel for London’s air passengers

In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss Heathrow Terminal 5; AOL and Bebo; and the EU summit

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Guardian Daily: UK tells rejected refugees that Iraq is safe

In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss Iraq; the death of Manchester’s police chief; and Italian hermits

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Guardian Daily: The cost of Britain’s wars

Melissa Preen and guests discuss why spending on Britain’s wars in the Middle East is rising and why the floods may not be caused by global warming

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Guardian Daily: EU 'faces energy security crisis'

The effects of climate change, CIA interrogation methods, and the budget in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: scientists use MRI to read minds

In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss the possibilities of mind-reading technology; why McCain welcomes Clinton’s comeback; and Northern Ireland after Paisley

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Guardian Daily: Clinton hits back

Andy Duckworth and guests discuss the results of the latest US primaries; Colombia's claims of a dirty bomb plot; the battle over the Lisbon treaty; a UN report looks at celebrities, cocaine and Africa; and a night on the tiles in Warrington

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Guardian Daily: Blasphemy laws on trial

Melissa Preen and guests discuss the end of Britain's blasphemy laws; a move from Scotland Yard to do more to get convictions in rape cases; a Guardian investigation into the public finance initiative (PFI); and how children in Walsall are preparing to become the rocket scientists of the future

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Guardian Daily: Turmoil in Gaza

Mel Preen and guests discuss violence in Gaza; the Russian elections; the Democratic primary; and the hidden numbers living in Britain's airports

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Guardian Daily: Prince Harry v ‘Terry Taliban’

In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss the Prince Harry news blackout; Sarkozy’s post-colonial France; and plastic bags

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Guardian Daily: Are GPs good value for money?

In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss doctors’ pay; the Ohio primary; and art collector Anthony D’Offay’s gift to the nation

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Guardian Daily: Detectives excavate former children’s home

In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss alleged child abuse in Jersey;the IPCC; Cuba under Raul Castro; and the Oscars

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Guardian Daily: Did Suffolk murderer kill before?

In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss the Suffolk serial killer; CIA rendition flights; and when Gordon met Mandy in Brussels

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Guardian Daily: Iraq dossier secrets

Matt Wells presents our daily audio show - with details of an embarassing reference to Israel in an early draft of the "dodgy" Iraq dossier. Plus a report from northern Kosovo where tensions are rising among Serbs, and the science of the G-spot - it exists, but not all women have one

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Guardian Daily: Blair's presidency bid blocked

Mel Preen hears about opposition to Tony Blair becoming the first president of Europe, the final election results in Pakistan, Castro's legacy, and how BBC tv will be available on your ipod

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Guardian Daily: Fayed's day in court

In our daily audio show, Mel Preen and guests discuss Mohamed Al Fayed's claims at the Diana inquest; Martin Wainwright speaks to Northern Rock customers in Newcastle; science correspondent James Randerson assesses the scientific credentials of the presidential candidates; plus the DVD war appears to have been won

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Guardian daily: Northern Rock nationalised

In our daily audio show, Andy Duckworth and guests discuss the nationalisation of Northern Rock; Kosovo's declaration of independence; gang culture inside high security prisons; plus are supermarkets or the government more important to farming?

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Guardian Daily: Military leaders say Britain faces an identity crisis

In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss a defence thinktank’s report into Britain’s security risks; the high court challenge to a decision to drop a police inquiry into an allegedly corrupt arms deal between BAE and the Saudis; and Putin’s warning to the west on Kosovo

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Guardian Daily: Hizbullah chief killed

In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss Hizbullah's assassinated commander; the UK police inquiry into the death of a Georgian oligarch; and Beijing's likely response to Spielberg's resignation from the 2008 Olympics

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Guardian Daily: Shipping emissions

Matt Wells reveals just how polluting tankers really are; Dame Kelly Holmes talks about Dwain Chambers; we speak to former Smiths guitarist "professor" Johnny Marr; plus has Gordon Brown got the 'X factor'?

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Guardian Daily: Brown's breakfasts

Matt Wells looks at who has been invited to breakfast at Downing Street; Ed Pilkington updates us from New York as six Guantanamo detainees are charged over 9/11; plus Ian Sample tells us how to live to 90

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Guardian Daily: Archbishop faces his flock

Matt Wells presents our new-look daily podcast, as Archbishop Rowan Williams faces the General Synod of the Church of England. Plus a boost for Barack Obama and an apology for the Aboriginal "stolen generation".

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Newsdesk: Report on death of Benazir

Mahmoud Al Rashid from the Association of Muslim Lawyers explains how Sharia law could influence British law. Plus Declan Walsh on the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. With Hugh Muir

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Newsdesk: 07.02.2008

Alok Jha discusses the interest rates rise with Ashley Seager; a study is linking obesity with genetics; Kevin McCarra assesses Fabio Cappello's first game in charge of England; we were at Christie's for a record-breaking auction; plus goodbye Grange Hill

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Newsdesk: Report on death of Benazir

Mahmoud Al Rashid from the Association of Muslim Lawyers explains how Sharia law could influence British law. Plus Declan Walsh on the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. With Hugh Muir

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Newsdesk: Interest rate rise

The Bank of England cut interest rates for the second time in three months - Ashley Seager discusses the implications for the UK's economy

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Newsdesk: Interest rate rise

The Bank of England cut interest rates for the second time in three months - Ashley Seager discusses the implications for the UK's economy

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Newsdesk Special: Super Tuesday

Matt Wells and our reporting team in the United States discuss the results of the Super Tuesday primary elections

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Newsdesk: Super disappointment?

Matt Wells hears from Martin Kettle on Super Tuesday, from Jonathan Eyal on the future for Afghanistan and from Tania Branigan amid the snows in China

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Newsdesk Special: Super Tuesday

Matt Wells and our reporting team in the United States discuss the results of the Super Tuesday primary elections

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Newsdesk: Super disappointment?

Matt Wells hears from Martin Kettle on Super Tuesday, from Jonathan Eyal on the future for Afghanistan and from Tania Branigan amid the snows in China

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Newsdesk: 06.08.2008

Matt Wells hears from Martin Kettle on Super Tuesday, from Jonathan Eyal on the future for Afghanistan and from Tania Branigan amid the snows in China

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Newsdesk Special: Super Tuesday

Matt Wells and our reporting team in the United States discuss the results of the Super Tuesday primary elections.

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Newsdesk: No link between MMR and autism

In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis talks to the government's director of immunisation about a new MMR study. Plus: Polly Toynbee on the Labour minister who wants to make council tenants get a job

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Newsdesk: No link between MMR and autism

In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis talks to the government's director of immunisation about a new MMR study. Plus: Polly Toynbee on the Labour minister who wants to make council tenants get a job

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Newsdesk: 05.02.2008

Any link between the MMR vaccine and autism has been ruled out by the most comprehensive study to date, says Professor David Salisbury. Polly Toynbee says new plans to force council tennants into work are 'daft'; plus and expert guide to pancakes. With Jon Dennis

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Newsdesk: 04.02.2008

Jon Dennis hears from Keith Vaz MP on the allegations that his fellow MP Sadiq Khan had conversations bugged by the police. Plus the reality of Britain's 24-hour drinking laws; and Angelique Chrisafis on the new Mrs Sarkozy.

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Newsdesk Special: 01.02.2008

As Microsoft launches an audacious USD 44.6bn (GBP 22.4bn) bid for internet rival Yahoo, Bobbie Johnson, Charles Arthur and Jemima Kiss look at the details.

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Newsdesk: 01.02.2008

Jon Dennis speaks to Michael White about how Gordon Brown could lose out to the no-longer-nasty Conservatives; the latest from the US ahead of Super Tuesday; Jonathan Glancey on carbuncles; plus how Japanese couples are showing their love for each other

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Newsdesk: 31.01.2008

Jon Dennis hears from John Dunford of the Secondary Heads Association, on school closures; plus reports from our team in the US on who's left in the race for the presidency.

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Newsdesk: 30.01.2008

Jon Dennis hears from Ewen MacAskill in Palm Beach on the Republican primary in Florida won by John McCain; plus sixty years after his death, Randeep Ramesh witnesses the scattering of Ghandi's ashes.

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Newsdesk: 29.01.2008

Jon Dennis hears from Xan Rice in Kenya on the continuing ethnic violence. Plus an apology from Tory MP Derek Conway is not enough to prevent a police investigation into claims he falsely paid money to his son.

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Newsdesk: 28.01.2008

Jon Dennis hears from Xan Rice in Kenya as ethnic violence escalates; our team in South Carolina reports on Barack Obama's latest primary victory. Plus our legal editor Clare Dyer on why Britain's high court judges are almost all white and male.

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Newsdesk: 25.01.2008

Ros Taylor speaks to Angelique Chrisafis on France's rogue trader; Larry Elliot is at the World Economic Forum; Rory McCarthy reports on border clashes in Gaza; Brian Oliver is at the African Cup Of Nations; and find out why James Randerson is so cold

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Newsdesk: 24.01.2008

Jon Dennis hears from Shami Chakrabarti on government plans to increase detention limits without trial; plus Richard Wachman on the rogue trader at the French bank Societe Generale.

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Newsdesk Special: Peter Hain resigns

Peter Hain, the work and pensions secretary, has resigned from the government. This follows news that his campaign for the Labour deputy leadership is to be investigated by the police.

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Newsdesk: 23.01.2008

Jon Dennis hears from Duncan Campbell at a protest in Westminster by police demanding an above inflation pay rise. Plus Xan Brooks on this year's Oscar nominations.

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Newsdesk: 22.01.2008

Jon Dennis hears from business editor Deborah Hargreaves on the dramatic fall in the world markets; plus John Hooper on the political crisis in Italy; and Tania Branigan in Beijing on China's one child policy.

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Newsdesk: 21.01.2008

Jon Dennis hears from Deborah Summers on the new deal to rescue Northern Rock; Andy Sparrow on the second reading of the EU Treaty bill; plus Helen Pidd meets pigeon fanciers in Blackpool at their annual convention.

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Newsdesk: 18.01.2008

Jon Dennis hears from the Guardian's Will Woodward in Beijing who is following Gordon Brown's visit to Asia. Plus more reports from our team in the USA on the primary campaign.

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Newsdesk: 17.01.2008

Jon Dennis hears from Paul Kelso about Kevin Keegan and Fabio Capello, from Xan Rice about Kenya clashes, from Esther Adlley on the murder case of five women in Ipswich and Luke Harding on the British Council in Russia.

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Newsdesk: 16.01.2008

John Dennis hears from Dame Suzy Leather of the Charity Commission on private schools, from the captain of the Sea Shepherd anti-whaling ship, from Philip Inman on Northern Rock and Ed Pilkington reports from Michigan on Mitt Romney win in the presidential primary.

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Newsdesk: 15.01.2008

Jon Dennis hears from Dr Anthony Seldon on his claims that there is an "apartheid" dividing pupils from different backgrounds in British schools. Plus more from the US primary race.

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Newsdesk: 14.01.2008

Jon Dennis hears from Ed Pilkington in Michigan on the Republican primary race. Plus Steven Morris on Cornish coffee beans grown at the Eden project.

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Newsdesk: 10.01.2008

Nick Clegg talks about his first PMQs as Lib Dem leader; Declan Walsh reports on the suicide bombing in Pakistan; and Mike Feldman analyses the primary results from New Hampshire.

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Newsdesk: 08.01.2008

Jon Dennis hears from David Hencke on an inquiry into the donations received by Peter Hain in his failed campaign to become deputy leader of the Labour party. Plus all the latest from New Hampshire ahead of tonight's primary results.

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Newsdesk: 07.01.2008

Jon Dennis speaks to David Hencke about his vision for the NHS; John Vidal on nuclear decommissioning; Michael Tomasky looks at developments in the race for The White House; and why Steven Morris thinks carp is the new cod

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Newsdesk: 04.01.2008

Jon Dennis gets reaction from The Guardian's correspondents in Iowa on the caucus results; Vince Cable on plans to bring back the Financial Services Authority; and Jason Burke speaks about his interview with Benazir Bhutto fourteen days before her death

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Newsdesk: 03.01.2008

Jon Dennis speaks to Xan Rice about escalating violence in Kenya; Alan Beith MP discusses a report on the data discs fiasco; Ashley Seager looks at oil prices plus a possible recession; and Francesca Panetta is out on the canvassing trail in Iowa.

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Newsdesk: 02.01.2008

Xan Rice on the church massacre in Kenya; James Randerson behind the scenes at Britain's new supercomputer; and 'Caucus: the Musical'

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Newsdesk: 28.12.2007

Matt Wells presents a special edition of Newsdesk on the geopolitical implications of the murder of Benazir Bhutto. What now for Pakistan - and America and Britain? And what will be Mrs Bhutto's legacy?

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Newsdesk: 27.12.2007

Benazir Bhutto has been killed in an attack at an election rally in Rawalpindi. Jason Burke has recently returned from Pakistan to meet Bhutto, and he explains why there was a hatred of her.

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Newsdesk 24.12.2007

Mark King presents a special edition of Newsdesk about the Guardian's Katine project, our three-year development scheme to improve the wellbeing of the people living in a village in rural Uganda

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Newsdesk Special: US Primaries

Jon Dennis and Suzanne Goldenberg explain how the US primary system works with help from representatives from the Democratic and Republican parties.

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Newsdesk: 20.12.2007

Jon Henley hears from Vikram Dodd on the return of the Guantanamo three; plus frosty relations between Russia and Britain and a third Forth bridge in Scotland.

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Newsdesk: 18.12.2007

Jon Dennis speaks to David Hencke on reforming the honours system; MP Ian Gibson looks at a hint by Cuba's president Fidel Castro he might retire; and Steven Morris spends time in a caravan with flood victims in Tewkesbury.

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Newsdesk: 17.12.2007

Jon Dennis speaks to Maggie O'Kane who's the producer of a Guardian Film on the handover of Basra; Severin Carrell looks at the case of Scottish politician Tommy Sheridan who's been charged with perjury; and Kevin McCarra analyses the results of English football's Super Sunday.

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Newsdesk: 11.12.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Polly Toynbee on the government's plans to help UK children; and the return of Led Zeppelin

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Newsdesk: 10.12.2007

Jon Dennis speaks to David Adam in Bali as the US won't approve a draft agreement on carbon emissions; Ian Traynor's in Kosovo as a deadline passes without a deal on independence; and Ed Pilkington on who Oprah's backing to be president.

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Newsdesk: 07.12.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Andrew Neil on Rupert Murdoch's decision to appoint his son as his successor; and Larry Elliott on the downturn on the world economy.

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Newsdesk: 06.12.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Matthew Taylor on the case of the canoeist who has turned up after five years; plus the winner of the Guardian's first book award.

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Newsdesk: 05.12.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Matthew Taylor on the arrest of the canoeist missing for five years; Duncan Campbell assesses why Britain's most senior anti-terrorism policeman has resigned; and Mike Selvey on England losing the first test in Sri Lanka.

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Newsdesk: 04.12.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Lord Ahmed on the release of the British teacher from a Sudanese jail; Andrew Dickson in Liverpool for the Turner prize; and Martin Amis speaks about terrorism.

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Newsdesk: 03.12.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Andrew Heavens as British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons is released from prison in Sudan; Luke Harding reports on the Russian elections; and Ashok Sinha from Stop Climate Chaos gives us his views on the climate conference in Bali.

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Newsdesk Extra: Act for Darfur

Francesca Panetta reports from London's Tricycle Theatre where actor Mia Farrow, activists and theatregoers met for a day of debates, plays and films put on to raise awareness of the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan.

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Newsdesk: 30.11.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Patrick Wintour on the latest in the Labour donor scandal, from Andrew Hedavens in Khartoum on the teddy bear teacher case, from Tom Parfitt on the Russian elections, from James Randerson on reversing the ageing process in mice and from Mike Selvey in Sri Lanka on England's cricket tour.

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Newsdesk: 29.11.2007

Andy Duckworth speaks to Will Woodward about the latest twists in the dodgy donor row; Declan Walsh reports from Pakistan as Pervez Musharraf starts a new five year term as a civilian president; and Kevin McCarra analyses last night's Champions League action.

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Newsdesk: 27.11.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Michael White on the decision by Labour party general secretary, Peter Watt, to resign. Plus Dom Joly on the dying art of joke-telling.

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Newsdesk: 26.11.2007

Jon Dennis speaks to Phillip Inman about Virgin's offer for Northern Rock; Rory McCarthy previews peace talks in Annapolis; and Barbara McMahon reports from Sydney on the result of the Australian election.

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Newsdesk: 23.11.2007

Jon Dennis speaks to Ian Griffiths on a hole in the assets of Northern Rock; our reporters update us from Australia on the elections there; and sports psychologist Dr George Shik looks at what qualities the next England manager needs.

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Newsdesk: 22.11.2007

Jon Dennis gets reaction to England's failure to qualify for Euro 2008; Dan Milmo analyses plans for a third runway at Heathrow; Richard Norton-Taylor looks at the Taliban in Afghanistan; and Severin Carrell on how an area in Scotland claims to have eradicated illiteracy.

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Newsdesk: 21.11.2007

Jon Dennis hears from the deputy information minister David Smith on the data loss scandal at HM Revenue and Customs; and Rachel Williams reports on the guilty verdict for two British teenagers in Ghana on drugs charges.

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Newsdesk: 20.11.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Lib Dem acting leader Vincent Cable on the Northern Rock crisis; Ian Traynor on what Kosovan independence would mean for Europe; and Steven Morris meets Britain's oldest newlyweds.

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Newsdesk: 19.11.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Pakistan's presidential spokesman General Rachid Quereshi; and from diplomatic editor Julian Borger.

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Newsdesk: 16.11.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Julian Borger as diplomatic pressure on Iran is stepped up. Plus Simon Hattenstone meets Ricky Hatton and Kevin McCarra on the weekend's crucial football internationals.

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Newsdesk: 15.11.2007

Jon Dennis hears that Barry George has won his appeal against his conviction for murdering Jill Dando, from Larry Elliott about a bad year ahead for the economy, how british women are not taking enough exercise and how chocolate can power a lorry.

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Newsdesk: 14.11.2007

Jon Dennis speaks to Phillip Inman on a two billion pound bill to save Northern Rock; Alan Travis discusses the prime minister's plans to improve security; Jay Rayner asks whether St Pancras will become a gastro experience; and Steven Morris investigates dogknapping.

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Newsdesk: 13.11.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Declan Walsh outside the house where Benazir Bhutto is captive. And we hear from residents of Croydon on Will Alsop's plans to make it more like Barcelona.

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Newsdesk: 12.11.2007

Jon Dennis speaks to human rights group Liberty about detention limits; Declan Walsh has the latest on Pakistan; Tom Kington reports on Italian football violence; and Suzanne Goldenberg tells us about her book on Hillary Clinton.

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Newsdesk: 09.11.2007

Jon Dennis speaks to Declan Walsh from outside Benazir Bhutto's home in Pakistan; The Guardian's Rachel Williams is in Great Yarmouth which has been put on flood alert; and Martin Wainwright looks at why a Yorkshire village is growing lots of truffles.

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Newsdesk: 07.11.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Tom Kington on the investigation into the murder of Meredith Kercher in Perugia; and from Declan Walsh on more unrest in Pakistan as Benazir Bhutto urges her supporters to take to the streets. Plus a round up of last night's European football.

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Newsdesk: 06.11.2007

Jon Dennis updates the latest situation in Pakistan with Declan Walsh in Islamabad; Michael White reacts to the Queen's speech; and Kevin McCarra looks at why a footballer has been caught with his pants down.

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Newsdesk Extra: Queen's speech

Jenni Russell and Martin Kettle pick apart the Queen's speech with Jon Dennis.

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Newsdesk: 05.11.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Declan Walsh in Pakistan, from Steve Morris at the farmers' market in Bath, from Condoleeza Rice's legal counsel on interrogation techniques and from Peter Beaumont in Spain on Franco's legacy.

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Newsdesk: 02.11.2007

Jon Dennis analyses the Jean Charles de Menezes case with contributions from Vikram Dodd, Peter Herbert and Damien Hockney; Randeep Ramesh looks at the death of the leader of the Tamil Tigers; and Valerie Plame speaks about being exposed as a CIA officer.

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Newsdesk: 01.11.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Suzanne Goldenberg on the US supreme court's halt of executions; Paul Hamilos looks at the reaction of Spanish papers after the end of the Madrid train bombings trial; and Chris Tryhorn analyses the TV outburst of Heather Mills McCartney.

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Newsdesk: 31.10.2007

Matt Weaver hears from industrial correspondent Terry Macalister on why Britain could be heading for a blackout; a Guardian exclusive by Severin Carrell on Prince Harry being interviewed by police; and Sam Jones goes to check out Bernie Ecclestone's garage sale.

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Newsdesk: 30.10.2007

Jon Henley hears from Patrick Wintour on Labour's immigration figures; and the editor of the Broon's cookbook on health in Scotland.

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Newsdesk: 29.10.2007

Jon Henley hears from Rory Carroll about elections in Argentina; Vikram Dodd uncovers police plans to make doctors break confidentiality; Julian Borger looks at a controversial state visit by a Saudi king; and was the 'special one' so special after all?

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Newsdesk Extra: Alex Salmond

Severin Carrell interviews Alex Salmond, Scotland's First Minister.

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Newsdesk: 26.10.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Jonathan Steele and a rebel leader on peace talks for Darfur; political correspondent Tania Branigan on the retirement of the government's chief spending watchdog; and Spurs fans react to the sacking of Martin Jol.

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Newsdesk: 25.10.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Alan Travis on justice reforms; Dan Glaister in Los Angeles on the wildfires there; and Kevin McCarra on the latest Champions League results.

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Newsdesk: 24.10.2007

Clancy Chassay reports from Gaza where there are now very few western journalists. John Hooper reports from Rome on the power of organised crime in Italy and Kevin McCarra rounds up the European football. Jon Dennis presents.

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Newsdesk Extra: Hillary Clinton

Senator Hillary Clinton speaks to Guardian America's Michael Tomasky.

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Newsdesk: 23.10.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Dan Glaister in California on brush fires which have forced thousands of residents to flee their homes. Plus we hear from Hillary Clinton on her plans to review presidential powers if she is elected next year.

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Newsdesk: 22.10.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Michael Howard in northern Iraq on fighting between Turkish forces and Kurdish rebels; plus how the British army is training to deal with suicide bombers.

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Newsdesk: 19.10.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Declan Walsh in Karachi on the bombing that has killed at least 136 people; plus Ian Traynor and Patrick Wintour in Lisbon on the EU Treaty negotiations.

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Newsdesk: 18.10.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Declan Walsh on Benazir Bhutto returning to Pakistan, from Owen Gibson on the BBC cuts, from John Carvel on the state of the NHS and from Kevin McCarra on the sad state of british football.

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Newsdesk: 17.10.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Owen Bowcott on Britain's claim to land in the Antarctic; Steven Morris reports on the rise of the ukelele in Britain's schools; and Kevin McCarra, the Guardian's chief football writer, on tonight's European Championship qualifers.

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Newsdesk: 16.10.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Lord Steel on the resignation of Lib Dem leader Menzies Campbell; we hear from Martin Wainwright in a Cumbrian town about to switch to digital television; and from Paul Cann, director of policy at Help the Aged.

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Newsdesk: 15.10.2007

Shehani Fernando hears from Julian Borger on a possible change of tactics in Afghanistan; Rob Kitson reports from Paris on the Rugby World Cup; and a Guardian exclusive with Ed Balls on Britain's childhood obesity crisis.

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Newsdesk: 12.10.2007

Matt Well hears from The Guardian's rugby and football correspondents ahead of a packed weekend of sport; environment correspondent David Adam on Al Gore's Nobel Peace Prize; and Jo Tuckman in Guatemala on why women are still dying during childbirth.

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Newsdesk: 11.10.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Rebecca Smithers about this years Christmas toys, from Ken Garner, the author of a new book about the John Peel sessions and John Carvel about the Kent hospital where so many died from C Difficile.

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Newsdesk: 10.10.2007

Jon Dennis hears from political editor Patrick Wintour on the chancellor's pre-budget report; Jonathan Watts reports on a gold rush in Mongolia; and Vikram Dodd analyses an unofficial league table of England's police forces.

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Newsdesk: 8.10.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Michael White on Brown's bottled election, from Paul Rees on the rugby world cup, from Ian Sample on a nobel prize winner and from David Adam on flooding new wetlands.

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Newsdesk Extra: Crisis at the BBC

Crisis at the BBC as the Controller of BBC One resigns

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Newsdesk: 05.10.2007

Bill Clinton speaks to Newsdesk about his future in the White House; whilst his former campaign strategist gives an insight on the possible snap election in the UK; Rail historian Christian Wolmar talks about the Government's decision to give Crossrail the go-ahead; Craig Venter talks about charting his own human genome; we review today's papers; and film-maker David Cronenberg talks to Simon Hattenstone

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Newsdesk: 4.10.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Sarah Boseley on how herbal remedies dont generally work, from John Vidal on how the World Bank is endangering pygmies living in the Congo rain forest and brings you our final report from the Conservative party conference.

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Polly Curtis: 03.10.2007

Polly Curtis on Jamie Oliver's school dinners

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Newsdesk: 03.10.2007

Tania Branigan on David Cameron's conference speech; the US security firm accused of killing Iraqi civilians gives evidence to Congress; Paul Hamilos on the Madeleine McCann case; Angelique Chrisafis on France's pro-immigrant resistance; Polly Curtis on Jamie Oliver's school dinners; and Michelle Pauli's papers review

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Newsdesk: 02.10.2007

Gordon Brown announces a cut in the number of UK troops in Iraq; Will Woodward explains why the Tory conference is pleased with George Osborne's tax-cutting plans; Jonathan Watts explains why the North and South Korean leaders are meeting in Pyongyang; Owen Bowcott looks ahead to the inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales; Owen Gibson on Radiohead; James Sturcke's papers review ponders the latest takeover action.

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Newsdesk 1.10.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Maurice Hamilton about Lewis Hamilton's grand prix win, from Patrick Wintour about the Conservative party conference, and from Xan Rice about the deaths of peacekeepers in Darfur.

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Newsdesk: 28.09.2007

The latest news from Burma; Bill Clinton and the new philanthropy; Liverpool reveals its programme as European Capital of Culture; We look at foster carers' demands for greater recognition; Polish politicians come to Britain in search of votes; and we round up today's papers

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Newsdesk 27.09.2007

Alok Jha with the latest on the pro-democracy protests in Burma; the government's plans for a zero-tolerance policy on crime; a new report accusing English hospitals of lacking respect in their care for older people

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Newsdesk: 26.09.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Ian MacKinnon and Isabel Hilton on the situation in Burma. Julian Borger reports on Iran vs USA. And Rory Carroll describes the aftermath of Hurricane Felix.

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Newsdesk: 25.09.07

Jon Dennis hears from Ian Mackinnon on the protests in Burma, from Julian Glover on the Labour party conference, from Justin McCurry on Japan's new PM, and Leo Hickman on a very special home delivery.

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Newsdesk: 24.09.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Michael White on the Labour conference, from Felicity Lawrence on low pay and immigration, from David Adam on bluetongue, and from Angelique Chrisafis on Marcel Marceau

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Newsdesk: 21.09.2007

Jon Dennis hears from John McFall on a new Treasury Select Committee Enquiry, from Ed Pilkington at the black protest in Louisiana, and from Phoenix High in London about raising boys' achievement.

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Newsdesk: 20.09.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Fiona Walsh on alleged supermarket fix, from Kevin McCarra on Jose Mourinho leaving Chelsea, from Jon Vidal on African floods and Xan Brooks on the latest films in Britain.

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Newsdesk 30.08.2007

Michael White on David Cameron and immigration; Ros Taylor reviews the papers; Declan Walsh on Musharraf and Bhutto in Pakistan; Nelson Mandela's statue in London; Bobbie Johnson on Apple's TV download service; Jon Henley's diary; Vaclev Havel's new play

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Newsdesk: 28.08.2007

Declan Walsh on the Taliban drugs problem; Ashley Seager on City bonuses; and Brendan Burns, the new IF comedy winner at the Edinburgh Fringe.

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Newsdesk Extra: Helen Ball, head of Trident

Hugh Muir speaks to Detective Chief Superintendent Helen Ball of the Metropolitan Police about gun crime in London

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Newsdesk 24.08.2007

Liverpool in shock after Rhys Jones' murder; Matt Wells on the BBC's crisis of trust; Ros Taylor reviews the papers; Steven Morris on flood victims in the UK; Rory Carroll on Cuba under Raul Castro; Ian Sample on Pac-man induced fear

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Newsdesk: 22.08.2007

Luke Harding on Russian bomber patrols; Alan Travis on the attempt to deport convicted murderer Learco Chindamo. With Jon Dennis.

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Newsdesk 21.08.2007

Professor Steve Goodacre on A&E closures; Ros Taylor reviews the papers; Chuka Umunna from Compass on Boris Johnson; Giles Tremlett on bullfights in Spain; Sean Woods on Tony Wilson's funeral; Decla Walsh on funding for Islamist militants; Martin Wainwright on short summer holidays for schools

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Newsdesk 20.08.2007

Hugh Muir on black army officers as mentors; Ros Taylor's papers review; Chris McGreal on the South African health minister; Philip Inman on the housing market slowdown; Jo Tuckman on the US jeans industry's impact on Mexican farmers; Andrew Anthony on Liberal guilt

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Newsdesk 17.08.2007

Larry Elliott on turbulence in the world markets; Ros Taylor reviews the papers; Polly Curtis on new World Health Organisation guidelines; John Vidal on the ongoing air travel protests at Heathrow; Rory Carroll on the devastation wrought by an earthquake on the coast of Peru; Rachel Williams names and shames the biggest tourist attraction let-downs

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Newsdesk: 16.08.2007

High schools students react to their A-Level results; defence secretary Des Browne says that the UK's mission in Afghanistan is at a turning point; and we hear from some candidates on ITV's X-factor.

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Newsdesk: 15.08.2007

Chief Constable Peter Fahy on teenage violence; Michael Howard on suicide bombs in Iraq; and Paolo Bandini on tonight's Champion's League matches.

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Newsdesk: 14.08.2007

Dan Milmo on the protests at Heathrow; Lucy Ward on gap-year volunteering; and Ewen MacAskill on politics and Hollywood.

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Newsdesk: 13.08.2007

Julian Borger on the resignation of Karl Rove; John Redwood defends his new proposals to cut red tape; and Kevin McCarra reviews the first weekend of the Premier League in England.

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Newsdesk: 10.08.2007

Katie Allen on the worldwide stock market fall; Steve Boggan speaks to the parents of missing Madeleine McCann; and Kevin McCarra previews the new football season. With Jon Dennis.

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Newsdesk: 09.08.2007

Declan Walsh on crisis talks in Pakistan; James Randerson on a dancing robot; and Xan Brooks on an Indian remake of Casablanca. With Jon Dennis.

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Newsdesk 08.08.2007

Julian Borger on British withdrawal from Iraq; Vikram Dodd on British residents in Guantanamo; Rory Carroll on growing very old in Ecuador

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Newsdesk: 07.08.2007

David Hencke reports on a funding blow for the Conservatives; Rachel Williams on the foot and mouth disease outbreak; and Ewen MacAskill on US weapons missing in Iraq.

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Newsdesk: 06.08.2007

John Vidal on the foot and mouth outbreak in Surrey; Sarah Birchall gives a farmer's viewpoint; and Chris McGreal on the mounting pressure on South Africa's former president, FW de Klerk.

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Newsdesk: 03.08.2007

Tom Parfitt on Russia's claim in the Arctic; Polly Curtis on the mental health of British troops and Dan Glaister goes panning for gold in California.

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Newsdesk: 02.08.2007

Brad Walton of WCCO radio in Minneapolis on the bridge collapse which has killed at least seven people; and Declan Walsh in Islamabad on the Pakistani government in crisis. With Alok Jha.

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Newsdesk: 01.08.2007

Dan Milmo on a fine for BA for price fixing; Sandra Laville on repercussions following the shooting of Jean-Charles de Menezes; Helen Pidd on a class war at Goodwood; Julian Borger on a UN force in Darfur; and Lawrence Booth on cricket and jelly beans.

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Newsdesk: 31.07.2007

Helen Pidd on how food manufacturers target children; Ewen MacAskill on America's impression of Gordon Brown; and Xan Brooks on Ingmar Bergman. With Alok Jha.

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Newsdesk: 30.07.2007

Jonathan Freedland on Britain's new prime minister in the USA; Julian Borger goes behind the scenes at a nuclear reactor in Iran and Michael Howard witnesses celebrations in Iraq.

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Newsdesk: 26.07.2007

Ros Taylor hears from David Miliband on President Musharraf and al-Qaida. Plus, James Randerson on mobile phone masts, and Patrick Wintour analyses a proposed border police force.

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Newsdesk: 27.07.2007 Flood Special

Matt Wells presents a special edition of Newsdesk, examining the personal, political, financial, and environmental impact of the worst floods in the UK for 200 years

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Newsdesk: 25.07.2007

Rachel Williams and Francesca Panetta report on the continuing floods, Julian Glover on David Cameron's falling fortunes, Alan Travis on counter-terrorism. We also have more from David Milliband and Richard Williams on the Tour de France. Riazat Butt presents.

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Newsdesk: 24.07.2007

Today, James Randerson and Patrick Wintour discuss the ongoing floods, foreign secretary David Miliband talks exclusively about British troops and the Taliban, Suzanne Goldenberg on Iraqi refugees and Martin Wainwright visits a crime festival. Riazat Butt presents.

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Newsdesk: 23.07.2007

Today, Steven Morris reports on the floods from Gloucester, Ian Traynor joins us from Istanbul and golfing correspondent Lawrence Donegan on Padraig Harrington. Riazat Butt presents.

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Newsdesk: 20.07.2007

Vikram Dodd on the why the 'cash for honours' case collapsed; Sarah Crown on the new Harry Potter; and Martin Wainwright on the aftermath of the floods in the north of England.

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Newsdesk: 19.07.2007

Seumas Milne tells us that the insurgency in Iraq will go on in the meantime but that it is a sure sign of Iraqis planning for the future, Matt Wells, our Media Editor, says BBC Director General is holding firm against calls for his resignation in light of the latest revelations about viewer deceptions but that 'assistant heads' are likely to roll and we report on election fever in Ealing, west London and in Segdefield, County Durham.

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Newsdesk: 18.07.2007

Tom Phillips on a plane crash in Brazil and John Carvel on a bonfire of government targets. With Hugh Muir.

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Newsdesk: 17.07.2007

Michael White on George Galloway; Luke Harding and Julian Borger on the diplomatic row between Russia and Britain; and Alok Jha on the lack of Britons in space. With Hugh Muir.

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Newsdesk: 16.07.2007

Karen McVeigh on the working conditions of Bangladeshi clothes-makers; Michael White on Boris Johnson's bid to be mayor of London and James Randerson on cloned meat.

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Newsdesk: 13.07.2007

Suzanne Goldenberg and Julian Borger on US and UK policy on Iraq; Rebecca Smithers on school dinners and we visit the Guardian's seaside town of the year.

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Newsdesk: 12.07.2007

Ros Taylor talks to Patrick Wintour about Gordon Brown's u-turn on supercasinos, to Ewen Macaskill about John McCain and to Eamonn McCabe about photographing the Queen.

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Newsdesk: 11.07.2007

John Carvel on the NHS; Esther Addley on a new James Bond novel; Paolo Bandini on the summer's football transfers and Jon Henley's diary.

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Newsdesk: 10.07.2007

Declan Walsh at the beseiged Islamabad mosque; Owen Gibson on a 'wiki sit-com'; and Julian Glover on the Alastair Campbell diaries.

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Newsdesk: 09.07.2007

Michael White on the Alastair Campbell diaries and Jonathan Steele on the spreading violence in Iraq. Ros Taylor presents.

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Newsdesk: 06.07.2007

Matt Wells hears from Owen Gibson on a refund for Richard and Judy viewers and from Polly Curtis on misdiagnosed heart disease. Plus a look ahead to the Tour de France.

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Newsdesk: 05.07.2007

Ashley Seager reports on a rise in British interest rates,; Martin Wainwright on the housing problems following the floods in Yorkshire; and Ros Taylor meets the winner of the Nivea Funny Women competition.

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Newsdesk: 04.07.2007

BBC Director of News Helen Boaden on the release of Alan Johnston; Tania Branigan on Gordon Brown's proposed changes to the British constitution; and Jon Henley.

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Newsdesk: 03.07.2007

Ian Cobain and Dan Milmo on the latest security situation in Britain after last week's bomb plots. Plus Will Woodward on the Tory reshuffle.

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Newsdesk: 02.07.2007

Severin Carrell and Richard Norton-Taylor report on the attempted bombings in London and Glasgow; and Martin Wainwright has the latest on the flooding in Yorkshire. Plus Xan Rice on the race to save ancient documents in Timbuktu.

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Newsdesk: 29.06.2007

Vikram Dodd on the London bomb; Patrick Wintour on the new British cabinet; Severin Carrell on the appeal of the convicted Lockerbie bomber; Oliver Burkeman on the new Simpsons movie and Polly Curtis on smokers' reaction to the ban. With Jon Dennis.

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Newsdesk: 28.06.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Michael White on the new cabinet and from Martin Kettle on Tony Blair's new job in the Middle East. Chris Patten, the last governor of Hong Kong remembers the handover ten years ago and Professor Robert Black argues for the retrial of the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing.

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Newsdesk: 27.06.2007

Jon Dennis hears from columnist Polly Toynbee and cartoonist Steve Bell on Tony Blair's departure from Downing Street.

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Newsdesk: 26.06.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Rob Evans on a US investigation into BAE Systems; and from Ian Black on a new job for Tony Blair in the Middle East.

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Newsdesk: 25.06.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Rory McCarthy in Gaza on a new video released by Alan Johnston's captors; and Tania Branigan on the new leadership of the Labour party.

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Newsdesk Extra: What next for Iraq?

Ghaith Abdul-Ahad of the Guardian, winner of the James Cameron Memorial Award for reporting in Iraq and Rajiv Chandrasekaran of the Washington Post, winner of the Samuel Johnson prize for his book "Imperial Life in the Eemerald City" about life in Baghdad's green zone, discuss what happens next in Iraq.

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Newsdesk: 22.06.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Andrew Meldrum on hyperinflation in Zimbabwe, from Ghaith Abdul-ahad and Rajiv Chandrasekaran on what to do about Iraq, from Andrew Culf on the Thai ex-PM buying a Manchester football club and a few wet words from Glastonbury.

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Newsdesk: 21.06.2007

Jon Dennis talks to Tania Branigan about Paddy Ashdown being offered a job in the cabinet by Gordon Brown, Polly Toynbee talks about private equity, Ed Pilkington speculates as to whether Michael Bloomberg will run for president and Declan Walsh talks about the Talibanisation of Pakistan.

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Newsdesk: 20.06.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Michael White on Brown's talks with the Lib Dems and from Rajiv Chandrasekaran on life in Baghdad's Green Zone.

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Newsdesk: 18.06.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Tristram Hunt on the changing landscape of the Thames Gateway; and from legal editor Clare Dyer on reforms to the rape law in the UK.

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Newsdesk: 15.06.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Julian Borger about Gaza, from Sarah Boseley about Russia and alcohol and from Angelique Chrisafis on the French love of horsemeat.

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Newsdesk: 14.06.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Rob Evans on BAE, from Ian Black about Gaza, and from Steven Morris on Cornish nationalists' threat to celebrity chefs.

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Newsdesk: 13.06.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Michael White on Tony Blair's claim that the media acts like 'a feral beast'. And from Larry Elliott on Britain's hidden unemployed.

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Newsdesk: 12.06.2007

Jon Dennis hears from David Leigh about the BAE scandal. Plus, Karen McVeigh discusses 'honour' killings. And Jonathan Watts reveals China's identity crisis.

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Newsdesk: 11.06.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Ian Phillips and James Dart about Lewis Hamilton's first win in Formula One motor-racing, from Gary Younge in ther USA at attempts to deport illegal immigrants and from John Carvel about the class gap in English children's ability even before they start school.

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Newsdesk: 08.06.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Larry Elliott about the G8 conference deal on climate change, from Gary Younge how 8 children are killed by firearms every day in the USA, from Declan Walsh in Islamabad how General Musharraf is coping with increasing unpopularity and listens to Peter Mandelson walking through the Festival Hall his grandfather was responsible for building.

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Newsdesk: 07.06.2007

Jon Dennis hears from David Leigh about the alleged BAE payments to a Saudi Prince, from Charlotte Higgins at the Venice Biennale, from Kevin McCarra on England's football win over Estonia and from Patrick Wintour at the G8.

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Newsdesk: 06.06.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Larry Elliott about Tony Blair's hopes for G8 conference, from Richard Adams in Washington about the Republicans' TV debate, and a report by Rory McCarthy in a palestinaian village that is trying to protest peacefully against the Israeli security fence.

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Newsdesk: 05.06.2007

Jon Dennis hears from George Monbiot on the G8 summit; from Andrew Culf on the new London Olympics 'brand'; and Rory Carroll in a refugee camp in Colombia.

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Newsdesk: 04.06.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Rory Carroll in Venezuela; from Luke Harding in Moscow on a 'new cold war'; and from Richard Adams in Washington on the presidential hopefuls in the Democrat party.

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Newsdesk: 01.06.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Martin Amis on the relationship between George Bush and Tony Blair, from Xan Rice in Rwanda on the ending of the genocide trial and from Polly Curtis on a vaccination for breast cancer.

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Newsdesk: 31.05.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Luke Harding on Andrei Lugovy's denial that he murdered Litvinienko, from Lord Winston who claims that many doctors are profiting from ivf treatment, and from Declan Walsh on a new book claiming that Pakistan's miltary is worth billions.

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Newsdesk: 30.05.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Julian Borger on the kidnapping of five Britons in Baghdad; from Sebastian Faulks at the Hay festival and from James Randerson on the future of nuclear power.

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Newsdesk: 29.05.2007

Ros Taylor hears from Jonathan Steele on a meeting between American and Iranian diplomats about involvement in Iraq. Michael White looks forward to the publishing of Alistair Campbell's Downing Street diary.

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Newsdesk: 25.05.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Xan Brooks on the shortlist for the Cannes film fedstival, from Kate Connolly about a German travel company buying a whole Italian village,and from Thomas Keneally on the naming of Schindler's List.

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Newsdesk: 23.05.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Patrick Wintour on the government's handling of new Home Information Packs. And we look ahead to the Champions League final with Andrew Culf and Kevin McCarra in Athens.

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Newsdesk: 22.05.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Simon Tisdall on suspected Iranian involvement in supplying the insurgency in Iraq. And Ian Cobain on a development in the case of the Russian former spy murdered in London.

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Newsdesk: 21.05.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Stephen Archer, a Cutty Sark trustee on a fire on the old tea clipper. And Danny Glover speaks to Rory Carroll about a new film exploring the Haiti slave uprising.

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Newsdesk: 17.05.2007

Jon dennis hears from Xan Brooks on the Cannes festival entry My Blueberry Nights, from Ian Traynor about the cyber attack on Estonia's websites and from David Willetts, education spokesman for the Conservatives on grammar schools.

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Newsdesk: 16.05.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Lucy Ward on a plan for health workers to monitor unborn babies in'problem families'. And Giles Tremlett in Praia da Luz has the latest on the missing British girl.

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Newsdesk: 15.05.2007

Jon Dennis hears from David Adam on new hopes for an international agreement on climate change. And Ed Pilkington reports from New York on news that US soldiers are to be banned from using social networking sites.

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Newsdesk: 14.05.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Jackie Ashley on Gordon Brown's campaign for office; and a rare interview with Subcommandante Marcos, the Zapatistas enigmatic leader in Mexico.

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Newsdesk: 11.05.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Political Editor Patrick Wintour on Gordon Brown launching campaign for party leader, from Dan Glaister on a law suit brought by an amazonian tribe against the oil company Occidental Petroleum, on a new manifesto for the arts by designer Vivienne Westwood and the tale of Shambo the Bull, who's contracted TB in west Wales.

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Newsdesk: 10.05.2007

Jon Dennis hears from a host of Tony Blair's political friends and enemies as he announces he's stepping down, plus Larry Elliott on increased interest rates and Chris McGreal reports on the rebels of the Niger Delta.

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Newsdesk: 09.05.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Steven Morris on the missing British girl in Portugal; and from David Hencke on the problematic tax credit system.

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Newsdesk: 08.05.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Angelique Chrisafis on the election of Nicolas Sarkozy as the new French president. Felicity Lawrence reports on new fears that additives in children's food may cause behavioural problems. And Owen Bowcott on the opening of Stormont.

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Newsdesk:04.05.2007

Jon Dennis reports on the local elections in England and the national elections in Wales and Scotland, with Severin Carrell in Edinburgh, Steven Morris in Cardiff and Martin Kettle and Will Woodward in London. Also Rebecca Smithers tells him how theme parks in Britain can be a rip-off and Giles Tremlett at sea watches veteran sailor Robin Knox-Johnston complete another round the world sailing voyage.

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Newsdesk: 03.05.2007

Jon Dennis speaks with Ian Black about the international conference on the future of Iraq conference. Plus, Angelique Chrisafis analyses last night's television debate between the French presidential candidates, and Owen Bowcott details the latest move by the UVF in Northern Ireland.

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Newsdesk: 18.05.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Ricahrd Adams about Paul Wolfowitz resigning, from Luke Harding about Gary Kasparov being thrown off a plane, from Rory McCarthy about the civil war in gaza and Xan Brooks about the new film about Joy Division

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Newsdesk: 02.05.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Terry Macalister about the downfall of one of Britain's titans of industry. And from Nassim Nicolas Taleb on our chronic inability to make accurate predictions in all walks of life. Plus Barry Glendenning rounds up the Champions League action.

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Newsdesk: 01.05.2007

On Newsdesk today, Jon Dennis talks to Ian Cobain on the fertiliser bomb plotters and Richard Norton-Taylor on whether MI5 could have stopped the 7/7 gang, plus Rory McCarthy on Ehud Olmert's Lebanon war; Jess Cartner-Morley on Kate Moss at Topshop; Jon Henley's Diary and Ros Taylor's papers review.

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Newsdesk: 30.04.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Simon Tisdall on how a legal Iranian opposition movement is building against president Ahmedinajad, how Tony Blair regrest not having done enough about public service reform, why ethnic minorities in Britain are more likely to be poor than whites and how the UN is once again trying to tackle global warming.

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Newsdesk: 27.04.2007

Dan Milmo on the Grayrigg rail crash inquiry; Michael White on the regional elections; Julian Borger on how climate change fuels conflict in Chad; Rupert Neate on legal dance drug BZP; pigeons in Trafalgar square; and Ros Taylor's papers review. With Jon Dennis.

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Newsdesk: 26.04.2007

Jon Dennis talks to Ian Cobain about how lives were put in danger when important information about anti-terror investigations was leaked; John Vidal reveals that as more councils collect our domestic rubbish once a fortnight instead of every week, the government says it will mean more recycling and will save taxpayers' money, and Declan Walsh reports from Afghanistan where the fledgling media is under fire from killers and censors on all sides.

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Newsdesk: 25.04.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Larry Elliott on the G8's foot-dragging over debt relief in the developing world; Julian Glover reports more bad polling news for Labour; and Peter Walker investigates the future for robotics.

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Newsdesk: 24.04.2007

Jon Dennis hears from David Leigh on how the UK is trying to sabotage the BAE bribes inquiry; Ian Traynor and Luke Harding on the death of Boris Yeltsin; and Esther Addley meets fans of the Arctic Monkeys at the launch of their new album.

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Newsdesk: 23.04.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Angelique Chrisafis on the first round of the French presidential elections; from Ed Pilkington on plans to introduce a congestion charge in New York; and from Andrew Culf on the debate surrounding the funding of the 2012 Olympics.

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Newsdesk: 19.04.2007

Jon Dennis talks to Suzanne Goldenberg about the Virginia Tech campus killer Cho Seung-hui's multimedia package to NBC; Sarah Boseley talks about the links between HRT and ovarian cancer and Michael Howard reports from Iraq after almost two hundred people were killed in five coordinated bombs.

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Newsdesk: 18.04.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Ewen MacAskill in Blacksburg as police begin to piece together what happened at Virginia Tech. And Michael White reports that body parts of workers who died at Sellafield nuclear power plant were experimented on in secret.

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Newsdesk: 16.04.2007

Today on Newsdesk, Eric Allison exposes Rye Hill private prison, Julian Borger talks about Darfur violence spreading into Chad, and Kevin McCarra on the FA Cup semifinals.

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Newsdesk: 13.04.2007

Boris Berezivsky tells us he is actively plotting to overthrow Vladimir Putin, Gordon Brown talks to Ian Jack about Scottish independence, Michael Howard tells Jon Dennis about security in Iraq following a suicide bomber's attack on the high-security parliament in Baghdad, Jonathan Watt talks about China's ban of the sale of tiger parts, and John Ezard discusses the Booker shortlist.

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Newsdesk: 12.04.2007

Jon Dennis talks to Patrick Wintour about final attempts by Gordon Brown's opponents to lure David Miliband into challenging the chancellor for the Labour leadership; Ian Black talks about about Algeria where dozens have been killed in al-Qaida bomb attacks, the worst violence there since the country's long civil war; Ewen MacAskill reveals how three senior US generals have rejected approaches from the White House to become war tsar overseeing Iraq and Afghanistan; and Alan Travis reports o ...

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Newsdesk: 11.04.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Luke Harding in Moscow as Russia considers counter-measures in response to American missile defence systems in eastern Europe. And John Vidal reports on a potential ecological disaster in the Democratic Republic of Congo as huge tracts of rainforest is sold off.

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Newsdesk: 05.04.2007

Matt Wells hears from Julian Borger as Iran claims to be stepping up its nuclear programme; and Will Woodward in Westminster says there will be some long faces at the MoD following the row over payments to the released sailors. Bobbie Johnson is in the pod to discuss a proposal for a blogging code of conduct.

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Newsdesk: 05.04.2007

Ros Taylor hears from Julian Borger on the return of 15 British sailors from Iran; from Tom Kington on football violence in Rome; and the novelist Sarah Dunant pays tribute to the crime writer Michael Dibdin who has died.

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Newsdesk: 04.04.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Vikram Dodd about the man who said no when MI5 tried to recruit him as an infornmer; about political turmoil in Ukraine; and why British Airways has been losing passengers' luggage.

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Newsdesk: 03.04.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Alan Travis on calls to ban two "date-rape" drugs; Chris McGreal on a planned general strike in Zimbabwe; and Owen Gibson on EMI's decision to remove copy protection from digital music tracks.

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Newsdesk: 30.03.2007

Jon Dennis talks to Ian Katz with Met Chief Sir Ian Blair on policing and IRA siege, to Ian Black about the Arab Summit, and Randeep Ramesh reports from Sri Lanka.

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Newsdesk: 29.03.2007

Jon Dennis talks to Julian Borger about the Iran hostage crisis, to Polly Toynbee about the House of Lords vote rejecting the government's plans for a super-casino in Manchester, and to Chris McGreal in Zimbabwe.

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Newsdesk: 28.03.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Alan Travis on new government plans to track problem teenagers and prevent them from commiting crimes. Julian Borger reports on a proposal by Tony Blair to operate a 'no-fly zone' over the Darfur region of Sudan.

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Newsdesk: 27.03.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Owen Bowcott in Northern Ireland; from James Meikle about bullying in schools; from Rebecca Smithers on school cooking and from Roger Tooth on the death of Guardian photographer Don McPhee.

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Newsdesk: 26.03.2007

Tim Maby hears from Owen Bowcott on an attempt to break the deadlock on power-sharing in Northern Ireland. And Julian Borger reports on the growing diplomatic crisis between Britain and Iran.

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Newsdesk: 23.03.2007

Matt Wells hears from Ed Pilkington in Jamaica on news that Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was murdered. Paul Lewis witnesses the launch of the PS3. Jay Rayner reports from the Observer Food Awards and Kate Connolly is at Berlin Zoo for a heart-warming moment.

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Newsdesk: 20.04.2007

Jon Dennis talks to Patrick Collinson about the housing market, Angelique Chrisafis talks about the French elections while Chris McGreal reports on the Nigerian elections, John Vidal talks about rubbish on Britain's beaches, and we preview the Guardian's new Great Speeches series.

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Newsdesk: 09.03.2007

Jon Dennis hears from media editor Matt Wells on the premium rate phone line scandal currently enveloping major broadcasters. And Julian Borger, the Guardian's diplomatic editor on America and Iran.

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Newsdesk: 17.04.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Ewen MacAskill on the shootings at the Virginia Tech university. Jonathan Freedland is in the studio discuss the problem America has with gun control. And Polly Curtis visits London's first sex museum.

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Newsdesk: 23.03.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Nick Watt on Peter Mandelson in Northern Ireland, from Matt Wells about Al Gore's new tv network and policeman Ali Dizaei about his new book.

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Newsdesk: 15.03.2007

Jon Dennis talks to Jason Burke about Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, to Patrick Wintour about the Trident vote and to Declan Walsh about Pervez Musharraf's shaky authority in Pakistan.

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Newsdesk: 22.03.2007

Tim Maby hears from Ros Taylor as the dust settles after Gordon Brown's budget. Justin McCurry reports from Japan on fears over the drug Tamiflu and Xan Rice on renewed violence in Sudan.

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Budget special: 21.03.2007

Matt Wells hears from Larry Elliott, Michael White, Patrick Collinson and David Adam on Gordon Brown's eleventh budget.

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Newsdesk: 21.03.2007

Matt Wells hears from political commentator Jonathan Freedland on Gordon Brown's struggle to get his voice heard. Ghaith Abdul-Ahad on the exodus from Iraq and Maev Kennedy on a Freudian postcard from Blackpool.

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Newsdesk: 20.03.2007

Matt Wells hears from Chris McGreal on Zimbabwe; Tania Branigan on the latest Guardian/ICM poll; Nick Fielding on corruption in Iraq; and Ed Pilkington on Naomi Campbell's community punishment in New York.

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Newsdesk: 19.03.2007

Matt Wells hears from economics editor Larry Elliott in the run-up to the budget. Justin McCurry reports on Tokyo - Japan's city of noise. And Angelique Chrisafis on the French elections third man.

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Newsdesk: 16.03.2007

Tim Maby talks to Declan Walsh about people disappearing in Pakistan, to John Meikle potential university application reforms, and to Andrew Culf about the Olympics budget.

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Newsdesk: 14.03.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Richard Norton-Taylor on reports that the Trident nuclear submarine upgrade is already underway. And Ewen MacAskill on the Jewish vote in the USA.

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Newsdesk: 12.03.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Michael White about controversial environmental policy proposals from David Cameron, and from Kevin McCarra on a weekend of FA Cup football.

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Newsdesk: 07.03.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Martin Kettle on Lewis"Scooter"Libby's conviction in Washington and from Kevin McCarra on this week's UEFA Champions League action.

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Newsdesk: 06.03.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger on the decision to resist pressure from the attorney general and go to print with today's lead story. Patrick Wintour reports on the story: a new lead in the cash for honours inquiry.

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Newsdesk: 05.03.2007

Jon Dennis hears from James Randerson on how the UK's plan to cut carbon dioxide emissions is doomed to failure. And Xan Rice in Ethiopia reports on the Britons who have been kidnapped.

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Jon Dennis talks to Bobbie Johnson and Conservapedia, to Polly Curits about IVF and to Larry Elliott about Gordon Brown and the nurses

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Jon Dennis hears from Simon Tisdall on american commanders in Iraq fearing collapse in 6 months, from Angelique Chrisafis on a property scandal threatening Nicolas Sarkozy and from Rebecca Smithers on dodgy petrol.

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Ed Pilkington on Al Gore's energy at home, Rory Mccarthy on the fate of the Bedouin and John Carvel on bad hospital healthcare for children.

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Newsdesk: 27.02.2007

Jon Dennis talks to Patrick Wintour about parenting, to Hugh Muir about London's plans to cut carbon emissions and Ian McKinnon talks reports on the Khmer Rouge trial.

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Newsdesk: 22.02.2007

Ros Taylor talks to John Hooper about Prodi's resignation and to Angelique Chrisafis about female French chefs.

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Newsdesk: 21.02.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Richard Norton-Taylor on Britain's plan to withdraw all of its troops from Iraq by the end of 2008. David Brindle reports on the changing role of charities in the UK; and James Randerson reports on how hackers can target wi-fi computer networks.

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Newsdesk: 20.02.2007

Tim Maby hears from Julian Glover on today's Guardian/ICM poll which shows Gordon Brown falling further behind David Cameron in popularity. Justin McCurry reports on the reaction of the Japanese royal family to a critical book published by an Australian author; and Ian Traynor discusses the future of Kosovo.

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Newsdesk: 16.02.2007

Jon Dennis talks to John Vidal about the government's nuclear options, to Chris McGreal about a new way of delivering aid to Africa, and to Will Woodward about David Cameron's response to gun crime in England.

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Newsdesk: 15.02.2007

Jon Dennis talks to Hugh Muir about gun crime, to Felicity Lawrence about how consumers are being misled by food labels and to Giles Tremlett about the Madrid bombings trial.

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Newsdesk: 14.02.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Sarah Boseley on a UNICEF report that puts the UK bottom of a league of 21 developed countries for child welfare. And Michael White reports on the petitions on the Downing Street website.

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Newsdesk: 13.02.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Jonathan Watts on a deal whereby North Korea will begin nuclear disarmament. And Ewen MacAskill hears how the United States may be gearing up for an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.

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Newsdesk: 26.02.2007

Jon Dennis talks to Xan Brooks about the Oscars, to Ian Black about the US and Iran and to Dan Milmo about the Cumbria train crash.

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Newsdesk: 08.02.2007

Tim Maby talks to David Pallister about how the US sent $12bn in cash to Iraq and Duncan Cambell updates us on the series of letter bombs.

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Newsdesk: 19.02.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Randeep Ramesh on the bombing of a passenger train in Delhi. And Dan Milmo reports on the extension of the congestion charge zone in London.

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Newsdesk: 12.02.2007

Jon Dennis hears from environment editor John Vidal about how evidence has emerged that the Monasanto chemical company has dumped toxic material into landfill sites in the UK. And science columnist Ben Goldacre takes'Dr'Gillian McKeith to task.

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Newsdesk: 26.01.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Ian Cobain on a development in the investigation into the death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko and Alan Travis discusses the latest crime figures.

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Newsdesk: 22.01.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Patrick Wintour on a new development in the"cash for honours"police investigation. And Gwyn Topham explains what happens when people go missing from cruise ships.

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Newsdesk: 02.02.2007

Jon Dennis talks to David Adam about the UN climate change report, to Angelique Chrisafis about Jacques Chirac and Iran and to Declan Walsh about an amnesty in Afghanistan for Mullah Omar.

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Newsdesk: 09.02.2007

Jon Dennis talks to Ian Sample aout a new brain scanning technique that lets you read people's intentions. And John Vidal updates us on the bird flu outbreak in Suffolk.

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Newsdesk: 07.02.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Richard Norton-Taylor and Julian Borger on the diplomatic fall out from the American cockpit video showing the'friendly fire'killing of a British soldier in Iraq.

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Newsdesk: 06.02.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Michael Howard in Iraq about how children are being psychologically affected by the continuing conflict. And from Xan Rice in Nairobi on how the Kenyan stock market is booming.

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Newsdesk: 05.02.2007

Tim Maby hears from John Vidal on a possible link between an outbreak of the birdflu virus H5N1 at a farm in Suffolk and poultry production in Hungary. And Justin McCurry reports on how the coming of spring is celebrated in Japan.

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Newsdesk: 01.02.2007

Jon Dennis talks to Ian Cobain about the beheading terror plot and to David Leigh about Blair forcing Lord Goldsnith to drop BAE charges.

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Newsdesk: 31.01.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Will Woodward about the re-arrest of Lord Levy, Tony Blair's chief fundraiser, on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. And Justin McCurry reports from Japan where scandal has hit the sumo world.

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Newsdesk: 30.01.2007

Jon Dennis hears from David Ward about a surprise winner in the race to host Britain's first super-casino. And Steven Morris reports from the Welsh valleys where the coal mines are re-opening.

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Newsdesk: 29.01.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Will Woodward on how the home secretary John Reid has come out fighting this week following a series of high profile problems at the Home Office. And Xan Rice reports on the African Union's meeting in Ethiopia.

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Newsdesk: 25.01.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Stephen Bates and Will Woodward about the row over gay adoption, Ben Hammersley reports from Davos, and Nick Cohen tells us what is wrong with the left.

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Newsdesk: 24.01.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Ewen MacAskill in Washington following George Bush's State of the Union speech and from David Miliband MP on his trip to India to discuss climate change.

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Newsdesk: 23.01.2007

Jon Dennis hears from legal editor Clare Dyer about an attempt by judges in the UK to block a reform of rape laws. And Steven Morris reports from a Devon beach where hordes of people have descended to collect the cargo of a stricken ship which has washed ashore.

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Newsdesk: 19.01.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Simon Tisdall as Condoleezza Rice continues her world tour. And Martin Wainwright catches up with the Guardian's country diarists.

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Newsdesk: 18.01.2007

Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother has made headlines around the world after thousands of viewers complained about alleged racism on the show. Jon Dennis hears from Randeep Ramesh in India and media editor Matt Wells.

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Newsdesk: 17.01.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Rory McCarthy on the resignaiton of the head of Israel's armies and from Severin Carrell on the England-Scotland union.

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Newsdesk: 16.01.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Randeep Ramesh in New Delhi where Gordon Brown is due to arrive - but the Indian press is less than excited. And Sandra Laville reports on the trial of six men accused of attempting to murder London commuters in 2005.

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Newsdesk: 15.01.2007

Jon Dennis hears more revelations about alleged corruption involving BAE systems from investigative reporter David Leigh. And Rory Carroll reports on a new generation of 'sandalistas' invading Venezuela.

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Newsdesk: 12.01.2007

Jon Dennis talks to Julian Borger about Bush's plan for Iraq, to Paul Kelso about Beckham's move to Hollywood and to Joe Queenan about Rocky, racism and the decline of American cinema.

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Newsdesk: 11.01.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Ewen MacAskill about Bush's plan for Iraq, Ming Campbell talks about Guantanamo Bay five years after the first detainees were taken to Guantanamo Bay, and Alok Jha reveals how the common cold virus could be used to fight cancer.

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Newsdesk: 10.01.2007

Bobbie Johnson tells Jon Dennis about Apple's new iPhone and Simon Tisdall reports on the US attacks on al-Qaida targets in Somalia.

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Newsdesk: 09.01.2007

Jon Dennis hears from the Observer's Will Hutton on how the Chinese economic boom is being overplayed in the west. He also hears from Nicholas Watt on Tony Blair's plans to continue to make long-haul flights despite the environmental costs.

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Newsdesk: 08.01.2007

Jon Dennis hears from the Observer's restaurant critic on organic food as a lifestyle choice, in response to David Miliband's comments. And Ed Pilkington in New York reports on George Bush's new plans for Iraq.

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Newsdesk: 05.01.2007

Jon Dennis hears from environment editor John Vidal on a government attack on the aviation industry. He also hears from Justin McCurry in Japan on President Shinzo Abe's plans to change his country's pacifist constitution.

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Newsdesk: 04.01.2007

Jon Dennis hears from Prof Julian Savulescu on a medical ethics case gripping America, and Nicholas Watt reports on strange goings on at a Polish airfield.

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Newsdesk: 03.01.2007

Jon Dennis hears from middle east editor Brian Whitaker on the hanging of Saddam Hussein and Kim Willsher reports from France on 'racist' soup.

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Newsdesk: 02.01.2007

Jon Dennis returns for the first show of the year with Sarah Boseley's report on how academics in the UK have devised a new way of inventing low-cost drugs. Jonathan Watts reports from Thailand on a series of bombs in the capital Bangkok.

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Newsdesk: 21.12.2006

Matt Wells hears how Ian Cobain infiltrated the London branch of the BNP and Dan Glaister on how US residents on the Mexico border are erecting their own anti-immigration fence.

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Newsdesk: 22.12.2006

Matt Wells hears from Ewen MacAskell on the impact of UN sanctions on Iran, plus Justin McCurry tells us about how Christmas is being celebrated in Japan.

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Newsdesk: 20.12.2006

Sean Clarke hears from Julian Glover on a ICM poll that puts the Tories way ahead of Labour and John Vidal reports from Nepal on how its population is dealing with the effects of global warming.

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Newsdesk: 15.12.2006

Jon Dennis talks to David Leigh about the halting of the Serious Fraud Office Saudi arms inquiry; Dan Milmo reveals plans for new runways at Heathrow and Stansted and John Harris searches for the perfect Christmas album.

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Newsdesk: 06.12.2006

Jon Dennis talks to political editor Patrick Wintour about a possible new trading scheme on carbon emissions for big businesses, and Sarfraz Manzoor tells us of his week in the whitest place in Britain.

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Newsdesk: 19.12.2006

Jon Dennis hears the latest on the Suffolk murder investigation and from Bobbie Johnson on how a high street shop inadvertently gave huge discounts on its toys.

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Newsdesk: 18.12.2006

Jon Dennis talks to Patrick Wintour as he travels with the prime minister in his tour of the Middle East; Lawrence Booth on what lessons can be learnt from defeat of the Ashes In Australia and Jonathan Jones on how Christmas cards can tell us about climate change.

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Newsdesk: 14.12.2006

Jon Dennis hears from Duncan Campbell on how the police are proceeding with the investigation of the deaths of five women in Ipswich; Severin Carrell reports from a prison in Glasgow on opportunities for inmates; and Martin Wainwright reports on a pie-eating contest.

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Newsdesk: 13.12.2006

Sandra Laville reports from the Suffolk following the murders of five women, Rory Carroll is in Chile for the funeral of Augusto Pinochet and Phillip Inman analyses a new government pension initiative. Jon Dennis presents.

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Newsdesk: 11.12.2006

Tim Maby hears from correspondents Jonathan Franklin and Duncan Campbell on the death of Chile's former dictator, General Augusto Pinochet

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Newsdesk: 12.12.2006

Jon Dennis speaks with Robert Tait about Iran's Holocaust denial conference, and Lucy Ward tells us the lengths companies go to when marketing to children.

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Newsdesk: 08.12.2006

Jon Dennis talks to Ewen MacAskill about Bush and Blair's meeting in Washington; Sarah Boseley reveals the revered scientist Sir Richard Doll's relationship with Monsanto and Oliver Burkeman tells us that Christmas does still exist.

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Newsdesk: 07.12.2006

Jon Dennis talks to Julian Borger about the Iraq Study Group report, Michael White and Larry Elliott pick apart Gordon Brown's pre-budget report and Stuart Jeffries reveals the dark side of Beatrix Potter.

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Newsdesk: 06.12.2006

Jon Dennis talks to political editor Patrick Wintour about a possible new trading scheme on carbon emissions for big businesses, and Sarfraz Manzoor tells us of his week in the whitest place in Britain.

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Newsdesk: 05.12.2006

Jon Dennis hears from Roger Maynard about another coup in Fiji; he hears from Lucy Ward about civil partnerships one year on; and from Lynn Barber on the Turner Prize judging process.

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Newsdesk: 04.12.2006

Jon Dennis dears why Britain should replace its Trident submarines; Ian Cobain on the latest Litvinenko developments and when is it ok for journalists to deceive..?

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Newsdesk: 01.12.2006

Jon Dennis hears from the president of RIBA Jack Pringle about how cuts in the London 2012 Olympics into 'tarmac and plasterboard' and Julian Borger reveals how the Iraq Study Group is going to urge George Bush to pull troops out of Iraq.

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Newsdesk: 30.11.2006

Jon Dennis hears from Dan Milmo about the continuing mystery of the poisoned Russian spy and John Hooper reports from Turkey where the Pope is on tour.

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Newsdesk: 29.11.2006

Jon Dennis hears from investigative reporter David Leigh on how Britain's biggest arms company is allegedly mixed up in corrupt dealings with the Saudi government. And Julian Borger reports on how the US media is changing it's line on Iraq.

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Newsdesk: 28.11.2006

Jon Dennis hears from Matt Wells on the shock move of BBC chairman Michael Grade to ITV; Natasha Walter revisits Afghanistan to see how the past five years has affected living conditions for women and Ian Traynor is in Turkey for the pope's visit.

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Newsdesk: 27.11.2006

Jon Dennis hears from science correspondent James Randerson on the teaching of 'intelligent design' theory alongside Darwinian evolution in schools.

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Newsdesk: 24.11.2006

Jon Dennis hears from reporter Jeevan Vasagar with the very latest news following the death of former Russian spy, Alexander Litvinenko. Plus, the Newsdesk Singers sing the world's worst school

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Newsdesk: 22.11.2006

Jon Dennis hears from columnist and commentator Polly Toynbee about the Conservatives' new approach to social policy.

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Newsdesk: 21.11.2006

Jon Dennis hears from Julian Borger on the options available to the coalition forces in Iraq. Owen Gibson reports on a new virtual world for teenagers and Matthew Tempest visits Romania in advance of the former communist state's accession to the EU.

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Newsdesk 20.11.2006

Jon Dennis hears from Patrick Wintour with Tony Blair in Afghanistan, from Jeevan Vasagar on the former Russian spy poisoned in London; and Jon Henley on some terrible school songs.

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Newsdesk: 17.11.2006

Jon Dennis hears from Steve Boggan on how easy it is to crack the new generation of biometric passports. John Hooper reports from Rome on the buid up to Tom Cruise's wedding and Suzanne Goldenerg follows George Bush to Vietnam.

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Newsdesk: 16.11.2006

Jon Dennis hears from Simon Tisdall on Bush's Iraq policy. Matt Wells reports on 24hrs of the new al-Jazeera TV channel and Jessica Aldred joins up with the National Youth Orchestra.

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Newsdesk: 14.11.2006

Jon Dennis hears from Sarah Boseley, the Guardian's health editor, on how the White House is urging the NHS to open up its markets. Riazat Butt on time shares in Mecca and Duncan Campbell on a legal battle over one of Britain's most famous 1960s pop songs.

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Newsdesk: 13.11.2006

Jon Dennis hears from political editor Patrick Wintour on a new strategy on Iraq, from Andrew Culf on how the lottery could be used to fund the 2012 Olympics and from Jon Henley on an alcoholic elk.

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Newsdesk: 10.11.2006

Jon Dennis hears from Richard Norton-Taylor on the ongoing threat to UK security. Julian Borger and Ewan MacAskill assess the diplomatic implications for the new US Congress and Oliver Burkeman hears the world's worst pop song.

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Newsdesk: 09.11.2006

Jon Dennis hears from Washington correspondent Suzanne Goldenberg on the resignation of Donald Rumsfeld. And political editor Patrick Wintour reports on the cash-for-honurs enquiry in Westminster.

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Newsdesk: 08.11.2006

Suzanne Goldenberg in Virginia and Ed Pilkington in Indiana report on a good night for the Democrat party in the USA. John Vidal reports on Australia's drought. Jon Dennis presents.

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Newsdesk: 07.11.2006

Jon Dennis hears the latest news from the US midterm election battle and Rory McCarthy reports from Gaza.

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Newsdesk: 06.11.2006

Jon Dennis hears how the news of Saddam Hussein's guilty verdict is being received in Iraq and in the US. Jon Henley is back in the pod and Ros Taylor rounds up the papers.

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Newsdesk: 03.11.2006

Julian Borger is in Tennessee ahead of the US midterm elections, James Randerson talks of the growing problem of the world's diminishing fishstocks and Julian Glover explains a recent poll which labeled George Bush more dangerous than Kim Jong-il.

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Newsdesk: 02.11.2006

Jon Dennis hears from The Guardian's diplomatic editor Ewan McAskill on efforts by Britain to have a dialogue with Syria; he hears from Jackie Ashley as the race for deputy leader of the Labour party hots up and from Hugh Muir's diary.

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Newsdesk: 01.11.2006

David Leigh warns of the implications of a national medical records database; Jonathan Freedland has the latest on the US midterm elections; and Hugh Muir previews the Guardian diary. Jon Dennis presents.

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Newsdesk: 31.10.2006

Patrick Wintour, the Guardian's politics editor, talks to Matthew Tempest about the Stern report.

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Newsdesk: 27.10.2006

Polly Toynbee tells Ros Taylor why the government change of heart over faith schools doesn't impress her, we'll be looking into MPs' expense claims and asking whether the new James Bond is really dressed to kill.

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Newsdesk: 26.10.2006

Sarah Boseley tells Ros Taylor how British surgeons have got the go-ahead for the world's first full face transplant, there's a wave of student unrest in China and Bobbie Johnson explains how a hacker has outwitted Apple.

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Newsdesk: 25.10.2006

David Adam tells Jon Dennis about plans to penalise drivers of gas-guzzling cars and former Europe minister Keith Vaz tells him that to impose strict limits on Bulgarian and Romanian workers entering Britain is pandering to the tabloids.

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Newsdesk: 24.10.2006

Julian Glover tells Jon Dennis about the poll that shows voters want British troops out of Iraq by the end of the year. He hears how the crisis in Darfur is being staged in London; and about the world's most expensive cigar.

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Newsdesk: 23.10.2006

Patrick Wintour tells Jon Dennis about a government change of tack over Iraq; and Jackie Stewart assesses Michael Schumacher now that he has driven his final grand prix.

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Newsdesk: 20.10.2006

Jon Dennis hears from Ian Sample about an invisibility cloak.

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Newsdesk: 19.10.2006

Richard Norton-Taylor reports that Britain is now the number one target for al-Qaida; Bobbie Johnson is sceptical of a new format for pop singles and Matthew Tempest makes his way through a new Tory tax initiative. Jon Dennis presents.

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Newsdesk: 18.10.2006

Thom Yorke of Radiohead explains why he is having doubts about touring because of environmental concerns; Rory Carroll enjoys poetry from Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez and Rebecca Smithers reports on a new plan to get children singing.

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Newsdesk: 17.10.2006

Sandra Laville reports that one of the companies involved in the London Olympics project is facing a campaign from animal rights extremists. Sean Clarke rounds up the papers and Jon Henley delves into his diary. Tim Maby presents.

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Newsdesk: 16.10.2006

Rory McCarthy reports on a brewing scandal in Israel as President Katsav faces the possibility of being charged with rape. Tim Maby presents.

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Newsdesk: 09.08.2006

Jon Dennis hears from Matt Wells about phone-tapping allegations at the home of the Prince of Wales.

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Newsdesk: 23.11.2006

Jon Dennis hears about a mission to put a golf ball into orbit and from Laurence Booth with the latest news from the Ashes in Australia.

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Newsdesk: 21.08.2006

Cricket enthusiast Roy Hattersley tells Jon Dennis why he thinks it was right that Pakistan were made to forfeit the fourth Test at the Oval and Simon Tisdall on the road with the president of Iran.

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Newsdesk: 13.10.2006

Britain's military chief says the army want to get out of Iraq, our defence editor explains what's going on; Jon Dennis also beings you a tasty set of food podcasts and listens in to Jarvis Cocker on editing Observer's Music Monthly magazine.

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Newsdesk: 12.10.2006

Colonel Gaddafi is going to give every child in Libya a laptop, Brian Whitaker tells Jon Dennis, Rebecca Smithers brings in come of the best new toys for Christmas and Kevin McCarra in Zagreb laughs about how bad England played against Croatia.

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Newsdesk: 11.10.2006

The world's glaciers are melting faster than they are being replenished by snow, reports David Adams to Jon Dennis; Rebecca Smithers tells him that Britain is a nation of shoplifters; and Ewen MacAskill, our diplomatic editor can't see how the UN is going to stop North Korea building a proper nuclear bomb.

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Newsdesk: 10.10.2006

Google buy up YouTube - tech corr Bobbie Johnson explains all to Jon Dennis and includes YouTube users' own concerns; Erwin James, who spent years inside, describes the experience of surviving an overcrowded prison; and Randeep Ramesh tells the tale of Delhi's rampaging cattle.

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Newsdesk: 09.10.2006

North Korea's nuclear test causes anger in East Asia, as Jon Dennis hears from Beijing, the general secretary of the Prison Governors Association explains why Britain's prisons are at bursting point and diarist Jon Henley brings more disgusting propaganda to persuade us to limit wasting toilet water.

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Newsdesk: 06.10.2006

Jon Dennis talks to two members of the legendary Byrds about their new compilation and sixties music, he hears from Lady Uddin about the controversy over muslim women wearing veils, and Chris McGreal on a law suit by former Mau Mau insurgents in Kenya against the British government.

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Newsdesk: 05.10.2006

Hugo Chavez of Venezuela wants to join the UN security council but the US doesn't want him to, Rory Carroll tells Jon Dennis; Japanese students have been warned off unusual hairstyles, reports Justin McCurry; and Patrick Wintour, the Guardian's political editor says it's been a good week for David Cameron, but voters still prefer Tony Blair.

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Newsdesk: 04.10.2006

Jon Dennis hears the latest from the Conservative party conference as it draws to a close, Suzanne Goldenberg reports from Pennsylvania on the school shootings that have devastated the Amish community there. Plus seventy years after the Battle of Cable Street, marchers remember the day they stopped the fascists in Britain.

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Newsdesk: 03.10.2006

Suzanne Goldenberg tells Jon Dennis how a republican politician has brought a sex scandal to threaten his party's hopes in the mid-term elections, while David Henke describes how the British conservative party is being investigated for its donations from rich supporters. Also Vikram Dodd has discovered that Britain has refused to take its last nine internees back from Guantanamo.

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Newsdesk: 02.10.2006

Jon Dennis reports on the Brazilian presidential elections and the British Conservative party's annual conference, with the voices of many involved, including US presidential contender John McCain. Jon Henley tells him amazing facts about the world chess championship toilet antics and Tom Happold describes politicians trying to make friends through webcams.

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Newsdesk: 29.09.06

The ozone layer will heal itself, because we've stopped using cfcs, science correspondent Alok Jha tells Jon Dennis, Tom Phillips in Brazil plays him a song about corruption from the election campaign, and security editor Richard Norton Taylor describes how the British military command wants to get out of Iraq.

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Newsdesk: 28.09.2006

British bookshops are going to take Amazon on in an internet retail war, Confucius' descendants are going to allow women to be included in a family tree of several million, and the authorities are going to investigate why ponies in a children's competition on Jersey were being given drugs - all this is being told to Jon Dennis.

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Newsdesk: 27.09.2006

Would you eat Spam and corned beef again? Esther Addley tells Jon Dennis that retro foods are making a comeback. He also brings you the full response to Tony Blair's speech yesterday at the Labour conference and asks Tania Branigan whether Bill Clinton will still put him in the shade, and there's Japan's new prime minister and Thailand under the junta.

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Newsdesk: 26.09.2006

Why is the US army in conflict with defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld? Suzanne Goldenberg explains to Jon Dennis, who also hears about a corruption crackdown at the very top of Chinese leadership and brings the latest reports from Britain's Labour Party conference.

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Newsdesk: 25.09.2006

A horrible new board game called War on terror is Jon Henley's offering to Jon Dennis, but philosopher Julian Baggini asks whether he really knows what he thinks he knows - perhaps the same question is in the Pope's mind when he meets Muslim leaders as John Hooper reports from Rome.

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Newsdesk: 22.09.2006

The sound of the Tokyo Game Show brought to you by Justin McCurry, the experience of fighting against the Taliban in Afghanistan, and the free newspaper wars of London and other capital cities - all in Newsdesk with Jon Dennis.

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Newsdesk: 21.09.2006

Jon Dennis hears how internet photo-sharing is catching on; he discusses the implications of admitting wire-tap evidence in court; and hears about another Turkish author in trouble over a controversial novel.

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Newsdesk: 20.09.2006

An army coup in Thailand - Jon Dennis finds out what's behind it; he hears how Australia has paid tribute to TV naturalist Steve Irwin and about the days when you could pick up the phone to royalty.

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Newsdesk: 19.09.2006

On today's show, Jon Dennis hears about riots in Budapest, from Ros Taylor and Michael White at the Lib Dem conference; and Martin Wainwright joins us from a Welsh mountain-top.

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Newsdesk: 18.09.2006

How to beat the roulette wheel with a tiny computer is one story Jon Dennis brings you today. But he also examines, with our Rome correspondent, how the Pope is coping with apologising and how the Moderates have knocked out the Social Democrats in the Swedish elections.

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Newsdesk: 15.09.2006

Are children being depressed by modern media including computers, asks Jon Dennis today. Also why do you have to spend money to phone customer service on low cost airlines and the Guardian's economics editor Larry Elliot reports on why the whole world's financial future is hanging on the meetings of the World Bank and the IMF in Singapore.

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Newsdesk: 14.09.2006

How green are our supermarkets? Were there still neanderthals in Gibraltar long after the humans came along? What's it like to be a Jew in Germany today? All this in Guardian Unlimited's daily Newsdesk - plus more serious news: Richard Norton Taylor on NATO forces in Afghanistan.

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Guardian Unlimited Newsdesk: 13.09.2006

The new iPod video from Apple meets the Colombian women going on sex strike to get their men out of gangs in Jon Dennis's pod today. He also hears how Venezuela's Hugo Chavez is giving cheap fuel to London, and how children in otherwise rich Britain are still suffering because of poor housing.

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Newsdesk: 12.09.2006

The head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime talks to us about how he's planning to shut down Afghanistan's virtual monopoly on opium production while Declan Walsh, the Guardian's reporter in the region, talks about the wider implications of the move. Also, we bring you breaking news from Syria, and presenter Jon Dennis hear about the environmental future of the River Thames.

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Newsdesk: 11.09.2006

9/11 dominates Newsdesk today, led by the views of a family member, and further explained by two Guardian reporters from New York. Jon Dennis also marks the retirement of motor-racing driver Michael Schumacher and our Bejing correspondent tells him how China has totally changed in the 30 years since Mao.

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Newsdesk: 08.09.2006

New York correspondent Ed Pilkington tells Jon Dennis about the three new buildings to replace the World Trade Centre; diplomatic commentator Simon Tisdall explains how George Bush and the Pentagon expect the 'War on Terror' to go on all our lives; and a scientist explains why teenage sulks are actually a physical condition.

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Newsdesk: 07.09.2006

Natasha Kampusch, held for 8 years in Vienna speaks on Austrian television for the first time, can Gordon Brown shift Tony Blair by Christmas without breaking up his party, how do you deliver a pizza in Dubai without street names or house numbers? Jon Dennis brings you Guardian reporters on all these stories.

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Newsdesk: 06.09.2006

Jon Dennis hears from Tokyo about the birth of a new Japanese imperial heir, from the British Association conference about when the first humans came to Britain, and yet more from Michael White about when British Prime minister Tony Blair might finally step down.

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Newsdesk: 05.09.2006

After child killer Ian Huntley tried to take his own life again, we hear why the prison service can be helpless to prevent such acts, and Polly Toynbee tells Jon Dennis how Tony Blair plans to deal with social exclusion.

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Newsdesk: 01.09.2006

How do film censors work? Jon Dennis hears about a new film on the US censors from Xan Brooks, who's also talked to British censors. We've got the latest on rebuilding South Lebanon, whether Bulgarians really want to emigrate to Britain, and how they train for earthquakes in Tokyo.

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Newsdesk: 31.08.2006

Arnold Schwarzenegger cuts emissions in California - the Guardian's environment editor tells Jon Dennis it's a political and environmental breakthrough for the Republicans and that British conservatives seem to be following suit, A new book says the Iraq war was a fiasco and the author is a pentagon correspondent, and American casinos are coming to Britain, but not until a government panel has decided which will be the lucky city,

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Newsdesk: 30.08.06

Jon Dennis hears the latest from Kofi Annan's tour of Israel and Lebanon, Julian Borger reports that not one dollar of federal money has yet been spent repairing New Orleans, and that's how little you'll have to pay for SpiralFrogs projected music download site, but you won't be able to hear it on your iPod...

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Newsdesk: 29.08.06

Jon Dennis hears an intelligence expert's explanation of the Kurdish Seperatists' reason for bombing tourist resorts in Turkey, the Guardian's political editor Patrick Wintour says that he expects Tony Blair to go by May next year, but there's still plenty of fighting about it and, for a bit of a laugh, Jon Henley has got some ideas on where to send people like Labour leaders as ambassadors

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Newsdesk: 25.08.2005

Jon Dennis hears claims that an Algerian who is to be deported could face torture back home, and the Conservative Party reaction to the government's commission on tackling extremism

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Newsdesk: 24.08.2006

Jon Dennis hears how American scientists believe they've made a breakthrough in research into human stem cells, and why our political parties have had their knuckles rapped over funding.

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Newsdesk: 22.08.2006

Jon Dennis hears about the poll that gives the Conservatives a 9-point lead over Labour and some advice for students who leave school without any qualifications.

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Newsdesk: 18.08.2006

Glenda Jackson tells Jon Dennis why she believes that security profiling of airline passengers is bound to be racial.

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Newsdesk: 16.08.2006

Jon Dennis hears from Richard Norton Taylor about a pardon for soldiers of the first world war who were shot as cowards.

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Newsdesk: 15.08.2006

Jon Dennis hears from Alan Travis about new powers police want to dispense instant justice.

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Newsdesk: 14.08.2006

Jon Dennis hears from Julian Borger about the uneasy peace in the Middle East.

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Newsdesk: 11.08.2006

Jon Dennis hears from terrorism expert Alex Neil on Pakistan's role in fighting Islamist militancy.

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Newsdesk: 08.08.06

Jon Dennis hears from Brian Whittaker about the influence the Arab League might have in ending the Middle East conflict.

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Newsdesk: 07.08.06

As the violence in the Middle East goes on, Neil McIntosh asks what are the chances for diplomacy.

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Newsdesk: 04.08.2006

Ros Taylor hears from GU's arts editor Andrew Dickson before this year's Edinburgh Festival; from Rory McCarthy in Israel and Lawrence Booth at the Test match.

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Newsdesk: 03.08.2006

Ros Taylor hears some good news on the struggle for a peace deal in Lebanon; she hears from Ian Sample on Stephen Hawking, the universe and everything; and Laura Barton explains how the US government is seeking to restrict access to social networking sites.

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Newsdesk: 02.08.06

Tim Maby hears about the plight of Lebanese children in the warzone and the latest from the battlefront; also what happens in Cuba as Fidel Castro takes sick leave; and how they treat dogs with rabies in China.

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Newsdesk: 01.08.06

Neil McIntosh talks to Peter Beaumont and Jonathan Steele in southern Lebanon as fighting continues between Hizbullah and Israeli forces. Also: Rob Smyth on Manchester United's upcoming crisis.

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Newsdesk: 31.07.2006

Tim Maby hears from Rory McCarthy in Israel; from Rory Carroll on Congo's first elections for 40 years; and Caroline Sullivan reports on Madonna's enduring appeal.

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Newsdesk: 28.07.2006

Tim Maby talks to Jonathan Steele about Hizbullah's aims in Lebanon; finds out what happened when the Guardian was invaded by a mob of children; and Ros Taylor and Martin Wainwright are in the pod to round up the papers.

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Newsdesk: 27.07.2006

Ros Taylor talks to Rory McCarthy about the Israeli campaign in Lebanon; to Julian Glover about the Lib Dems' latest woes; and hears why the Pope is turning to podcasting.

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Newsdesk: 26.07.2006

Ros Taylor talks to Ewen MacAskill about the prospects for a peace deal in the Middle East; finds out when Britain's heatwave will end; and hears from James Sturcke about the birth of the plodcast.

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Newsdesk: 25.07.2006

Tim Maby hears from Ian Black in Lebanon; talks to Julian Borger about why American lawyers say George Bush is flouting the constitution; and he finds out about the reemergence of the rave scene.

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Newsdesk: 24.07.2006

Tim Maby talks to Ian Black ahead of Condoleezza Rice's arrival in the Middle East; to Lawrence Donegan about Tiger Woods's Open victory; and we travel to Gambia in search of the legendary Ninka Nanka.

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Newsdesk: 21.07.2006

Jon Dennis hears about the anger of the Lebanese as their country is pounded by Israel; about the young Asian women who are victims of so-called honour killings; and why the Poles who have been heading for Britain are needed back home.

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Newsdesk: 20.07.06

Jon Dennis asks what the world's leaders are doing to stop the violence in the Middle East; hears why the government is on the back foot over law and order; and finds out what has happened to Britain's public toilets.

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Newsdesk: 18.07.06

Jon Dennis hears how it's been the worst day of fighting between Israel and Lebanon; how Nelson Mandela will be celebrating his 88th birthday; and talks to Vikram Dodd about the fallout from the Stockwell shooting.

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Newsdesk: 17.07.06

Jon Dennis gets reports on both sides of the Middle East conflict, on the 100 most powerful people in the media and the rise of niche marketing on the internet.

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Newsdesk: 14.07.2006

Jon Dennis hears from Brian Whitaker in Beirut about Israeli bombing and Hisbollah, from St Petersburg about the G8 meeting of world leaders and asks have you ever bought a goat for charity?

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Newsdesk: 13.07.2006

Jon Dennis hears from Chris McGreal about Israel's assault on Lebanon, discusses Lord Levy's arrest in the investigation into Labour party funding and James Sturcke tries out a new bike in a bag.

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Newsdesk: 12.07.2006

Pink Floyd's Crazy Diamond dies, their first producer remembers Syd Barrett; the Mumbai bombs - Jon Dennis asks if Kashmiri militants were responsible; and a new study shows that morning sickness may be good for pregnant women.

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Newsdesk: 11.07.2006

Jon Dennis reports on why the Germans don't like George Bush, how the former head of MI6 thinks that what the CIA is doing in Guantanamo is illegal and he hears from Nick Paton Walsh on the death of Russia's most wanted man, Shamil Basayev.

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Newsdesk: 10.07.2006

Jon Dennis hears how British soldiers are feeling about the intense fighting in Afghanistan and he brings you an excerpt from a new project where composer Brian Eno puts music to a short story by Michel Faber.

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Newsdesk: 070706

Jon Dennis hears from Jonathan Freedland on the lessons of 7/7 and what young muslims in the town the bombers came from now think, Paris Hilton talks to Simon Hattenstone and we give you Wimbledon and the Tour de France.

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Newsdesk 06.07.2006

Jon Dennis on what British Muslims are doing to tackle terrorism, ex-Enron boss Ken Lay and the latest from the World Cup. Plus, a recording of a British soldier's voice during the first world war.

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Newsdesk: 050706

Jon Dennis' packed show includes reaction from Beijing to North Korea's missiles, a former Home Office minister on how muslim bombs could threaten Britain for the next 30 years and the diary comes from football-mad Paris.

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Newsdesk: 040706

Jon Dennis talks to a senior policeman about terrorism since the 7/7 bombings in London and to our correspondent in Italy about those involved in the Italian football scandal appearing in court.

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Newsdesk: 03.07.2006

on Dennis talks to Declan Walsh about the Taliban fighting in Afghanistan, to the mayor of Hiroshima about Britain's nuclear weapons and Jon Henley brings in his diary from Paris.

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Newsdesk: 30.06.2006

Jon Dennis reports on Gaza, Live 8, Zahid Mubarak inquiry and the World Cup latest.

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Newsdesk: 29.06.2006

Jon Dennis hears from our correspondent in Liege about the murder of two young girls, from our Ireland correspondent about the restart of power-sharing talks and Malcolm Dean, the Guardian's social commentator, looks back over 35 years of change.

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Newsdesk: 28.06.2006

Tim Maby hears about the invasion of Gaza city by Israeli troops, how president Karzai in Afghanistan is fast losing popularity, and discusses the Anglican church's divided views on the appointment of gay priests.

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Newsdesk: 27.06.2006

Today Jon Dennis talks world leaders: Guardian reporters have found high regard in his country for President Ahmadinejad of Iran, Prince Charles of UK Plc has come clean about his finances and argues he's worth the money, but Charles Clarke finally makes a public attack on Tony Blair for sacking him.

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Newsdesk: 26.06.2006

Today Jon Dennis hears about a worldwide survey showing that drug firms hide the facts and try to fiddle the doctors, and about how the Guantanamo Bay detention centre may be closed down soon with the help of the US Supreme Court.

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Newsdesk: 21.06.2006

Tim Maby and guests discuss John Reid's shake-up of the home office, mull over last night's England draw with Sweden and hear the the latest word on Guardian Unlimited's Big Blogger competition finalists. Plus a round-up of today's papers and Jon Henley's diary.

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Newsdesk: 20.06.2006

Tim Maby and guests discuss the shocking Ofsted report that reveals schools are ignoring sex offender rules, comedian Liz Carr lightens the mood talking about her hit 'comic crip' disabled comedy show, Sean Ingle looks ahead to England's next game. Plus a round up of today's papers with Matt Weaver.

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Newsdesk: 19.06.2006

Tim Maby and guests hear from the front line in Afghanistan on fighting between the Taliban and coalition forces, discuss the future of the Labour party and catch up on the weekend's World Cup news.

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Newsdesk: 16.06.2006

Jon Dennis hears how the Soweto uprising is being remembered in South Africa 30 years on.

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Newsdesk: 15.06.2006

Jonathan Steele on a resurgence of violence in Sri Lanka.

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Newsdesk: 14.06.2006

Jon Dennis hears from James Randerson how it's possible to buy the ingredients of biological weapons via the internet.

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Newsdesk: 13.06.2006

Jon Dennis hears how the home secretary and Britain's top judge are at loggerheads.

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Newsdesk: 12.06.2006

Jon Dennis hears from Simon Tisdall on the security situation in Afghanistan and from Matt Seaton on a bout of nude cycling.

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Newsdesk: 09.06.2006

Jon Dennis is joined in the pod by legendary Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell. He also hears from Sir Menzies Campbell on a new direction for the Lib Dems.

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Newsdesk: 08.06.2006

Jon Dennis hears how the killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has will affect the Iraqi insurgency.

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Newsdesk: 07.06.2006

Jon Dennis reports on the latest fighting in Mogadishu and Jon Henley tells him more about crap World Cup memorabilia.

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Newsdesk: 06.06.2006

Jon Dennis hears from the chancellor's camp on a public sector pay freeze and from a government conference on what the parties may argue about. Bobbie Johnson warns you not to use an illegal Russian website to download music and Jon Henley tells you about World Cup urinals.

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Newsdesk: 05.06.2006

Jon Dennis asks our investigative reporter about the intelligence services' confusion over the raid in east London, and he asks the new chair of the Muslim Council what his community are feeling. Also our Tokyo correspondent reports on Japanese whaling.

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Luke Harding awaits the arrival of the England football team in Baden Baden

Luke Harding awaits the arrival of the England football team in Baden Baden

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Newsdesk 02.06.06

Ed Pilkington hears what the Guardian writers think of David Cameron's first six months, from the United States about why Idaho is the last state fully to support President Bush and how Myspace has become a place for death notices.

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Newsdesk 01.06.06

Ed Pilkington brings you the Guardian's scoop of the day, Michael White on how John Prescott unburdened his soul and unloaded his grace and favour mansion. Also he asks the question: are podcasts rubbish?

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Newsdesk: 31.05.06

Ed Pilkington travels from the depths of tax credits to the summit of Everest, finding out why we are losing so many billions from the Treasury and why rich money-spending climbers are losing all their moral principles.

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Newsdesk 30.05.06

Ed Pilkington presents this week with the latest report from the Indonesian earthquake, he hears from the Observer's reporter just back from Basra and finds out the rules of football 150 years ago.

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Newsdesk special: Larry Elliott talks to Bono

Bono talks to Larry Elliott about his optimism for Africa, being a part-time rock star and how music has influenced his campaign against poverty.

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Newsdesk 26.05.2006

Jon Dennis brings you Bono from Africa, Christopher Hitchens from the Hay literary festival and our arts correspondent from the film festival in Cannes.

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Newsdesk: 25.05.2006

Jon Dennis hears about Tony Blair's trip to Washington, the Pope's visit to Auschwitz and whether Wikipedia has lost its plot.

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Newsdesk: 24.05.2006

Jon Dennis reports on how the Conservatives are moving ahead of Labour in a new Guardian/ICM poll, hears how the US will put fresh pressure on Israel for peace and gets the latest from the Cannes film festival.

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Newsdesk: 23.05.2006

Jon Dennis discusses the controversy over whether complementary medicine works with our health editor, hears from our Burma correspondent about the latest government crackdown on the Karen and talks to New York correspondent about the disunited USA.

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Newsdesk: 22.05.2006

Jon Dennis hears from Baghdad on its new government, from Montenegro on separating from Serbia and he finds out what fellow artists are doing with podcasts.

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Newsdesk 19.05.2006

Jon Dennis hears from our reporter on the fighting in southern Afghanistan, from our business editor on the swaying stock markets, from the soccer star Pele and two top chefs on children's nutrition.

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Newsdesk: 19.05.2006

Jon Dennis hears from our reporter in the fighting in southern Afghanistan, from our business editor on the swaying stock markets, from the soccer star Pele and two top chefs on children's nutrition.

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Newsdesk: 11.05.2006

Jon Dennis talks to Alan Travis, home affairs editor, about the London bombings investigation and to Moscow correspondent Nick Paton Walsh about chilly relations with Washington.

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Newsdesk 10.05.2006

Jon Dennis hears from inside Gaza how Palestinians are surviving losing half the country's income, from the Paris suburbs on the life of French Arabs and how Tony Blair is finalising his leaving party.

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Newsdesk 09.05.2006

Jon Dennis learns how the European constitution may be dead, finds out about Apple v Apple and Berlin's super-loo.

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Newsdesk 08.05.2006

Jon Dennis hears the inside story on Labour's leadership crisis, but also how difficult it is to separate money from democracy in India. And would you eat cheese made from camel's milk, he asks?

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Newsdesk 05.05.2006

Jon Dennis talks politics - election results and cabinet sackings - but also the celeb world of Popbitch and two youngsters review a new children's newspaper.

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Newsdesk 04.05.2006

Jon Dennis crosses the world from local elections in Burnley to the politics of energy in Bolivia. He also has a huge helping of Confetti - the new film.

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Newsdesk 03.05.2006

Jon Dennis discusses city academies - have they been paid for - local elections and the new Mums' Army - and hears the Hispanic version of the national anthem for the USA.

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Newsdesk 02.05.2006

Jon Dennis has the results of a Guardian survey on which universities are best for what subjects, how you can swap video on the web and hears the amazing sounds of Muslim heavy metal.

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Newsdesk 28.04.2006

Jon Dennis talks tattoos on rock stars, viral emails on the web and finds out what the Chinese are up to in Africa.

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Newsdesk 27.04.06

Jon Dennis hears from the MP who forced out the story about foreign prisoners in Britain, and asks what the experts think could be the solution to the NHS problems

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Newsdesk 27.04.06

Jon Dennis hears from the MP who forced out the story about foreign prisoners in Britain, and asks what the experts think could be the solution to the NHS problems

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Newsdesk: 26.04.2006

Jon Dennis talks prisoner releases and Charles Clarke's future, Arsenal's breakthrough to the European Champions' League and wonders: "would you ask Chirac?"

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Newsdesk: 25.04.2006

Jon Dennis discusses unhealthy food as sold by manufacturers, unhealthy business in the Enron trial and unhealthy minds turning to art and music.

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Newsdesk: 24.04.2006

Jon Dennis hears from Rory Carroll who's been undercover in Zimbabwe, and from the King's Fund chief economist on why the NHS is in the state it's in.

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Newsdesk: 21.04.2006

Jon Dennis discusses Iraq and the investigation into political loans but also looks ahead to the London Marathon and the whole-of-Shakespeare festival.

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Newsdesk: 20.04.2006

Jon Dennis ranges from Russian racism to Japanese gambling, and he asks how really green is British politics?

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Newsdesk: 19.04.2006

Jon Dennis meets the real Dave Chameleon, rare wildlife species from disappearing Britain and discusses China/US relations with correspondents in Washington and Beijing.

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Newsdesk: 18.04.2006

Jon Dennis brings you news of oil companies in the Arctic, Moonie footballers in Brazil and whether it's safe to throw away your old dvd player.

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Newsdesk: 13.04.2006

Jon Dennis hears from the Guardian diplomatic editor Ewen Macaskill on what might happen in the Iran nuclear crisis, and from the Guardian's man in the US on how the very Yorkshire Arctic Monkeys are going down over there.

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Newsdesk: 12.06.2006

Jon Dennis reports on Creationism, civil disobedience, Gandhi-style and whether an exhibition of dead bodies is gruesome.

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Newsdesk: 11.04.2006

Jon Dennis asks has Italy embraced a new leader, have the Tories embraced a new society and will Freakonomics explain it all?

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Newsdesk: 10.04.2006

Jon Dennis and guests discuss Chirac's u-turn, the EU's stance on Iran, plus a report on the Pakistani Taliban and a round-up of the weekend's sport.

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Newsdesk: 07.04.2006

Jon Dennis talks to the Lib Dem leader about bird flu, to the man who spent two years tracking England's '66 football team and the prof who wants you to be vegan.

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Newsdesk: 06.04.2006

Jon Dennis and guests discuss bird flu, Berlusconi and the new film of 9/11.

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Newsdesk: 06.04.2006

Jon Dennis and guests discuss bird flu, Berlusconi and the new film of 9/11

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Newsdesk: 05.04.2006

Jon Dennis talks to Henry McDonald about Northern Ireland, discusses life for ordinary Iraqis with Jonathan Steele, we hear more from Justin McCurry in Japan, plus there's Jon Henley's daily diary.

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Newsdesk: 05.04.2006

Jon Dennis talks to Henry McDonald about Northern Ireland, discusses life for ordinary Iraqis with Jonathan Steele, we hear more from Justin McCurry in Japan, plus there's Jon Henley's daily diary.

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Guardian Election Daily: Hopes fading for 'rainbow coalition'

The corridors of Westminster are buzzing with rumour and counter-rumour as backroom deals continue to be negotiated. Michael White is in the thick of itMichael WhiteAllegra StrattonPhil MaynardJon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Brown denies immigration is out of control

PM defends Labour's borders policy; and 'defection' signals intelligence effort against IranJon Dennis

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Guardian Daily: Fears of swine flu pandemic

Swine flu outbreak; safety breaches at nuclear submarine base; and Tories' 'age of austerity', in our daily audio show

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G20 summit: 'Europeans blame UK and US for current crisis'

Ian Traynor looks at the differences between the US and UK approach to the financial crisis, and that of the Europeans

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Guardian Daily: Environmental cost of world's biggest companies revealed

Costs of private sector pollution; the diplomatic tensions between Israel and Britain and the Winter Olympics in our daily audio showClare CatfordPhil Maynard

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Guardian Daily: The search for oil off the Falkland Islands

Our expert panel looks at diplomatic tensions between Britain and Argentina over oil exploration off the FalklandsJon DennisAndy DuckworthSimon JenkinsRory Carroll

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Guardian Daily: UN watchdog warns of nuclear proliferation

IAEA says more countries could acquire nuclear arms; effects of MPs' expenses scandal; and the 13th Floor Elevators, in our daily audio show

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Guardian Daily: Labour fights back

Can Labour breathe new life into a party that's 'lost the will to live', victory for Merkel in the German elections and the political interviewees turn the tables on their TV interrogators, in our daily show with Michael White and Mike DuranMichael WhiteMike DuranPhil MaynardIain ChambersTim Maby

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Guardian Daily: Chile shattered by earthquake

Miles of smashed buildings after the Chile quake; David Cameron addresses final conference before the election; and the Winter Olympics end in Canada, in our daily showBelinda RhodesTim Maby

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