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0607 | Thousands of families who rely on work tax credit are having a difficult Christmas with the Inland Revenue. Kim Catcheside explains.
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0610 | Egypt's foreign minister is visiting Israel today. He's hoping to get peace plan back on track. Our correspondent James ReynoldsÌýis in Jerusalem | |
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0615 | Greg Wood has a round-up of today's business news. | |
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0630 | TheÌýU.S. is on a heightened state of national security. The Administration says it has intelligence suggesting a high chance of terrorist attack. Michael Buchanan is in Washington. | |
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0633 | Libya isÌýready to allow surprise United Nations weapons inspections. Our world affairs correspondent is Peter Biles. | |
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0637 | Are the five hostages in Colombia - including the Briton Mark Henderson - about to be released? Robert Nisbet is following events.
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0643 | Today's World Press Review comes from Heba Saleh in Cairo - examining Egyptian reaction toÌýLibya's surprise nuclear announcement. | |
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0642 | The threat of legal claims since the collapse of the Enron corporation has pushed up the cost of directors' liability insurance dramatically - Hugh Pym reports.
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0652 | Three million people claimed sickness benefit last year...waving a doctor's sick note as evidence. But researchÌýsuggests that many doctors are unhappy with the system. Dr Susan Hussey. | |
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0709 | Thousands of families who rely on the new child or work tax credits are having their payments cut - because the Inland Revenue says it's overpaid them.ÌýDavid Willetts isÌýthe shadow WorkÌýand Pensions Secretary. | |
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0715 | Two Chinese and one African family were forced out of their homes in Belfast at the weekend in violent attacks. Carmel Hanna of the SDLP. | |
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0719 | LibyaÌýadmitted responsibility for bombing Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie - but notÌýthe bombing of a French airplane in 1989. Charles Norrie's brother Tony was killed then. | |
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0723 | A British diving instructor has set a new world record for the deepest scuba dive. Mark Ellyat went down more than a thousand feet, off the Thai island of Phuket. | |
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0730 | Professor Colin Blakemore, an eminent scientist in the field of medical research using animals for experiments -Ìý has beenÌýrejected for an honour because it might be too controversial.ÌýThe Science Minister,ÌýLord Sainsbury. | |
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0742 | Rory Morrison has a review of today's papers. | |
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0748 | Hear more from our celebrity Listener's Laws. | |
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0752 | The U.S has raised its terror alert to orange - its second-highest level.ÌýProfessor John Steinbrunner from the University of Maryland and Patrick Mercer - Shadow Minister for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½land Security. | |
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0810 | Geoff Hoon, the Defence Secretary, yesterday made a direct link with Colonel Gaddafi's decision to admit to weapons programmes and the invasion of IraqÌý- Is this true? We speak to the Libyan Prime Minister, Dr Shukri Ghanem in Tripoli. | |
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0823 | The big debate this Christmas is about what's ON your cards, not IN them. Is it naff to send a photo of yourself - or your beautiful children - on your Christmas cards? Zoe Gullen, of Debrett'sÌýandÌýMary Killen, The Spectator's Miss Manners. | |
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0830 | Hear why Gore Vidal thinks America has spiralled into a 'despotic' nation.
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0840 | The Archbishop of Canterbury is calling for the end of detention without trial. Clifford Longley is aÌýreligious affairs commentator. | |
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0847 | In the first of our end of year interviews - we ask theÌýformer UNHCR, Mary Robinson to reflect on events of 2003. | |
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0855 | Following Libya's decision to abandon itsÌýweapons programme. The Arab League is now calling on Israel toÌýfollow suit.ÌýProfessor Sir Joseph Rotblat and Lousie Ellman, MP. | |
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