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UK Poised to Unveil Bank Rescue Plan: Report
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government is poised to announce a "comprehensive" rescue package for the banking system, the BBC reported on Tuesday, including the possibility of injecting capital into banks."It will be big, it is the government's attempt to stabilize the banking system," BBC economics correspondent Robert Peston reported. "The...
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The Daily Politics Conference Special 2PM BBC2 With the Conservatives' Grand Canyon-sized poll lead shrinking of late, it's time for their leader, David Cameron, to unleash some inspirational policy detail for credit- crunched voters. That inheritance- tax wheeze worked a treat last time. ...
Forget local TV if you want to know what's happening
Facing plummeting ad revenue, ITV gained approval from Ofcom to reduce regional news bulletins and cut local programming by half. Yesterday it was announced that about 430 staff would be made redundant, although the broadcaster claimed it would provide some form of local service - with the number of bulletins...
Rural notebook
Out of Aberdeenshire - broccoli all in a row Been up and down the land judging the Farmer of the Year for the BBC. I've seen cows, I've seen cucumbers, I've seen all sorts. There was a lady in Aberdeenshire growingorganic vegetables, the cutest little market garden...
No sex please, I'm an actress
The Week in Radio It's that time of year when familiar old programmes flutter back, like flocks of geese over the North Sea. In Our Time (BBC Radio 4, Thursday) is back before I've even finished going through the podcasts from the last season, which I...
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Is Al-Qaeda Winning? 8PM RADIO 4 Owen Bennett-Jones presents a two-part study of the West's "war on terror". Here, he investigates whether a US initiative to encourage insurgents in Iraq to renounce violence is working. Dazed and Confused: the Led Zeppelin...
Presenter's secret agent past
News in brief SECURITY SERVICES Aggie MacKenzie, the presenter of How Clean is Your House? on Channel 4, below, has revealed that she spent two years working for MI6. MacKenzie, in an interview on the Gaelic channel BBC Alba, told how she attended courses where she...
A chip off the old block
Steve Coogan is taking a break from Hollywood to star in Sunshine, the latest slice of life from the writers of The Royle Family. And he's rather good, finds Gerard Gilbert In the end it probably comes down to what you think of Steve Coogan as...
Intolerance - courtesy of the BBC
It isn't every day you hear someone issuing death threats on the Today programme, but yesterday morning's report on an arson attack on the home of the London publisher of The Jewel of the Medina, a novel about Mohamed's youngest wife, included one remark that struck me as coming close...
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Champions League Live 7.30PM ITV1 Arsenal, in need of points after their 1-1 draw in Kiev, host the Portuguese champions, FC Porto. AaB Aalborg vs Manchester United is on ITV4. Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones on Anger 9PM...
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Africa Express Africa Express has taken Western musicians to Mali and Congo, and brought African musicians to perform at Brixton, Glastonbury, Liverpool - and now at the Electric Proms. Performers who have taken part include Damon Albarn right, Franz Ferdinand, Baaba Maal, Amadou and Mariam, Fatboy Slim...
Not a sound judgement
Last Night's Television REAL CRIME ITV1 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? BBC1 On Sunday evening, Mrs Viner and I stayed up well beyond our usual bedtime to watch Atonement, the handsome-looking adaptation of Ian McEwan's excellent novel about a miscarriage of justice. But last night...
Cameron retreats from his claim that Britain has a 'broken' society
David Cameron has made a tactical retreat over his claim that Britain had a "broken society", saying instead that "parts of Britain" are broken. The Tory leader, who has repeatedly pledged to repair Britain's "broken society", refined his statement after it came under sustained attack at last...
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Dispatches: Cameron's Money Men 8PM CHANNEL 4 As 'Panorama' (8.30pm BBC1) takes David Cameron to Birmingham to meet undecided voters, 'Dispatches' investigates the donations swelling Conservative Party coffers in record amounts. Who's bankrolling them, and what do they expect in return? ...
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Composer of the Week 12NOON RADIO 3 This week, Donald Macleod profiles the jazz bassist Charles Mingus. Part one explores his early life, music and career, which took off in 1943 when he toured with Louis Armstrong. Afternoon Play ...
Laser beam incidents risking lives of passengers, says Balpa
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The British Airline Pilots' Association Balpa has warned pilots that instances where laser beams have been shone into the cockpits of aircraft whilst landing are endangering the lives of passengers. According to the BBC, a number of incidents have occurred...
Carrie bags comedy seats; Competition winner
LAST week, we offered a Fresh reader the chance to win a pair of tickets to the Lawrence Batley Theatre Comedy Cellar on Thursday. We asked readers to come up with comical captions for our photo of footballing chickens. The winner was Carrie Ford, of Lepton,...
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BBC1 The Sarah Jane Adventures (4.35pm) New series of the Doctor Who spin-off. Reports of strange lights around a radio telescope lead Sarah Jane, Luke, Clyde and Maria into a terrifying forest encounter. Elisabeth Sladen stars. BBC2 Amazon with Bruce...
See for yourself; In association with the NHS
A CRICKETER has bared all to encourage people to eat more fibre. Former England batsman Mark Ramprakash, 39, has backed the Fibre Foundation's campaign. Fibre can cut the risk of heart disease, boost the immune system, reduce the risk of developing diabetes and help combat cancer....
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BBC1 The Sarah Jane Adventures (4.35pm) New series of the Doctor Who spin-off. Reports of strange lights around a radio telescope lead Sarah Jane, Luke, Clyde and Maria into a terrifying forest encounter. Elisabeth Sladen stars. BBC2 Amazon with Bruce...
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