20/04/2010
Peter Allen speaks to Gordon Brown on the campaign trail, plus reports on efforts to bring home tens of thousands of stranded Britons due to volcanic ash.
On the sixth day of flight cancellations caused by volcanic ash from Iceland, efforts are stepping up to bring home tens of thousands of stranded Britons.
Peter Allen speaks to the Labour leader Gordon Brown, in the latest of his reports on the road in the election campaign.
There's been a sharp increase in the cost of living, and a man from County Durham has been convicted of online auction fixing after bidding for his own items on Ebay, to push up prices.
Aasmah Mir and Declan Curry present the rest of the day's news and business stories.
In Sport Liverpool and Fulham embark on their respective journeys ahead of Thursday's Europa League matches. England's cricketers may have to travel to Dubai just to get to The West Indies for the World Twenty20. And this years prize for winning Wimbledon reaches a million pounds.
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Gordon Brown speaks to Peter Allen
Peter Allen talks to the prime minister Gordon Brown in Swindon about the economy, the influence of the television debates and what's being done about the volcanic ash cloud over the UK.
Duration: 09:59
Peter Allen hears the views of local students
Two students from Swindon and a youth project worker talk to Peter Allen about the cost of higher education and what key issues most concern them.
Duration: 05:17
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- Tue 20 Apr 2010 16:0091热爆 Radio 5 Live