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21/03/2014

Government figures suggest nearly half of student loans will not be paid back. Many Turks defy Erdogan's attempt to shut down Twitter. News round-up with David Eades.

Government figures suggest nearly half student loans will not be paid back. We speak to Select Committee chairman Adrian Bailey and universities minister David Willetts.

Putin completes Russia's annexation of Crimea, despite imposition of further EU sanctions. Stephen Dalziel discusses their impact; Lord Williams and former US ambassador James Collins debate the performance of diplomacy in the crisis.

Many Turks defy PM Erdogan's attempt to shut down Twitter. We get reaction from former foreign minister Yasar Yakis, Erdogan ally Shaban Dishli, and internet expert Karl Kathuria.

And Robert Pigott reports on the problem of vacant parishes in the North of England.

Presented by David Eades.

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