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Ministers insist there will be no power cuts this winter, despite the National Grid warning that capacity will be at its lowest since 2006/7 because of power station closures and breakdowns. Chris Vallance reports on the contingency measures being taken to ensure the lights stay on, Oxford University professor Dieter Helm tells us how we got here, and former Conservative cabinet minister Peter Lilley warns the situation could get worse.

The head of the Army, General Sir Nick Carter, tells us he needs more Muslim recruits to counter the "very disturbing" situation in Iraq and Syria. He also wants to recruit and keep more women, and talks about the future role of the Army after Afghanistan. We also visit Camp Souter in Kabul.

Lloyds Banking Group has confirmed it's cutting 9,000 jobs and shutting 200 branches - our Business Editor Kamal Ahmed reports.

Continuing our interviews with the authors shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction, we talk to Marion Coutts about The Iceberg, an account of her husband's struggle with cancer.

And after the UK refuses to support future search and rescue operations for migrants in the Mediterranean, Emma Jane Kirby assesses the capability of Frontex, the EU's border agency, to take on the role from the Italian navy.

Presented by Martha Kearney.