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Richard Branson says he is not going to abandon his plans to take tourists into space, despite a pilot being killed yesterday when Virgin Galactic's space tourism craft crashed in California. Ken Brown is a photographer who saw the rocket explode. Our correspondent David Willis reports from the crash site.

0715

On 1 and 2 of November 2014 the UN's climate panel will produce its 5-yearly bible on climate change, the IPCC synthesis report. It will warn that the rate at which greenhouse gases are increasing will mean irreversible changes to the planet. Our environment analyst Roger Harrabin reports.

0719

Scores of people are still missing after a landslide in Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Rescue efforts have been very slow because of heavy rainfall in the region over the past few days and authorities say there are no chances of finding any survivors now. The 91Èȱ¬'s Yogita Limaye reports from Badulla.

0723

The watchdog set up by the government to monitor the success of its aid programmes says it is not doing enough to tackle "petty corruption" in countries to which it gives aid. It is called the Independent Commission for Aid Impact and its commissioner is Mark Foster.

0733

What should happen now that a second chair of the inquiry into past child abuse and its handling has been forced to stand down? Fiona Woolf, who gave up the job yesterday after victims groups said they had no confidence in her, said she was optimistic that someone would be found to take her place. But who would be able and willing to do it? Yvette Cooper, Shadow 91Èȱ¬ Secretary.

0742

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston was the first person to sail round the world on his own without stopping. He was thirty when he did it in 1969. Now he's 75 and he's lining up on 2 November for the start of one of the world's fastest and toughest single-handed yacht races. The 91Èȱ¬'s Chris Eakin reports from Sir Robin’s boat.

0750

The man in charge of leading the fight against Ebola in Sierra Leone has said that things are improving. He spoke to our correspondent Andrew Harding, who's been out into the countryside outside the capital Freetown. Paulo Conteh, former Defence Minister of Sierra Leone and Jeanne Kamara, Christian Aid's country manager for Sierra Leone.

0810

The second woman appointed to chair the inquiry into the handling of past allegations of child abuse stood down yesterday. Fiona Woolf followed her predecessor Lady Butler-Sloss in tendering her resignation, saying that it had become clear to her that she did not have the confidence of the victims. Mrs Woolf said she was optimistic that someone would be found to take her place. Peter Mckelvie, a retired local authority child protection manager. Dominic Grieve, Conservative MP and former Attorney General.

0818

Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red is a vast carpet of ceramic poppies planted in the moat of the Tower of London. There is one poppy for every serviceman or woman from Britain and the colonies who died in the First World War. Presenter John Humphrys went to see it.

0830

For more than ten years Richard Branson has put together plans to send "tourists" into space. Yesterday the rocket ship on which he had been pinned his hopes burst into flames and crashed. One of the two pilots was killed. The other was badly injured. Professor Tim O'Brien, Associate Director of Jodrell Bank Observatory. Richard Burr, number 205 on the list to go on a Virgin Galactic flight.

0841

For more than a hundred years police have issued cautions, but the government plans on getting rid of them and replacing them with a new system of suspended prosecutions. The idea is to ensure there are more direct consequences even for a minor crime, so offenders will have to pay a fine or repair what damage they've caused. Paul Ford, the lead on legislation for the Police Federation.

0844

Finding ways of describing voter behaviour is an endless task. People are always trying to come up with new explanations. Presenter Jim Naughtie, who  will be taking us through the midterms elections in the United States next week, has been trying one out with American voters in Washington.

0849

The two failed appointments to lead the inquiry into historical child sex abuse have led to accusations that the inquiry would end up being the ‘establishment investigating the establishment’. Does the establishment still exist, and if so what form does it take and how influential is it? And are those who believe in it just conspiracy theorists? Paul Staines, political blogger Guido Fawkes and Juliet Gardiner, writer and historian.

0854

Are we losing the rare art of puppetry? For people over the age of 20 puppets were a magical part of TV and entertainment. If we lose them to CGI are we losing a special part of childhood? Jamie Anderson, Director of Anderson Entertainment and son of Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson. Tim Webber, Visual Effects Supervisor for Gravity and Chief Creative Officer of Framestore, discuss.


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