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A group of leading medical experts is warning that the early detection of liver disease by GPs and other primary care services in the UK is "virtually non-existent". The doctors and researchers, who've examined the problem for The Lancet, have criticised a reliance on blood tests for diagnosis, which they say are outdated and sometimes give false reassurance that there's no illness. Professor Roger Williams is Director of the Institute of Hepatology at the Foundation for Liver Research.

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On Thursday the government is expected announce who has won the East Coast Mainline franchise. The business, which runs services from London to Scotland, has successfully been in public hands for five years. Reports suggest a joint bid by Eurostar and Keolis is the frontrunner, against FirstGroup, and another joint bid from Virgin and Stagecoach. The privatisation of the rail service has been hugely controversial with Labour fighting to keep it in public hands. Richard Westcott is our transport correspondent and Patrick Mcloughlin is Transport Secretary.

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The 91热爆 is set to announce another round of efficiency savings of over 拢400m. A report published on Thursday into efficiency at the corporation will say the 91热爆 is now saving licence fee payers 拢1.1billion a year 'thanks to a concerted savings drive' which is seeing more money being spent on programmes and services. James Purnell is 91热爆's Director, Strategy & Digital.

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Many of the populist parties who gained so much support in the European Elections back in May will vote on Thursday in favour of a censure motion against the new president of the European Commission Jean Claude Juncker. They accuse him of helping to turn Luxembourg into a tax haven. He was prime minister of the tiny country for almost two decades before he took up his new job in Brussels. We speak to our chief correspondent Matthew Price.

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Sales of vinyl records in the UK this year have passed the 1 million mark for the first time since 1996, a resurgence even those who love the format are finding quite hard to believe. But what's behind it? Some say it's a movement against streaming, where people don't ever own their music. The more cynical view is that vinyl records are just a fashion statement, and that lots of new buyers don't even bother to listen to them at all. Either way, the Official Chart Company has told the 91热爆 it will soon launch an official vinyl chart. Dave Lee is the 91热爆鈥檚 technology reporter.

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Lord Smith's commission was asked by the government to look at what powers should be devolved to Scotland after the referendum. When the commission makes its proposal just after 9am on Thursday it will be the biggest transfer of power from London to Edinburgh since devolution 15 years ago. The Labour MP Jim Murphy is one of the candidates who hopes to lead the Labour party in Scotland. Jim Murphy is MP for East Renfrewshire and candidate for Scottish Labour leader.听 Nick Robinson is our political editor.

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The first results of a trial of an experimental vaccine to protect against Ebola were published last night. They suggest the drug is safe and may help the immune system to recognise the virus. Twenty volunteers were immunised in the United States.听 Scientists described the results as "positive鈥�, as the volunteers produced antibodies. Tulip Mazumdar is the 91热爆鈥檚 Global Health Correspondent and Professor Jeremy Farrar is Director of the Wellcome Trust.

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East Coast Mainline update. Manuel Cortes is the general secretary of the TSSA Union, whose members work on the railways and in the travel industry.

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Sylvie Guillem is one of the greatest dancers of all time. She was hand-picked by Rudolph Nureyev to be a principal in Paris at the age of 19. She went on to become a star of the Royal Ballet, where she had a formidable reputation and was nicknamed 鈥楳ademoiselle Non鈥�. After a career spanning three decades she recently announced she will retire next year, at the age of fifty. In her first broadcast interview since she broke the news, Sylvie Guillem has been talking to our arts correspondent Rebecca Jones.

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A cross-party Commission is understood to have recommended giving the Scottish Parliament new powers to set income tax and control some welfare payments.听听 The body, which will publish its ideas this morning, is also expected to say Scotland should have responsibility for electoral law, which could pave the way for sixteen and seventeen year-olds to get the vote. We speak to John Redwood, conservative MP.

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The delivery company Yodel have told the Today programme they鈥檙e 鈥渉orrified鈥� that one of their drivers threw a parcel containing a Tower of London poppy over a garden fence, and that delivery drivers who don鈥檛 treat the delivery of ceramic poppies with respect will face disciplinary action.听 Yodel were hired by the Historic Royal Palaces to deliver the poppies across the UK, but more and more disgruntled customers have been contacting the firm complaining that poppies are being mishandled.听 Stuart Spinks caught a Yodel delivery man throwing his ceramic poppy 20ft over his garden fence.

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National guidance on gastric surgery has been changed, meaning up to two million people could now be eligible for weight loss surgery. Previously, it was seen as a last resort. Now the health advisory body, NICE, says the number of operations should be tripled to reduce the cost to the NHS of treating Type 2 diabetes. Dr Rachel Batterham is head of weight loss services at University College London Hospital.

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A report published today challenges received wisdom about the nature of mental illness. Many people believe that schizophrenia is a frightening brain disease that makes people unpredictable and potentially violent, and can only be controlled by medication. However research conducted over the last 20 years and brought together in this report suggests that this view is false. Anne Cooke is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and editor of the report published today.

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