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The government has been accused of not doing enough to help those who were exposed to the attacks in Tunisia in June. We are joined by Neil Greenberg of the UK Psychological Trauma Society and Professor of Defence Mental Health at King’s College London.

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July was the hottest month on Earth since records began, averaging 16.6 C according to US scientists. Weather forecasters in the UK are predicting uncertainty for the weekend: heat, thunderstorms and - a few tornadoes. We hear from Ian Currie, meteorologist and editor of Weather Eye.

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Today United Utilities will tell us when 300,000 people in Lancashire will be able to stop boiling their water before they drink it. We hear from Lyn Day, owner of a café in Preston, and Gary Dixon, customer services director for United Utilities.

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Yesterday evening Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced he was resigning and calling an early election.ÌýWe hear fromÌýHugo Dixon, financial commentator and founder of Breakingviews.

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A strike by workers at First Great Western will go ahead on Sunday after an agreement between the company and the RMT union failed to be reached. Mick Lynch is assistant general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union.Ìý

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Britain is to re-open its embassy in Tehran. Speaking on the subject is Lord Lamont, former Chancellor of the Exchequer and chairman of the British Iranian Chamber of commerce.

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Leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn says he would apologise for the Iraq war if he becomes party leader. Speaking on the programme is left-wing comedian Jeremy Hardy, and Andrew Mackinlay, former Labour MP for Thurrock.

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Cedric Belfrage was a member of British intelligence who spied on America for the Russians and was never prosecuted. The latest secret files to be declassified suggest this was due to fear of embarrassment. Our security correspondent Gordon Corera has been looking at the files.

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Researchers say the number of people with dementia is stabilising despite the population aging. Professor Carol Brayne is lead author of the study and Professor of Public Health Medicine at the Cambridge Institute of Public Health. We also hear from Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the Alzheimer’s Society.

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Yesterday evening Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced he was resigning and calling an early election. Speaking on the programme is Rania Antonopoulos, Syriza Minister for Employment.Ìý

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Terence Rattigan's play, Flare Path, is being revived and toured around the country. Based on Rattigan's experiences in the Second World War, it was unusually dedicated to his psychiatrist, Dr Keith Newman, who persuaded the gay, pacifist Rattigan to enlist in the RAF to overcome writer's block. Nicola Stanbridge reports.

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The government has been accused of not doing enough to help those who were exposed to the attacks in Tunisia in June. We heard from Maxine Midgely, who describes having a ‘meltdown’ and says it’s disgusting that she has had no help from the Government. Sima Kotecha reports.

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Shares around the world fell again yesterday as markets become increasingly nervous over prospects for the global economy, especially with signs that the Chinese economy is slowing. Gerard Lyons is former chief economist at Standard Chartered Bank and now the economic advisor to the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.

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Earlier this week we spoke to two British comedians who have made it through to the semi-finals of America's Got Talent. At the same time, an increasing amount of American acts are travelling to the UK to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe. We hear from British comedian Mike Shephard and American comedian Lucie Pohl, both of whom are performing at the Fringe.

All subject to change.