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16/04/2016

Morning news and current affairs. Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

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Sat 16 Apr 2016 07:00

Saturday 16 April

0710

The Pope is visiting the Greek island of Lesbos today to show support for refugees trying to reach Europe. He's travelling with Orthodox Christian leaders in a display of common concern. Speaking on the programme is Greek MEP for the ruling party Syriza, Stelios Kouloglou.

0715

The way broadband speeds are advertised is misleading consumers and needs to be changed, according to a cross party group of 50 MPs. Advertising guidelines allow internet providers to charge for download speeds that only 1 in 10 customers on that tariff can actually receive. Speaking on the programme is Grant Shapps, Former Conservative Party Chairman, and Conservative MP for Welwyn Hatfield.

0720

Arguments for and against our membership of the EU have been bandied back and forth for weeks but we鈥檙e only one day into the official campaign period and already pressure is mounting on the Prime Minister. Speaking on the programme is 91热爆鈥檚 Political Correspondent Ben Wright.

0730

Japan is deploying troops to help search for people trapped in the rubble of buildings which have collapsed in the second major earthquake in the south of the country. Speaking live on the programme is Yasuhiro Soshino manager at the International medical relief department of the Japanese Red Cross, at Kumamoto Hospital and 91热爆鈥檚 correspondent in Japan Rupert Wingfield-Hayes.

0750

The German government will allow Jan Boehmermann, one of Germany鈥檚 top comedians to be prosecuted. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan filed the legal complaint after the comedian read a satirical poem making sexual references to Erdogan. There is a German law which forbids insulting any foreign leader. Speaking live on the programme is Timothy Garton-Ash, Professor of European Studies in the University of Oxford and 91热爆鈥檚 correspondent Jenny Hill in Berlin.

0810

The future of two very young Hungarian girls, currently in care in England, should be decided here rather than Hungary, according to the Supreme Court. The girls were born here - but have Hungarian parents and passports. The judgment reverses a decision of the Court of Appeal, and could have significant implications for other cases. Speaking on the programme is Founder and Senior Lawyer at the AIRE Centre Nuala Mole.

0820

On the night of the 15th April 1941, 900 people were killed and 1,500 injured in a raid on Belfast by 200 Luftwaffe bombers. The raid saw the biggest loss of life in any night raid outside London. Today, the people of Belfast are marking the anniversary and remembering the huge loss of life that day. Speaking on the programme is author and historian Philip Orr.

0830

The Pope is visiting the Greek island of Lesbos today to show support for refugees trying to reach Europe. He's travelling with Orthodox Christian leaders in a display of common concern. Speaking on the programme is head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Vincent Nichols.

0840

The European Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini has arrived in Tehran for the highest-level talks between Europe and Iran in more than decade. The discussions, involving a delegation of 7 EU commissioners, follow on last year's historic nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic. Speaking on the programme is 91热爆鈥檚 Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet.

0845

Earlier this week we were talking about sending postage stamp-sized spaceships out to explore the universe, now NASA are pioneering the use of inflatables in space. Today astronauts at the International Space Station will begin to install the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM). We have been speaking to Director of NASA鈥檚 Advanced Exploration Systems Division Jason Crusan.

0850

What role do parents play in the sporting success of their children? Danny Willetts became golf's Masters Champion last weekend. A relative unknown to the circuit, he's Europe's first winner of the Green Jacket in 17 years. Does parental support help or hinder their child鈥檚 sporting development?听听 Speaking on the programme is head coach of Bath Rugby Union and father to two rugby playing sons Mike Ford and 91热爆鈥檚 sports presenter and former Commonwealth Games gymnast Gabby Logan.

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  • Sat 16 Apr 2016 07:00