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0607 | Has Yasser Arafat had a heart attack? Not according to the people who work for him. Our CorrespondentÌýin Jerusalem is Orla Guerin. | |
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0609 | A paedophile who "groomed" youngsters over the internet will be sentenced later today. James Westhead has more details. | |
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0615 | Greg Wood has a round-up of today's business news. | |
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0630 | It's the final day of the ConservativeÌýparty conference in Blackpool and Iain Duncan Smith must prove in his speech that he can face down his critics. Norman Smith is our Political Correspondent. | |
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0633 | After the debacle over Rio Ferdinands drug test - it seems that the England's footballersÌýare going to Turkey after all ...Ìý Has the national team ever been treated with such contempt? Our Sports Correspondents are Andy Swiss andÌýGordon Farquhar. | |
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0637 | Today'sÌýWorld Press Review comes from Paul Anderson in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.
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0643 | Predictions that electricity blackouts could become more common in Britain have been dismissed by the government. But in the Lords yesterday, ministers denied charges of complacency,Ìýour Parliamentary Correspondent, David Wilby, reports. | |
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0646 | It's exactly six months ago today that American troops took control of Baghdad andÌýtoppled a giant statue of Saddam. But are the crowds as jubilant today? Our Correspondent is Jill McGivering. | |
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0651 | Nottinghamshsire police authority is holding what's being called an emergency meeting to discuss gun crime. Its Chairman is John Clarke. | |
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0709 | It's all over its front pages: Who the hell do they think they are? "They" are, of course, the England football team who threatened to not travel to Turkey for the Euro qualifier on Saturday. The vitriol is being poured on them but is it deserved? Lord Sebastian Coe and Players Union leader, Gordon Taylor. | |
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0715 | The pressure is on Iain Duncan Smith as he delivers his speech at the conference today. He won't be helped by a Daily Telegraph survey showing party members now believe it was a mistake to make him leader. Chairman of the Beckenham constituency association, Rod Reid.
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0722 | In most cities drug addicts are given clean needles, rather than have them inject themself with dirty needles and risk serious infection or even death. But now the police are saying there's now a risk to the public. Rory Maclean reports. | |
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0730 | Israel's secret intelligence serviceÌýMossad has always had a pretty fearsome reputation.ÌýThe man who ran it until last year, Ephraim Halevy, is in London today to make a speech and will talk about the threat from Iran and its nuclear programme. | |
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0742 | Alison Roper has a review of today's papers. | |
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0747 | The Belgian singer and composer Jacques Brel, famous for his songs about love and loss, died 25 years ago today. A new compilation album is being releasedÌý- but it contains five recordings Brel never wanted released. Rebecca Jones reports. | |
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0752 | This has not been a good few weeks for professional football... accusations of gang rapes and appalling behaviour in all sorts of ways. Roger Harrabin has been looking at the life today's soccer stars lead. We also ask Terry Butcher and Tony Banks how clubs can control their players. | |
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0810 | If Iain Duncan SmithÌýdeliversÌýa strong speech at the tory party conference today he could just silence his critics. If he doesn't, then mutterings of discontent over his leadership will get louder. We speak to Shadow Deputy Prime Minister, David Davis. | |
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0820 | It is national poetry day and the theme this year is Britain. So who better to talk about it than James Muirden, author of A Rhyming History of Britain...
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0832 | There's more controveryÌýover university tuition fees. Lord Butler, former senior civil servant and Master of University College, Oxford saysÌýtop universities should be able to charge even more than the £3,000 currently proposed. | |
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0840 | The High Court will rule today on whether a case brought by the islanders of Diego Garcia against the government can go ahead.ÌýSanchia Berg reports.
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0847 | The Crucian Carp - which is Britain's only native carp - is under threat of extinction.. from Goldfish. Phil Bolton is from the Environment Agency. | |
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0852 | A lot hangs on Iain Duncan Smith's speech today. Indeed it could determine whether he keeps his job. So how's he going to handle it? Former speechwriters;ÌýAssociate Editor of the Times, Daniel Finkelstein and George Osborne who's now Tatton MP. | |
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0855 | It's national poetry day. Hear John Muirden's poem about the Today Programme.... | |
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