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The Church of England's General Synod will today debate a motion accusing BBC programmes of marginalising Christianity. The debate comes after the Church criticised the BBC for failing to adequately broadcast Good Friday celebrationslast year. Nigel Holmes, a lay member of the General Synod and a former religion producer at BBC Cumbria and Aaqil Ahmed, head of BBC religion and ethics, debate whether the corporation takes its religious programming seriously enough.

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Public service workers in Greece have begun a one day strike in protest at plans to cut pensions and allowances. Concerns over a default have rippled out to other indebted Eurozone economies, pushing the Euro to an eight-month low against the dollar. Europe correspondent Jonny Dymond reports from Athens on growing anger at the Greek government.

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The former president of the Metropolitan Black Police Association (MetBPA), Ali Dizaei, has been sentenced to four years in prison for assaulting and falsely arresting a man. Many of his critics have welcomed the sentence, accusing Mr Dizaei of corruption and of being untouchable due to his ethnic background. Sergeant Alfred John, chairman of the MetBPA and Brian Paddick, a former deputy assistant commissioner with the Met, examine whether the case is a turning point in the Met's relations ...

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MPs are to vote on whether to hold a referendum on the prime minister's plans to change the voting system. The current first-past-the-post system would be replaced by the alternative vote system, which allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference. Chris Huhne, Liberal Democrats' home affairs spokesman and Environment Secretary Hilary Benn debate if a new voting method should be introduced.

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Iran's President has asked the country's nuclear chief to begin enriching uranium to 20%. Mark Fitzpatrick, of the IISS, explains the dangers posed by Iran's nuclear programme

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John Browne was a star of UK business: tough, successful, and as boss of BP, the company that had been his life, a man who had the Midas touch. Then it all came to an end. He was brought down three years ago by a gay affair. He went to court to try to suppress a newspaper story about it, and in a witness statement told a lie. When he had to confess to that untruth, an extraordinary career at the very summit of business was over. Jim Naughtie talks to Lord Browne about his life, public and p ...

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The UK's biggest defence manufacturer BAE Systems has been fined £280m in an out of court settlement over investigations into whether it paid bribes in Saudi Arabia and Tanzania. The majority of the money will be paid to the US where BAE admitted misleading the authorities in relation to its controversial £40bn al-Yamamah arms deal with Saudi Arabia. Britain's Serious Fraud Office dropped its investigation over the same deal in 2006 on the grounds that the investigation was threatening Br ...

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Following the scientific discovery this week that patients in a vegetative state could in fact be able to think and communicate, the Today programme spoke to a woman who's mother has been in a vegetative state for four years. She describes how she feels about her mother's condition.

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Northern Ireland's DUP has agreed a unanimous deal over the devolution of policing and justice powers following ten days of intense negotiations with Sinn Fein. Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his Irish counterpart Brian Cowan are set to leave for Belfast to sign the deal. Northern Ireland Secretary Shaun Woodward reflects on the importance of the agreement.

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Two of Britain's best soaps celebrate big milestones on our screens this year. Coronation Street, set in the imaginary Manchester suburb of Weatherfield, is celebrating 50 years on our screens. The BBC's own long running soap EastEnders marks its own 25-year landmark with a special exhibition opening in London today and a live episode on February 19th. Ashley Pharoah, former EastEnders scriptwriter, and James Rampton, television critic for the Independent, consider what makes a soap sink or ...

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Oil companies face increasing attacks about the scale of their profits as oil prices continue to rise, pushing more people into fuel poverty. Dr Anthony Hayward, chief executive of BP, discusses the future of energy supplies and how suppliers operate.

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A British lawyer has arrived in Cambodia to act as prosecutor in the Cambodia Khmer Rouge war crimes trial. Andrew Cayley, who has been working at the International Criminal Court in the Hague, was chosen to reside over the trials which aim to bring justice after 30. Mr Cayley outlines what the trials mean for Cambodia.

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How do win a shoot-out? While the hero in Hollywood films waits for his opponent to move first before beating him with superior quick-fire skills, researchers have found that may not be the best approach. Reporter Tom Feilden put on his cowboy boots to find out.

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Max Mosley, the former president of motorsport's governing body the FIA, is to deliver a speech on whether the press should be allowed to publish details of a public figure's private life. Mr Mosley awarded £60,000 in damages after the News of the World alleged he had taken part in a "Nazi orgy" whilst head of Formula One's governing body. The speech comes as pressure mounts for England player John Terry to resign as captain following allegations of an extra-marital affair with the ex-girl ...

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A coalition of campaigners from a variety of charities and unions will march through London to demand action on poverty and climate change ahead of the G20 summit. 'Put People First' will urge world leaders to come up with a "fair, sustainable route out of recession" that also factors in environmental issues. Brendan Barber, General Secretary of TUC discusses the policy changes that 'Put People First' would like to see implemented after G20.

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Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, has warned against further significant government spending to stimulate the economy, given the high levels of UK debt as a result of recent stimulus packages. He was answering questions from MPs at a Treasury committee. Former minister Geoffrey Robinson, Professor David Smith, chairman of the shadow Monetary Policy Committee, and Hugo Dixon, editor-in-chief of BreakingViews.com, a city commentary service, evaluate the governor's warning.

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Ministers from the G20 group of rich and emerging countries are to meet in England amid growing rifts over how to tackle the worst downturn in decades. Chancellor Alistair Darling discusses if the countries will be in agreement on the major issues.

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The Conservative MP David Davies wants to make it illegal for people to demonstrate against the military. He discusses if protests - like the one in Luton when a small group of anti-war protesters held placards saying "Anglian soldiers go to hell" and "Butchers of Basra" - should be made illegal with Abu Omar, who went to the demonstration in Luton but couldn't get inside the police cordon.

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The Bank of England is widely expected to cut rates to their lowest point in the Bank's 315-year history. Correspondent Greg Wood, John Redwood, chairman of the Conservatives' Economic Competitiveness Policy Group, and Roger Bootle, managing director of Capital Economics, discuss what they think the Bank should do.

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When the sex offenders register was set up ten years ago the rule that applied to the more serious offenders was simple: once you're on it you're on it for life. Now the high court has ruled that shouldn't happen: it's a breach of human rights. The Home Office is thinking of appealing.

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