26/11/2014

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Interfering with nature to try and combat climate change is a risky and controversial prospect, but on Wednesday the Royal Society will consider the findings of three geo-engineering research projects. One of them is known as the SPICE project and involves spraying sulphates into the atmosphere. Dr Matthew Watson, from the University of Bristol, is the principal investigator on the project.

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How much responsibility should social media companies have for fighting terrorism? Facebook is particularly in the spotlight after it emerged one of Lee Rigby's killers had had accounts disabled and later wrote online of his desire to kill a soldier. Richard Barrett is former Director of Global Counter Terrorism Operations for MI6.

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Winterbourne View was the care home near Bristol that was found to be abusing people with learning difficulties back in 2011. We were subsequently told that facilities in the community would be provided where appropriate, and that it would happen by the summer of 2014. A report from Sir Stephen Bubb accuses ministers of breaking their word

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It's now been a year since popular protests began in Ukraine against President Yanukovich and his refusal to sign a far-reaching trade and cooperation deal with Europe. Now a new government is about to take office, amidst mounting casualties in the east, and warnings that it needs to do much more to reform the system in Kiev itself. Our Europe Correspondent Chris Morris reports.

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A study of fossils kept in a museum in Canada for 75 years, and largely forgotten, has unearthed a new species of dinosaur. The man responsible for the finding is Dr Nick Longrich from the University of Bath's Department of Biology and Biochemistry.

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The police officer Darren Wilson’s actions have caused America's worst racial violence for decades, and for the first time on Wednesday he has been giving his side of the story.  We hear from Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, who thinks it’s possible that the United States will eventually be brought down by its racial divide.  We also speak to our correspondent Aleem MaqBool.

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In 1992, Chris McCandless, gave away his savings, hitchhiked across North America, walked into the wilderness of Alaska, and starved to death. The story was written about by Jon Krakauer in his 1996 book Into the Wild, and in 2007 Sean Penn played Chris in a film of the same name. Now his sister, Carine, has written her side of the story. She says Chris decided to walk into the wilderness because he was the victim of domestic abuse at the hands of his parents Walt and Billie McCandless. Carine speaks to us on Wednesday.

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The government's new counter-terrorism bill is unveiled today, aimed at combating what it says is a terror threat greater than ever before. The seventh significant piece of anti-terror legislation since 2000 covers a range of scenarios including returning jihadis, campus extremism, data on airline passengers, and new Terrorism Prevention and Investigation measures. On Tuesday David Cameron said social media companies needed to act, it’s been reported that Facebook didn't report an online conversation in which one of Lee Rigby's murderers said he wanted to kill a soldier. Simon Hughes is the Justice Minister and Liberal Democrat MP.

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A report commissioned by the NHS has said that the government is continuing to fail those with learning disabilities by keeping them in hospitals far from their homes for too long.  After the Winterbourne View scandal which exposed the horrific abuse of patients at the private hospital near Bristol - ministers promised to move those with similar conditions to a community care environment such as a specialist home.  But Wednesday’s report by Sir Stephen Bubb, from the charity leaders representative body 'ACEVO ', accuses them of breaking their promise.  We speak to reporter Sima Kotecha and Jane Cummings, NHS England’s Chief Nursing Officer.

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Vloggers, some of whom have millions of followers on You Tube, are in the sights of the Advertising Standards Agency after an investigation by BBC Newsround into promotional videos. Lynsay Taffe is from the Advertising Standards Agency and Hannah Witton is a vlogger who has 90,000 followers on You Tube

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Jean Claude Juncker unveils his plans to revive the European economy today, as the Eurozone struggles with low growth, unemployment and near deflation. Damian Grammaticas is our Europe correspondent

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The Australian cricketer Philip Hughes is in an induced coma after being struck on the back of the head by a bouncer whilst playing for South Australia in a freak accident. Physical intimidation has been part of the game throughout its history, from the Bodyline series of the 1930s to the legendary fast bowlers of the West Indies in the 80s and 90s.  How dangerous does the game feel from a batsman’s perspective? And how much of a weapon for the bowler is the threat of injury?  Mike Gatting is a former England cricket captain.

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To all intents and purposes the IRA is an organisation that is supposed to have gone away. But a recent controversy in Ireland, in which a woman claims to have been raped by one of its members, has raised questions about how the republican movement works. Since she told her story to the BBC, she says Sinn Fein has come out to attack her. The Irish government says it's considering the establishment of a cross-border inquiry into allegations of sexual abuse by members of the IRA, and the spotlight is on the Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams. Andy Martin reports from Dublin.

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This week Theresa May has both presented the new counter terrorism bill and appeared on Desert Island Discs. Has it been part of an effort to show voters more of her personality? Perhaps ahead of a Conservative leadership bid? We're joined by Sarah Sands, editor of the Evening Standard, and Harry Cole, contributing editor of the Spectator.

All subject to change.