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Thursday, 18 September, 2003, 08:54 GMT 09:54 UK
SIX FORUM



Six Forum: Health Warning on Big Portions
"Big food" is threatening public health in the UK warns health experts. You put your questions to Dr. Jeffrey Prince on how to stop Britain's growing obesity epidemic.


Six Forum: UK Justice American Style?
Will American-style policing and criminal justice work in the UK? You put your questions to crime expert Charles Shoebridge.

Six Forum: British Citizenship
Applicants for a British passport may have to take a 'Britishness test'. Home Office adviser Sir Bernard Crick answered your questions.

Six Forum: Underage Drinking
More underage drinkers are being admitted to hospital A&E departments. How can the rise in teen alcoholism be stopped?

Six Forum: Adult education
How can adult literacy and skills be improved? What are your options for further education? An expert answered your questions.

Six Forum: Childcare
Can going back to work affect your child's development? Is childcare the answer? You questioned an expert in the Six Forum.

Six Forum: Global warming
Is the European heatwave cause for celebration, or the early onset of global warming? Our expert answered your questions for the Six Forum presented by Manisha Tank.

Six Forum: Flexible working
Who really benefits from flexible working? Your questions were answered by Rachel Maskell from Amicus in the Six Forum, presented by Manisha Tank.

Six Forum: Ask Beverley Hughes about asylum
Home Office minister for asylum and immigration, Beverley Hughes, answered your questions in a special edition of the Six Forum.

Six Forum: Changing the UK's exam system
Should the UK introduce a baccalaureate? Your questions on the UK's exam system were answered by an expert in the Six Forum.

Six Forum: Road widening
The government has unveiled a �7bn road building plan. How will it affect you and the environment? You asked an expert in the Six Forum, presented by Manisha Tank.

Six Forum: Age discrimination at work
Will government plans to tackle age discrimination at work affect you? Tessa Harding from Help The Aged answered your questions.

Six Forum: Should cannabis be legal?
Switzerland is planning to change the laws on cannabis. Should the UK do the same? You asked a former chief constable.

Six Forum: Sex Education
Many children do not have basic knowledge about sex and sexual health, according to MPs. Can the situation be changed?

Six Forum: Iraq weapons row
The Foreign Office Minister and the editor of Jane's Intelligence Digest answered your questions.

Six Forum: Your questions on GM food
Genetically modified crops will need years of monitoring, say UK scientists. You asked an expert about GM food.

Six Forum: Is there beef in your chicken?
Is the frozen food industry putting undetectable beef extracts into the chicken we eat? You asked reporter Betsan Powys.

Six Forum: Euthanasia
Should the UK Parliament debate assisted suicide? Ethicist Dr Piers Benn answered your questions.

Six Forum: Should Britain join the euro?
Will there be a referendum on adopting the euro? You put your questions to BBC Business Correspondent Jenny Scott in the Six Forum.

Six Forum: London's tourist crisis
Tourists are staying away from London after the war. What can be done to bring them back? Sandra Elliott from the London Tourist Board answered your questions.

Six Forum: Tax Credits
Will tax credit chaos leave you out of pocket? Tax expert John Whiting answered your questions in a live forum for the BBC's Six O'clock news.

Six Forum: Hong Kong virus
How deadly is the Sars virus? You put your questions to Dr Mark Salter from the World Health Organisation in the Six O'clock forum, presented by Manisha Tank.

Six Forum: UK terrorist threat?
The Home Office tells people to "go in, stay in, tune in" if terrorists attack the UK. Is the advice sufficient? You asked an expert.

Six Forum: Blair's Iraq gamble
Will British troops be sent to Iraq? Are they prepared for war? Is Tony Blair risking his political future? You asked a defence expert in a LIVE forum.

Six Forum: Zimbabwe
Experts answered your questions about President Robert Mugabe and the situation in Zimbabwe.

Six Forum: Iraq's weapons
The US secretary of state has produced tapes and photographs purporting to show the Iraqis obstructing weapons inspectors. Does Iraq have weapons? What threat do they pose? You asked former UN weapons inspector Olivia Bosch in a LIVE forum.

Six Forum: Iraq
As the US and UK continue to put pressure on Iraq, they still have to convince their allies of the need for war. Is a conflict inevitable? Gary Samore answered your questions in a forum for the BBC's Six O'clock News .

Six Forum: University Fees
Universities will be allowed to increase tuition fees to up to �3,000 a year. What does this mean for students and universities? Paul Cottrell from the Association of University Teachers answered your questions.

Six Forum: Can the police deal with terrorism?
An officer has been stabbed to death in an anti-terror operation in Manchester. Are the police ready to deal with the terrorist threat? You put your questions to the vice-president of the Police Superintendents' Association in a LIVE forum.

Six Forum: Is the UK safe?
UK anti-terrorism police have discovered the deadly poison ricin in a north London flat. Is the UK safe from terrorist attacks? Rear Admiral Richard Cobbold answered your questions in a forum for the BBC Six O'clock News, presented by Manisha Tank.

Six Forum: Royal rent payments
The Queen is to pay rent for Prince and Princess Michael of Kent. Will the decision deflect criticism of Royal finances? Royal historian Hugo Vickers answered your questions in a forum for the BBC's Six O'clock News.

Six Forum: Stress at work
13.4 million working days were lost last year because of stress. How can you cope with stress at work? Carol Spiers, chair of the International Stress Management Association answered your questions in a forum.

Six Forum: Uni top-up fees - you asked the expert
Thousands of students from across the UK have been demonstrating against student debt and any increase in fees. What's the most sensible way to fund higher education? You put your questions to higher education analyst Richard Brown in a LIVE forum for the Six O'Clock News .

Six Forum: CJD Scare
Twenty four patients at a Teeside hospital are being told they may have been infected with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease after an "appalling" safety lapse. Does this make you wary of hospitals? How can infection between patients be avoided?

Six Forum: Firefighters' strike
What precautions should you take in advance of the firefighters' strike on Tuesday, 29 October? Chris Mounsey from the Fire Protection Association answered your questions in a forum.

Six forum: Road congestion
The government is to spend �145m over the next five years to ease traffic flows at major road junctions in England. How will it affect you? Steve Hounsham from Transport 2000 took your questions.

Six Forum: Railways
Rail bosses aim to improve the main line between London and Glasgow by cutting back plans for high-speed trains. How will it affect you? You put your questions to a rail expert in a LIVE forum.

Six Forum: A-level row
At least 50,000 students are to have their A-level papers re-graded following an inquiry into alleged results fixing. George Turnbull from the AQA exam board answered your questions .

Six Forum: Firework Safety
200,000 people have signed a petition demanding tighter legislation on firework sales. Leading the campaign on firework safety is MP Barry Gardiner.

Six Forum: Cracking Crime
What should be done to reduce crime? Steve Chamberlain, Assistant Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police answered your questions in a LIVE forum for the BBC's Six O'clock news.

Six Forum: Green living
As world leaders discuss the planet's future at the Earth Summit, what can you do to make a difference to the environment? Hannah Griffiths from Friends of The Earth answered your questions in a LIVE forum for the BBC's Six O'clock news.

Six Forum: Exams
Academics are calling for the UK's examination system to be overhauled. What, if anything, should be done? Eamonn O'Kane, the General Secretary of the NASUWT answered your questions in a LIVE forum for the BBC's Six O'clock news.

Six forum: Coping with debt
Consumer debt in the UK has more than doubled in the past seven years. Francis Walker from the Consumer Credit Counselling Service answered your questions in a LIVE forum for the BBC's Six O'clock news.

Six Forum: Pesticides
Much of the fresh produce in UK supermarkets contains "potentially harmful" pesticide residues, campaigners warn. Sandra Bell from Friends of The Earth answered your questions on the risks.

Six Forum: Customs and Excise
Customs officals overstep the mark when they stopped a large quantity of tobacco and alcohol being brought into the UK, a court has ruled. Do you agree? What issues does this raise?

Six Forum: GM Food
What do you want to know about GM food? Biotechnology Professor Vivian Moses, from the pro-GM group CropGen answered your questions.

Six Forum: Criminal Justice
How will the government's plans change the criminal justice system? A legal expert answered your questions.

Six Forum: Town Planning
Local residents may not be able to object to new building developments under new government proposals. An expert answered your questions on town planning and greenbelt sites in a LIVE forum for the Six O'clock news.

Six Forum: Waste disposal
There have been widespread protests over the use of incinerators to dispose of Britain's rubbish. A waste management expert answered your questions about the problem in a LIVE forum for the Six O'clock news, presented by Manisha Tank.

Six Forum: Will the WorldCom crisis affect you?
Stock markets around Europe have plunged, as investors react to news of massive fraud at US telecoms firm WorldCom. Will it affect your finances? Financial expert Vivienne Starkey is answered your questions in a Live forum for the BBC's Six O'clock news.

Six Forum: Speed Cameras
People could die because of new government moves to make speed cameras more visible, MPs have warned. An expert from the Institute of Road Safety Officers answered your questions in a live forum for the BBC's Six o'clock news.

Six Forum: Hospital Consultants
The government has backtracked on plans to ban newly qualified hospital consultants from working privately for seven years. The BBC's health correspondent Karen Allen answered your questions in a live forum for the BBC's Six O'clock news.

Six Forum: Transport
Vicky Cann, the assistant director of transport and environment lobby group Transport 2000, answered your questions in a live forum for the BBC's Six O'clock news, presented by Manisha Tank.

Six Forum: Political correctness and the English language
Home Office minister John Denham has been criticised by the police for using the phrase "nitty gritty" because of race relations rules. John Ayto, author of the Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang, answered your questions.

Six Forum: The General Secretary of the NASUWT
You put your questions about teachers' workload to the leader of the NASUWT teachers' union, Eamonn O'Kane, in a live forum for the BBC's Six O'clock news, presented by Manisha Tank.

Six Forum: Ask the Refugee Council about asylum
As Home Secretary David Blunkett pledges to toughen up the UK's immigration policies, Refugee Council chief executive Nick Hardwick answered your questions.

Six Forum: Ask the BBC's Jenny Scott about the Budget
In a live forum for the BBC's Six O'clock news Manisha Tank put your post-Budget questions to the BBC's Economics Correspondent Jenny Scott.

Six Forum: The Middle East
You put your questions about the Middle East to the BBC's Orla Guerin in Jerusalem, in a live forum for the BBC's Six O'clock news, presented by Manisha Tank.

Six Forum: Tackling street crime
A government taskforce is deciding how to tackle soaring street crime, beginning with a crackdown in 10 hotspots across the UK. You asked a policing expert about crime in a live forum for the BBC's Six O' Clock News.

Six forum: BBC correspondent Rageh Omaar
Fears mount of a violent backlash as Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe wins a fifth term in office. Manisha Tank put your questions to the BBC's Rageh Omaar on the Zimbabwean-South African border, in a live forum for the BBC's Six O'clock news.

Six Forum: The right to die
A fully conscious but paralysed woman is asking the UK High Court for permission to turn off her hospital ventilator. Penney Lewis, lecturer at the Centre of Medical Law and Ethics at King's College, London answered your questions in a live forum for the BBC's Six O'clock news, presented by Manisha Tank.

Six Forum: Cracking street crime
We answered questions on the issue of street crime and "zero tolerance" in a live forum for the BBC's Six O'clock news, presented by Manisha Tank.

Six Forum: The MMR vaccine
We answered questions on the issue of the controversial measles, mumps and rubella jab versus a separate vaccine, in a live forum for the BBC's Six O'clock news, presented by Manisha Tank.

Six Forum: The earthquake in Afghanistan
The number of people killed in the earthquake disaster in northern Afghanistan has risen sharply after fresh aftershocks hit the region. You put your questions about the aid and rescue effort to the BBC's Caroline Wyatt in Kabul.

Six Forum: The BBC's science correspondent
The BBC's science correspondent Fergus Walsh answered your questions on the latest findings on the increase in alcohol consumption in a live forum for the BBC's Six O'clock news presented by Manisha Tank.


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