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Newsnight: From the web team
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Len Freeman
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	<title>Monday 13 February 2012</title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>The Greek government has approved an austerity plan in order to pave the way for a 130bn euro ($170bn; £110bn) bailout from the EU and IMF to prevent it defaulting on its massive debts. </p>

<p>The deal, which has not yet been finalised, could write off around half of Greece's privately-held debt, but news of the decision has been met with rioting in Athens, Thessaloniki and elsewhere.</p>

<p>Tonight our economics editor Paul Mason, who is in Athens, will report on the violence and ask what happens next. Can Greece deliver the cuts and will the bail-out money be enough to prevent a default?</p>

<p>Peter Marshall reports on the police raids which led to the arrest of five Sun journalists and the claim by the paper's associate editor Trevor Kavanagh that the paper's publisher - News International - is the subject of a "witch-hunt".</p>

<p>We will be joined to discuss the matter by Rupert Murdoch biographer Michael Wolff, lawyer Charlotte Harris who has spent years pursuing newspaper hacking claims, and former News of the World journalist Nick Ferrari. </p>

<p>We will also begin a week of special films marking one year on from the start of the Arab Spring. Tonight Sue Lloyd-Roberts investigates whether the revolution has betrayed women in Egypt.</p>]]></description>
         <dc:creator>Len Freeman 
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	<title>Monday 21 November 2011</title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>As the government finalises plans for the autumn statement, we'll take a look at what might be in it. There is talk of benefit caps, deregulation and help for the housing market. Plans have been unveiled to allow first-time buyers of new homes to borrow up to 95% of the value, with the government underwriting part of the risk.</p>

<p>Tim Whewell has been in Cairo's Tahrir Square all weekend. How close to the edge is Egypt? There have been more clashes overnight and the health ministry has confirmed the number of deaths has risen from 11 to 20. </p>

<p>Jeremy will also interview the novelist and commentator Umberto Eco about the state of Italy. </p>]]></description>
         <dc:creator>Len Freeman 
Len Freeman
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	<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Wednesday 16 November 2011 </title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>As the Bank of England Governor Sir Mervyn King cuts the UK economic growth forecast to just 1%, what options for manoeuvre does this leave Chancellor George Osborne? David Grossman will take a close look at today's figures.</p>

<p>We also have a film on Vulture funds. Charities are calling for Britain's Privy Council to block an American speculator from taking $100m (£63m) from the Democratic Republic of Congo through a 'vulture fund' which sued in Jersey. We'll have a full report.</p>

<p>Plus the latest in the race for the Republican leadership in the US ahead of next year's presidential election.</p>

<p>Do join Jeremy at 10.30pm.</p>]]></description>
         <dc:creator>Len Freeman 
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	<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Wednesday 9 November 2011</title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>Tonight our science editor Susan Watts looks at the increasing use of cognitive enhancing drugs by people who are trying to boost their brain power.</p>

<p>These drugs like modafinil and Ritalin are usually prescribed to treat medical conditions, but are also known for their power to improve memory or focus. </p>

<p>Many people buy them over the Internet, which is risky because they don't know what they're getting. </p>

<p>And we also know next to nothing about the long term effects on the brains of healthy people, particularly the young. </p>

<p>Susan will have a full report and also try one of the drugs herself - under medical supervision - to assess the effects.</p>

<p>We'll also bring you the latest on the European debt crisis as Italy's cost of borrowing touches a new record, a day after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said he would resign once budget reforms are passed.</p>

<p>Do join Jeremy at 10.30pm.</p>]]></description>
         <dc:creator>Len Freeman 
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	<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Friday 28 October 2011</title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Update:</strong></p>

<p>As attempts are made to persuade China to assist in the eurozone debt crisis, Mark Urban will take a look at the power relations at play.<br />
 <br />
Plus, how does the news that pay for the directors of the UK's top businesses rose 50% over the past year square with our age of austerity? Is there an economic case for cutting it and is there a moral case? We'll debate.<br />
 <br />
And as British succession laws are changed to allow daughters equal rights to the throne as sons, we'll consider if this change makes the Monarchy more relevant, and why the same principle isn't being applied to other hereditary titles.<br />
 <br />
Join Gavin at 2230 on BBC Two.</p>

<p>------------------------------------------------------<br />
<strong>From earlier:</strong></p>

<p>The head of the eurozone's bailout fund is beginning attempts to persuade China to invest in a scheme to help rescue member countries facing the debt crises. </p>

<p>After meeting Chinese leaders, Klaus Regling said there were no formal negotiations and would be no deal now. It is thought China may pay about 70bn euros.</p>

<p>We'll have the latest.</p>

<p>Plus pay for the directors of the UK's top businesses rose 50% over the past year.</p>

<p>Incomes Data Services said this took the average pay for a director of a FTSE 100 company to just short of £2.7m. </p>

<p>How does that square with our age of austerity?</p>

<p>Do join Gavin at 10.30 on BBC Two</p>

<p> </p>]]></description>
         <dc:creator>Len Freeman 
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	<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Thursday 27 October 2011</title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>So European leaders have reached a three-pronged agreement described as vital to solve the region's huge debt crisis. </p>

<p>They said banks holding Greek debt accepted a 50% loss, the eurozone bailout fund will be boosted and banks will have to raise more capital.</p>

<p>But is it enough? Is it the end of the crisis? Or have they just bought time? </p>

<p>Our economics editor Paul Mason examines the deal in detail tonight and Tim Whewell will be in Italy looking at Berlusconi's precarious position.</p>

<p>And as the world faces a food shortage, Justin Rowlatt asks whether the answer is to eat insects. He tries eating a few himself including a scorpion and a locust.</p>

<p>Do join us at 10.30pm on BBC Two.</p>]]></description>
         <dc:creator>Len Freeman 
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	<title>Wednesday 29 June 2011</title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>Greek MPs have voted in favour of unpopular austerity measures aimed at saving the country from defaulting on its debt. </p>

<p>So is that the end of the crisis? Our economics editor Paul Mason assesses the likely outcome as protests continue on the street. <a href="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/news/uk-politics-13960602">Read Paul's blog.</a></p>

<p>And while Greece is preparing for some major belt tightening, the European Union is looking to ask its member states for more cash - going against the wishes of David Cameron who had called on the EU to exercise some belt tightening of its own. </p>

<p>The UK Border Agency has been facing criticism after managing to let into the country a  man who had been banned. It wasn't as if he sneaked in. Sheikh Salah, who has Israeli citizenship and is the leader of the Islamic Movement in Israel, arrived under his own name and his visit had been announced in advance. </p>

<p>He went on to address public meetings before the police arrested him. Richard Watson will have a report for us. </p>

<p>And our political editor Michael Crick is in Inverclyde ahead of Thursday's by-election. The seat has traditionally been held by Labour but after the SNP's success in the Scottish Parliament elections, Alex Salmond's party is hoping to pull off a win. Michael will bring us the latest as the campaign ends.</p>

<p>Join Jeremy Paxman at 10.30pm </p>]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Thursday 9 June 2011</title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>The Crown Prosecution Service has launched an independent inquiry following Newsnight's revelations last night that they didn't disclose material which might have saved people from convictions. <br />
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It follows Richard Watson's investigation showing how the CPS broke its own rules on disclosure of evidence in the case of six activists accused of planning to shut down a Nottinghamshire power station in 2009. The group had been infiltrated by a police informer Mark Kennedy. <br />
 <br />
Religion and Politics - The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has written a devastating critique of the coalition's performance in government - even questioning the strength of their mandate, arguing: "with remarkable speed, we are being committed to radical, long term policies for which no one voted".  We'll ask cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith if Rowan Williams is right in what he says and who has the moral high ground in this debate. <br />
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We also have a very strong film from Tim Whewell in Gaza on the Arab spring. The desire for change is strong but there seems to be no means to deliver it.<br />
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<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/9508060.stm">Read more about Tim Whewell's report.</a> </p>

<p>Do join Stephanie at 10.30pm.</p>

<p></p>

<p><br />
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	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Thursday 28th April 2011</title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>Tonight as President Obama reshuffles his cabinet we look at the implications for the Arab Spring.</p>

<p>A battle over defence cuts is expected but if the main Western powers pull back from the region, what does that mean for the Arab world and the rest of us? We'll be talking to PJ Crowley, the former US state department spokesman about how sustainable Western involvement is. We'll have other guests too.</p>

<p>We also have a film about Yemen where President Ali Abdullah Saleh has agreed to step down within 30 days. The US, worried about terrorism, has poured military aid into the country but it is claimed that some has been used by the country's leadership to repress any opposition.</p>

<p>And ahead of the Royal Wedding, the American TV networks are getting ready for wall to wall coverage. Why are Americans so fascinated by the Royals? </p>

<p>Join Kirsty at 10.30pm on BBC Two.</p>

<p>From earlier:</p>

<p>We are working on a number of pieces about the Arab Spring. Our Diplomatic Editor Mark Urban will be looking at the impact of the changes to Obama's national security team and the pressure on US and European defence budgets for intervention in the countries affected by the recent protests.</p>

<p>The reshuffle announcement due at 7pm UK time is part of preparations for a battle over expected defence spending cuts. If the main Western powers pull back from the region, what does that mean for the Arab world and the rest of us?  </p>

<p>Nick Clegg is campaigning in Scotland and the North East - we will be looking at coalition tensions in the final days of the AV campaign. </p>

<p>And as the Syrian ambassador's invite to the Royal Wedding is withdrawn, we'll be looking at how the guest list - which also excludes former prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown - might have been drawn up.<br />
</p>]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Wednesday 27 April 2011</title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>Tonight we are leading on the economy which grew by 0.5% in the first three months of the year. The chancellor welcomed the return to growth, which followed a contraction of 0.5% at the end of 2010. Labour said the economy was flat and the recovery had been "choked off". </p>

<p>Our Economics Editor Paul Mason will give his take on what is really happening and we'll have an interview with the Business Secretary Vince Cable. In the studio we will have some top people from the world of business - the former CEO of Asda Andy Bond, the fund manager Nicola Horlick and the former financial services secretary in the last Labour government, Lord Myners. </p>

<p>Refugees from Tunisia and Libya are arriving in France. Jackie Long is in Paris to talk to some of them. The French estimate there are 26,000 Arab refugees in or on their way to France - a number reportedly want to come to Britain. French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Italy's Silvio Berlusconi held talks yesterday on re-introducing border controls in the Schengen zone. Is this the start of a new immigration crisis?</p>

<p>And on the day that President Obama published his birth certificate we'll be asking just why he did it.</p>

<p>Do join Gavin at 10.30pm.</p>

<p>From earlier:</p>

<p>Britain's economy made only a feeble recovery in the first quarter of this year. Growth has been essentially flat for the past half year, just as austerity measures kick in. Our Economics Editor Paul Mason will give us his take. He will be also keeping an eye on the US interest rates announcement this evening. We are also fixing up a strong panel to give us their take on where the economy is going.</p>

<p>We also have the third film from Catrin Nye on the Oldham school experiment in which two schools, one largely white and the other mostly Asian, are being brought together.</p>

<p>Jackie Long is going to Paris to talk to Arab refugees who have travelled there through Italy and in many cases appear to want to come to Britain. The French estimate there are 26,000 Arab refugees in or on their way to France. French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Italy's Silvio Berlusconi held talks yesterday on reintroducing border controls in the Schengen zone to cope with the fall-out from uprisings across North Africa and the Middle East.</p>]]></description>
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	<title>Thursday 14 April 2011</title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>BP faced angry protesters at its first annual general meeting since the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill today. Fishermen from the US, trade unionists, and other protesters waved banners and banged drums outside the meeting.</p>

<p>Tonight David Grossman will look at how badly the company's reputation has been damaged and we'll also have a film from Tom Heap offering BP better news. It shows the Gulf of Mexico has recovered far faster than many expected and fishing stocks are booming.</p>

<p>The Liberal Democrat's Vince Cable has accused Prime Minister David Cameron of "electioneering" over his immigration speech in which the Prime Minister said he wanted to bring immigration back down to the level of the 1980s. Richard Watson will be talking to communities affected by immigration and will examine the numbers. Our Political Correspondent Iain Watson looks at how the issue affects the coalition where a number on the Tory right want the government to embrace more traditional Conservative values.</p>

<p>And the BBC's Security Correspondent Frank Gardner brings us a report from Bahrain. The lid would seem to have been put on any protests for change for now but there is concern about the police using torture. Two Bahraini Shia activists who were detained after weeks of anti-government protests died in police custody. One, Ali Issa Saqer died when guards tried to restrain him for "causing chaos". Frank examines what is really happening in Bahrain.</p>

<p>Join Gavin at 10.30pm</p>

<p>From earlier:</p>

<p>Shareholder protests and anger are expected at BP's AGM today, which takes place a year after the Deepwater Horizon spill. The company's Russian expansion plans are also in trouble. </p>

<p>We'll look at how badly the company's reputation has been damaged and we'll have a film from Tom Heap offering BP better news. It shows the Gulf of Mexico has recovered far faster than many expected and fishing stocks are booming.</p>

<p>Liberal Democrat Vince Cable has condemned David Cameron's immigration speech as "very unwise" before it has even been delivered. Richard Watson will be talking to communities affected by immigration and will examine the numbers. Iain Watson will look at the politics and how the issue affects the coalition.</p>

<p>Join us at 10.30pm.</p>

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	<title>Friday 1st April 2011</title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>Here are the details of what is on tonight's programme with Stephanie Flanders.</p>

<p>Tim Whewell has managed to secure a rare interview with the Libyan rebel leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil. He says they'll accept a ceasefire if Colonel Gaddafi pulls his troops out of Libyan cities under rebel control. But they will not back down on their demand that Colonel Gaddafi must go.</p>

<p>As officials in Japan say the evacuation of residents near the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant will be long-term, we ask what the catastrophe means for nuclear power.</p>

<p>We'll have the pro-nuclear environmental writer George Monbiot and Jeremy Leggett who is founder and Executive Chairman of Solarcentury which seeks to harness the power of the sun. </p>

<p>Plus we'll have our Political Editor Michael Crick who has been with the Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg on the pro-AV campaign trail. How will the coalition cope with a referendum result going either way?</p>

<p>Do join Stephanie at 10.30pm on BBC Two.</p>]]></description>
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	<title>Wednesday 30 March 2011</title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>Here is what is coming up on tonight's programme with Jeremy Paxman.</p>

<p>Tim Whewell talks to General Suleiman Mahmoud of the Libyan rebel forces who tells him the rebels need weapons if they are to overthrow Colonel Gaddafi.</p>

<p>He says with arms they could do the job in two weeks, but without it could take six months.</p>

<p>The US President Barack Obama has said he does not rule out arming the rebels as government forces push them back.</p>

<p>But any decision to supply arms to the rebels by the West would change the whole nature of the intervention. What would the implications be?</p>

<p>We'll also be taking a close look at the arts and sciences. Which brings the most economic benefits to our society?</p>

<p>We will have a film putting the case for each and a discussion with guests including Deborah Aydon, Executive Director of the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse theatres and Imran Khan, Director of the Campaign for Science and Engineering in the UK</p>

<p>And Ed Miliband is to marry in May. Why has he decided to tie the knot now ? And why will there be no best man (i.e. David) at his wedding?</p>

<p></p>

<p><br />
From earlier</p>

<p>Here are some early thoughts on what we are planning for tonight's programme.</p>

<p>US President Barack Obama has said he does not rule out arming the rebels in Libya as government forces push them back. Tim Whewell is in Libya speaking to some of the rebels who are asking for weapons.</p>

<p>But any decision to supply arms to the rebels by the West would change the whole nature of the intervention. What would the implications be?</p>

<p>Labour leader Ed Miliband is to marry his long-term partner, and mother of his two children, Justine in May.</p>

<p>But Ed, who was best man at David's 1998 wedding, has said there will be no best man or bridesmaids at next month's ceremony in Nottingham.</p>

<p>What does this tell us about the relationship between the two brothers?</p>]]></description>
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	<title>Tuesday 29 March 2011</title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>Here is what we are planning for tonight's programme with Jeremy Paxman</p>

<p>Strikes on Libya will continue until Col Gaddafi meets UN terms, stops attacking civilians and pulls back his forces, the US's Hillary Clinton has told the London conference of allied leaders.</p>

<p>Tonight we'll talk to the Foreign Secretary William Hague. The London conference was intended to be a demonstration of unity but just how solid in reality is the coalition?</p>

<p>Our Diplomatic Editor Mark Urban will bring us up to date with the day's events while out in Libya Tim Whewell will bring us a report from Derna, a town in the east from where more fighters went to join al-Qaeda in Iraq than anywhere else in the world. It highlights how little we know about the rebels and what could replace the Gaddafi regime. </p>

<p>And our Science Editor Susan Watts will report on the latest CJD scare. Two separate incidents have emerged in which patients have been told they were put at risk of contracting the brain wasting disease - 38 patients have been warned in Wales and 21 in Essex. In both cases the fatal disease could have been picked up during surgery.</p>

<p>Susan speaks to one of the patients affected and medical experts about the risk of contracting CJD from surgical instruments.</p>

<p>From earlier</p>

<p>Today's Libya conference is intended as a demonstration of solidarity but will show up the differences in the coalition. </p>

<p>Our Diplomatic Editor Mark Urban will spend the day at the conference, being held in London. We are also hoping to talk to Franco Frattini, the Italian foreign minister, who is pushing the idea of giving Gaddafi safe passage into exile. </p>

<p>We'll also have Tim Whewell's from Derna, a town in eastern Libya. How much do we know about the rebels and what could replace the Gaddafi regime?</p>

<p>Ed Miliband shares a platform with top Lib Dems including ex-leader Charles Kennedy to launch the official Yes to AV campaign - but not Nick Clegg. </p>

<p>Our Political Editor Michael Crick will look at what concessions might be offered to the Lib Dems after the referendum and local elections to keep them in government.<br />
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	<description><![CDATA[<p>Here is what is planned for tonight's programme presented by Emily Maitlis.</p>

<p>As the rebels continue advancing west in Libya, our Diplomatic Editor Mark Urban will bring us up to date on the latest Coalition air raids that have hit Gaddafi's birthplace of Sirte, the next target for taking by the rebels.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Tim Whewell has been in the small city of Derna, which Gaddafi claimed was infiltrated with terrorists. He will bring us a report on what life is now like there for the people - many of who are enjoying a new liberation.</p>

<p>We also have a fascinating film from Sue Lloyd-Roberts on how women are treated in Saudi Arabia. Sue looks at how women's freedom is restricted and how some are now quietly rebelling. </p>

<p>And our Economics Editor Paul Mason looks at the aftermath of Saturday's protests in London against public spending cuts. Have we seen the end of the peaceful protest?</p>

<p>Join Emily at 10.30pm on BBC Two.</p>]]></description>
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