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National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.

A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day Fleur Dorrell.

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.

News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Jim Al-Khalili talks to atmospheric chemist Lucy Carpenter about building a research station on a remote tropical island, and showing that oceans have a hand in ozone destruction.

Series that demystifies health issues, separating fact from fiction and bringing clarity to conflicting health advice.

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

Anne Dudley and Guy Barker join Anna and Jeffrey as they add five more tracks to the growing playlist.

2/5. Writer Cal Flyn continues her exploration of mystery, uncovering links between the unknown and medieval artisan guilds.

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

News and discussion of consumer affairs.

The latest weather forecast.

News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.

2/5. Do our MPs need inductions, on the job training and continuous personal development? Isabel Hardman investigates.

George is up in court again, and Helen is at odds with her dad.

It's 2016 and 70-year-old Joy is told she has no lawful status. As the Hostile Environment escalates, Serena Hope is drawn into a battle over identity and belonging.

A seventh-century monk sets out on a perilous journey from China to India and back to find lost knowledge.

Ismail Fenter, a former American Christian pastor, says he 'fell for Rumi', converted to Islam and moved from LA to Turkey's Central Anatolia to live in Rumi's spiritual home.

Poet Helen Mort explores the place of lighthouses in the cultural imagination, as one by one their sweeping beams are turned off.

Chris and Xand explore how the spaces we live, work and spend time in can influence our physical and mental health.

News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

4/4. Alasdair Beckett-King hosts a panel of improv comedy all stars. Featuring love at the turkey farm, a harrowing snowfall fight, and a screaming toilet.

Alice checks in on Brian, and David and Ruth are knocked for six.

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.

How are problems with NHS blood and transplant affecting heart and lung patients.

News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted.

Was it legal for the USA and Israel to start a war with Iran? Also, was it legal or not for Iran to retaliate by launching attacks on its Gulf state neighbours.

2/3. Evan finds out why electricity is so expensive and why that's putting some of us off heat pumps. Can the government bring down the cost of electricity by going greener.

In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.

2/5. As Austria sends its men to war, the new female graduates take their place at the laboratory bench. There, Etta Blau is about to break new ground in atomic photography.

In 2018, the writer and actor Harriet Madeley found out she was going to die. She'd always thought death was for other people. So she decided to write a comedy about it. Contains strong language.

News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.