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Insight, analysis and expert debate as key policy makers are challenged on the latest news stories.

    Anti-social behaviour 'turns lives upside down'

    Anti-social behaviour 'turns lives upside down'

    A Victims and Prisoners Bill is currently being debated in Parliament and tonight's Today Debate on Radio 4 at 8PM will consider one aspect of it.
    The legislation largely applies to England and Wales but the issue is one that can disrupt lives everywhere. Campaigners say that anti-social behaviour should not be treated as neighbourly nuisance because it can mean people live in fear in their own homes.
    It's a reality the Victims' Commissioner Helen Newlove knows all too well. Her husband, Garry, was attacked by a group of teenagers outside his home when he confronted them over vandalising cars. He died of his injuries. Today's Mishal Husain speaks to Baroness Newlove about what she wants to see happen.
    Listen to Today on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds: 6-9am weekdays and 7-9am on Saturdays.

    • 6 min
    Alec Stewart on a lifetime at the Oval

    Alec Stewart on a lifetime at the Oval

    County cricket is back, and Surrey are looking to win the championship for the third year in succession. It would be a fitting send off for their director of cricket, Alec Stewart, who's retiring at the end of the season after 11 years.
    Today sports presenter Garry Richardson has been to the Oval -- the home of Surrey cricket -- to meet the former England captain and reflect on his long career.

    • 6 min
    Andrew Scott on playing the fascinating Talented Mr Ripley

    Andrew Scott on playing the fascinating Talented Mr Ripley

    The award-winning actor Andrew Scott talks to Today about playing the character of Tom Ripley.
    There have been many screen adaptations of The Talented Mr Ripley over the years - the most famous with Matt Damon and Jude Law.
    The new Netflix drama Ripley, based on the novels of Patricia Highsmith, starts this week.

    • 6 min
    The Today Debate: Is justice delayed, justice denied?

    The Today Debate: Is justice delayed, justice denied?

    The Today Debate is about taking a subject and pulling it apart with more time than we have in the morning.
    Amid a significant backlog in crown courts in England and Wales and related problems in the system in Scotland and Northern Ireland, Today presenter Mishal Husain asks if justice delayed is justice denied?
    Joining Mishal on the Today debate panel are Claire Waxman, the Independent Victims' Commissioner for London; Charlie Taylor; His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales; Joanna Hardy-Susskind, a barrister at Red Lion Chambers; Lord Falconer, Labour Peer and former Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice and Sir Max Hill, who was the director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales until October last year.

    • 36 min
    Theresa May: 'During PMQs my blood sugar went up'

    Theresa May: 'During PMQs my blood sugar went up'

    When Theresa May was diagnosed with type 1 in her 50s, she told the consultant: "I'm too old. I can't be”. Lady May says she would also eat Jelly Babies when her blood sugar dropped during meetings.
    The former Prime Minister has now chaired a parliamentary inquiry into the life-threatening consequences of having both type 1 diabetes and an eating disorder.
    She speaks to Today's Justin Webb why a joined-up approach by the NHS is needed so that healthcare professionals are aware of the 'conflicting pressures' on people with type 1 and an eating disorder. She also discusses her experience while in government of managing her blood sugar levels.

    • 12 min
    Dame Emma Walmsley Guest Edits Today

    Dame Emma Walmsley Guest Edits Today

    The last of our Christmas guest editors is the CEO of the global biopharma company GSK, Dame Emma Walmsley.
    She wanted her programme to look to the year ahead with optimism. In these highlights from her programme hear Dame Emma in conversation with the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, who urges politicians not to treat their opponents as enemies but as fellow human beings.
    Dame Emma also speaks to the Health Minister for Singapore; visits Kew Gardens and she asks former guest editor and Nobel Laureate Sir Paul Nurse to discuss with a group of students, the scientific and technological advances they are most excited for in 2024.
    Simon Jack interviews Dame Emma to end her programme and she chooses a special piece of music.

    • 1 hr 14 min

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