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According to the latest figures, Australians are the world's biggest gamblers and the average Australian adult loses more than a thousand dollars a year. Jon Donnison reports from Sydney.

0650

A judge turned down two grandparents as potential carers of their 3-year-old granddaughter because of the way they'd brought up their own child, but the grandparents claimed it was because of their age. Sanchia Berg reports.

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Nearly half a million people have signed an online petition to urge the European Union not to weaken two vital habitat protection laws. Kate Jennings is from the Royal Society of the Protection Birds.

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President Obama is attending the sixth Global Entrepreneurs Summit, held from today in Nairobi. This is his first visit to Kenya since becoming President. Jon Sopel interviews Obama, and we hear from Nairobian businesspeople Catherine Mahugu and Juliana Rotich.

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The owners of the Financial Times have sold the newspaper to Japan鈥檚 biggest media company, Nikkei, for $1.3billion. We hear from John Fallon, CEO of Pearson, which has owned FT for 60 years.

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A report by an education research group has suggested that many sponsors of academies in England are struggling to improve the results of disadvantaged pupils.听 Professor Becky Francis is from The Sutton Trust, which works to improve social mobility through education.

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Chris Froome, who rides for Team Sky, goes into the 19th stage of the Tour de France today with an impressive lead of three minutes 10 seconds. A shadow has been cast over Froome's success so far this year with allegations of doping.听 We are joined by Sir Dave Brailsford, Team Sky principal and former performance director of British Cycling.

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While Uber is very convenient for many, the 鈥楿berisation鈥� of the economy raises questions about the protections for temporary, freelance workers and whether they can earn enough money on which to live. Nick Bryant reports from New York.

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The world's first malaria vaccine has cleared one of the final regulatory hurdles prior to being approved for use in Africa. We hear from Joe Cohen, co-inventor of the vaccine 鈥楳osquirix鈥�, and Dr Fatoumata Nafo-Traore, executive director of the 鈥淩oll Back Malaria Partnership鈥�.

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The UK must stay in the European Union to continue to have influence on the world stage, US President Barack Obama has told the 麻豆社. Speaking to the 麻豆社's North America editor Jon Sopel, he said the EU "made the world safer and more prosperous".

0820

鈥淚n my mind, this is the closest thing we have to another planet like the Earth." The words of a NASA astronomer yesterday as the space agency announced the discovery of Kepler-452b. Dr Caitriona Jackman is planetary scientist at Southampton University Astronomy Group, and Paul Davies is author of 鈥楾he Eeerie Silence: Are We Alone in the Universe?鈥�.

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NHS England is announcing today how it plans to improve emergency care. Professor Keith Willett is NHS England's director of Acute Care.

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A fossil found in Brazil is the first four-legged snake that scientists have ever seen. Dr Dave Martill, palaeontologist from the University of Portsmouth, tells us why this is exciting.

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A phenomenally large collection of dance music records is about to go on sale. Dan Whitworth reports on the 24,000 records that are up for grabs.

0850

What does the future hold for those on the left of politics in Britain? We hear the views of journalist David Aaronovitch and Hilary Wainwright, founding editor of Red Pepper Magazine.

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