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Today: Monday 14th February

David Cameron is to relaunch his Big Society project, describing it as his "mission in politics". Also in today's programme, what Ovid can teach us about the art of attracting and keeping a partner on Valentine's Day.

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0615
Business news with Adam Shaw.

0652
A recent examination of the government's proposed cuts to the legal aid budget says they will cost more than they save. Stephen Cobb QC, chairman of the Family Law Bar Association outlines the findings.

0709
The Prime Minister will explain further his vision for the Big Society and the funding available to charities involved. Home editor Mark Easton and political editor Nick Robinson examine the significance of Mr Cameron's speech.

0713
Reports suggest Hosni Mubarak left office with billions of pounds to his name. Nicholas Shaxson, of the foreign affairs think tank Chatham House, looks at the likelihood of Egypt ever seeing his money again.

0717
After 12 years on death row, Brandon Rhode was executed by lethal injection by the state of Georgia using drugs supplied by a small West London pharmaceutical company. His brother Joshua and mother Patches have travelled to London to urge MPs to take action and our reporter Andy Hosken spoke to them.

0721
Business news with Adam Shaw.

0724
The UN has raised only a fraction of what it has asked the public to donate for Sri Lanka, which is still suffering from the effects of the tsumani, damaging rainfall and a brutal end to war. Our correspondent Charles Haviland reports from Trincomalee in north-eastern Sri Lanka.

0728
Sport news with Rob Bonnet.

0735
The Court of Protection is to decide whether a mentally unstable woman, who gives birth later this week, should be forcibly sterilised afterwards to prevent her from getting pregnant again. Prof Wayne Martin, the head of philosophy at Essex University, and Mencap's David Congdon, debate whether the court should have this power.

0741
Paper review.

0744
Women outnumber men on Muslim dating websites by up to four to one, as females who want careers as well as a family are being shunned. Religious affairs correspondent Robert Pigott looks at the reasons why Muslim men still search for more traditionalist spouses.

0748
Thought for the Day with the Rabbi Lionel Blue.

0751
The government is expected to announce that religious groups should be allowed to conduct civil partnerships in their place of worship should they wish. Reverend Colin Coward, director of the pressure group Changing Attitudes and the Reverend Rod Thomas, chair of the evangelical group Reform and a member of the General Synod, debate whether this should happen.

0810
What are the implications of Egypt's revolution for Israel, which until now was protected through the peace agreement signed by Hosni Mubarak? Israel's deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon analyses the implications for his country, and Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen examines the wider implications of Mubarak's departure.

0820
The King's Speech cleaned up at last night's Bafta's, taking seven awards including best film and best screenplay. The BBC's film critic Mark Kermode reviews this year's big winners.

0824
Sport news with Rob Bonnet.

0830
According to reports, over the last two years the Lords Resistance Army, Africa's longest-surviving rebel group, has killed 2,500 people, abducted 3,000 more and around 450,000 villagers have fled their homes in fear. In the first of four reports this week, our reporter Mike Thomson has travelled to the heart of the affected region, beginning in the town of Gulu in northern Uganda.

0839
Business news with Adam Shaw.

0842
Will David Cameron's speech on the Big Society save the idea or are the cuts too severe for it to work? Shaun Bailey, founder of the charity My Generation, and the Guardian's Polly Toynbee debate the likelihood of success for Mr Cameron's venture.

0848
The problems faced by the UK in Afghanistan are due to senior officers and diplomats not knowing how to create strategy, according to a new book. Its author, Commodore Steven Jermy, recently retired from the MOD, explains his concerns.

0851
Who are the better guides to lovers on this Valentine's Day - ancients or moderns? The Telegraph's Tom Payne, who has written a new translation of Ovid's The Art of Love, and Victoria Glendinning, who has written a biography of Trollope, debate who we should turn to for advice.



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