Today: Friday 27th May

David Cameron has agreed to deploy British ground-attack helicopters to Libya, to step up pressure on Colonel Gaddafi. Hilary Clinton arrives in Pakistan to repair relationships following the death of Osama Bin Laden. And, the former Bosnian Serb commander, Ratko Mladic, is expected to return to court today, after tests to establish that he is fit to stand trial for war crimes.

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The arrest of Ratko Mladic for war crimes, raises the question as to why people like him succeed in becoming so powerful and popular. Milorad Batinic, who served as a soldier under General Mladic, tries to answer this crucial question.

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British government ministers have approved the deployment of British Apache helicopters in Libya. Apaches are mobile, agile and operate close to the ground, but they are also vulnerable in a way that jets high in the sky are not. Defence analyst Rear Admiral Chris Parry tells us more about these machines.

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Business news with Dominic Laurie.

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More people have been killed in tornados this year in the United States than in any year since 1953. Regardless of the devastating affects tornados cause, some people view them as awe inspiring and chase them. Among the chasers in Joplin Missouri was Jeff Piotrowski, who explains to Today presenter Justin Webb what he saw.

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There has been a sharp rise in the number of measles cases, 300 in England and Wales in the first three months of the year, almost the total for the whole of last year. Mary Ramsay, head of immunisation at the Health Protection Agency, explains why more people are getting measles.

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Sports news with Garry Richardson.

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Nick de Bois, the Conservative MP who sits on the parliamentary committee looking at the detail of the NHS Bill, has set out a series of "red lines" from which he says Tories should not retreat. Mr de Bois debates the isue with Sarah Wollastan, also a Conservative MP but who used to be a GP.

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The paper review.

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What makes a good cricket bowler? Today presenter Jim Naughtie has been out investigating the art of the spin bowler.

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Thought for the day with John Bell of the Iona Community.

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Serbian officials have arrested Europe's most wanted war crimes suspect, Ratko Mladic. The former Bosnian Serb military commander is wanted by the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal. He faces charges of genocide and other crimes against humanity, including the massacre of thousands of Muslim men and boys from the town of Srebrenica. Our world affairs editor John Simpson and Serbian Deputy Minister of Justice, Slobodan Homen, examine Mladic's character, history and intentions.

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Who should be the next managing director of the International Monetary Fund? The French finance minister Christine Lagarde tells us why she wants the job.

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Can garden design be considered an art-form? In this week of the Chelsea Flower Show, there has been a call for garden design to be upgraded from the lifestyle pages to the culture section. Christopher Woodward, director of the Garden Museum in London, and art critic Louisa Buck, analyse garden design.

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Sports news with Garry Richardson.

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Does the arrest of former Bosnian Serb commander, Ratko Mladic, allow for a psychological shift among the Balkans? Dr Zlatko Lagumdzija, a former prime minister of Bosnia, outlines what he thinks the affect of Mladic's arrest will have on the Balkans' future.

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Along with the Philippines and Vatican city, Malta is one of only three countries where divorce is outlawed. However, on Saturday the country is set to hold a referendum on the matter. The Mediterranean country is overwhelmingly catholic and the poll has sparked a furious row between those who want change and those who see marriage as an institution for life. The BBC's Mario Cacciottolo has been to Malta to investigate.

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Business news with Dominic Laurie.

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The trial of the murderous Ratko Mladic, begs the question as to whether the UN has the mechanism to make it a fair trial. How effective is the judicial process for someone like Mladic? The central Europe correspondent of the Times and, Adam Lebor, and Marco Prelec, director of the Balkans project for the International Crisis group, examine the possible layout of the trial.