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David Cameron has won his battle to limit the amount of money the UK will have to contribute towards a second financial bailout for Greece. Medical researchers say commonly used drugs may be dangerous for older people. Also on today's programme, the computer hackers known as Lulzsec are the latest to hit the headlines - but what is their ultimate aim? To speed up the loading time for this running order, we have replaced the audio with links. To hear the reports, interviews and discussions, just click on the links. Get in touch via
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or text us on 84844. 0615 Business news with Dominic Laurie: European leaders meeting in Brussels last night pledged further support for Greece. Eurozone economist Megan Greene explains the deal. And
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Paul Moody, chief executive of the Britvic, speaks about the company's expansion oversees.
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0650 In the next few days, MPs are expected to set out their vision for
the future of universities
from 2012, as well as pushing through changes in higher education funding. Education correspondent Gillian Hargreaves reports from Leicester University. 0709 Teachers' groups are warning that the amount of
religious education
taught in schools has dropped, with one in four state comprehensives failing to give GCSE students adequate tutoring in RE. Keith Porteous Wood, who runs the National Secular Society, and John Pritchard, the Bishop of Oxford and chair of the Church of England's board of education, debate the importance of religion in the curriculum. 0714 EU leaders and the IMF have agreed to give Greece £100m if its prime minister can drive austerity measures through parliament next week. Elmar Brok, a prominent member of Angela Merkel's CDU party in Germany, discusses
the existential crisis in the EU.
0717 Business news with Dominic Laurie. 0720 Hackers from the online gang Lulzsec have recently gained notoriety for their
cyber attacks
on state security organisations and big companies. Professor Peter Sommer, who specialises in cyber security and author of The Hackers' Handbook, looks at the best way to protect your internet interests. 0727 Sports news with Jonathan Legard. 0733 While talks on the Greek crisis are reaching a conclusion, the
asylum and immigration EU policy
is still causing tension. Today's James Naughtie reports on "shortcomings" of the Schengen Agreement. 0738 Paper review. 0741 The British Museum's new summer exhibition will showcase
religious relics
from mediaeval Europe, including three thorns said to come from the crown of thorns that Jesus was forced to wear and the breast milk of the Virgin Mary. Curator James Robinson describes the unusual collection. 0747 Thought for the day with Lord Harries of Pentregarth, Gresham Professor of Divinity. 0750 Labour leader Ed Miliband wants to change
the system by which members of the shadow cabinet are elected,
so that the party leader appoints them. Shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander and John McDonnell, who ran for the Labour leadership himself, debate the best way to choose shadow ministers. 0810 Older people are damaging their health when they take common over-the-counter medicines, because the
combination of drugs
they use may be dangerous, according to new research. Dr Chris Fox, who lead the research at the University of East Anglia, and Dr Clare Gerada, who chairs the Royal College of GPs, discuss the risks. 0817 The private sector must
share the burden in the latest bailout for Greece,
EU negotiators have said. Business reporter Dominic Laurie explains how "voluntary involvement" will work. 0822 The
musician Paul Simon,
who has released 12 solo albums, including his latest So Beautiful or So What, will this weekend be headlining at Glastonbury music festival. Justin Webb spoke to him about life and his long career. 0825 Sports news with Jonathan Legard. 0830 The newly formed
think tank Google Ideas is hosting a summit to address the question of violent extremism,
and how to stop young people joining right-wing groups. Its director Jared Cohen, who was on the policy planning staff of two US secretaries of state, and security correspondent Frank Gardner examine the role being played by Google, and how far it must go to tackle extremism online. 0840 Business news with Dominic Laurie. 0843 The
bullfighting season has begun in Barcelona, possibly the last fights in Catalonia
before they are banned at the end of this year. Tim Franks reports on the sport that the poet Federico Garcia Lorca described as "probably Spain's greatest poetic and life-sustaining wealth". 0849 Yesterday, Conservative MP Mark Pritchard openly accused Tory
whips
working for the prime minister's office of threatening him on the issue of the circus animal ban. Gyles Brandreth, former whip for John Major's government, reflects on the changing nature of whipping. 0854 Does the Greek crisis present an opportunity for any particular country? Dr Linda Yueh, economics correspondent for Bloomberg TV, and Professor Timothy Garton Ash, professor of European studies at the University of Oxford, discuss
what China has to gain in the eurozone.
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