23 June 2003

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Bishop of Reading

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, said he raised no objection to the appointment of a gay priest as the new Bishop of Reading. In a letter being sent to all diocesan and suffragan bishops in England, Dr Williams said: "It is an appointment I have sought neither to promote nor to obstruct."

We spoke to the Bishop of Oxford, who nominated Dr Jeffrey John in the first place

Extradition treaty
The Home Secretary has signed a one-way extradition treaty with America that allows the US to extradite people from Britain on the basis of little more than a simple request - without presenting evidence of a suspected offence. We asked a Home Office Minister why the government appears to be giving away its citizens' rights.

Affirmative action
The US Supreme Court upheld affirmative action - ruling that it was legal for a university to give minorities preferential treatment based on race. Tom Carver reported from the US.

Harry Potter
And has Harry Potter really made boys read more? We investigated.

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