Newsnight 8 August

Presented by Mark Urban.

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"An act of royal clemency"
Out of the blue six Britons were released from a Saudi prison and flown back to the UK.

They'd been convicted following a televised confession of their involvement in a lethal bombing campaign in Saudi Arabia in 2000 and 2001. Their confessions were later retracted and campaigners accused the Saudis of a show trial aimed at covering up the fact that Muslim fundamentalists were really responsible for the bombs.

So what explains these releases and what does it say about Saudi's changing view of itself as a haven for Islamic terrorism?

Tax credits
Are you still waiting to receive your child tax credit? If so, you are in good company as their remain 90 thousand other frustrated parents.

Will Britain's elderly avoid a similar fate when the new pension credit is introduced in the Autumn?

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Premier League
Premiership football will return to the BBC as part of the new television coverage deal unveiled on today.

Live games will continue to be shown on Sky, while ITV will lose its highlights package at the end of the forthcoming season.

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