Today: Wednesday 11th July

The government is proposing changes to social care in England, which would allow elderly people to pay for residential care without selling their homes immediately. The coalition has suffered its biggest Commons revolt, with more than 90 Conservatives voting against changes to the House of Lords. And also on today's programme, why are there so many former military people in prison?

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0615
Business news with Simon Jack: City watchdogs were increasingly fed up with Barclays behaviour, it has been suggested, and only a new broom from outside can sweep away the old culture.

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The government is proposing changes to social care in England, which would allow elderly people to pay for residential care without selling their homes immediately. Paul Johnson, who runs the Institute for Fiscal Studies, shares his thoughts on the proposed changes and by the BBC's James Cook compares the English and Scottish systems.

0715
A senior Taliban commander has given a revealing interview to the New Statesman. The former diplomat and aid co-ordinator Michael Semple who interviewed the commander reveals what surprised him in the interview.

0719
Business news with Simon Jack.

0722
More than six months after the Italian cruise liner the Costa Concordia hit a rock and sank, killing 32 people died, the captain has said sorry. The BBC's Alan Johnson reports.

0725
One of the world's richest women, Eva Rausing, has been found dead at her house in west London. The BBC's Jason Kaye has more details.

0727
Sports news with Jonathan Legard.

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The coalition has suffered its biggest Commons revolt, with more than 90 Conservatives voting against proposed changes to the House of Lords. Nick Robinson gives his analysis and deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats Simon Hughes shares his thoughts on how the vote will affect the coalition.

0740
The paper review.

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The Office of National Statistics has figures out this week showing the number of teenage pregnancies going down and the number of births among women over 40 rising. Heather Joshi, emeritus professor of Economic demography at the Institute of Education in London, and Frank Furedi, professor of sociology at Kent University, discuss what is the best age to become a parent.

0749
Thought for the day with Akhandadhi Das, a Vishnav Hindu teacher and theologian.

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Military veterans represent the largest occupational group in English and Welsh prisons, an issue that will be the focus of a conference today at Doncaster Prison. Robert Kilgore, who served in the 3rd Battalion the Queen's regiment, and Trevor Philpott, a retired lieutenant colonel with the Royal Marines, debate the issue.

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A report out today offers new proposals for how to deal with care for those who can't look after themselves. The BBC's Mark Easton has more details, and the Today programme's Zubeida Malik visits the home of someone who is affected.

0825
The prime minister has been among those paying tribute to PC Ian Dibell, a serving police officer killed in the line of duty. Widows of policemen, Mary Henry and Hazel Barker, discuss what help the state provides in such circumstances.

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Sport news with Jonathan Legard.

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The Committee on Climate Change has warned that many more homes in the UK are going to be at risk of flooding because of climate change. Lord Smith, Chairman of the Environment Agency, discusses the claims.

0840
Business update with Simon Jack.

0845
Conservative MP Douglas Carswell gives his reaction to yesterday's vote on Lords reform.

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Dame Julie Mellor discusses the record number of enquiries to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, which deals with unresolved NHS complaints.

0850
Author Sarah Quigley and historian Antony Beevor discuss the moment Shostakovich's 'Symphony No. 7' boosted morale as Nazi troops surrounded the besieged city of Leningrad in 1942.

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Mario Ambrosi, Head of Corporate Affairs at a not-for-profit provider of care homes in England, and Chris Horlick, Managing Director of an insurer against the cost of long-term care, debate the effects of today's Care and Support white paper.

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