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Thursday 25 February 2010 - 2230 GMT - BBC Two
Presented by Emily Maitlis



Tonight we look at new guidelines on whether people will face prosecution over assisting suicide.

Emily will be joined in the studio by campaigner Debbie Purdy, who made legal history last year when she won her battle to have the law on assisted suicide in England and Wales clarified, and Alison Davis who appeared in our assisted suicide film last week to tell us why, despite debilitating illness, she opposes a loosening of the rules. You can hear more of her story here.

Tomorrow a bill will go before the House of Commons to outlaw vulture funds which, if passed, will curtail their ability to sue poor governments in English courts for millions that they can't afford. Tonight we have an investigation revealing that speculators subverted the international debt relief process for Liberia - scored by the World Bank as the second poorest nation in the world. We'll be hearing from Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and doorstepping vultures in New York.

You can watch our 2007 film in which we revealed the scandal of vulture funds by clicking here.

Plus we'll be reaching for the top shelf as we debate whether lads' mags should be age restricted to curb the sexualisation of children, and considering how the BBC managed to lose money hand over fist while redeveloping key new buildings, including Broadcasting House in central London.

Join Emily at 10.30pm on BBC Two.






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