News in Picture: May 2010

Easy Rider's Dennis Hopper dies

Hollywood actor Dennis Hopper, best known for his role in Easy Rider, dies from prostate cancer at the age of 74.

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Friday 28 May 2010 at 10.30pm on BBC Two

Presented by Gavin Esler

Tonight we'll have the latest on the operation to block the flow of oil leaking from a damaged well in the Gulf of Mexico. US President Barack Obama will soon visit the Louisiana coast to view first-hand the damage that has been wrought.

Our Science editor Susan Watts has been speaking to marine engineers, oceanographers and environmentalists to assess whether the operation to stem the flow of oil is really working, if industry regulations need to be tightened up, and what the environmental impact might be.

And Gavin will be joined by guests who'll debate the political fallout from this disaster.

Mr Obama has defended his government's handling of the incident and vowed to hold BP accountable, but a recent opinion poll shows 60% of Americans are unhappy with his government's response.

Our Economics editor Paul Mason will be examining the state the global economy is in and we'll be joined live in the studio by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan.

Do join Gavin for all that and more at 10.30pm on BBC Two.

And don't forget that after tonight's show we'll not be back on your screens till Tuesday 1 June 2010 because of the bank holiday.

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Lahore mosque attacks 'kill 16'

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Gunmen attack two mosques belonging to a minority Islamic sect in the Pakistani city of Lahore, killing at least 16 people, officials say.

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Thursday 27 May 2010 at 10.30pm on BBC Two

Presented by Gavin Esler

The government has unveiled plans to radically overhaul the welfare system.

Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith, who has overseen the proposals, said sanctions will be used against benefit claimants who refuse to take up jobs, while all those on incapacity benefit will now be reassessed.

Speaking of the current set up, Mr Duncan Smith said: "A system that was originally designed to support the poorest in society is now trapping them in the very condition it was supposed to alleviate."

But are the changes outlined today the best way to fix things?

Tonight, a group of benefits recipients will be joining us in the studio to give us their thoughts on the issue and to challenge Liberal Democrat Minister, Steve Webb, on the plan.

And Peter Marshall has been in Coventry to look at what the impact on the ground might be.

Plus, a 40-year-old man has been charged with the murders of three Bradford women.

Stephen Griffiths is accused of murdering Suzanne Blamires, Shelley Armitage and Susan Rushworth, who were all sex workers in the city.

Liz MacKean is in Bradford and will bring us the latest on a case and we will be discussing how to better protect sex workers.

Plus, we have a report from Mark Urban, who is in East Jerusalem, asking whether a freeze on settlements can bring progress to the stalled peace process.

We'll be talking to the US State Department.

Join Gavin Esler at 10.30pm.

Man charged with Bradford murders

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Stephen Griffiths, 40, is charged with the murders of three women in Bradford

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BP 'stops leak from Gulf well'

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The US coast guard says BP has blocked a leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, the first step in its attempt to seal it with concrete.

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BP begins 'top kill' on oil spill

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BP says an attempt to plug its leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico with mud is now under way.

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Tuesday 25 May 2010 at 10.30pm on BBC Two

Presented by Emily Maitlis

Hats off Strangers,

As he left his West London home this morning, awaiting reporters called out to David Cameron "Are there any surprises, prime minister?"

This was the 56th time the Queen has opened parliament - but her first time ever with a coalition government. The surprise - essentially - was seeing this new parliament in all its tangible, panoplied glory.

Lord Chancellor Ken Clarke eschewing hush puppies for judge's wig, the chiselled jaws of Cameron and Clegg, side by side, whose very head movements have now started to mimic each other. The new ministers - coupled by their Labour counterparts - now in opposition.

We have spent two weeks getting used to the theory, but this is what it will look like in the flesh. So what's on the menu?

A wholesale reform of schools, a shake up of the welfare system and measures to tackle the budget deficit are at the heart of the first 18-month programme. And (for those seeking a unifying ideology) this - public services reshaped to encourage individual and social responsibility.

Tonight we will be analysing the measures in full, asking the coalition government and Ed Balls for Labour if this 'political pre-nup' will ensure a strong marriage.

World stock markets have fallen sharply over fears about the crisis in the eurozone and a Korean black swan. In Spain four banks are rumoured to have merged, and the Dow is on high alert.

In the UK the FTSE has lost ten percent in the last month. How will the economics of the real world play into the politics of parliament? Paul Mason is on the case.

Join us tonight at 10.30pm on BBC Two.

Emily