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GOOD MORNING - Here is a list of the stories IRN/Sky News Radio is working on
for today, Wednesday 3rd October 2012.

MISSING: 46-year-old man still being questioned over abduction of April Jones
in Machynlleth. Police update at 1300.
Police in Wales are warning volunteers in the search for April Jones of the
"challenging conditions" facing rescue teams.

WEST COAST: Transport Secretary pauses process for West Coast Main Line over
'significant flaws' in the franchise process. 

Sir Richard Branson had mounted a legal challenge to the decision by the
Department for Transport (DfT) to award a new 13-year franchise for the West
Coast not to Virgin Rail but to rival transport company FirstGroup.

We are putting calls in and should have Sir Richard Branson around 1230

SHOOTING: Thousands expected to line the streets for PC Nicola Hughes funeral
in Manchester Cathedral. 1300.

US/1st PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE 
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney go head to head for the first time in the 2012
series of Election Debates.
Debate focus on domestic policy including economics. Voting started already in
8 states. 
* Debate from 0200b.

LABOUR: We have done a sit down radio piece with Ed Miliband.

SAVILE: Documentary on ITV1 tonight. 

SUPERMARKETS:Retail giants Tesco and Sainsbury's release results show
Sainsbury's is on the up.

ABORTION: Women's minister Maria Miller wants abortion limit cut from 24 to 20
weeks.

FERRY: 1 Briton confirmed dead following Hong Kong ferry collision.

HUHNE/PRYCE: Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce trial for perverting the course of
justice to start at 1400. (But could be delayed by legal argument.) 

SPORT:

CHAMPS LG: Any further re-ax to last night's football.

Tonight - Manchester City v Dortmund - Arsenal v Olympiakos both 1945 ko.

CHAMPIONSHIP: Middlesbrough v Derby and Nottingham Forest v Blackburn. Both
1945 ko.

EUROPA LG: Preview pressers today - TOTTENHAM: v Panathinaikos A Thu TBC.
LIVERPOOL v Udinese H Thu 1430 Anfield - Brendan Rodgers.

NEWCASTLE v Bordeaux H Thurs 1330 Alan Pardew.

TENNIS: Murray in action at the Japan Open v Lukas Lacko (pron: LUKASH
LATZ-KO) 1100 estimated start time.

Early Editor: Ursula Hansford
Early Sport: Laurence Mora
Late Editor: .Tim Jones
Late Sport: .Adam Lindsay
IRN/Sky News Radio: 020 7032 4520
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