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Up All Night: 21/07/2013

21/07/2013

BBC Radio 5 Live - Up All Night, 21/07/2013

Trayvon Martin protests across America, man-made earthquakes and smartphone theft.

A discussion about Trayvon Martin with one of the speakers at the 100 rallies across the US, a look at when man creates earthquakes and new plans to combat smartphone theft.

There are rallies in memory of Trayvon Martin in 100 cities across America. We hear from Airickca Gordon-Taylor, who spoke at the Trayvon Martin rally in Chicago. She's the cousin of Emmett Till, a 14 year old who was murdered in Mississippi in 1955 after people thought he'd whistled at a white woman.

Switzerland's largest geothermal energy project has been temporarily halted while they investigate the cause of an earthquake. We discuss the methods and danger with Dr Tony Batchelor, a British expert in the field.

One-in-three robberies in America now involves a smartphone. The problem's also a growing one in parts of the UK, and London Mayor Boris Johnson says more needs to be done by the manufacturers to prevent it. We take a look at new measures to curb mobile phone theft which are to be tested in New York and San Francisco.

As Chris Froome celebrates his all but certain Tour De France win we talk with former professional rider Dan Lloyd about how he'll be feeling.

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