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24/07/2014

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Police chief denies Met squad spied on justice campaigns. Presented by Edward Stourton.

Police chief denies Met spied on justice campaigns. Algerian plane missing over Sahara. Christian woman condemned to death in Sudan flown to Italy. Presented by Edward Stourton.

Police report says Met squad gathered information on 18 justice campaigns. But the head of the review, Chief Constable Mick Creedon tells us this never amounted to "direct spying". Yasmin Khan, who's close to the De Menezes family, tells us they believe undercover officers were trying to discredit them. 
An Air Algerie plane with 116 people on board disappears over Mali. Our correspondent there has the latest. 

The Christian woman condemned to death for apostasy in Sudan has been flown to Italy. We hear from Italy's deputy foreign minister, Lapo Pistelli. 

A spokesman for the Egyptian foreign ministry, Badr Abdel Atty, speaks to us about international efforts to push for a ceasefire in Gaza. 

Andrew Bomford meets the man behind rescuing the Norton biking brand, who's won government backing for a youth academy to train apprentices.

And are "super ants" on the march across southern England? The head of nature conservation at the National Trust joins us to answer that question. 

Presented by Edward Stourton.

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