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Phil Williams: 02/06/2015

02/06/2015

BBC Radio 5 Live - Phil Williams, 02/06/2015

Blatter resigns, tributes to Charles Kennedy and a day in the life of a heart transplant.

Reaction as Sepp Blatter announces he is to step down, including the thoughts of Pele. Plus warm tributes are paid to Charles Kennedy and a day in the life of a heart transplant.

Reaction & analysis after Sepp Blatter announces he is to step down as FIFA president. The BBC's Richard Conway - the only British journalist present at the news conference in which Mr Blatter announced his intentions - describes the sequence of events leading up to today's extraordinary turn of events.  

Three-time World Cup winner Pele shares his thoughts on Sepp Blatter as he touches down in Cuba with the New York Cosmos soccer team, as they become the first professional American sports team in 16 years to play in the country. And Stoke City chairman & former FA international committee member Peter Coates and Colin Sexstone who worked on England's 2018 World Cup bid give their reaction.

A day in the life of a heart transplant: 5 Live follows the course of events before, during & after the six hour operation carried out on Stephen Halsey at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital, one of around 150 heart transplant operations carried out each year in the UK. 

Alton Towers promises a thorough investigation after four people are seriously injured & 16 passengers are trapped on the theme park's Smiler ride for over four hours, after two carriages collide on a low section of the track. Eyewitnesses Lucy Walters & Danny Simm describe the aftermath of the collision.

Warm tributes are paid from across the political spectrum and beyond to Charles Kennedy - after the death of the former Liberal Democrat leader at the age of 55. Mr Kennedy's former brother-in-law & leadership election agent James Gurling & the former Scottish Lib Dem leader Nicol Stephen share their memories of the man they knew well. And Jim Sutherland, the current head teacher of Mr Kennedy's old school Lochaber High School, explains how he remained a great supporter of the school throughout his life. 

And travel expert Simon Calder answers listeners' questions on the world of travel, including the latest holiday deals and news on scheduled strike action by Spanish air traffic controllers.

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