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Afternoon Edition: 30/05/2016

30/05/2016

BBC Radio 5 Live - Afternoon Edition, 30/05/2016

Migrants cross the Channel, Top Gear, bone marrow donation and Martin Fry from ABC.

More on the arrests of the two men who were rescued with 18 migrants crossing the Channel at the weekend, Top Gear reviews, bone marrow donation and Martin Fry from ABC.

We spoke to Richard Ashworth, Conservative MEP for South East England who talked about Channel crossings after two British men, who were pulled from a boat off the coast of Kent in the early hours of Sunday morning with 18 Albanian migrants, were charged under the Immigration Act. TV Reviewer Kevin O'Sullivan reviewed the new series of Top Gear for us and we heard a preview of tomorrows interview with presenter Rory Reid. We ran an interview with a teenager who became a donor after watching his two best friends struggle through cancer treatment. George Stafford had been friends with Harry Symons and Aiden Clarke since primary school. By sheer coincidence, Aidan and Harry were both diagnosed with different cancers a few months apart. After watching his friends endure round after round of chemotherapy, George vowed to become a bone marrow donor as soon as he was old enough. And our big guest today was ABC's Martin Fry who was here to talk about his new album and tour.

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