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Phil Williams: 15/02/2017

15/02/2017

BBC Radio 5 Live - Phil Williams, 15/02/2017

The Church of England General Synod vote on same sex marriage.

The Church of England General Synod vote on same sex marriage. Plus, Tata Steel workers vote on pensions, Team Talk on Arsenal's defeat by Bayern Munich and Tommy Walsh on DIY.

The Bishop of Willesden, the Right Reverend Pete Broadbent, gives his assessment of the vote by the Church of England's General Synod to reject a report which endorsed the Church's continued opposition to same sex marriage.

Workers at Tata Steel vote to back a deal which will see their pension benefits reduced, in order to potentially safeguard around 8,000 jobs in Port Talbot, south Wales.

The unusual legal case of the woman asking the Court of Appeal to overturn a court ruling which refused her permission to divorce her husband of nearly forty years.
 
Conor McNamara & James Ducker join Phil for Team Talk, to discuss stories including Arsenal's heavy defeat to Bayern Munich, and Fifa world player of the year Carli Lloyd's move to Manchester City Women FC

After Lloyd's of London bans alcohol consumption during work hours, Phil hears from the creative boss of a Minneapolis ad agency which offers staff a free beer if they keep their timesheets up to date.

The love letter from Polly to her husband Joe, a couple with Downs syndrome who married last year after first meeting ten years ago. 

And Tommy Walsh answers listeners' questions on DIY in the midnight hour.

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