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Phil Williams: 28/03/2017

28/03/2017

BBC Radio 5 Live - Phil Williams, 28/03/2017

The night before Brexit and Scottish MSPs vote for a second independence referendum.

A classic poem is reimagined on the eve of triggering Article 50. Plus, Scottish MSPs vote for a second independence referendum and the latest on Cyclone Debbie.

On the eve of the triggering of Article 50, setting in motion Britain's exit from the EU, a classic poem is reimagined on The Night Before Brexit.

Scotland's MSPs vote to give the First Minister a mandate to seek another Scottish independence referendum. 

Donald Trump announces new measures overturning environmental protections put in place by the Obama administration, in what he says is a move aimed at boosting the US economy and creating jobs.

A veteran of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan describes the pressures of the battlefield as so-called Marine A prepares for release within weeks after his 2013 murder conviction was reduced to manslaughter.

Plus the latest on Cyclone Debbie's progress across Queensland in Australia, as it is downgraded to a tropical storm, Argentina's Lionel Messi is banned from international football, and was the Daily Mail's Legsit headline misplaced?

And technology expert Tom Cheesewright joins Phil after midnight to explore the latest gadgets, discuss the new iOS operating system & Google Home, and to answer listeners' questions on all things tech-related.

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