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Parliament debates a controversial new law designed to make Organ Donations easier but critics say it poses an unprecedented violation of individual rights well talk about the ethical connections. Im brian thomas great to have you with us we begin this program in australia where record heat and bushfires have been devastating that country weather conditions now threaten to swing from one extreme to the other heavy rain is bringing much needed relief to eastern australia although the Fire Service...

A series of shocking images reveal how pollution plagued America 30 years ago until the EPA was founded and created regulations that helped cities transform into what we see today.

From Charles I's unbreakable belief in the divine right of kings to constant struggles with Parliament over power, money and religion, we explore the causes

What events happened on 4 January in history? Dominic Sandbrook rounds up the events, births and deaths…

Charles I Storms the Houses of Parliament Author: William Lenthall, Speaker of the House of Commons Wikipedia Breaking Point King Charles I (1600-1649) and his parliament were enemies. The king wanted to rule as an autocratic monarch without answering to a parliament. He believed in the Divine Right of Kings and therefore answered only to God, but he had been forced to recall parliament to gain funds for military action in Scotland. Long harboured resentments, new and clear suspicions and escal...