A Bit of Blue

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree tells us about the day that boy band Blue were mistakenly booked to play at Versace’s fashion week show instead of his band. Our Middle East Editor, Jeremy Bowen, explains what is happening in Jerusalem as violence escalates between the Israeli Defence Force and Palestinian militants.On the day of the Queen’s Speech, Laura tells us what was in and out. And the king of stats, economist Tim Harford, on why numbers can often mean both everything and nothing.Today’s Newscast was made by Rick Kelsey with producers Danny Wittenberg and Alix Pickles. The Studio Director was Emma Crowe. Dino Sofos is the Editor.