Today - 10/06/2008

Presented by James Naughtie and John Humphrys. The government is launching its latest attempt to turn around failing schools. Prof Peter Early from the Institute of Education gives an overview previous attempts by governments to solve the problem. Colin Blane reports as a public inquiry begins into plans by Donald Trump for a one-billion-pound golf resort on the coast north of Aberdeen. Twenty-three dolphins have died after becoming stranded on the Cornish coast. How did they get there? The Royal Society of Chemistry has discovered the identity of a forgotten hero of World War I: the chemist who invented the gas mask. Brian Emsley of the Royal Society made the discovery. Thought for the Day: With Bishop of Southwark the Rev Tom Butler. Jon Manel talks to people who do not want to spend their final years incapable of looking after themselves, but advocate the right to choose the time of their death. British doctor Sheila Cassidy, who is known for her work in the hospice movement, discusses the issue. At the height of summer, there are more bees than people in the capital but John Chappel, who chairs the London Beekeepers' Association, says beekeepers are concerned as half of London's bees have vanished. A BBC investigation has found that an estimated $23 billion of the money which should have been used for the reconstruction of Iraq is unaccounted for. At least 23 dolphins have died in a river near Falmouth in Cornwall. Cornwall area coordinator for the British Divers Marine Life Rescue Dave Jarvis says how they died is a mystery. But 40 other stranded dolphins have been rescued. Tim Franks speaks to comic Maysoon Zayid, a Palestinian woman who's promoting possibly the first comedy film to deal with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.