Today - 17/06/2008

Presented by Sarah Montague and Evan Davis. A panel of criminal justice experts is calling for the government to back the idea of a network of young offender academies. Lord Ramsbotham explains the idea. Anthony Bartram reports on the striking drivers returning to work at a Shell depot in Warwickshire. James Rodgers reports on the challenge the Kremlin faces in reforming the legal system. Britain's decision on whether to ratify the Lisbon Treaty comes to the House of Lords. But should the Lords nod it through now that Ireland has said no? Lord Owen explains the kind of treaty he would like to see. Are we losing the war against viruses, worms and spam? Professor Jonathan Zittrain believes the internet is under threat. Science correspondent Tom Feilden learns that the cure could be even worse than the disease. General Sir Mike Jackson examines whether the government aim of improving security and reconstruction in Afghanistan can be achieved. Former Chancellor Lord Lawson gives his views on the latest inflation rate figures. Nicola Stanbridge reports from the deck of the oldest working boat in Europe, the Boadicea, as she turns 200.