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Today - 21/06/2008

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Presented by John Humphrys and Edward Stourton. Including: The Olympic flame has arrived in Tibet. James Reynolds reports. The opposition in Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change, still has to decide whether it will fight the presidential election next week. Roy Bennett, the MDC's representative in South Africa, explains what is happening. Peter Biles assesses the situation. 17 girls in one school in Massachusetts are pregnant. Iain Mackenzie reports. Thought for the day with Canon David Winter. French actress Sandrine Bonnaire has directed a documentary about her autistic sister Sabine, who spent five years in a psychiatric hospital. The film has inspired much soul-searching in France about the provision of mental health facilities. Why do we get so excited about Wimbledon? Maybe it is because we never win but live in hope. Mihir Bose looks at why the tournament retains such a hold on our affections and former champion Pat Cash explains the British love affair with the tournament.