Police Minister Damian Green told BBC Radio 4's Today programme there was direct entry in other services, including the Army and the prison service.

BBC: Police officers, Bristol

"We had a big, stately old radio with green dials and lots of push buttons, and if she were alive I am sure she would be excited to see all the equipment we use now to produce radio".

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Valderlei Canuto Leandro, 32, host of the Sinal Verde (Green Signal) programme on Radio Frontera, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the city of Tabatinga, in the state of Amazonas, according to local press reports.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

It's been 50 years since Philip Morrison and Guiseppe Cocconi published their seminal scientific paper on SETI in the journal Nature, and since Frank Drake first used the Tatel telescope in Green Bank, West Virginia, to attempt to detect any radio signals from technologies he thought could be orbiting the nearby stars of Tau Ceti and Epsilon Eridani.

CNN: What if there's somebody else out there?

Cocker, who presents shows on BBC Radio 4 and 6 Music, is up against Radio 4 news presenter Martha Kearney and former newsreader Charlotte Green.

BBC: Pulp's Jarvis Cocker up for best radio broadcaster

Among the high-profile deals it has given the green light within the past year: the union of XM Satellite Radio and Sirius, and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange 's purchase of the Chicago Board of Trade.

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Among the high-profile deals it has given the green light within the past year: the union of XM Satellite Radio (nasdaq: XMSR - news - people ) and Sirius, and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange 's (nyse: CME - news - people ) purchase of the Chicago Board of Trade.

FORBES: Election Sets A Deal Deadline

Clive Green, a community councillor in Carmarthenshire who has campaigned for road safety, told BBC Radio Wales the speed limit was no use without enforcement.

BBC: 20mph speed zones urged in Wales to protect children

Elizabeth May, leader of the Canadian Green Party and its one green MP, later came down to the BBC booth for an interview on World Service radio.

BBC: Canada wins few friends on climate

After signing on with Andretti Green Racing, Patrick has secured Motorola as her chief car sponsor, backed up by XM Satellite Radio and Go Daddy.

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Green, famous for her occasional giggles, was nominated in recognition of her 25-year career at Radio 4.

BBC: Pulp's Jarvis Cocker up for best radio broadcaster