Cox will leave her current Radio 1 weekend shows to start work on the new programme, which will also see a high-profile role for The O-Zone presenter Rajesh Mirchandani.

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Ms Lagarde has played a central role in forming the euro zone's response to its debt crisis, and whatever her private views, she has a public record of defending the indefensible.

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So we have the leadership role for spills that occur in the coastal zone for this spill, in particular.

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