1Community leaders in the UK say they issued repeated warnings about a summer of violence but their voices were ignored by the country's leaders. More than 1000-arrests have been made during the rioting and looting and just a few hours ago three Pakistani men were killed while in Birmingham while they tried to protect local businesses from looting. Professor John is one who predicted the violence and calls for the government to attack the causes.

2What risk do solar flares and geomagnetic activity pose to Earth? Should we be worried about the havoc the Sun can do? The space storms can cause problems to electronic and electrical systems on earth.

3News from the United Kingdom, including; the causes of the riots in England and the comparison to those 30-years ago; how this is being described as criminality, rather than being caused by the divisions in society; the use of electronic media in spreading information of where the action is; the deaths of the three-Pakistani men;

4New Technology including; the role of new technology in the London riots, like Twitter and Facebook and especially the BlackBerry; what the switch to digital TV will mean for your mobile operator and the 700mhz spectrum auction; the maori claim to this resource.

5Parenting with Simon Rowley discussing immunisations for measles and influenza; how children develop immunity; and how TV affects preschoolers - especially under 2-year-olds.

6Media commentary, including: The NZSO tour documentary with Jeremy Wells, and the final of Sons of Anarchy.