Newsnight Looks At 42-Day Detention

- Newsnight tonight (1030pm, BBC2) will be looking at the 42-day detention without charge debate. Trevor Phillips, head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the EHRC may seek a judicial review, if the 42-days limit become law: "Human rights are essentially just that - you can't just get rid of them if you think they are inconvenient ... This measure would effectively suspend for the human rights and in particular they suspend them for one part of the community ... The application of these powers would be to Muslims in this country."

In other news:

- The EU is proposing to increase the amount of GM material included in imported foods, like maize, rice and soya

- Boffins at Leeds Uni have invented a nearly-waterless washing machine. A typical washing machine uses about 35kg of water for every kg of clothes that are washed - as well as large amounts of energy to heat the water and to dry the clothes afterwards. Their new model could be on the UK market by 2009.

- Amy Greenhouse: "Heathrow wants a 3rd runway, we say, no, no, NO"

- On Thursday, Coventry Friends of the Earth will meet at the council house, at 730pm. Their guest speaker will be Martin Yardley (Coventry City Council's planning department) on the proposed redevelopment of the precinct and retail quarter.

- Later in the month (25th and 26th June), at the Glasshouse (Earl Street, opposite the Council House and Brown's), students from Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School will be showing environmental art.