Today's second guest editor this Christmas is Jamie Oliver, the chef, entrepreneur and campaigner. Hear highlights from his programme in our Best of Today podcast, including interviews with former Prime Minister Tony Blair, and former Conservative Chancellor George Osborne about expanding free lunches in schools and providing a healthy array of options for students.

Jamie Oliver has been open about his struggles in school with dyslexia. He says he was told he was taught alongside those with special needs. Jamie wanted to speak to the rapper Loyle Carner, who has ADHD about his struggles at school and what food means to him.

Most mornings on the programme this year we’ve been talking to our correspondents in Ukraine about the progress of the war- about cities being pummelled by Russian artillery, war crimes, people driven from their homes, and military stalemate in a conflict which has lasted far longer than Vladimir Putin anticipated in February. Today's Martha Kearney spoke to Fiona Hill, one of the world's leading experts on Russia, about what Putin might do next in the Russia-Ukraine War.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed US lawmakers on his first foreign trip since Russia's invasion. Mr Zelensky said US military aid to Ukraine was not charity, but an investment in security for the future. His appeal comes amid signs US support is likely to face greater scrutiny by Republican lawmakers in Congress. But President Joe Biden vowed to stick by Ukraine. Today's Martha Kearney spoke to Ben Rhodes, Former US Deputy National Security Adviser under President Obama, and Alexander Rodnyansky, Adviser to President Zelensky.

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In his first interview since being sacked as England rugby coach, Eddie Jones tells the Today programme he wouldn’t have done anything differently.

Speaking to Today's Garry Richardson, Jones says he sensed his sacking by England was imminent. Jones, who led England to the rugby World Cup final in 2019, was dismissed earlier this month after a poor run of form. Jones also spoke to Garry about the messages he’s received from players and who he might coach next.

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The Liberty Choir sees volunteers go into prisons for weekly singing sessions with inmates, aiming to teach confidence skills and stay in touch once they’re out. Covid brought all such contact to an end. Now the choir has re-started, Today's Mishal Husain went to see it again and speak to a prison governor about its work – this time at HMP Coldingley in Surrey.

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Terry Hall, the frontman of socially conscious ska band The Specials, has died at the age of 63. Known for his dour image and sharp wit, the singer found fame in the 1970s and 80s with hits like Ghost Town, Gangsters and Too Much Too Young. Today's Nick Robinson spoke to Frank Turner, singer-songwriter, and Paul Willo, the official biographer of the Specials, about what the late Terry Hall meant to them.

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Nurses and paramedics will walk out this week in different parts of the UK, apart from Scotland. The Health Secretary Steve Barclay has said he is open to further talks with unions – but they say he won’t engage on the key issue of pay. Today's Justin Webb spoke to Christina McAnea, General Secretary of Unison – the biggest ambulance union - about what they want from the government, and how strikes could affect life-threatening 999 calls.

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Protests in Iran are now into their fourth month with many people on the streets yesterday to mark three months since the death of Mahsa Amini after she was arrested by the religious police. Two people have now been executed for taking part in the protests. As many as 26 others could face the same fate - 11 already sentenced to death and 15 more on trial or charged with capital offences. Among them is a 26 year old footballer called Amir Nasr-Azadani. Today’s Mishal Husain spoke to Finnish footballer Sebastian Strandvall, who got to know him when he went to play for an Iranian club in 2015, as well as a woman who has taken part in the protests and Azadeh Moaveni, professor of journalism at New York University who has covered Iran for over 20 years.

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As part of the Today Programme’s regular broadcasts from around the UK, Martha Kearney presented the show from Nottingham. Martha went to the Himmah food bank, which is seeing more people needing support in the run-up to Christmas. She also visited Nottingham Castle where there are ambitious plans to create a profitable tourist attraction, talking to Penny Poyser from Open the Gates and Sharon Heal from the Museum Association.

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