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West Yorkshire police have published a review into their involvement with Jimmy Savile. New evidence suggests that children born at the beginning of the academic year are likely to achieve better results. And is wearable technology the next big thing?

Storified by BBC Radio 4 Today · Fri, May 10 2013 04:54:14

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Our editors this morning were Jat Gill and Lewis James. Thank you for all your comments and feedback today - particularly all your tweets for the dress! Coming up next on Radio 4, Sue MacGregor presents The Reunion - bringing together some of the key figures from the Hutton Inquiry. 

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Before we go, here's Sarah's picture of John in the studio during the #tweetthedress item. She's put out a request for captions - if you have any suggestions let us know via Twitter. Good morning!

Caption competition? #tweetthedress http://pic.twitter.com/6Tw56qThcF · Sarah Montague

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With another report on the future of transport infrastructure in the UK, this time from MPs on the transport committee on aviation, another extraordinarily complex round of arguments over capacity and passenger dynamics beckon. But what if you could rip it all up and start again? Adrian Mars, technology writer and futurologist, and Christian Wolmar, transport analyst, speculate about the possible future of transport.


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Wearable technology - items of clothing which can perform many of the same functions as a computer or smart phone - is said to be the next big thing. Francesca Rosella, creative Director of Cute Circuit, and Alexander Fox, partner at Manches LLP, specialising in technology and intellectual property, discuss products such as such as Google's new glasses which allow the wearer to view the internet and take photos.


Francesca Rosella has brought her "tweet dress" into the studio, which displays tweets which include the hashtag #tweetthedress

Here's Francesca with her 'tweet dress'. Use #tweetthedress to get your tweets live on her dress #r4today http://pic.twitter.com/tTyuHmsbsD · BBC Radio 4 Today

Here's Emma from the office wearing the dress, lit up by tweets!

Emma from newsroom (only person with a 23"waist!) modelling #tweetthedress http://pic.twitter.com/UobnkCtd2z · Sarah Montague
This is how your tweets look on the #tweetthedress Keep tweeting! #r4today http://pic.twitter.com/SDuUZVH4Sy · BBC Radio 4 Today

Thank you for all your tweets so far...

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A West Yorkshire Police report into its contact with Jimmy Savile has concluded there is "no evidence" he was protected from arrest or prosecution as a result of his relationship with the force. Mark Burns-Williamson, PCC in west Yorkshire, talks about the police's dealing with the information that they were given.



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