NEWS DIARY FOR THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS

By PRESS ASSOCIATION

Published: 06:44 EST, 17 July 2014 | Updated: 06:44 EST, 17 July 2014

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Friday July 18

SOUTHWOLD: Latitude Festival. Royksopp, Robyn, Haim, Billy Bragg, Booker T, Anna Calvi, Damon Albarn, Bombay Bicycle Club and Hall & Oates are among those performing at annual festival which features cabaret, film, book readings, DJs, comedy, political debate and poetry. Henham Park, Beccles, NR34 8AN.

LONDON: Alleged British neo-Nazi makes first appearance at Crown Court accused of plotting a cyanide attack. Mark Colborne, 36, is charged with engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts contrary to section 5(1) of the Terrorism Act 2006. The Old Bailey, 32 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7EH.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: Cabinet meeting. Mid-morning/lunchtime. Chequers, HP17 0UZ. Downing Street 02079304433.

LONDON: Duke of Cambridge to unveil statue at Australia House. The Duke of Cambridge, will unveil a statute in honour of Captain Matthew Flinders, the first cartographer to circumnavigate Australia and identify it as a continent, at Australia House, London. Australia House, The Strand. Katrina McKeever +44 (0)7702 267 424 Katrina.mckeever@royal.gsx.goc.uk.

LONDON: PCMH for Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg on terrorism charges relating to the civil war in Syria. The Old Bailey, 32 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7EH.

SUSSEX: The Prince of Wales to carry out engagements in Sussex in a follow up to his Coronation Meadows Project, which was launched in 2013 in an effort to conserve flower-rich grasslands across the UK. The Prince will attend a "Reversing the Trend" conference organised by Plantlife, The Rare Breeds Survival Trust and The Wildlife Trusts at Steyning, West Sussex, before meeting primary school children who are taking part in a Countryside Classroom 'Chef on the Farm' day.

TOLPUDDLE: Tolpuddle Festival. Annual trade union event celebrating the Tolpuddle Martyrs. Tolpuddle, Dorset.

0600: Firefighters strike. Members of the FBU in Wales and England will strike between 6am and 8am and again from 11pm to 1am Saturday in their long running dispute over pensions.

0800 FARNBOROUGH: Farnborough International Air Show. Farnborough Airfield, GU14 6F. 01252 532800.

0930: Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) releases its gross mortgage lending figures for June. CML 020 7438 8923.

1000 COLCHESTER: Man being prosecuted for taking his children out of school. James Haymore is expected to argue that the decision to prosecute him for taking his three children to America for six days at the start of the spring term this year is a breach of the Human Rights Act and his children's right to a family life. St Botolph's Circus, Colchester, Essex CO2 7EF, CO1 1FP.

1000 READING: New executive bonus scheme to be voted on at Network Rail annual meeting. Demo outside at 0900 by TSSA transport union members Hilton Hotel, Drake Way,, RG2 0GQ. Russell Spink 07767 672748.

1000 GUILDFORD: Plea hearing for man accused of assisting Michael 'Skull Cracker' Wheatley. Kevin Perry, 53, is accused of assisting an offender, perverting the course of justice and handling stolen goods. Perry, of West India Dock Road, east London is alleged to have helped Wheatley after he went on the run from an open prison on May 3 and robbed the Chelsea building society in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey. In custody. Guildford Crown Court, Bedford Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4ST.

1000 LONDON: Second reading of Lord Falconer's Assisted Dying Bill. House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW.

1100 WINDSOR: Investiture ceremony. Recipients include actress Ruth Jones; director Philip Agland; broadcaster Talfan Davies; for Services in Afghanistan, Brigadier Maurice Sheen and Major Richard Morris; receiving the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross, Lance Corporal of Horse Simon Moloney; and receiving the Military Cross, Captain Alexander Pickthall and Lance Corporal Wesley Masters. Windsor Castle, SL4 1NJ.

1130 LONDON: Off-camera briefing on Nato summit. Sir Adam Thomson, UK Permanent Representative to NATO, will provide an overview of the themes for the NATO Summit Wales 2014. Foreign Office, King Charles Street, SW1A 2AH. 02070083100.

1400 LONDON: Photo call for X Factor finalist Lloyd Daniels as he takes the title role in Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. The Playground, Unit 8 Latimer Road, London, W10 6RQ. Marika Player, 0203 372 0960 / marika.player@target-live.co.uk.

1500 SALISBURY: Coroner to give his determination at inquest for Horatio Chapple, who was killed by a polar bear in Norway. Horatio, 17, who was at Eton, died in August 2011. Wiltshire & Swindon Coroner's Court 26 Endless Street Salisbury, SP1 1DP. 01722 438900.

1900 LONDON: Press launch for this year's Notting Hill Carnival. October Gallery, 24 Old Gloucester Street, London, WC1N 3AL. press@lnhcet.com.

1930 HARROGATE: JK Rowling interview. The Harry Potter author is interviewed about her books written as Robert Galbraith The Royal Hall, Ripon Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 2RD.

Saturday July 19

TOLPUDDLE: Tolpuddle Festival. Annual trade union event celebrating the Tolpuddle Martyrs. Tolpuddle, Dorset.

SALFORD: Exhibition on changing world of BBC Children's radio and TV. 'Here's One We Made Earlier' - which runs to October 12 - will look at the past, present and future of children's broadcasting on the BBC from From Muffin The Mule to Newsround. The interactive exhibition will pull together items, footage, puppets and props from the BBC Archives as well as from private and public collections. Pier 8, Salford Quays, M50 3AZ. Trevor Evers 0161 876 2024.

1030 LONDON: Guinness World Record attempt for the greatest number of people dressed as Sherlock Holmes. Fans of BBC's Sherlock attempt the record with money raised going toward the restoration of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's study and the stained glass windows his former home, Undershaw. University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT. MX Publishing UK, 020 8133 9401 / events@mxpublishing.co.uk.

1100: Firefighters strike. Members of the FBU in Wales and England will strike between 11am and 1pm and again from 11pm to 1am Sunday in their long running dispute over pensions.

1600 LONDON: Launch of the Mongol Rally from London's Battersea Park. 800 amateur adventurers will set off on a 10,000 mile drive to Mongolia in 1-litre cars in the charity event. The cars are all have engines of around 1-litre. There's no set route, no backup of any kind and every team raises at least £1000 for charity. Most will take between 4 and 6 weeks to reach Mongolia but around a third of teams won't make it all the way to the finish line. The actual event starts tomorrow Battersea Park, London, SW11. Dan Wedgwood, 0117 3290884 / media@theadventurists.com.

Sunday July 20

0700 LONDON: Start of the Mongol Rally from London's Battersea Park. 800 amateur adventurers will set off on a 10,000 mile drive to Mongolia in 1-litre cars in the charity event. The cars are all have engines of around 1-litre. Battersea Park, London, SW11. Dan Wedgwood, 0117 3290884 / media@theadventurists.com.

0800 FARNBOROUGH: Farnborough International Air Show. Farnborough Airfield, GU14 6F. 01252 532800.

0830 LONDON: The Sumo Run. A 5km fun run for runners wearing inflatable sumo suits. The bandstand, Battersea Park, London, SW11 4NJ. Laura West-Wilson/Alice Bravery, 020 7924 5656 / link@capellapr.com.

1300 LONDON: Celebrity screening of Earth to Echo. The film is in cinemas from July 25. The May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, London, W1J 8LT. Bee Jordan, beejordan@entonegroup.com.

1700: Firefighters strike. Members of the FBU in Wales and England will strike between 5pm and 7pm in their long running dispute over pensions.

Monday July 21

CITY: Interims: Michelmersh Brick.

BUILTH WELLS: Royal Welsh Show. Annual agricultural festival the Royal Welsh Show takes place in mid Wales The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society Royal Welsh Showground Llanelwedd Builth Wells Powys, LD2 3SY. Press Office +44 (0) 1982 554425 press@rwas.co.uk.

EDINBURGH: The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall's annual summer visit to Scotland. The royal couple will visit an Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival workshop, the Prince will then visit Dovecot Studios tapestry studio and the Duchess will watch a baton handover and attend a reception to celebrate the success of the Royal Voluntary Service's Scottish Baton Pass Challenge.

BIRMINGHAM: Trial of former magistrate over coffee shop crash. Alan Marks, 65, of Shottery, Stratford-upon-Avon, is accused of dangerous driving after his Volkswagen Touran mounted the pavement in the town centre in April 2012. Birmingham Crown Court, 1 Newton Street, Birmingham, B4 7NA.

0600: Firefighters strike. Members of the FBU in Wales and England will strike between 6am and 8am and again from 5pm to 7pm in their long running dispute over pensions.

0825 WINDSOR: Photo call for a first birthday party for Legoland Windsor Resort's Prince George. Legoland Windsor, Winkfield Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 4AY. Tansy Ratcliffe - James, 020 7402 9966 / Tansy@freerange.eu.

0950 BIGGLESWADE, BEDFORDSHIRE: Press call for The Shuttleworth Collection's World War I aircraft, including a flypast. A collection of restored aircraft of the types that flew during World War I will be on display. Of the 55,000 aircraft that were manufactured in Britain during WWI, fewer than 10 remain in airworthy condition. Four of these belong to The Shuttleworth Collection. The Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden Aerodrome, North Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 9EP. Lydia Hayward, 020 3397 3383 / lydia.hayward@teamtala.com.

1000 LONDON: Press preview of Sotheby's forthcoming exhibition of 'Masterpieces by Middle Eastern and International Contemporary Artists'. The exhibition will be staged at their New Bond Street galleries from tomorrow until August 22nd and the auction will be held in Doha, Qatar, on October 13th. Sotheby's, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1A 2AA. Matthew Floris, 020 7293 6000 / Matthew.Floris@sothebys.com.

Tuesday July 22

CITY: Interims: ARM Holdings, McColl's Retail, Premier Foods. Trading updates: Future, Qinetiq (AGM), Royal Mail.

:: George, the son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and third in line to the throne, is one year old today.

PERTH AND EDINBURGH: The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall's annual summer visit to Scotland. The Prince will visit Balhousie Castle and tour The Black Watch Regimental Museum in Perth, before visit the Glendelvine Estate at Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross and a reception for the Scottish Wildlife Trust's 50th Anniversary at Murthly Castle. The Duchess of Rothesay will visit the Shortbread House of Edinburgh.

LONDON: UK Government to host The Girl Summit against female genital mutilation (FGM).

0900 GLASGOW: Commonwealth Games Business Conference. The event allows businesses from across the Commonwealth to come together to develop new partnerships. Opening keynote speech from First Minister Alex Salmond, with agenda also including an address from a senior UK cabinet minister and Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney. Bute Hall, University of Glasgow, University Avenue, G12 8QQ. Laurel Smith 0207 215 5989.

0930 LONDON: Public sector borrowing figures for June are published by the Office for National Statistics.

1900 GLASGOW: Plaid Cymru leader speaks about independence. Leanne Wood to give an lecture titled 'Wales and Scotland Our Independent Future'. Organised by Radical Independence Mitchell Library Theatre.

Wednesday July 23

CITY: Finals: Renishaw. Interims: Capita, GlaxoSmithKline, Provident Financial. Trading update: Sage.

GLASGOW: The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall's annual summer visit to Scotland. The royal couple will tour the Emirates Arena and meet Commonwealth Games athletes, volunteers and officials, they will then visit the Scottish Ballet Headquarters at the Tramway complex in Glasgow, before attending the Opening Ceremony of the XX Commonwealth Games.

GLASGOW: Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony. Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, Celtic Park, timing tbc

0830 GLASGOW: Commonwealth Games Business Conference. Second day of international conference, including contributions from Trade Minister Lord Livingston and Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney and keynote address from Bank of England governor Mark Carney. Bute Hall, University of Glasgow, University Avenue, G12 8QQ. Laurel Smithson 0207 215 5989.

0900 LONDON: Francis Maude speaks to Reform conference on private sector and public services. Chartered Accountants' Hall, One Moorgate Place, EC2R 6EA. Cabinet Office 02072760317, Reform joshua.rhodes@reform.co.uk.

0930 LONDON: Bank of England publishes minutes of July's monetary policy committee meeting.

0930: British Bankers' Association (BBA) releases its latest high street banking report. BBA 020 7216 8989.

1000 MACCLESFIELD: Corrie actress Barbara Knox on trial for drink driving. Trial of Coronation Street actress Barbara Knox, 80, who plays Rita Tanner in the ITV1 soap, on allegation of drink driving in Knutsford, Cheshire, in March. Listed for two days. Macclesfield Magistrates' Court.

1000 KENT: Inquest into the death of Peaches Geldof. Old Town Hall, High St, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0AZ.

1200 LONDON: Man Booker Prize nominees announced. The announcement of this year's longlist marks the first time the prize has been open to international contendors 020 3697 4253.

Thursday July 24

CITY: Interims: Hammerson, Howdens Joinery, Nichols, Reed Elsevier, Unilever. Trading updates: Britvic, easyJet, Kingfisher, Marston's, Tate & Lyle (AGM).

GLASGOW: Commonwealth Games.

WOLVERHAMPTON: Four in court over attack which left teenager with serious burns. Aleena Rafiq, 19, suffered internal injuries and burns to her face and chest at an address in Tividale, near Oldbury, West Midlands. Four people have been charged with offences connected to the incident. Plea hearing.

AYRSHIRE: The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall's annual summer visit to Scotland. The Prince will host a meeting for leaders of Commonwealth small island states at Dumfries House, Cumnock, Ayrshire, before receiving young Commonwealth leaders.

0900 KENT: Man who drove his girlfriend's car on to the former Formula One circuit at Brands Hatch to answer police bail. Jack Cottle , 21, from Tonbridge, Kent, steered girlfriend Saskia Fisk's white Volkswagen Polo into the middle of a Fun Cup race on June 14. He was arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment after footage filmed from the back seat by his friend, Zac Copson, showed Ms Fisk apparently screaming in terror. Kent Police press office - 01622 652150.

0930 BLACKPOOL: Orangutans move into luxury £1m new home. Vicky, her daughters, Cherie and Summer, and resident male Ramon, have spent 18 months away while the ape house at Blackpool Zoo was prepared. Mayor of Blackpool Councillor Valerie Haynes will cut the ribbon at 0945 Blackpool Zoo, East Park Drive, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 8PP. Paula Holden paula@icgonline.co.uk 01772 679 383.

1100 BIRMINGHAM: Royal Mail AGM. Hall 3, NEC, B40 1NT.

1600 LONDON: Photo call for the launch of the Southbank Centre's London Wonderground festival. An amusement ground for the capital, London Wonderground brings a taste of early 20th Century Coney Island to the South Bank situated between the Royal Festival Hall and the London Eye. London Wonderground, Southbank Centre, London, SE1 8XX. Chloe Pritchard-Gordon, 020 7831 7657 / Chloe@thecornershoppr.com.

Friday July 25

GLASGOW: Commonwealth Games.

CITY: Finals: BSkyB. Interims: Heathrow. Trading updates: Cable & Wireless Communications (AGM), United Utilities (AGM), Vodafone.

WALTON-ON-THAMES: Man answering bail over woman's murder. The woman, who was in her 50s, was found dead in a property in Trafalgar Drive, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, on June 11. A man in his 60s was arrested on suspicion of her murder. Surrey Police initially referred the matter to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) but it was referred back to the force to be investigated locally. Surrey Police press office 01483 632000.

LONDON: Man in court charged with the murder of his pensioner mother. Peter Holboll, 44, of Tottenham Street, west London, is charged with charged with arson following a fire at his mother's flat in Camden, north London. Tamara Holboll, 67, was found dead inside with the a post-mortem examination finding the cause of death as multiple stab wounds. Hearing for him to enter pleas. In custody. The Old Bailey, 32 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7EH.

AYRSHIRE: The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall's annual summer visit to Scotland. The Prince will meet students on a sewing course at the Sawmill on the Dumfries House Estate, Cumnock, before visiting Morton Young and Borland cotton lace weavers at Newmilns, Ayrshire.

0930 LONDON: First estimate of UK GDP for the second quarter is published by the Office for National Statistics.

1000 LONDON: Four men in court charged with conspiracy to import/supply cocaine. Facing charges for conspiracy to import/supply class A drugs are David Mais, 48, of Rochester, Leonel Hernandez-Gonzalez, 36, of Hounslow, Oscar Alberto Grisales-Cuervo, 46 of London and John Lopez aka John Cabrera, 39 Hounslow. Southwark Crown Court, 1 English Grounds (off Battlebridge Lane), Southwark, London, SE1 2HU.

1000 LONDON: Tulisa Contostavlos assault trial due to conclude. She is accused of hitting celebrity blogger Savvas Morgan at the V Festival in Chelmsford, Essex, last year. Stratford Magistrates' Court, 389-397 High St, London, E15 4SB.

1400 WOKING: Inquest of violinist who killed herself after giving evidence at a sex abuse trial to conclude. Frances Andrade, 48, died at her home in Guildford, Surrey, a week after giving evidence against former music director Michael Brewer in January 2013. The coroner will read his conclusion in open court. Woking Coroner's Court, Station Approach, Woking, Surrey, GU22 7AP.

Saturday July 26

GLASGOW: Commonwealth Games.

RYDE: 200th anniversary of the UK's first seaside pier. Ryde Pier on the Isle of Wight opened on 26 July 1814

Sunday July 27

GLASGOW: Commonwealth Games.

1500 CHICHESTER: Brompton World Championship. The race gets underway with a massed Le Mans style start, the pack racing to their folded bikes, unfolding them and speeding off. Jacket and tie are compulsory and there is strictly no Lycra allowed. Goodwood Motor Circuit, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0PX. 020 8232 8484.

Monday July 28

GLASGOW: Commonwealth Games.

CITY: Finals: Filtronic. Interims: Reckitt Benckiser.

Tuesday July 29

GLASGOW: Commonwealth Games.

CITY: Finals: PZ Cussons. Interims: BP, Domino's Pizza, Drax, GKN, Pace.Trading update: Next.

LONDON: Two men accused of historic sex abuse are due to appear in court. Charles Napier, the half brother of Conservative MP John Whittingdale, and Richard Alston are accused of offences in the late 1970s against an alleged victim who was 11-years-old. Westminster Magistrates' Court, 181 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5BR.

1000 LONDON: Man accused of three terrorism offences to appear in court. Lyes Outiren, 44, from Newquay, Cornwall, is charged with two counts of possession of a document or record for terrorist purposes. He also faces one charge of dissemination of a terrorist publication. Kingston Crown Court, 6-8 Penrhyn Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, KT1 2BB.

1000 CAMBRIDGE: Sentencing of man over the death of toddler. Dean Harris, 19, of Scott Drive, Yaxley, was found guilty of murdering two-year-old Amina Agboola after a trial last month. Her mother, Sarah Raqueman, 28, of Scott Drive, Yaxley, admitted two counts of cruelty to two other children. Both will be sentenced. Cambridge Crown Court, The Court House, 83 East Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 1BT.

1100 LONDON: Vodafone AGM. Hilton London Metropole Hotel, 225 Edgware Road, W2 1JU.

Wednesday July 30

GLASGOW: Commonwealth Games.

CITY: Interims: Barclays, British American Tobacco, Dignity, Greggs, ITV, Moneysupermarket, National Express, Rightmove, Taylor Wimpey, Travis Perkins.

LONDON: Inquest into the death of British Airways pilot Simon Wood who was found dead after facing child abuse charges. First Officer Wood, 54, was found dead after being struck by a train near Potters Bar station on August 18. He was due to appear at Southwark Crown Court on August 30 last year charged with four child abuse offences. He was also alleged to have abused scores of young children in African schools and orphanages after claiming to be carrying out charity work. Hertfordshire Coroner Service, The Old Courthouse, St Albans Road East, Hatfield Hertfordshire, AL10 OES.. 01707 292707.

Thursday July 31

GLASGOW: Commonwealth Games.

CITY: Finals: Diageo. Interims: AstraZeneca, BAE Systems, BT (Q1), Centrica, Intu Properties, Lloyds Banking Group, Merlin Entertainments, Rolls-Royce, Royal Dutch Shell.Trading update: Thomas Cook.

LONDON: George Galloway's ex-secretary and her former police officer husband to be sentenced for misconduct and data protection charges. Aisha Ali-Khan, 33, who worked as the Respect MP's parliamentary secretary pleaded guilty to a charge of encouraging her police officer husband to obtain emails without consent at a hearing last month. On bail. Southwark Crown Court, 1 English Grounds (off Battlebridge Lane), Southwark, London, SE1 2HU. 020 7522 7200.

LONDON: Legal ruling in FGM case. Dr Dhanuson Dharmasena, 31, from the Whittington Hospital, north London, anda second man who is not a medic, face the first UK prosecution for female genital mutilation. The Old Bailey, 32 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7EH.

1000 LONDON: Man on terror charge over "sniper manuals". Prelim hearing for British-Libyan Abdul Rahman Benhammedi, 20, of Springbridge Road in Whalley Range, Manchester. He is accused of possession of an article for a purpose connected with terrorism, relating to a USB memory stick containing sniper training manuals. The Old Bailey, 32 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7EH.

1030 DUBLIN: Anglo bankers sentencing. Willie McAteer and Pat Whelan learn what community service they will serve for illegal lending at Anglo Irish Bank in a share support scheme.

Friday August 1

GLASGOW: Commonwealth Games.

CITY: Interims: Direct Line Insurance, International Airlines Group, Royal Bank of Scotland, Smith & Nephew, William Hill.

LONDON: The inaugural London Beach Rugby championship. Both professional clubs and amateur teams will take part. The Corporate Challenge on Friday invites teams to try their hand at five-a-side rugby and on Saturday professional clubs will compete. The event starts at 1000 each day. Pop Up Beach, Wood Wharf, Canary Wharf, London, E14. Charlie Smith or Rachel Bowen, 020 7630 1411 / csmith@thecommunicationgroup.co.uk / rbowen@thecommunicationgroup.co.uk.

0930: Insolvency Service releases insolvency figures for the second quarter of 2014. Insolvency Service 020 7596 6187.

Saturday August 2

GLASGOW: Commonwealth Games.

Sunday August 3

GLASGOW: Commonwealth Games.

Monday August 4

CITY: Interims: esure, HSBC.

1000 GLASGOW: Service of commemoration at Glasgow Cathedral for Commonwealth leaders to mark centenary of the First World War. The Prince of Wales will attend the service. Glasgow Cathedral.

1930 MONS, BELGIUM: Ceremony at Commonwealth War Graves Commission St Symphorien Military Cemetery to mark centenary of Great War. The service will be attended by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, as well as Prince Harry. St Symphorien Cemetery, near Mons.

2200 LONDON: Candle lit prayer vigil and solemn reflection in Westminster Abbey to mark centenary of First World War. Last candle to be extinguished at 11pm - the moment war was declared. The Duchess of Cornwall will attend the service. It hoped that churches, faiths and other organisations will mount similar vigils across the country. Westminster Abbey.

1300 NEWBURY: Press preview for a new garden of reflection at Sandham Memorial Chapel, which has been created to commemorate the forgotten dead of the First World War. The opening is scheduled for 100 years to the day since Great Britain declared war on Germany. Sandham Memorial Chapel Garden, Harts Lane, Burghclere, Newbury, RG20 9JT. Jeannette Heard, 01793 817706 / Jeannette.Heard@nationaltrust.org.uk.

Tuesday August 5

CITY: Interims: T Clarke.

BIRMINGHAM: Son of philatelist facing sentencing for stamps theft. Joseph Jennings, 29, of Bantock Way, Harborne, Birmingham, admitted theft at the city's magistrates' court last month. The earlier hearing was told that he sold his late father's collection of stamps for £13,000 to fund a gambling habit. Birmingham Crown Court, 1 Newton Street, Birmingham, B4 7NA.

0900 LONDON: Boris Johnson phone-in on LBC 97.3. John Chittenden, LBC, 020 7054 8843 / 07557 157113 john.chittenden@thisisglobal.com.

1000 NORWICH: Former Premiership goalkeeper to be sentenced for speeding. Carlo Nash, 40, from Leftbank, Manchester, has been found guilty of speeding after being caught doing 140mph on the A11 in Norfolk on February 2. The goalkeeper, who played for Preston, Wigan, Everton, Stoke and Norwich, is due to be sentenced. Norwich Magistrates' Court, Bishopgate, Norwich Norfolk, NR3 1UP.

2000 GLAGSOW: Independence referendum TV debate. The first TV debate of the campaign between First Minister Alex Salmond and Better Together leader Alistair Darling Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Wednesday August 6

1000 GLASGOW: Andy Coulson in court. David Cameron's former communications chief was charged with perjury by police in 2012 after being questioned in connection with his evidence at the 2010 Tommy Sheridan trial. High Court of Justiciary - Glasgow, Justiciary Buildings, Saltmarket, Glasgow, G1 5JU.

Thursday August 7

CITY: Interims: RSA Insurance.

CITY: Shares in the merged company Dixons Carphone to start trading on the London Stock Exchange.

0900: Call Clegg on LBC 97.3.

1100 LONDON: Opening of a 'pop up' velodrome. StreetVelodrome will turn Exchange Square into a public cycling centre between 1100 and 1700. The day will end with the televised SportPursuit StreetVelodrome Series Super Final starting at 1745. Broadgate, City of London, E13 9ES. Lisa Simmons, 020 3727 1471 / lisa.simmons@fticonsulting.com.

Friday August 8

LEAMINGTON SPA: Police officer in court charged with rape and indecent assault. Nicholas Doherty is charged with offences of rape and indecent assault alleged to have been committed in Warwickshire and Cumbria. The 41-year-old, from Barrow-in-Furness, is due to appear for a plea hearing. The Cumbria Police officer was initially arrested at his home in November last year was charged by Warwickshire Police in March. Plea and case management hearing after he was re-bailed on July 15. Warwick Crown Court, Warwickshire Justice Centre, Newbold Terrace, Leamington Spa, CV32 4EL.

1000 CAMBRIDGE: Men accused of phone scam. Six men are accused of conspiracy to commit fraud after allegedly targeting people in Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Surrey. Cambridge Crown Court, The Court House, 83 East Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 1BT.

1000 LONDON: Press preview for Sotheby's Old Master and British Paintings summer season of sales. Sotheby's London, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1A 2AA. Marie-Beatrice Morin, 020 7293 5522 / marie-beatrice.morin@sothebys.com.

Saturday August 9

LONDON: Prudential RideLondon. Events on the Saturday include FreeCycle fun ride around central London, a record attempt for the world's biggest bike bell ensemble and Marianne Vos and Lizzie Armitstead returning to the Mall , scene of their Olympic duel, for a criterium race at 1700. Events on the Sunday include the London-Surrey100 followed by the London-Surrey Classic featuring some of the world's top professionals. Penny Dain 44 (0) 7799 170433.

Sunday August 10

LONDON: Events on the Sunday include the London-Surrey100 followed by the London-Surrey Classic featuring some of the world's top professionals. Penny Dain 44 (0) 7799 170433.

0945 LONDON: UK film premiere of Thomas & Friends' Tale of The Brave. Vue Cinema, 3 Cranbourne Street, Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7AL. Rebecca Hall, Rebecca@halpern.co.uk.

Monday August 11

WORCESTER: Folk artist Roy Harper facing trial over allegations of historic sex offences. Harper, 72, of Rossmore, near Clonakilty, County Cork, faces nine charges alleged to to have committed against a girl between 1975 and 1977. On bail. Worcester Crown Court, The Shirehall, Foregate Street, Worcester, WR1 1EQ.

DURHAM: Former police protection officer for Tony Blair on trial for benefit fraud. Vaughan Dodds, 43, formerly of Durham Police, is accused of fraudulently claiming £61,000 in benefits. Durham Crown Court, The Law Courts, Old Elvet, Durham, DH1 3HW.

0930: Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) releases its lending trends figures for June. CML 020 7438 8923.

1000 CHIPPENHAM: Police officer to stand trial for hotel staff assault. Pc Gary Tester, 43, to stand trial charged with assaulting Terry Sullivan, a hotel porter at a Premier Inn in Swindon, Wiltshire. Tester, of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, was arrested at the hotel in Blunsdon on January 19. The officer, who serves with Avon and Somerset Police, has denied a single charge of assault by beating. The trial is expected to last for three days. Chippenham/North West Wiltshire Magistrates' Court, The Court House, Pewsham Way, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3BF.

Tuesday August 12

CITY: Interims: Just Eat, Ladbrokes.

1000 BIRMINGHAM: Inquest to be held into death of "Bedroom Tax" mother. Stephanie Bottrill, 53, of Solihull, West Midlands, died in May last year when she was struck by a lorry on M6 after reportedly leaving a note for her family blaming the Government for her death. Birmingham Coroner's Court, 50 Newton Street, B4 6NE.

Wednesday August 13

CITY: Interims: Admiral.

Thursday August 14

:: A-level results day.

CRICKHOWELL: The Green Man Festival. Anna Calvi, Polica, Beirut, First Aid Kit, Kurt Vile and Sharon Van Etten perform at music festival with an emphasis on folk and folktronica. Glanusk Park, NP8 1LP.

0930: Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) releases its arrears and repossessions figures for the second quarter of 2014. CML 020 7438 8923.