29th September+6th October Professor Jim Al-Khalili unravels the mysteries of arguably the most complex object in the cosmos: the human brain.

“You do not see a link between #paracetamol [ #Tylenol] use in #pregnancy and #autism in children.” Author of 'Expecting Better' Professor Emily Oster explains the studies on paracetamol use in pregnancy, after President Trump warned pregnant women against using the painkiller. #Newsnight

Good news for a change:

NEW: Documents reviewed by Bloomberg reveal Russia's plans to disrupt and undermine Moldova's elections: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Musician Loyle Carner makes his acting debut in an unconventional story about soaring romance, crushing heartbreak and what love might feel like when everyone outside of your family is terrified of you

In Estonia, Finland and Norway, BBC’s Europe Editor Katya Adler meets a beluga whale that may be a Russian spy, and she discovers how saunas are being used in the fight against the enemy.

ICYMI BBC’s Europe Editor Katya Adler in Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, finds border tension over desperate migrants, a boy racer who’s now armouring cars, and an unusual holiday home hotspot on the Baltic Coast.

Keir Starmer: “Today, to revive the hope of peace for the Palestinians and Israelis, and a two state solution, the United Kingdom formally recognises the State of Palestine.” 👇🏻

PITCH: a dating show based on supermarket baskets 12 singles are asked to do their weekly shop then pick a partner based only on what the person bought

#BBCNews - Heightened security as Americans gather for Kirk memorial www.bbc.com/news/article...

The Tea Dating Advice app blew up in the US earlier this year - it let women run background checks on men. But then it got hacked+leaked women’s photos and personal data all over the internet. 📺 Watch What in the World on the #BBCWorldService #YouTube channel to find out more: youtu.be/PqaTp98uH3Y

Joining #BBCLauraK Deputy PM David Lammy Lib Dem leader Ed Davey Shadow chancellor Mel Stride Head of Palestinian Mission to the UK Husam Zomlot Actors Alicia Vikander and Andrew Lincoln Sunday 9am #BBCOne #BBCIPlayer

Born behind the Iron Curtain, it's back. The Intervision Song Contest has been brought back to life by the Kremlin. My piece for BBC News about politics and pop. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

BBC’s Iain Watson: “Zarah Sultana now instructs defamation lawyers while Jeremy Corbyn’s allies say she has been reported to the ICO. Could ‘your party’ become ‘your parties’?”

"Democracies risk falling into a doom loop, in which restrictions on immigration mean ever greater demands on the purse of the native-born population and ever worse services, which in turn deepens opposition towards immigration" @stephenkb.bsky.social calls for honesty. www.ft.com/content/43da...

@jonathanfreedland.bsky.social: “If we want to prevent #Farage doing to Britain what #Trump is doing to the #US, we need to halt the advance of Reform.The first move..is to puncture Farage’s core claim: that he somehow speaks for the British people..the views of the silent majority. It’s not true.”

Gravitational waves show two black holes merge just how Hawking predicted. Plus, a space mission without a target.

So Trump tells Europeans to increase their defence budgets & buy more US kit, & the Pentagon tells them they can’t have it. Maybe it’s time for Europe to stop thinking it can rely on the US, & start investing in a rapid build-up of domestic arms production, even if it’s slightly lower quality.

"The Russians are testing the doorknobs... and what they're discovering is the US President is not at home." Senior Editor at the Atlantic, @davidfrum.bsky.social , on President #Trump's response to #Russian jets violating #NATO airspace. #Newsnight

“These rallies have attracted people prepared to overlook Tommy Robinson's extremism to protest about their own frustrations – leaving others worried that their place in our society is being challenged. From the voices we've heard, the idea of Britishness+what it means is becoming a battleground.”

‘Nato spokesperson Allison Hart said the military alliance "responded immediately+intercepted the Russian aircraft",calling it "yet another example of reckless Russian behaviour and Nato's ability to respond". She gave no further details. The Russian military has not publicly commented on the issue’

Latest edition of The Media Show - featuring BBC DG Tim Davie talking to Katie Razzall - and then James O'Brien, Isabel Oakeshott and Guto Harri giving their response to what we'd heard. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

New video on Jimmy Kimmel's suspension, the FCC and freedom of speech in America. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

The beloved and, to be fair, revered broadcaster returns to Britain after a year in Saudi Arabia to ask some important questions. #AlanPartridge is back and you could help make his new TV series a reality...

‘One person’s free speech is another person’s cancel culture.’ @camanpour.bsky.social, Chief International Anchor for #CNN, speaks to #BBCWATO’s Jonny Dymond about the current pressure on broadcasters in the #UnitedStates following #JimmyKimmel being taken off air.

I am in close contact with the Estonian government. We will continue to support our member states in strengthening their defences with European resources. Putin is testing the West's resolve. We must not show weakness. (2/2)

Today's violation of Estonia's airspace by Russian military aircraft is an extremely dangerous provocation. This marks the third such violation of EU airspace in days and further escalates tensions in the region. The EU stands in full solidarity with Estonia (1/2)

🚨 BREAKING: Three Russian fighter jets flew into Estonian airspace today in a serious escalation on NATO’s eastern border. Read the developing story: ow.ly/rBwh50WZpov

NEW Has the government overreached in using terrorism law against Palestine Action? A disclosed MI5 document indicates that the basis for proscription may be weak By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...

On this week’s #BBC Any Questions, AlexForsyth is joined in Stourbridge by Sarah Elliott, Nigel Huddleston, Alison McGovern and Calum Miller. Listen 8pm Friday / 1.10pm Saturday on #BBCRadio4 or on demand on #BBCSounds. #BBCAQ

V good #BBCWorldatOne with JonnyDymond careful, nuanced analysis: #productivity #NHS @helenmiller.bsky.social Matthew Taylor @nhsconfed.org; estimable @camanpour.bsky.social: #Trump, #freespeech; BBC Alex Forsyth on #Reform #Lancashire cl+realities of governing, responsibility+ “efficiency savings”.

Non-zero chance that Your Party never polls above Change UK

Also, amidst the turmoil in DC over science funding, the uncertain future of NASA's Juno mission, which runs out of cash in 2 weeks if nothing is done. Costing ~$1bn to build & launch, it's now just $10s mn to run per year, PI Scott Bolton says. But no decision on a further extension has been made.

Also in the programme, @megschwamb.bsky.social and Colin Snodgrass talk about ESA's forthcoming Comet Interceptor and how the new Rubin telescope will find a pristine target to encounter.

Wonderful to have physicist Alberto Vecchio back on the programme to talk about black hole merger #GW250124, the clearest yet, and what it says about Hawking's theories. I thought it would be tough, but Alberto makes it a joy. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

Yesterday I wrote about Carter-Ruck acting for the $4bn OneCoin fraud - and how they’re finally facing accountability. But OneCoin was Carter-Ruck's *second* Ponzi fraud client Today: the first, Harlequin. And the documents we're trying to find. buff.ly/XLezLg3

Other party membership numbers, some better sourced than others: Labour: 333,235 Conservatives: 123,000 Reform: 247,744 Lib Dems: "over 90,000"

The Green Party (England and Wales) say they've passed 75,000 members this morning. The day Zack Polanski was announced as leader, just over two weeks ago, they told us they had 68,500 members.

(In case you missed it over the summer) - Our investigation into a people-smuggling gang in France and the UK. One arrest made since, in Birmingham. None in #France. t.co/2LFl1em0K2