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SHOW NOTESThis episode is for anyone dealing with constipation, bloating, reflux, abdominal pain or IBS.And really, anyone who wants to protect their gut, reduce stress and feel better overall.When we think about gut health, we usually start with food… what to eat, what to cut out, which diet or supplement to try next.And while nutrition is foundational, there's another side we don't talk about enough: the constant conversation between your brain and your gut

In this UK personal finance Q&A, Pete and Roger tackle six listener questions covering pensions, investing, tax and money mindset. We discuss whether high earners should ever consider opting out of the NHS pension due to annual allowance tax, how to handle family gifts during divorce, and what to do about ERI on accumulating ETFs in a GIA. You'll also hear guidance on rebalancing after strong fund gains, rebuilding finances after an IVA, and investing a £350k inheritance with ISAs, SIPPs and premium bonds. Shownotes: https://meaningfulmoney.tv/QA52    01:34  Question 1 Dear Pete and Roger, Could you provide an opinion on if and when it would be worth at least considering leaving the NHS pension scheme due to tax reasons?  I can sense immediate puckering and this is not something I ask on a whim - I am aware of the comparative value of public sector DB pensions versus other retirement savings methods and indeed encourage the staff I work with to pay in.  I am a senior doctor in my 40s with high NHS earnings and rental income on top. I am one of those affected by Annual Allowance tapering and have significant AA tax bills every year with no end in sight. My projections are that I will have an annual AA tax charge of ~£30k every year going forwards as my income is pretty stable. The annual AA tax charge is up to 40% of the annual capital benefits accrued in any year (i.e. LTA calc of 20 times pension plus 3 times lump sum).  I pay this via scheme pays but the scheme pays loan docked from benefits at retirement is inflated at CPI+1.7% against pension benefits growth of CPI+1.5% from my own research. I don't expect much sympathy as a high earner but no-one wants to pay more tax than they have to and I never hear my situation talked about other than snippets in the depths of Reddit forums.  My plan is to keep ploughing on and engage a full-scale planning review when I turn 50 leaving up to 10 years to consider aversive action once my wife and I have 'enough' pension. Many thanks for your thoughts. David. 09:23  Question 2 Dear Pete and Roger, I want to say a big thank you for all of the guidance you provide, there really is nothing else like it and has been hugely beneficial in organising my finances. My question for you is how to structure gifts to someone who is going through the early stages of a divorce. My sibling is sadly in this situation and our mother is looking to make a sizeable gift to us following the death of our father. How should we be thinking about this and are there any vehicles or structures such as trusts that we could be using to avoid my siblings spouse from being entitled to half of the gift? Grateful for any guidance you can provide in this matter. Best regards, Alfred 13:12  Question 3 Hi, I have held several GIA accounts for many years and I hold accumulating ETFs within the GIAs. Occasionally, I have had to pay CGT through my self assessment when I have sold these ETFs. Mostly, I have always been a basic rate tax payer. I have recently discovered that HMRC requires Excess Reportable Income (ERI) to be declared on accumulating ETFs. In the case of ETFs which receive company dividends, this means I need to take note of the Reporting date of each ETF and add up all notional dividends as if they were paid on the distribution date (6 months later) and if over £500, I should have paid dividend tax on the excess. Also, in the case of some MMF ETFs I hold, these may have an ERI notional interest payment and this would count as being potentially subject to income tax. Since I have sold many of these ETFs and I have not subtracted the ERI amounts from my total gain, I have probably overpaid tax (CGT) rather than underpaid as a basic rate tax payer. However, if I was a higher rate tax payer, I would probably have been underpaying tax if I have not accounted for ERI. This is because the higher rate dividend tax is much higher than the CGT rate. I now understand that to avoid having to calculate ERI on accumulating ETFs each year and keep a running total for each one, most people simply buy distributing ETFs inside a GIA rather than accumulating ETFs and I am in the process of ensuring all my ETFs are the distributing kind inside my GIAs. Should I be concerned about ERI on my accumulating ETFs? Do accountants calculate ERI for their clients on all the accumulating ETFs they hold? If so, how do they do it as there does not seem to be any easy way? Do HMRC ever check that the ERI on accumulating ETFs has been declared (my guess is that they would only bother for high rate taxpayers with large ETF holdings)? How would HMRC even know that you hold large amounts of accumulating ETFs on which you should be declaring ERI? Why is it that hardly anyone seems to know about ERI on accumulating ETFs? 19:14 Question 4 Good morning both, I would like to start by thanking you for all your hard work over the past decade or so. I am a mid 40's year old woman who had no financial knowledge until about 2 years ago. I had a cancer diagnosis which led me to leave a very time consuming and stressful job and take over the family finances which had been neglected for the best part of 20 years. We are now in a much better position; we have filled our ISA's and that of our children, put more money into SIPP's (and opened one in my case) and opened junior SIPP's for the kids. Our mortgage is paid off too. I have listened to all your back catalogue and in some cases relistened to episodes which have been especially useful to our situation! Thank you. My question relates to funds that have done particularly well and what is best to do with them. Some of my earlier fund choices are showing gains of around 50%. This seems extraordinary to me and I am very happy with the return. My Dad (much more experienced who has been doing this for 50 odd years) tells me the best thing to do with these funds is to take out 50% of the gain and reinvest in a different fund. What would your advice be? Take out the whole lot and re-invest? Take out 50% and re-invest that as recommended by my Dad or leave the whole lot in and hope it continues to grow? For background, I am very happy with the gains but we are very much on a catchup programme as we have started so late. The sums involved are still quite small! The ultimate aim is for my husband to retire early. I hope to work again too at some point once all treatment is finished but only part time. I am so grateful for everything you have done and always wait eagerly for the next episode to drop. With very best wishes, Agnes 26:02 Question 5 Hi, Hope you are well and can help a Cornish lass! I am 35 and have never been able to budget or manage finances. In fact I have always buried my head in the sand.  Unfortunately, when lockdown and maternity leave hit at the same time, we could not afford our debt repayments (we had purchased a house in January of 2020 too). We had no choice but to take out an IVA. We are now in the 6th year of this as it was extended as we couldn't release equity from our home. This is due to end in November of this year and I have been doing my best to learn about budgeting and managing finances ready for when this ends.  I have started a spreadsheet to start tracking expenses and aim to start an emergency fund plus a pot for putting some money away for Christmas/birthdays. I have been discussing this with my husband and he thinks we should get an overdraft as soon as the IVA finishes to start building our credit rating, whereas I think we should get a small credit card that we pay off each time we use it. What do you think we should do as our first few steps coming out of the IVA to build more security for our future?  Thank you in advance. Kindest regards Lisa 33:12  Question 6 Salutations, Roger, Pete, My question is on what to do with a lump sum inheritance-y thing as a younger guy. My parents have been very financially successful in business and incredibly generous to my brother and I, and gifted us each an apartment a few years ago, to make use of the "first property" exemptions and the 7 year gift rule. Now that I'm mature enough to understand the opportunity, I've taken control of the management of mine. While I understand it's an incredible income generating asset, I'm not a fan of real estate, and am much more comfortable selling the property and investing in index funds within the variety of wrappers available in the UK. After fees and taxes, should I go through with the sale, I will net approx £350k. My plan is as follows: - £47k into premium bonds (I currently have £3k) - £40k into my SIPP (limited by current salary) - £40k held in cash, to be invested into my SIPP in tax year 2, potentially up to £52k as my salary rises - Remainder into GIA - All invested in Vanguard index tracking funds I'm 26, working as an Officer in the military, so I have an incredibly low cost of living (subsidised accommodation and no utilities), and a non contributory DB pension plan, so no need to allocate money there, and am able to max out my S&S ISA yearly just with my salary. I know these steps are good, but having the best part of £220k in a GIA, paying CGT on the other end of that makes me a little unhappy, especially if I hold it for multiple decades. I'm aware this is a real champagne problem but do either of you have any recommendations on improvements to my plan and mindset, or are you able to poke any holes in my approach? Should I hold more in cash to later invest into my SIPP? Bed and ISA/ SIPP over time? Spend some of it, even? I know it's an aggressive approach, but I'm sort of an "all or nothing" sort of guy, even with investing as is referenced in my 70+% savings rate, but balance has always been hard for me to find. My goal is to be Financially Independent by 36. I'll likely keep working but I like the security of that idea, and the saltily coined term "F-you money". Whatever you both think, I will deeply ponder over and analyse for many hours. Thank you both for the many episodes of top tier information. I would apologise for the lack of brevity, but I know you love it really. Thanks guys, you're both rockstars! Nick

Richie is joined by Dr Tamara Ali and Dr Rehiana Ali. UK doctors are being investigated, suspended and silenced – not for harming patients, but for speaking out against genocide and for engaging in lawful political speech. Healthcare Workers Against Censorship (HAC) plan to take the government and the General Medical Council (GMC) to the High Court to stop it.https://chuffed.org/project/180354-stop-the-gmc-dhsc-now-end-political-persecution-of-uk-doctorsDr Tamara Ali is a GP in Scotland who has become the focus of a high-profile legal dispute after she says she faced disciplinary action for displaying a small Palestinian flag and wearing a Palestine pin while working in an NHS setting. She argues that she was subjected to discrimination and censorship because of her support for the Palestinian cause and has launched legal proceedings challenging the actions taken against her.https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/palestine-flag-terrorism-an-nhs-case/Joining her on today's show is consultant neurologist Dr Rehiana Ali, who was suspended by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service pending a General Medical Council investigation into her social media activity relating to Israel and Palestine. She has consistently maintained that her comments were protected political speech and has argued that she is being punished for exercising her right to freedom of expression. The interim suspension was later lifted by a tribunal.https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/reforming-the-general-medical-council-legislative-framework

Welcome to this FFM (Friends for Money) podcast. Today, the great friends discuss Hyrox, the Cup of the World, getting passive-aggressive messages from the NHS, holiday reads, and piles. Plus, Anthony Scaramucci, broadcaster, financier and former White House Communications Director, shares his thoughts on Trump and discusses his appearance at Chalke History Festival. You can buy tickets for Fringe by the Sea: https://www.fringebythesea.com/off-air-with-jane-fi-and-special-guest-jan-ravens/Our next book club pick will be a collection of short stories! 'Interpreter of Maladies' is by Jhumpa Lahiri. You can check out our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFOur new playlist 'Coiled Spring' is up and running: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4tmoCpbp42ae7R1UY8ofzaOur most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton.If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioFollow us on Instagram! @janeandfiPodcast Producer: Eve SalusburyExecutive Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

durée : 00:58:22 - Cultures monde - par : Julie Gacon, Mélanie Chalandon - En votant pour le Brexit, les Britanniques espéraient retrouver une marge pour financer les politiques sociales. Pourtant, les inégalités restent élevées et le NHS est en grande difficulté, alors que les travaillistes contraints par la situation budgétaire optent pour des choix sociaux impopulaires. - réalisation : Margot Page, Fanny Richez, Sacha Mattei, Barthélémy Gaillard, Pénélope Le Mauguen - invités : Catherine Mathieu Économiste à l'OFCE, spécialiste de l'économie britannique, Louise Dalingwater Professeure de politique britannique et de politique de santé à Sorbonne Université, Marc Lenormand Maître de conférences en civilisation britannique à l'Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry, membre du laboratoire Etudes montpelliéraines du monde contemporain (EMMA) Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

MCAS can affect every part of your body, and it's not well understood. Today I'm joined by dietitian Chloe Hall to talk about the digestive aspects of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. We covered:What is MCAS and how is it diagnosed Approaching your doctor, how to ask about MCASTypical medical treatments for MCASWhat is a low histamine diet and how to follow it The role of the gut microbiome in histamine clearance MCAS and small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) About ChloeChloe is a Dietitian with over 15 years of experience, including more than a decade working within the NHS. She now runs her private practice, The Calm Gut Dietitian (www.thecalmgutdietitian.com), where she supports people with complex and often overlapping health conditions.Her specialist areas include Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), gut health, histamine intolerance, Long Covid, and Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS). Chloe also has extensive experience supporting individuals with co-existing conditions such as Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.Chloe is particularly passionate about improving awareness and support for people living with MCAS, Long Covid, and PoTS, inspired by her husband's personal experience of these conditions. As a media spokesperson for the British Dietetic Association (BDA), she regularly helps raise awareness of these often under-recognised conditions.She is a Dietetic Advisor for Mast Cell Action, a UK charity supporting people with MCAS, and is also involved in projects with EDS UK to improve dietary support and resources for people living with EDS.Buy my book - Inside Knowledge for people with IBS & SIBO (find it on Amazon)Get free weekly IBS & SIBO emails - https://mailchi.mp/goodnessme-nutrition.com/h6acndd1bsWork with me3 month Gut Reset - https://www.goodnessme-nutrition.com/consultations/Ready for your gut reset?

Four chemicals, produced by your brain, serve as a master switch for nearly everything you think, do, and feel. In no small way, they also control our lives. But, all too often, instead of harnessing them to fuel amazing experiences and outcomes, we are controlled by them. Today, we learn how to take back control and harness them for good.Our guide is TJ Power, lead neuroscientist at the DOSE Lab and the author of The DOSE Effect. His research investigates how modern sedentary, digitally saturated lifestyles are reshaping the brain chemicals that govern how we feel, connect, focus, and recover from stress. He has delivered live experiences to over 75,000 people at institutions including Oxford University, Amazon, and the NHS.His DOSE framework centers on four chemicals: Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, and Endorphins. These chemicals evolved over hundreds of thousands of years for a very different experience of life. One with more movement, more connection, more sunlight, more sustained effort, and far less of what TJ calls dopamine land, the scroll-and-reward loop that phones have engineered into our days.In this conversation, you will explore:Why dopamine is not the reward chemical you were taught it was, and why the phone has hijacked the system that was supposed to motivate youThe difference between dopamine and oxytocin, and why TJ believes we are pursuing the wrong chemical as a speciesHow 90% of your serotonin is manufactured in your gut, and what ultra-processed food is actually doing to your moodWhy stress evolved to be released through physical movement, and why sitting still with your problems makes them worseThe 20 free behaviors from The DOSE Effect that recalibrate all four chemicals without cost, pills, or a major life overhaulIf you have been wondering why certain things that used to feel easy now feel effortful, this conversation gives you a biological explanation and a practical path forward.You can find Tj at: Website | Instagram | Episode TranscriptNext week, we are sitting down with Dr. Vonda Wright to talk about why most of what you have been told about aging is actually data about people who did nothing. The decline curve, it turns out, is negotiable, and ages 35 to 45 are the highest-leverage window. But she also makes the case that the door never closes. Be sure to follow Good Life Project wherever you get your podcasts so you don't miss it.Check out our offerings & partners: Join My New Writing Project: Awake at the WheelVisit Our Sponsor Page For Great Resources & Discount Codes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Ben Jamal standing down from the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, now is a good time to discuss its future direction. Survey results and discussion involving Mick Napier, Tony Greenstein, Jackie Walker, Craig Murray, Ranjeet Brar, Jonathan Coulter, Sabby Sagall and Ruth Appleton. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiDF9T6qGl4 The IHRA definition of antisemitism labels those who oppose genocide as Racists. The states perpetrating the genocide then criminalise workers for speaking out against Israeli, British and US wars and genocide. THAT is its REAL role: WE MUST CHALLENGE IT! In Britain and across the “western” NATO countries, thousands of doctors, lawyers, teachers, workers and citizens are under legal attack for defending Palestine. I was suspended after criticising Israel's actions in Gaza, and the US-Israeli and British war on Iran. Police arrested me at my home, leaving my children to look after each other. This is the third time I've been targeted by the police and I have faced multiple vexatious complaints and attacks at work - all coming from the state and the zionist lobby working hand in glove with our government. The management are complicit and collaborate in creating this politically repressive environment. In every case of police and workplace harassment, it is the “IHRA definition of antisemitism” that is being used as a benchmark to adjudicate what is “legitimate speech”. The definition was designed as a data gathering tool, and was never intended to become a law, or to be used in this way. Theresa May adopted it for the UK together with Nicola Sturgeon in 2016 without any consultation. The major political parties followed suit (including Plaid Cymru, SNP, Liberal, Labour and the Greens). It was pushed on police forces, schools and colleges, and Wes Streeting has been pushing it actively into the heart of the NHS. So now we have a situation in which existing laws (Public order act, professional regulatory frameworks, university regulations and constitutions) are being interpreted in its light, and the IHRA definition is therefore being “applied” as “law” - to silence legitimate speech on Palestine, and criticism of Israeli, US and British genocide. HOW TO HELP: Donate to the fundraiser here: https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/legal-challenge-against-the-ih/ Please donate and forward on. Justice depends on our ability to speak out. ______________________________________________ Subscribe! Donate! Join us in building a bright future for humanity! http://www.thecommunists.org http://www.lalkar.org http://www.redyouth.org Telegram: https://t.me/thecommunists Twitter: / cpgbml Soundcloud: / proletarianradio Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/theCommunists Odysee: https://odysee.com/@proletariantv:2 Facebook: / cpgbml Online Shop: https://shop.thecommunists.org/ Education Program: Each one teach one! http://www.londonworker.org/education... Join the struggle! https://www.thecommunists.org/join/ Donate: https://www.thecommunists.org/donate/

In this episode, David Headley sits down with bestselling thriller writer, former British diplomat and clinical psychologist Chris Merritt to explore the remarkable experiences behind his new spy thriller, Octagon.From living through rocket attacks in Iraq and navigating the tensions of Jerusalem, to treating trauma and PTSD in the NHS, Chris reveals how real-world conflict, psychology and intelligence work have influenced his writing.They discuss nuclear terrorism, the secrets of crafting believable spies, why trauma is fundamentally about storytelling, and how Chris transformed a career spanning diplomacy and psychology into one of the year's most ambitious thriller series.Plus, Chris shares the books that inspired him, the thriller he considers close to perfect, and why readers can't seem to stop turning the pages of Octagon.Secure signed copies of Octagon from when Chris visited the bookshop to record this episode.

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Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Elon Musks SpaceX raises 75bn ahead of record stock market debut Belfast Nineteen now arrested over disorder with house targeted in arson 60 of children should be walking or cycling to school by 2035, ministers say How to tell your friends you dont want to just split the bill Baroness Casey warns grooming survivors are still being failed Taylor Swift Singer tearfully thanks family as she makes history joining Songwriters Hall of Fame Chris Mason Dissent fizzes again at the top of the Labour Party David Hockney obituary A genius in practically every medium Arrest after railway bridge collapse in Warwickshire I spent uni savings on getting my teeth fixed how lack of NHS care is hitting hard

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Elon Musks SpaceX raises 75bn ahead of record stock market debut Chris Mason Dissent fizzes again at the top of the Labour Party 60 of children should be walking or cycling to school by 2035, ministers say David Hockney obituary A genius in practically every medium Baroness Casey warns grooming survivors are still being failed Taylor Swift Singer tearfully thanks family as she makes history joining Songwriters Hall of Fame I spent uni savings on getting my teeth fixed how lack of NHS care is hitting hard Arrest after railway bridge collapse in Warwickshire Belfast Nineteen now arrested over disorder with house targeted in arson How to tell your friends you dont want to just split the bill

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv David Hockney obituary A genius in practically every medium Elon Musks SpaceX raises 75bn ahead of record stock market debut I spent uni savings on getting my teeth fixed how lack of NHS care is hitting hard How to tell your friends you dont want to just split the bill Chris Mason Dissent fizzes again at the top of the Labour Party Belfast Nineteen now arrested over disorder with house targeted in arson Taylor Swift Singer tearfully thanks family as she makes history joining Songwriters Hall of Fame Baroness Casey warns grooming survivors are still being failed 60 of children should be walking or cycling to school by 2035, ministers say Arrest after railway bridge collapse in Warwickshire

Climate crisis reaches all the way up to Scandinavia and in TWISH we hear about Roger Bacon, an early advocate for investigative science.Then we have the news:SCOTLAND / INTERNATIONAL: Research integrity and transparency in SCAM journalsENGLAND: Church of England spends a fortune on evangelismSWEDEN: Scandals and corruption as Sweden prepares for September electionsUK: Doctors and NHS could be sued for mistakes caused by AITommy Robinson cynically exploits tragic attack in Belfast which earns him this week's Really Wrong Award.Enjoy!https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-535.htmlSegments:0:00:27 Intro0:00:51 Greetings0:03:42 TWISH0:11:41 News0:40:16 Really Wrong0:44:10 Quote0:45:00 Outro0:46:23 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling have tied the knot at a modest royal wedding that gained major attention with the arrival of the King and Queen and the Prince and Princess of Wales.But also notably, Princess Beatrice and Eugenie were in public attendance to see Princess Anne's son marry NHS nurse Harriet at the private ceremony.In this episode of Talking Royals, Charlene, Chris and Lizzie discuss the family dynamics of their appearance, a day after news broke that the former Prince Andrew had been earning money by subletting properties of his former home in Windsor.The team reveal the behind-the-scenes gossip from the big day, as well as what they saw inside the church after the ceremony.The group also catch up on William's appearance at London Tech Week - where he fronted a new data-driven method to combat homelessness - and wonder whether England and Scotland's success at the FIFA World Cup could actually prove problematic for the football-mad Patron of the FA.

Welcome to the Hot Topics podcast from NB Medical with Dr Neal Tucker. Lots going on in this new episode! Three new pieces of research and an interview with Dr Anna Martinez, consultant paediatric dermatologist at GOSH, talking about a skin fragility condition many of us may not have heard of before - epidermolysis bullosa - in conjunction with DEBRA, the leading charity for EB awareness and research. In research, we look at two papers published this week in finerenone. Does it have a role in CKD management in patients without diabetes, and if so, how good is it?Second, retatruide - the latest injectable weight loss medication making a splash across the headlines - could it be used as monotherapy for recent onset type 2 diabetes?ResourcesNB Medical Epidermolysis bullosa free online educational moduleDEBRANEJM Finerenone for CKDLancet Finerenone MALancet Retatrutide for early T2DMwww.nbmedical.com/podcast

The defence secretary, John Healey, said he had "no option" but to resign over the financial settlement for the government's defence investment plan. In a letter to the Prime Minister he said that the Treasury had been "unwilling" and that Sir Keir Starmer was "unable" to provide the necessary resources to keep the country safe. In other news: for the first time, the government has published the number of NHS patients in England receiving care outside formal treatment areas; and the 2026 World Cup is due to get under way.

Richie is joined by the writer and broadcaster Tony Gosling. Tony discusses the unrest in Belfast after a Sudanese man was charged with attempted murder, the current state of the NHS - 3,000 people a day are being treated in corridors and cupboards, - the resignation of Defence Secretary John Healey, claims that Russia is trying to start a race war in the UK and much more.https://politicsthisweek.gn.apc.org/https://x.com/TonyGosling

China, Russia, and... the UK? We're talking about mass surveillance. Did you know the UK is in the 5 most surveilled countries in the world? AI facial recognition technology is causing alarm for its recent deployment at protests. It's being rolled out across the UK at a pace outstripping the rules designed to govern it. More than 6.6 million faces have been scanned since 2023. And guess what? Black and Asian people are most likely to be mismatched and criminally pursued in error. But surveillance these days isn't always as obvious as cameras on police vans. In today's world, it's about data. And governments aren't collecting it on their own – they're contracting private corporations to do it: via shady contracts that pay these companies not just in multimillion pound deals, but goldmines of our private information. Palantir is at the top of that list – and the US tech firm that's been providing ICE agents with private health data to help them target migrant communities has now got its claws in the NHS. Social media platforms are surveillance companies in their own right. And the media that's supposed to hold them to account often functions as a tool in the data-gathering industry. How are we supposed to navigate this minefield?! To help us through the maze, we're joined by Jasleen Chaggar, Senior Legal and Policy Officer at Big Brother Watch, and investigative tech reporter Jade Ruyu-Yan. This episode is hosted and produced by Mathilda Mallinson (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mathildamall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Helena Wadia (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@helenawadia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)  The music is by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @soundofsamfire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us⁠ ⁠⁠@mediastormpod⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we highlight the dual-natured impact of artificial intelligence on global security, privacy, and administrative productivity. On the defensive side, tools like Google's Gemini are blocking billions of fraudulent ads, while the NHS is deploying Microsoft Copilot to drastically reduce clinical paperwork. Conversely, bad actors are leveraging AI-driven phishing to compromise digital assets and developing adaptive malware that can reason through system defenses. Serious privacy concerns also emerge, evidenced by Meta's controversial development of facial recognition for smart glasses and the misuse of automated license plate readers by law enforcement. Additionally, the reports detail how nation-state actors use professional networks like LinkedIn for espionage and how criminals exploit autonomous transit for physical crimes. Ultimately, the collection suggests that as AI becomes a central pillar of modern life, the most critical security skill is the ability to verify identity in an increasingly deceptive digital landscape.

Major incidents challenge clinicians to balance speed, simplicity, and clinical effectiveness in highly dynamic environments. In this episode, Advanced Paramedics in Critical Care Keir Rutherford and Alec Wilding reflect on lessons learned from real-world major incidents and the findings of inquiries such as the Manchester Arena bombing. The discussion explores the early recognition of terrorist attacks and how responders can distinguish these events from more routine presentations in the initial stages of a call.A central theme is triage. Keir and Alec examine the implementation of the new NHS major incident triage framework, including the Ten Second Triage (TST) tool and the Major Incident Triage Tool (MITT). They discuss how these approaches are designed to rapidly identify patients who will benefit most from immediate life-saving interventions, while supporting efficient resource allocation in mass casualty events. The conversation also explores the relationship between triage, enhanced clinical care on scene, and the role of casualty clearing stations.Joining the discussion is Dr. Philip Cowburn, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and co-author of the Ten Second Triage Tool. Phil shares insights into the evidence underpinning these developments, the influence of recommendations from the Manchester Arena Inquiry, and how national practice has evolved to improve patient outcomes during major incidents.Beyond clinical processes, the episode highlights the importance of interoperability between ambulance, police, and fire services, alongside the emotional and psychological challenges faced by senior clinicians during and after major incidents. Together, the guests provide a practical and reflective overview of modern major incident management and the evolving systems designed to deliver the greatest benefit to the greatest number of patients.This episode is sponsored by PAX: The gold standard in emergency response bags.When you're working under pressure, your kit needs to be dependable, tough, and intuitive. That's exactly what you get with PAX. Every bag is handcrafted by expert tailors who understand the demands of pre-hospital care. From the high-tech, skin-friendly, and environmentally responsible materials to the cutting-edge welding process that reduces seams and makes cleaning easier, PAX puts performance first. They've partnered with 3M to perfect reflective surfaces for better visibility, and the bright grey interior makes finding gear fast and effortless, even in low light. With over 200 designs, PAX bags are made to suit your role, needs, and environment. And thanks to their modular system, many bags work seamlessly together, no matter the setup.PAX doesn't chase trends. Their designs stay consistent, so once you know one, you know them all. And if your bag ever takes a beating? Their in-house repair team will bring it back to life.PAX – built to perform, made to last.Learn more at ⁠https://www.pax-bags.com/en/⁠

Today, extra police are brought into Belfast and public transport is closing early, after a night of violence.The violence erupted after a knife attack in the city on Monday. The suspect has appeared in court charged with attempted murder, threatening to kill an NHS radiographer, and possession of a knife. Hadi Alodid, 30, was remanded in custody for four weeks and is due to re-appear in court via video-link in July.The family of Stephen Ogilvy, the victim in Monday night's knife attack in Belfast, say "unrest is not welcome, and peaceful protest is the only way forward”. Meanwhile the Chief Constable of the PSNI has sworn to prosecute those involved in spreading misinformation online.Adam and Chris are joined Ciarán Dunbar, BelTel podcast presenter, to discuss.You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscordGet in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480.New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren and Gabriel Purcell-Davis. The social producer was Jem Westgate. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

Is writing a poem work? In the first episode of their series exploring the ways in which poetry responds to our personal and collective challenges, Sarah Howe and Sandeep Parmar start by considering the concepts of both work and play in the writing process. They then look at three poems that address workplace experiences. Valzhyna Mort's ‘Factory of Tears' and Robert Crawford's ‘Jesus Christ endorses the new Hillman Imp' both deploy technocratic, management speak to expose the emotional labour of manual work, in one case for someone trapped in a relentless system, in the other for someone cast out by redundancy. In 'During the Pandemic', Romalyn Ante describes the experience of being an NHS nurse at the start of the Covid pandemic and the role of language in carework. For more discussions like this try the LRB's Close Readings podcast, which covers literature from Ancient Greece to the present day. Get 25% off a 12-month subscription with the code 'POETRY25' at checkout here: https://lrb.me/crpoetry Read Robert Crawford's poem in the LRB: https://lrb.me/crawfordtwep1 Book tickets for the live recording on 8 July: https://lrb.me/poetrytickets Watch this episode our YouTube channel: https://lrb.me/twep1yt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The family of Stephen Ogilvie, the victim of the Belfast stabbing, has called for calm and said they don't want the “terrible tragedy to be used to divide people or fuel hostility.”, as Sudanese national Hadi Alodid was charged with attempted murder, threats to kill an NHS radiographer and possession of a knife. Last night, violence spread across parts of Belfast, with police attacked, properties damaged and communities left on edge after a video of the attack was shared online. Politicians and police have pointed to the role of social media, misinformation and outside agitators. But what is really driving the disorder?On this episode of The Fourcast, Jackie Long explores what's happening in Northern Ireland, why immigration has become such a political flashpoint, and whether far-right voices are helping fuel tensions online.Jackie is joined by Allison Morris, Crime Correspondent at The Irish News, former Metropolitan Police officer Victor Olisa, and Robert Topinka, lecturer and researcher on far-right movements and online radicalisation.

Have you ever been told that the thing you need to get better doesn't exist on the NHS but quietly, it does?This week I'm joined by Dr. Simon Erridge, medical doctor, UCL researcher, and one of the UK's leading voices in medical cannabis. Simon has a way of cutting through the stigma and the noise and what he shares isn't about getting high. It's about patients who've tried everything, suffered for years, and finally found relief.What we explore together:What medical cannabis actually is  and why it's nothing like what you probably picture when you hear the word cannabisWhy the UK is one of the highest opioid-prescribing countries in the world, and what that tells us about how we treat chronic painWhat's actually happening in the brain with PTSD and how medical cannabis can help decouple the trauma from the memory itselfThe shocking contamination rates in illicit cannabis, and why the black market route puts people at real riskWho shouldn't use medical cannabis, and the conditions where it's not appropriateThe full range of conditions being treated right now: from migraines, Crohn's disease and MS to anxiety, depression, OCD and cancer-related symptomsIf you or someone you love has been living with chronic pain, PTSD, endometriosis, or any condition that feels like it has no solution this one is for you.Love, Sarah Ann

In this explainer episode, we've asked Jamie Ellingford, Lead Genomic Data Scientist for Rare Disease, to explain how genomics is helping us better understand rare conditions. You can also find a series of short videos explaining some of the common terms you might encounter about genomics on our YouTube channel. If you've got any questions, or have any other topics you'd like us to explain, let us know on podcast@genomicsengland.co.uk. You can download the transcript or read it below. [00:00:00] Florence: How can genomics help us better understand rare conditions? My name is Florence Cornish, and today I am joined by our Lead Genomic Data Scientist for Rare Disease, Jamie Ellingford, and he is going to be sharing lots more insights about the topic with us.   So, I guess before we begin, Jamie, it might be useful if you could explain what we actually mean by the term 'rare condition'?  [00:00:25] Jamie: Sure. Hi, Florence. So, a rare condition we define as something that impacts one in less than two thousand people, and so that's something that occurs really infrequently in the population. But we know that collectively there's lots of different rare diseases. And so, the estimates are that it's about one in seventeen people in the population that are impacted by some sort of rare disease, of which we think there's over seven thousand.   But research that uses data that we have here at Genomics England as well as other sources is starting to uncover more and more of these individual rare disorders. So collectively, as I just said, one in seventeen individuals, we think, is impacted by a rare disease, and that equates to almost three and a half million people here in the UK.  [00:01:15] Most of these rare conditions, we think, have a genetic basis, and perhaps we'll explain a little bit more about what that means.   [00:01:22] Florence: Yeah, no, it would be great to talk a little bit more about that actually. So as you said, most rare conditions we think have a genetic cause, but I think it might be helpful if you could explain what we mean when we say that something 'has a genetic cause'.  [00:01:35] Jamie: Of course. So maybe we go back to kind of the basics and kind of how a person is first formed. So, at that point of fertilisation, where the sex cells from mum and dad join, we inherit one copy of our genome from mum and one copy from dad, and it's the order and the composition of these letters in our genome which makes it unique to us.  Most of that genome is absolutely identical to anyone else in the human population. And a small fraction of it is unique to us and is a combination of things that we've inherited from our mothers and our fathers. And when we think about genetic causes, largely, we look at those differences. And so, what is it that's different in individuals compared to the wider population that could be driving these rare conditions?  [00:02:23] Florence: So could you maybe explain a little bit more about how people's genetic material, how people's genomes differ from one another?  [00:02:30] Jamie: So there's lots of different ways that we can observe these genetic differences. So some of them impact individual letters, and we, we may swap a single letter for another.   [00:02:41] We can also remove small sections, so it may be that a run of three or four of these letters is deleted from someone's genome. But on the opposite end of the scale, we can also see huge changes in how that genetic material looks.   So perhaps a good way to think about this is as a story. And so if our, if our genome is like any kind of good fiction story that you would read, then we can have spelling mistakes that impact single words,  [00:03:09] that impact whole paragraphs, or some which impact whole chapters. Lots of these different types of genetic causes can give rise to genetic conditions. And so even the smallest changes, the smallest spelling mistakes in words, can still give rise to rare genetic conditions.  [00:03:26] Florence: We actually have a previous podcast episode that explores that topic in a lot more detail. So if listeners want to check that out, it's called "Are genetic conditions always inherited from parents?"   So obviously, Jamie, we spoke quite a lot about DNA and genetic changes there, and this episode is all about how genomics specifically can help us better understand rare conditions.  [00:03:47] Um, but what actually is genomics as a field of study?   [00:03:53] Jamie: So simply put, genomics is the study of the whole genome, or at least as complete a picture of the genome as we can possibly represent. And so in the case of rare disorders, we use genomics to try and understand what the genome looks like from an affected child.  [00:04:12] And, um, in some cases, we're also able to look at the whole genomes of their relatives, so perhaps their mother and their father. And we use this information to best detect and best prioritise variants that we think are giving rise to their genetic condition. But how we've done that has evolved and advanced a lot over time, has gone hand in hand with these remarkable developments in technology.  [00:04:37] And so a decade ago, maybe 15 years ago, the state-of-the-art technologies were to look for single spelling mistakes or to be able to survey complete genes. Nowadays, we can generate data for the whole genome, and we can do that fairly cheaply, we can do it quickly. And we rely on computational algorithms and the development of bioinformatic resources to be able to properly make sense of that data. And so there's, there's three key aspects of bioinformatics, this discipline of integrating informatics, computational technology, with biology.  [00:05:17] And so the first is, having generated some data, can we appropriately find where in the human genome that data should map to? Having done that, can we detect these differences, these small or large changes in the human genome, for that individual? And finally, can we start to make sense of those changes? Can we understand whether they exist frequently in a population or they're unique to this family and predict what potential consequence they have on a gene's function?   [00:05:47] Florence: Mm. So there's obviously lots of different components of genomics, but how can all of them help us better understand rare conditions specifically?  [00:05:59] Jamie: So as we've already touched upon, most rare diseases have a genetic basis, and we think that that estimate could be something like 80% of rare diseases have a genetic component to them. And what we've seen over the past decade and further, is that genomics has really transformed the discovery of new genomic conditions.  [00:06:20] And so being able to look at data from the whole genome has allowed us to understand new genetic, types of genetic changes, changes in new genes, which could cause these rare conditions. And what we've seen recently is that move and that transformation from genomics as a discovery tool to a tool that we use routinely and so essentially, we've moved this technology from research laboratories into the NHS and the UK healthcare system. We've really come a long way, and so, whilst we see that the amount of genetic diagnoses that we can find is really dependent on the specific disorders, broadly, we find genetic diagnoses for somewhere between a quarter and half of the individuals that are referred.  [00:07:10] What that does mean is that there's still 50% of individuals out there that get referred to these services with a rare condition where we don't find an obvious genetic answer through the implementation of genomics within healthcare.   [00:07:24] Florence: Do you have, um, a specific example you could share of where genomics has had a real impact in our understanding of rare conditions?  [00:07:33] Jamie: So I think all of us that have worked in this space for, for a long time have our own individual examples. We're recording this in 2026, and over the past two years, there's been a flurry of discoveries of genes which don't directly encode proteins, that cause a certain type of rare conditions, and so we call these non-coding genes.  [00:07:54] These genes have recently been described as a cause of kind of wide neurodevelopmental disorders, as a cause of genetic blindness, and there's ten at the time of recording, distinct rare conditions another example that I wanted to elaborate on is something that was really personal to me because it happened really early during my development as a, as a researcher and as a, somebody who looks at genomic data very early in my career, and really kind of had a profound impact on how I think about genomics and how it can be applied.  [00:08:28] And so this was an individual who was referred with a certain type of rare condition. And through the analysis of their genomic data, we identified a genetic variant in a certain gene. At the time of testing, they were in their early teenage years, and when we looked at the scientific literature, what this suggested is that other symptoms were going to develop before the age of 20.  [00:08:52] And so at this point, genomic testing had been done in a really critical window for that individual and allowed them to be referred to specialist centres, and to be managed appropriately, and that's really ended up in a good outcome.  And what's becoming more and more frequent is the opportunity for genomics to inform enrolment to clinical trials, the development of targeted treatments, and we hope that in the next decade or so we'll see an increased flurry of those activities.   [00:09:22] Florence: Yeah. So I guess, would the headline be that genomics allows us to see changes in the genome that maybe more traditional genetic tests wouldn't have allowed us to see, and then that in turn helps us with our approaches to rare conditions?  [00:09:37] Would you say that that's accurate?   [00:09:40] Jamie: So it certainly gives us that opportunity.   [00:09:42] Florence: So I think we'll finish there, Jamie. Thank you so much for coming on, for taking the time to speak with us. It's been very insightful.   [00:09:50] Thank you very much. A pleasure to chat.   [00:09:52] Florence: If listeners want to hear more explainer episodes like this, you can find them on our website at www.genomicsengland.co.uk or wherever you get your podcasts.  [00:10:03]

Your easy weekly guide to the music biz and how it all works. This week: two very special guests talk about how to actually make important change happen in the UK's live industry at grassroots level, and improve the live music fan's experience: we welcome back Lord Kevin Brennan of Canton, Labour member of the House of Lords and a recording musician himself. We also speak to Shain Shapiro, who amongst other things is author of This Must Be The Place: How Music Can Make Your City Better. (They are both speaking about this on 10th June at the Music Cities Convention in Hull, FYI.)** As ever, our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon Superfans⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ get the full interviews – with 50% extra conversation! Become a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Superfan of the podcast for free – and enjoy the exclusive weekly Lock-in bonus section! ⁠⁠⁠**We talk about the important stuff that fans care about: surge ticket pricing, local grassroots venues, music fan associations and more – and it's all built on the results of the UK's Fan–led Review of Live and Electronic Music, the House of Commons committee special report that Lord Brennan oversaw. He explains what he learned and what can – and should – be done next. Then Shain explains why live music must be treated as a "vital public good" – i.e. just like libraries or the NHS – and how people like you can build real political heft, in order to save their struggling local spaces. Lord Brennan reflects on his past work with the Music Streaming Inquiry, examining how parliamentary reports can ripple out to create real-world impact for creators, even when they don't instantly become law.Essential learnings from the live fans' report: From transport and safety to fair ticketing, Lord Brennan boils down the core pillars that everyday music lovers actually care about.The surge pricing backlash: The data doesn't lie – fans are united in their hatred of dynamic ticket surging. We discuss the urgent need for primary market transparency and why standard "free-market" arguments don't apply to the emotional experience of a gig.Shain Shapiro breaks down how society has prioritised the passive consumption of music (the noun) while deprioritising community participation (the verb), leading to the isolation of modern music fans.Why you should know your ward councillor. Shain outlines how forming local "Music Fan Associations" can force local councils to unlock underutilised property and rethink how spaces are used.The 24-Hour Dictators: Both guests flex their imaginary emergency powers to fix the ecosystem, including slashing VAT on tickets, restructuring property business rates, and mandating grassroots funding.As ever, we welcome your feedback, emails and – in particular – any questions you might have about how the music biz works!Email us: ⁠⁠thepriceofmusicpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠See you next week!Stuart and Joe======TPOM online: http://tpom.uk/Support The Price of Music on Patreon:⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ThePriceofMusic⁠⁠Follow Stuart on X - @stuartdredgeFollow The Price of Music on X - @PriceofMusicpodFor sponsorship opportunities, please email - ⁠⁠joe@musically.com

In this week's update:The NHS is about to hand half a million clinicians an AI assistant for their paperwork - and the question isn't whether it will work, it's whether healthcare will ever look the same again.An innocent man spent a month behind bars because an AI license plate reader put him in two places at once - and the cameras that could have cleared him were right there the whole time.China's military intelligence services have quietly turned LinkedIn into a recruitment tool, and the side gig that seemed too good to be true may be the most expensive mistake of your career.Anthropic spent a year watching how criminals actually use AI, and what they found is less about catastrophe and more about something far more unsettling: amplification.Researchers just demonstrated an AI-powered worm that doesn't just exploit weaknesses - it reasons, adapts, and chooses its own attack path in real time.Meta removed a facial recognition system from its smart glasses app this week - a system that, according to Meta, did not yet exist.A San Francisco burglar used a Waymo robotaxi as a getaway car, and between deleted footage and blurred faces, the case is still wide open months later.Hidden inside the GPS signal that guides every phone, every ship, and every missile on the planet, a researcher just found something the military has been quietly broadcasting for nearly two decades.Welcome back, everyone. This week, we are taking you from a British hospital corridor to a San Diego courtroom, from LinkedIn's shadowy recruitment pipeline to the hidden depths of a GPS signal that billions of people use every single day. Buckle up - this one covers the full spectrum, from the bureaucratic to the alarming to the genuinely mind-bending. Find the full transcript to this podcast here.

Rioters took to the streets of Belfast last evening after a serious knife attack in the city on Monday night. 30-year-old Hadi Alodid has been remanded in custody, charged with the attempted murder of Stephen Ogilvie. Mr Ogilvie has lost an eye and suffered other catastrophic injuries. The Sudanese man is also charged with possessing a bladed weapon, and making threats to kill an NHS worker on the same day. The attack has led to widespread violent scenes in Belfast. Families were forced to fleet their homes, and houses and vehicles were set on fire. Jerry spoke to SDLP Belfast City Councillor Séamas de Faoite.

A Sudanese asylum seeker, Hadi Alodid, has appeared in Belfast Magistrates Court charged with attempted murder, threats to kill, and possession of a knife — after a horrific street attack that left victim Stephen Ogilvie, an NHS radiographer, fighting for his life and without his left eye. Bail was refused. The court heard the suspect told medical staff "I will kill you" and was found armed with a knife on top of his victim when police arrived.The attack has ignited violent disorder on the streets of Belfast — firebombing, masked mobs going door to door, and clashes with police. Julia Hartley-Brewer is joined by conservative commentator Benedict Spencer to unpick the rage, the politics, and the uncomfortable truth that governments have ignored the warnings of the British public for decades.Siobhan Whyte, mother of Rhiannon Whyte — murdered in a frenzied 23-stab attack by an asylum seeker at a Walsall hotel — joins Julia to demand answers. She reveals her daughter's killer had already been denied asylum in Germany and Italy, and arrested in Germany before being welcomed into England.Former police officer Norman Brennan, with nearly 50 years in law enforcement, warns that unless the government gets a firm grip on borders and crime, Britain is heading towards full-scale civil disorder. He also lifts the lid on stop and search, knife crime statistics, and why so many officers have been left unable to do their jobs.Julia Hartley-Brewer broadcasts on Talk from Monday to Thursday, 10AM to 1PM.Available on YouTube and streaming platforms, along with DAB+ radio and your smart speaker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A little bonus cross-over episode for you Focus listeners. On our The Price of Music Podcast, we had two very special guests talk about how to actually make important change happen in the UK's live industry at grassroots level, and improve the live music fan's experience: Lord Kevin Brennan of Canton⁠, Labour member of the House of Lords – and a ⁠recording musician⁠ himself. We also speak to ⁠Shain Shapiro⁠, who amongst other things is author of ⁠This Must Be The Place: How Music Can Make Your City Better⁠. (They are both speaking about this on 10th June at the ⁠Music Cities Convention in Hull⁠, FYI.)** As ever, our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon Superfans⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ get the full interviews – with 50% extra conversation! Become a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Superfan of the podcast for free – and enjoy the exclusive weekly Lock-in bonus section! ⁠⁠⁠⁠**We talk about the important stuff that fans care about: surge ticket pricing, local grassroots venues, music fan associations and more – and it's all built on the results of the ⁠UK's Fan–led Review of Live and Electronic Music⁠, the House of Commons committee special report that Lord Brennan oversaw. He explains what he learned and what can – and should – be done next. Then Shain explains why live music must be treated as a "vital public good" – i.e. just like libraries or the NHS – and how people like you can build real political heft, in order to save their struggling local spaces. Lord Brennan reflects on his past work with the Music Streaming Inquiry, examining how parliamentary reports can ripple out to create real-world impact for creators, even when they don't instantly become law.Essential learnings from the live fans' report: From transport and safety to fair ticketing, Lord Brennan boils down the core pillars that everyday music lovers actually care about.The surge pricing backlash: The data doesn't lie – fans are united in their hatred of dynamic ticket surging. We discuss the urgent need for primary market transparency and why standard "free-market" arguments don't apply to the emotional experience of a gig.Shain Shapiro breaks down how society has prioritised the passive consumption of music (the noun) while deprioritising community participation (the verb), leading to the isolation of modern music fans.Why you should know your ward councillor. Shain outlines how forming local "Music Fan Associations" can force local councils to unlock underutilised property and rethink how spaces are used.The 24-Hour Dictators: Both guests flex their imaginary emergency powers to fix the ecosystem, including slashing VAT on tickets, restructuring property business rates, and mandating grassroots funding.As ever, we welcome your feedback, emails and – in particular – any questions you might have about how the music biz works!Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thepriceofmusicpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stuart and Joe======TPOM online: ⁠http://tpom.uk/⁠Support The Price of Music on Patreon:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ThePriceofMusic⁠⁠⁠Follow Stuart on X - @stuartdredgeFollow The Price of Music on X - @PriceofMusicpodFor sponsorship opportunities, please email - ⁠⁠⁠joe@musically.com⁠

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With ophthalmology being the busiest NHS outpatient specialty, with around 9.7 million appointments in England in 2024, the Royal College of Ophthalmology's new president, Mohamed Elalfy undoubtedly has a busy three years in the role ahead. Mohamed speaks with In Touch about his plans for the College and about issues of concern to eye health and care patients, including the issue of long waiting times for appointments and potential new treatments for eye diseases.Caroline Mackenzie contacted In Touch with concerns over whether or not her young grandson should learn braille. She has been wondering whether or not it will be worth his time, given how quickly assistive technology is evolving. Does braille have a future in the face of evolving technologies? To share your thoughts on this, please email intouch@bbc.co.uk or leave a voice message on 0161 836 1338.Presenter: Peter White Producer: Beth Hemmings Production Coordinator: Helen Surtees Website image description: Peter White sits smiling in the centre of the image, wearing a dark green jumper. Above Peter's head is the BBC logo (three individual white squares house each of the three letters). Bottom centre and overlaying the image are the words "In Touch"; and the Radio 4 logo (the word Radio in a bold white font, with the number 4 inside a white circle). The background is a bright mid-blue with two rectangles angled diagonally to the right. Both are behind Peter, one of a darker blue and the other is a lighter blue.

Your gut is running more of your life than you think.I sit down with Dr. Karan Rajan, NHS surgeon, gut health researcher, and one of the clearest science communicators working today, to talk about why fiber is one of the most powerful levers you have for long-term health, how the gut shapes your mood and brain function, and what most people are getting dangerously wrong about protein, GLP-1s, and extreme elimination diets.This isn't a conversation about cleanses or cutting food groups. It's about understanding your gut as a living system that responds directly to what you feed it, within 48 hours.What we explore:- How the gut microbiome directly shapes mood, mental health, and brain function and why diet is often the missing variable in depression treatment.- Why high-protein, low-fiber eating is silently damaging your colon and what the data says about finding the right balance.- What prebiotics, probiotics, and polyphenols actually do inside your body and how to combine them for maximum impact without buying a single supplement.- How GLP-1 medications affect the gut microbiome and why you have to plan proactively for fiber and nutrient deficiencies if you're on one.- Why fasting, spices, and something as simple as eating with your hands can meaningfully shift your gut health and the four lifestyle levers that matter more than any test or supplement.Chapters:00:00 Introduction02:24 Why High Performers Are the Last to Take Care of Themselves07:07 From Gut Surgeon to Microbiome Advocate: Dr. Karan Rajan's Origin Story10:09 The Gut Bacteria Linked to Depression That Antidepressants Ignore14:00 Prebiotics vs Probiotics vs Polyphenols: What Each One Actually Does17:31 How to Add Fiber Without Destroying Your Social Life20:36 The Protein Mistake Even Healthy People Make29:21 How to Optimize the Pregnant Microbiome Before and During Pregnancy33:12 What Your Poop Tells You That Your Oura Ring Never Will43:36 Fasting Windows, Saunas, and What Science Says About Gut Health47:23 GLP-1s Are Changing Your Microbiome: What You Need to Add Back57:06 Why Treating One Organ at a Time Is Failing Patients01:07:27 10 More Grams of Fiber Cuts Colon Cancer Risk by 10%About Dr. Karan Rajan:Dr. Karan Rajan is an NHS surgeon and clinical lecturer who trained in general and colorectal surgery before becoming one of the most trusted voices in online health education. His content, reaching millions across social media, strips medical science down to what's actionable, without losing the rigor. He's the author of This Book May Save Your Life and This Is Vital Information, and the co-founder of Loam, a fiber supplement built on the science he spent years researching. He lives at the intersection of clinical credibility and genuine accessibility, which is a rare and useful place to be.Connect with Dr. Karan Rajan:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drkaranrajan/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.karanr–This episode is sponsored by:RITUAL: So sit back and raise a glass to your new evening Ritual with Magnesium+. Save 25% on your first month at Ritual.com/GABBY. TIMELINESupport your cells and how you age with Mitopure® Gummies from Timeline. Visit https://timeline.com/GABBY to up to 39% off your Mitopure® Gummies. ANNMARIE: Visit https://www.annmariegianni.com/ and use code Gabby for 20% off.TRUE NUTRITION:Get 20% off your first custom blend at truenutrition.com/GABBY with code GABBY–The Gabby Reece ShowThis is where I have real conversations with the people I find most worth listening to: scientists, athletes, coaches, parents, and thinkers who are doing the hard work of building a life that holds up over time. No hacks. No quick fixes. Just honest, practical conversations about performance, longevity, relationships, and what it actually takes to show up well at every age.If you are here, you probably already know that health is not a destination. It is how you live. I am glad you are along for it.Connect with Gabby Reece:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbyreece/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gabbyreeceofficialWebsite: https://gabriellereece.comPlease note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode.Produced by Dear Media.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After conducting pregnancy tests on the Brookfield cows Alistair chats to David about the poisonous atmosphere at Home Farm, wondering if David might be able to soften Brian's hardline stance. When David mentions trade stand bookings for the Borchester Show are right down Alistair says a client complained about the payment system on the showground last year. David says he'll investigate, before Alistair chases up numbers for the minibus trip to the Women's T20 World Cup on Friday. Amber's pleased by the uptick in social media engagement for the Borchester Show since she took over strategy from George. The money they earn will help cover the cost of all the baby gear they need. David calls, asking Amber to use her contacts at Farm Supplies to find out why trade stand bookings are down, and to target local businesses with positive messaging. Later, Amber and George are able to confirm the slow wi-fi led to payment difficulties last year, putting businesses off booking again. David vows to try and fix it. Stella enthuses about wedding preparations to distracted Pip, who's waiting for the call from a genetic counsellor. After several false alarms Pip finally speaks to the counsellor, then later tells Stella about the issues they covered, including potential risks to having children in future. Stella suggests focusing on the next step and Pip says she's agreed to take the private BRCA gene variant test. It's hard, but once Pip's done the test, they'll know for sure without having to wait for Ruth's NHS referral, which she hasn't even asked for yet.

Dr Shyamal Mashru is an award-winning psychiatrist and ADHD expert who has treated thousands of people with ADHD. Drawing on years of clinical experience, he shares one of the most honest and comprehensive conversations we've had about the realities of living with ADHD. We explore the emotional impact of diagnosis, why so many people with ADHD grow up believing they're broken, the loneliness and rejection sensitivity that often go unnoticed, and the identity crisis that can follow unmasking. We also discuss shame, addiction, burnout, AuDHD, ADHD medication, depression, and the life-changing power of finally understanding yourself. Chapters: 00:00 Trailer 01:27 The Most Life-Changing ADHD Diagnosis Story 03:52 The Emotions Nobody Warns You About After an ADHD Diagnosis 05:18 Why People With ADHD Believe They're Broken 06:48 The Damage of Spending Decades Thinking You're the Problem 08:24 The ADHD Assessment That Saved a Life 12:23 Why Self-Understanding Changes Everything 14:12 The Pain of Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD) 18:34 The Loneliness of ADHD Nobody Talks About 20:45 The ADHD Identity Crisis After Unmasking 22:22 Tiimo Advert 23:42 A Quick Test to See How Much You're Masking 27:27 When Shame Leads to Addiction 31:37 How Common Is AuDHD? 36:48 Why ADHD Burnout Can Appear Out of Nowhere 38:38 What Happens When You Stop Masking? 40:16 Does ADHD Medication Change Your Personality? 41:41 Can Untreated ADHD Cause Depression? 42:50 A Letter to My Younger Self Dr Mashru runs the ADHD Health Clinic where you can be seen by him

Should I stay or go now? Is it time to give up on Blighty? #JonGaunt #BrokenBritain #IllegalMigration #UKPolitics #Blighty #SmallBoats #UKCrime #CostOfLiving The sentiment on Jon Gaunt TV has never been clearer: people are fed up. But is it time to give up on Britain entirely? Tonight we're having the conversation everyone else is too afraid to have. I've seen your comments—you're telling me the country is "broken," "lost," and that the social contract has been shredded. From the "Two-Tier" policing and the disaster at our borders to the feeling that our identity is being erased, the frustration is at boiling point. Tonight, we're asking the big questions: The "Fed Up" Factor: What was the final straw for you? Is it the NHS, the cost of living, or the political betrayal of Brexit? What Would You Miss? Is there anything left of the "Original" British spirit worth staying for, or has the "once proud G.B." been destroyed for good? The Grass is Greener? We're looking at the reality of moving abroad. One viewer says they'd leave tomorrow for £40k to start a business in Thailand—is he right? Is life actually better as an expat, or are you just swapping one set of problems for another? This is an interactive show. I want to hear from those of you who have already left, those with a one-way ticket booked, and those who are staying to "Reset" this nation. Don't just moan in the comments—join the debate. Jon Gaunt, Jon Gaunt TV, Jon Gaunt Live, Should I stay or go now, Is it time to give up on Blighty, Broken Britain, Illegal Migration, Small Boats, Border Control, Crime in UK, Two-tier Policing, Cost of Living Crisis, UK Politics, Moving Abroad, Expat Life, British Identity, UK News, The Clash, Interactive Debate, Blighty. #JonGaunt #BrokenBritain #IllegalMigration #UKPolitics #Blighty #SmallBoats #UKCrime #CostOfLiving #StayOrGo #BritishIdentity #LiveDebate #shouldistayorshouldigo This is political blogging and hard-hitting social commentary from Triple Sony Gold Award-winning talk radio legend, Jon Gaunt — former host on BBC, Talk Radio, and Sky News. On Jon Gaunt TV, we cut through the noise and say what others won't. No political correctness. No censorship. Just real conversations that matter.

Tony Blair has accused Keir Starmer's Labour government of lacking a coherent plan, which is a little like being told your sermon has no structure by a man who once preached for three hours and then invaded the notices.In this episode of Mark and Pete, we look at Tony Blair's criticism of Keir Starmer, the growing sense of drift around the Labour government, and the uncomfortable question now hanging over British politics: is Starmer doing less harm because he is cautious, or more harm because he appears to have no real vision at all?Blair says successful governments need an idea, a project, a governing purpose, an analysis of what is wrong, and a plan to put it right. Which sounds basic, really. Almost rude in its simplicity. Like telling a pilot that the plane ought to have wings. Yet that is exactly the charge: Britain has problems everywhere, from the economy and NHS to immigration, housing, taxation, public services and national morale, but the government often feels less like leadership and more like a damp spreadsheet being slowly explained by a committee.We discuss whether Starmer is the worst prime minister in history, or merely one of the greyest. Polling has been brutal, with satisfaction ratings collapsing and voters struggling to describe what the government is actually for. Not what it is against. Not what it inherited. Not what it promises to review, reset, consult on, or deliver after a full strategic assessment. What is it for?From a Christian angle, Proverbs says, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” That does not always look dramatic. Sometimes a nation perishes by inches: higher bills, fewer children, weaker communities, exhausted institutions, and leaders who speak fluent management but somehow never say anything memorable.A sharp, sardonic, Bible-laced look at Tony Blair, Keir Starmer, Labour, leadership, political failure, and the strange misery of being governed by a risk assessment in a suit.

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Builder wins bet on Epsom Derby thanks to spooky time capsule tip Cake sheds are making bakers 1,000 a week but the dream might be over I was applying for hundreds of jobs this tip helped me get one Toledo festival shooting Multiple people shot in Ohio with suspect still at large Hegseth attacks Europe over invasion of migrants in D Day speech Three men admit killing restaurant owner in Canada after unpaid bill row Royals turn out for Peter Phillips and NHS nurses wedding Kebab firm fined 500k for selling lamb that was mostly skin and fat Cosmeticorexia How girls are falling down a skincare rabbit hole Delays to governments defence plan undermine UK credibility, MPs say

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv I was applying for hundreds of jobs this tip helped me get one Steve Rosenberg Lasting image of Russias economic forum is plume of smoke over St Petersburg Cosmeticorexia How girls are falling down a skincare rabbit hole Cake sheds are making bakers 1,000 a week but the dream might be over A bluffers guide to the World Cup Hegseth attacks Europe over invasion of migrants in D Day speech David Lammy says he told JD Vance his Henry Nowak comments were wrong Kebab firm fined 500k for selling lamb that was mostly skin and fat Zelensky set for London talks as he criticises vile Chornobyl drone strike Royal wedding Who is Harriet Sperling, the NHS nurse who married Peter Phillips

In this episode of The International Risk Podcast, Dominic Bowen speaks with Phil Booth, coordinator of medConfidential and a long-standing campaigner on medical confidentiality, patient consent and data governance, about what Palantir's growing role in the NHS reveals about public trust, private technology companies and the data infrastructure increasingly underpinning the modern state. The conversation examines the NHS Federated Data Platform, the use of Palantir Foundry and the wider risks that arise when critical public infrastructure becomes dependent on private technology companies. Phil argues that the central issue is not only whether the software works, but who controls it, how easily it can be scrutinised or replaced, and whether patients have any meaningful choice over how their health data is used. Dominic and Phil discuss the limits of pseudonymisation, weaknesses in current opt-out arrangements, the commercial value created around NHS workflows and data systems, and the danger of long-term vendor lock-in. Phil reflects on earlier disputes surrounding care.data and the extraction of GP records, arguing that successive governments have repeatedly failed to treat public consent as a necessary condition of legitimate health-data use. They also explore how Palantir's work with military, intelligence and policing organisations can create ethical and strategic tensions when the same company becomes deeply embedded in healthcare systems. The International Risk Podcast brings you conversations with global experts, frontline practitioners, and senior decision-makers who are shaping how we understand and respond to international risk. From geopolitical instability and organised crime to cybersecurity threats and hybrid warfare, each episode explores the forces transforming our world and what smart leaders must do to navigate them. Whether you're a board member, policymaker, or risk professional, The International Risk Podcast delivers actionable insights, sharp analysis, and real-world stories that matter. Dominic Bowen is the host of The International Risk Podcast and Europe's leading expert on international risk and crisis management. As Head of Strategic Advisory and Partner at one of Europe's leading risk management consulting firms, Dominic advises CEOs, boards, and senior executives across the continent on how to prepare for uncertainty and act with intent. He has spent decades working in war zones, advising multinational companies, and supporting Europe's business leaders. Dominic is the go-to business advisor for leaders navigating risk, crisis, and strategy; trusted for his clarity, calmness under pressure, and ability to turn volatility into competitive advantage. Dominic equips today's business leaders with the insight and confidence to lead through disruption and deliver sustained strategic advantage. Subscribe for all our updates!Tell us what you liked!

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Steve Rosenberg Lasting image of Russias economic forum is plume of smoke over St Petersburg David Lammy says he told JD Vance his Henry Nowak comments were wrong Cake sheds are making bakers 1,000 a week but the dream might be over Cosmeticorexia How girls are falling down a skincare rabbit hole Kebab firm fined 500k for selling lamb that was mostly skin and fat A bluffers guide to the World Cup Zelensky set for London talks as he criticises vile Chornobyl drone strike I was applying for hundreds of jobs this tip helped me get one Hegseth attacks Europe over invasion of migrants in D Day speech Royal wedding Who is Harriet Sperling, the NHS nurse who married Peter Phillips

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Cosmeticorexia How girls are falling down a skincare rabbit hole Royal wedding Who is Harriet Sperling, the NHS nurse who married Peter Phillips David Lammy says he told JD Vance his Henry Nowak comments were wrong Steve Rosenberg Lasting image of Russias economic forum is plume of smoke over St Petersburg Cake sheds are making bakers 1,000 a week but the dream might be over Hegseth attacks Europe over invasion of migrants in D Day speech Kebab firm fined 500k for selling lamb that was mostly skin and fat A bluffers guide to the World Cup I was applying for hundreds of jobs this tip helped me get one Zelensky set for London talks as he criticises vile Chornobyl drone strike

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv I was applying for hundreds of jobs this tip helped me get one Kebab firm fined 500k for selling lamb that was mostly skin and fat Cosmeticorexia How girls are falling down a skincare rabbit hole Cake sheds are making bakers 1,000 a week but the dream might be over Royals turn out for Peter Phillips and NHS nurses wedding Builder wins bet on Epsom Derby thanks to spooky time capsule tip Delays to governments defence plan undermine UK credibility, MPs say Three men admit killing restaurant owner in Canada after unpaid bill row Hegseth attacks Europe over invasion of migrants in D Day speech Toledo festival shooting Multiple people shot in Ohio with suspect still at large

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Royals turn out for Peter Phillips and NHS nurses wedding I was applying for hundreds of jobs this tip helped me get one Kebab firm fined 500k for selling lamb that was mostly skin and fat Delays to governments defence plan undermine UK credibility, MPs say Builder wins bet on Epsom Derby thanks to spooky time capsule tip Cosmeticorexia How girls are falling down a skincare rabbit hole Toledo festival shooting Multiple people shot in Ohio with suspect still at large Three men admit killing restaurant owner in Canada after unpaid bill row Hegseth attacks Europe over invasion of migrants in D Day speech Cake sheds are making bakers 1,000 a week but the dream might be over

James Heale is in Makerfield ahead of one of the most consequential by-elections of all time, where Andy Burnham is hoping to return to Westminster and stop Reform's Robert Kenyon – the local plumber backed by Nigel Farage. On the ground, James hears from voters split between Labour and Reform, with some hoping Burnham can hold the line and others asking what he has really done for the area.He also sits down with Nigel Farage to discuss Reform's chances, the party's NHS policy, Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain challenge, and why Farage thinks Burnham would be even worse than Starmer in No. 10.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts.Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Heale is in Makerfield ahead of one of the most consequential by-elections of all time, where Andy Burnham is hoping to return to Westminster and stop Reform's Robert Kenyon – the local plumber backed by Nigel Farage. On the ground, James hears from voters split between Labour and Reform, with some hoping Burnham can hold the line and others asking what he has really done for the area.He also sits down with Nigel Farage to discuss Reform's chances, the party's NHS policy, Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain challenge, and why Farage thinks Burnham would be even worse than Starmer in No. 10. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is one of the most devastating scandals I've heard. My must-watch moments are:  1. Michael reaching out to the NHS - 3:50 2. Ritchie Herron saving Michael's life - 24:10 3. Coming home after 2 years of silence - 50:10 Follow Michael Kerr: https://x.com/Michaelwk20  SPONSORS: Go to https://boncharge.com  and use code HERETICS to save 15%. Go to https://surfshark.com/heretics for 4 extra months of Surfshark  Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use code andrewgold at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/andrewgold   Check Plaud UK: https://bit.ly/40Gzdh1  | US: https://bit.ly/475MQKe Notepro: https://bit.ly/479tWSR Organise your life: https://akiflow.pro/Heretics  Earn up to 4 per cent on gold, paid in gold: https://www.monetary-metals.com/heretics/  Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at https://mintmobile.com/heretics  Michael Kerr was a "gold star" gay man living in Glasgow when a devastating sexual assault shattered his sense of self. In the aftermath, struggling with PTSD and substance abuse, he turned to the NHS for help. Instead of exploring his trauma, he was fast-tracked through a system that affirmed his confusion as a "gender identity" issue. In this raw and unflinching interview, Michael reveals how a lack of safeguarding and a "don't question, affirm" policy nearly led him to irreversible surgery. He discusses the physical toll of five years on hormones, the moment Richie Heron's story saved his life, and why he chose to walk away from a community that demanded he cut off his own family. Is the "affirmation-only" model protecting vulnerable people, or is it failing the very individuals it claims to save? Michael's story is a powerful look at institutional accountability, the complexity of male trauma, and the courage it takes to reclaim one's reality. #Detransition #NHS #MentalHealth #Psychology #TrueStory #MedicalEthics #Heretics #AndrewGold Join the 30k heretics on my mailing list: https://andrewgoldheretics.com  Check out my new documentary channel: https://youtube.com/@andrewgoldinvestigates  Andrew on X: https://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok   Insta: https://www.instagram.com/andrewgold_ok Heretics YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@andrewgoldheretics Chapters:  00:00 The "Gold Star" Gay Man's Story  02:15 A Nightclub Trauma That Changed Everything  05:40 Why the NHS Ignored My Safeguarding Needs  09:12 The "Ideal Candidate": Fast-Tracked to Hormones  13:25 What 5 Years of Estrogen Does to a Male Body  18:50 The Reality of "Successful" Surgery vs. Regret  23:15 How Richie Heron Saved My Life  28:40 Breaking the Silence on Detransition Rates  33:10 The Truth About Fetishism vs. Trauma  40:20 Choosing Reality Over Affirmation  46:30 Entering Women's Spaces: An Open Confession  51:15 Coming Home: Healing the Family Rift  54:30 My Final Warning to the System Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The fragile ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese government is overshadowed by an already notorious phone call where Donald Trump reportedly dropped multiple F-bombs on Benjamin Netanyahu for threatening Israeli strikes on Beirut. Yonit and Jonathan dissect the increasing strain in the US-Israel relationship - and a new equation set by Iran that will alarm all Israelis. Meanwhile, two warning signs this week for the state of Israeli democracy, as Netanyahu appoints his personal lawyer as State Comptroller, with members of the Knesset pressured to reveal their secret ballot - and a mob vandalizes the home of a Supreme Court justice in a bid to intimidate the judiciary over demands to exempt the ultra-Orthodox from mandatory military service. Also - an inquiry into antisemitism in UK's cherished NHS, while Canada's PM admits the country failed its Jews, prompting a new advisory council with a questionable membership. And finally (and thankfully), it's a crowded field for our mensch of the week award.   00:00 Introduction and Overview of Current Events 02:47 The Impact of Smartphones on Society 05:38 Ceasefire Agreements and Regional Tensions 09:22 US-Israel Relations and Political Dynamics 13:13 Political Appointments and Democratic Erosion in Israel 18:50 Judicial Intimidation and the Rule of Law 23:02 Global Anti-Semitism and Responses 29:35 Celebrating Women in Film: Helen Mirren and Emma Thompson 35:17 A Culinary Milestone: Mutra's Michelin Star