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The Metropolitan Police says the change will allow officers to "focus on matters that meet the threshold for criminal investigations". The announcement came as the Met confirmed it was dropping a probe into Father Ted creator Graham Linehan.

Also in the programme: Israeli writer David Grossman reflects on how the world should view his country now a Gaza ceasefire is in place.

And after thieves make off with priceless crown jewels from the Louvre, will the easily identifiable items be broken down before being sold on, or handed over intact to a mystery buyer?

Amazon's cloud computing service says there are still significant errors for some services, after a widespread outage that disrupted hundreds of websites and apps worldwide. Some applications are back online, and Amazon says it has fixed the underlying problem.

Also in the programme: a group of blind patients in Britain can read again after being fitted with a life-changing implant at the back of the eye; Britain's royals struggle to counter allegations from beyond the grave; and how hard will the Louvre jewel thieves find it to dispose of their ill-gotten gains?

(Picture: An aerial view of an Amazon Web Services data centre in Ashburn, Virginia. Credit: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)

As a young man, traveling in Africa, Tim Coulson - now Professor of Zoology at the University of Oxford - became seriously ill with malaria and was told a second bout would probably kill him. Aged only 20, this brush with his own mortality led him to promise himself he would write a complete guide to science: life, the universe and everything. His aim was to understand the existence of all living things - no mean feat!

Over the course of a colourful career, Tim's work has taken him all over the world: including researching wolves in Yellowstone National Park, little fish called guppies in the rivers of Trinidad and silvereye birds on Heron Island on the Great Barrier Reef. Using complicated mathematical models he builds up a picture of ecosystems seeking to explain how predators impact both evolution and ecosystems. And finally, more than thirty years after he vowed to write the book that would explain everything we know about science, he's done just that.

In conversation with Professor Jim Al-Khalili, Tim talks about his journey from youthful ambition to science demystifier.

Presented by Jim Al-Khalili

Produced by Geraldine Fitzgerald

Revised for World Service by Minnie Harrop

There's confusion for the Aldridges, and Oliver makes a surprising decision.

Long description (no character limit and should always end with the words below): Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is ready to join talks in Hungary with Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin if invited. It comes after a tense meeting with his US counterpart in the White House which, according to reports, descended into a “shouting match”. Also: The fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continues in Gaza after both sides accuse each other of breaches. We also hear about the medical breakthrough that may help some blind people see again. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight.

A problem at Amazon Web Services has broken the internet...dozens of apps and websites stopped working following a huge outage.

We look at India where the Hindu festival of Diwali has begun. Gold is often bought for luck and prosperity but - with prices hitting $4,300 an ounce - how are shoppers and businesses coping?

And China is working on it's economic plan for the rest of the decade but what's the impact on the rest of the world?

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Presenter: Sarah Rogers

Producer: Victoriya Holland

Can Madagascar's new president, Col Randrianirina, deliver change demanded by Gen Z Mada?

Are West Africa’s illicit economies fueling the region’s wars and causing instability ?

And a look at plans by the WHO to integrate traditional and modern medicine.

Presenter: Nyasha Michelle

Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Mark Wilberforce, Stefania Okereke and Saleck Zeid in London.

Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga

Technical Producer: Frank McWeeny

Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi.

Amazon’s cloud computing service says it has fixed the underlying problem that has disrupted many of the world's biggest websites and apps, but a full recovery will take some more time.

Also in the programme: We'll hear about a groundbreaking eye surgery that allows some blind patients to instantly be able to see again; and China's Communist leaders are meeting in Beijing, could Xi Jinping indicate a possible successor?

(Photo shows people walking past the logo of Amazon Web Services (AWS) at the India Mobile Congress 2025 in New Delhi, India, October 8, 2025. Credit: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)

Nolan talks to DUP's Trevor Clarke and Chair of the Police Federation for NI- Liam Kelly.

What's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain.

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