Lift-off? If all goes to plan, ESA's Ariane 6 rocket will launch later today from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, during a four-hour window that opens at 6pm UK time. You can watch the livestream here. 

Professor Susan Bewley, emeritus professor in obstetrics and women's health at King's College London, discusses her study which suggests that children conceived using egg or sperm donors are ‘more likely to have identity difficulties and issues with trust’, if they are kept in the dark about their origins. 

Also in this episode:

• Nearby exoplanet stinks of rotten eggs
• Study links autism in children with altered gut bacteria
• The new subscription service to combat scam calls
• 'Mystic meerkats' at Drusillas Park predict the England v Netherlands Euro result

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