25 September 2018: Last week, an Oxford University study found that men prefer doing household chores that going out to work.

The university’s Centre for Time Use Research asked more than 4,000 people to rate the activities they did all day, from commuting to putting the bins out.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has made her debut speech at the UN in New York - and in another first for the organisation she brought her baby along too.

UAE’s Minister of State for Education has called on parents of young children to ban electronic games and encourage them to play more outside with friends.

25 September 2018: Scrabble adds 300 words! The sixth edition of Merriam-Webster's "Official Scrabble Players Dictionary" includes 300 words such as twerk, beatdown and sriracha. And it finally adds a common two-letter word that players have been waiting to use for decades: OK!

Macron-mania: £300k of presidential memorabilia sold in days. Products on the revamped Elysee Palace online gift shop are flying off shelves, with many featuring the French president's quotes.

Touted as the world's most expensive footwear at Us$17 million (Dh62.4m), the Passion Diamond shoes will be displayed alongside Jada Dubai's newly launched collection of jewelled shoes, at Burj Al Arab on September 26 from 5pm.

Photographs of a Wisconsin retiree cat-napping with his feline friends have gone viral - melting hearts online and leaving a shelter inundated with well-wishes and $40,000 (£30,000) in donations.

25 September 2018: Oxford University study found that men prefer doing household chores that going out to work. Men who were satisfied with their income found work more enjoyable than those who did not, but satisfaction with income had no effect on women's job enjoyment.

Which would you prefer: cleaning the loo or inputting data for ten hours sitting next to sweaty Geoffrey, before sitting in a traffic jam on the way home?

25 September 2018: The Renaissance School is waiving the first term's school fees. We speak to the CEO of BBD Education, Sean Roderson.

25 September 2018: A new survey by Robert Half has found that nearly two-thirds of businesses in the UAE have hired an employee who was not a good 'cultural fit' for their company.

It revealed that traits such as emotional intelligence, attitude, communication skills and personality are being overlooked.

We speak to Gareth El Mettouri, Associate Director of Robert Half UAE.

25 September 2018: We got our listener Amy for this week's Takeover Radio. This Tuesday, she chose to play Maggie May by Rod Stewart.

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24 September 2018: Should 'Neglectful' parents be 'held accountable' for child deaths?

Child protection advocate, Mouza Al Shoumy, deputy head of Emirates Child Protection Association has called for laws on child abuse and neglect to be upheld, and neglectful parents must be 'held accountable' if their children die due to a lack of care.

We speak to Dr. Samia Kazi, CEO of Arabian Child. Their mission is to improve the quality of young children’s lives in the GCC.

24 September 2018: Is Instagram ruining food? We get the opinion of Scott Price, Chef Patron at Folly by Nick & Scott and Chef Uwe Micheel, Director of Kitchens at Radisson Blu hotel.

24 September 2018: We got our listener Amy for this week's Takeover Radio. This Monday, she chose to play Hold On by Wilson Phillips.

Want to take part in Tom's Takeover Radio? Text "TOR" or "TAKEOVER" using the free Dubai Eye messenger app.

24 September 2018: It's the News Review with guest Con Lillis, Managing Director at Abacus Financial Consultants

Expatriates sent more than Dh24 billion in only three months, from April to June this year. Remittances, which is the money earned abroad and sent home by expatriate workers to their families are the backbone of some economies outside the Gulf.

Remitted funds are mainly used to cover the costs of basic expenses of dependents, including housing, food, education and medical bills.

Dying will be "optional" within just 27 years and the ageing process will be "reversible", according to two genetic engineers.

José Luis Cordeiro, born in Venezuela to Spanish parents, and Cambridge (UK) mathematician David Wood, say immortality is a real and scientific possibility that could come much earlier than originally thought.

Tiger Woods won for the first time in five years. He admitted he fought back tears after ending a five-year wait for a tournament win by clinching the Tour Championship at East Lake. Amid remarkable scenes on the final hole, the 14-times major champion was mobbed by spectators before sealing a two-stroke victory over Billy Horschel. This marked Woods’s 80th PGA Tour success.

24 September 2018: At the moment, education authorities such as the Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai, Abu Dhabi Education Council or the Ministry of Education list different qualification criteria for teachers.

A national licensing system will ensure that professional standards are uniform.

Education chiefs were urged to phase in a new licensing system slowly to avoid losing good teachers who might not be formally qualified.

We are joined on the phone by Mark Steed, Director of Jumeirah English Speaking School (JESS).