• Bad weather worsens conditions in Gaza: A recent storm uprooted tents, collapsed buildings collapsed and killed several people, including a two-week-old baby. We speak to Dr Hani Thuraya, who is the ground coordinator in Gaza for Viva Palestina Malaysia, about what the people of Gaza need to survive. (Starts at 6:12)

• China raises taxes on condoms: From January next year, condoms and other contraceptives will lose a tax exemption they have enjoyed for more than 30 years. We discuss whether this works in the grand scheme of encouraging parenthood. (Starts at 0:23)

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