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Rachelle Abbott

Daily bulletins reporting the latest news from the world of science and technology, from the Evening Standard.

Episodes

20 of 1,500 episodes

Episode 6: The Future of the Thames

Lucy Tobin looks to the future of the River Thames. From climate change and population growth to water shortages, pollution and emerging con...

22:36Aug 21, 2026

Episode 5: Thames Water in the Hot Seat

Lucy Tobin investigates the challenges facing Thames Water as the company comes under increasing scrutiny from customers, politicians and ca...

26:37Aug 21, 2026

Episode 4: Inside London's Super Sewer

We hope you enjoy this new series from The Standard. To listen to more episodes now, check out Thames Unfiltered. In the fourth episode of T...

20:24Aug 14, 2026

Episode 3: The Victorian Sewer That Built Modern London

We hope you enjoy this new series from The Standard. To listen to more episodes now, check out Thames Unfiltered. In the third episode of Th...

21:49Aug 14, 2026

Episode 2: What Does Clean Really Mean?

We hope you enjoy this new series from The Standard. To listen to more episodes now, check out Thames Unfiltered. In the second episode of T...

26:54Aug 7, 2026

Episode 1: How Healthy is the Thames?

In the first episode of Thames Unfiltered , host Lucy Tobin asks the question: How healthy is the Thames today? Since being declared biologi...

27:20Aug 7, 2026

Is it easier than ever to build a start up now? With AXA Startup Angel Competition judges

Small and medium-sized enterprises accounted for 99.9% of the UK’s 5.7 million new companies last year. So what does it really take to build...

20:52Apr 29, 2026

Pesticide “Safe Levels” Questioned, SpaceX Falcon Heavy Scrubbed, and Diablo IV’s Lord of Hatred Lands — Al’s Final Episode

It’s the final show with Alan Leer, and we’re not going out quietly. A major study is mapping pesticide exposure against cancer hotspots and...

5:57Apr 28, 2026

London’s new Imperial–Lenovo AI hub, Apple’s iPhone privacy patch, and Nintendo hit with a tariff refund lawsuit

Al’s on for your Monday commute as White City gets a fresh AI flex — Imperial and Lenovo are launching a new London AI Technology Centre aim...

6:05Apr 27, 2026

London recycling robots bought, volcanic lightning explained, Cisco’s quantum switch, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, and DJI Lito drones

Al’s in your ears for the Friday commute, because London’s recycling future just got a bit more robotic — Imperial-linked Recycleye has been...

6:05Apr 24, 2026

Fleming Centre approved in Paddington, UK ramps up AI cyber defence, and Xbox teases new Discord Game Pass perk

Alan Leer in your ear for the Thursday commute, because London’s just green-lit a new research hub in Paddington aimed at taking on antimicr...

6:34Apr 23, 2026

PlayStation age verification hits the UK, UCL bowel cancer trial follow-up, and London’s Open Science week at the Crick

London’s open-science crowd takes over the Francis Crick Institute, UCL and UCLH share a seriously encouraging bowel cancer trial follow-up,...

6:15Apr 22, 2026

London Parkinson’s gut-bacteria clue, UK robotics adoption hubs, Hubble’s Trifid Nebula anniversary

Al’s on the mic with a tight commute sprint: London-led researchers say gut bacteria could help flag Parkinson’s risk years before symptoms...

4:31Apr 21, 2026

BAFTA Games winners in London, Tesco’s QR-code barcodes, Breakthrough Prize gene therapy, and a new clue to finding rare earth minerals

Al’s back with a tight commute sprint: London rolls out the red carpet for the BAFTA Games Awards, as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 nabs Best...

4:45Apr 20, 2026

OpenAI’s London office move, UK emergency-response robots, and Pragmata finally launches

Al’s in your ears with a proper commute sprint: OpenAI locks in a permanent London office for 2027, the UK trials robots for the kind of haz...

6:50Apr 17, 2026

Starmer summons TikTok & Meta to No.10, cancer drugs go “off-label” (properly), and Microsoft Patch Tuesday is massive

Al’s on with a quick commute sprint: Downing Street drags TikTok, Meta, X and mates into No.10 to talk kids’ online safety — because infinit...

4:52Apr 16, 2026

District line gets LiDAR track scanning, UK battery materials push, Adobe PDF zero-day patch, and Webb redraws the planet–star line

Al’s back with a quick sprint through the stuff shaping your day — starting on the District line, where TfL expands LiDAR scanning to check...

6:04Apr 15, 2026

Anthropic withholds “Mythos” AI as Project Glasswing launches, ICO uses an LLM for case admin, Tech.eu Summit London agenda lands — plus Bond game delay

Alan Leer's on the mic for your London commute as Anthropic admits it’s built an AI model it won’t release — and launches Project Glasswing...

5:59Apr 14, 2026

UCL’s cancer “visibility” breakthrough, UK signal jammer ban plan, brain organoids boom, Cyberpunk PS5 Pro upgrade

A UCL team in Bloomsbury is finding ways to make tumours less “invisible” to the immune system, while the government looks to clamp down on...

6:16Apr 13, 2026

BNW Preview: Michael Pollan

For Episode Nine, Evgeny is joined by Michael Pollan, journalist, author, and one of the leading voices exploring the human mind. Drawing on...

14:06Apr 10, 2026