a few years ago i became a mother for the first time, an immersive new reality. i m a sciencejournalist at the bbc and i have spent over a year researching the science behind how motherhood changes us and why this change can feel so stark and overwhelming. i was intrigued when i came across these intimate diaries about the experiences of new motherhood written by a dutch doctor in the 1980s. her words struck a chord, even three decades later. i had a strong drive to do something and to be able to fulfil that. almost everything changes during this time and i think women aren t fully prepared for that yeah, maybe the maternal brain is a bit misunderstood. there is an orchestra of the brain activation. the way society looks upon you changes hugely. guilt doesn t necessarily to be intrinsically intertwined with l the experience of motherhood. i now live in the uk but i was born in the netherlands, so i travelled back to my home country of my two children in tow to meet the auth
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this is bbc news. the headlines: the home secretary, priti patel, says she is looking at a whole spectrum of measures to better protect mps following the death of sir david amess. i think it s fair to say we all have to be incredibly self aware, conscientious about how we conduct our business and put safety front and centre of this. the man arrested by police following the killing of the uk mp sir david has been named as ali harbi ali and is being held under the terrorism act. officers have until friday to question him. a candlelit vigil was held last night in tribute to the southend mp, who was stabbed multiple times during a constituency surgery on friday. one of the closest associates of the venezuelan president, nicolas maduro, has arrived in the united states to face money laundering charges. a princely prize the duke of cambridge prepares to reveal the winners of a new environmental award. some of the busiest rail routes between london and the south east of england
sir david amess. after all, he was an mp for almost a0 years. first elected back in 1983 and serving this constituency, south and west, since 1997. when he set off from home yesterday, he went to do something he had done countless times over those decades, go to meet constituents at one of his regular constituency surgeries. the difference was, yesterday he did not return home. leaving a family, colleagues, friends and a community here sadly grieving his loss. the coverage will continue throughout the day here on bbc news, but for now let s pause and take a look at the weather. good afternoon to you. extensive cloud so far today across many parts of the uk. that cloud has been producing outbreaks of rain, certain spots moving across east anglia and the south east, continuing to move eastwards at the moment. heavy rain approaching in northern ireland, western parts of scotland. there have been a bright spots, that was the scene for a weather watcher in the scene for a weather
russian corruption scandal. a review will be carried out into the metropolitan police s standard and culture following the murder of sarah everard. cressida dick says she won t resign. scientists make a breakthrough, successfully treating up breakthrough, successfully treating up patient with severe depression with a pacemaker. good afternoon to you. the chancellor has told the conservative party conference that he wants to do whatever it takes to help britain recover from the pandemic. whatever it takes to help britain recoverfrom the pandemic. he said he believed in fiscal responsibility. mr sunak defended tax rises and said he d like to cut taxes. and he insisted brexit was in the long term interest of the uk economy, despite disruption to fuel supplies. the government is committing £500 million to renew support programmes. here s our political correspondent. the message from the prime minister and the chancellor is clear. the slogan is build back better . translated, th