Thursday - Bhutto returns, Somalia & race row

...When she gave a date for ending her self-imposed exile, it was thought that most legal and political issues gripping the country at the time would have been resolved by now. But court battles over the legal status of the country's military ruler, General Pervez Musharraf, have gone on longer than expected. Bruce from the WHYS team has already spoken with a number of guests there, including a former and a current Bhutto advisor. What would you like to ask them? Can Bhutto restore democracy in Pakistan?

The tension in Somalia is increasing. Yesterday the UN stopped distributing food in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, after government troops abducted the local head of the World Food Programme. The WFP said about 60 soldiers stormed the UN compound and no explanation has been given for Idris Osman's detention. Unrest since the ousting of Islamists by Ethiopian-backed troops at the end of last year has displaced thousands of people in and around the capital. Control of food aid is a key weapon in winning popular support. We've highlighted the situation in Somalia on numerous occasions, and feel now's a good time to revisit the problems. We're hoping to speak to Somalis - what would you like to ask them?

A Nobel prize-winning scientist has had an upcoming lecture at the Science Museum in London cancelled after saying in a recent interview that "black people were less intelligent than whites". Dr James Watson, who won the Nobel Prize for co-discovering the structure of DNA, caused widespread anger when he said Africans and Europeans didn't share the same brain power. We got a few emails from you suggesting we cover this story and we did debate it in our meeting yesterday. It appears it's still worth talking about - are you interested to find out the scientist's reasoning behind the statement? Let us know.

Did you have a bad journey into work today? Bet it wasn't as bad as the problems faced by French commuters. A nationwide strike by public transport workers there has left the country with almost no train, bus or metro services. The industrial action is the first test of President Nicolas Sarkozy's resolve to push through his public sector reform agenda. Are you keen to hear from a few of the poor souls who battled through the rush hour?

Wherever I look there are anxious faces here at TV Centre this morning. Later today, the Director General of the BBC, Mark Thompson, will give details of big job cuts. Media reports say over 500 positions in BBC News will go. Of course this won't affect you directly and perhaps there is a sense of naval gazing about this item, but do you worry there could be a drop in the quality of output as jobs are axed? Does streamlining make a company or corporation more efficient or do cuts of this magnitude harm it forever? Your thoughts - whether we're right or wrong to include this talking point - are welcome.